Ffeil 4 - Kelly + Victor: publicity, reviews and film

Papers relating to the publication of ‘Kelly + Victor’ as a novel and also its production as a film, including: publicity material for the book and for related literary events in Wales, England and Croatia in which Niall Griffiths took part; letters and emails to Niall Griffiths from friends, colleagues and festival organisers about reactions to the book, a possible French translation of it, his appearance at the Writing On The Wall Festival and the Hay Festival and his concern about the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, with related manuscript notes by him; an email to him from Hot Property Films about adapting the book for film; the screenwriter’s reports on the opportunities and challenges of a film adaptation; typescript drafts of the film script and screenplay, with manuscript notes by Niall Griffiths; typescript notes from script meetings, with manuscript notes by Niall Griffiths; email correspondence between the author and the production team relating to the process of developing draft scripts for the film, and also the film’s release, with related notes by Niall Griffiths and others as well as copies of notes on similar works; typescript notes on the drafts by the screenwriter, with manuscript notes by Niall Griffiths; typescript and printed copies of the film’s step outline and visual references, and notes by the production team; correspondence discussing the outline; the director’s notes on the film and notes on them by Niall Griffiths; a letter from Niall Griffiths’s agent concerning the film contract, including a copy of the contract; a letter of reference for him written in connection with his application for a teaching post; publicity material for the film; typescript copies, cuttings, offprints and photocopies of press and internet reviews of the book and the film, of articles about Niall Griffiths and interviews with him, of reports on the film winning a BAFTA award, and of articles about other writers and books; and publicity material for work by other writers containing quotations from Niall Griffiths.