Profile: Alan Ball - Screenwriter - Filmmaker

Alan wrote the screenplay for AMERICAN BEAUTY and he won the Academy Award for the film—and Ball’s screenplay—received overwhelming critical acclaim. In March 2000, AMERICAN BEAUTY won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, with Best Original Screenplay honors going to Ball.Staying close to his roots in television, Ball followed up AMERICAN BEAUTY by creating and executive producing the groundbreaking HBO drama SIX FEET UNDER. It was also one of the most honored, snaring two Golden Globes and six Emmys, among numerous awards. It also netted Ball an Emmy and DGA Award for his direction of the series pilot, his directorial debut. In 2008, Ball continued his successful collaboration with HBO by creating and executive producing the series TRUE BLOOD. Based on the novel, Dead Until Dark, one of the Southern Vampire series of books by Charlaine Harris, TRUE BLOOD garnered early critical and popular acclaim, and in its first season received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Drama Series. The series finished its debut season with a record increase in viewers. We will discuss his iconic career as screenwriter and filmmaker. You can email your questions to 123FilmEasy@Gmail.com and we'll answer them "LIVE ON AIR." Link: www.123FilmEasy.com. Follow us on "Twitter" at https://twitter.com/123Film.