Greg Latter

Agent:  Julian Friedmann

Biography: Greg Latter is an award-winning screenwriter and playwright based in South Africa, who has had over twenty feature films produced.

In 2007, Greg received the Golden Horn at the SAFTAS for Best Screenplay for GOODBYE BAFANA, directed by Oscar winner Billie August and starring Joseph Fiennes and Diane Kruger. In 2008, he wrote and directed the TV film END OF THE ROAD, broadcast by MNet.

In 2011, his film BLACK BUTTERFLIES won the Best Actress Award for Carice von Houten at the Tribeca Film Festival and Best Film, Best Actress and Best Editing at the 2011 Dutch Film Awards. It also won six awards at the SAFTAS, including Best Film. That same year, his play DEATH OF A COLONIALIST scooped three Naledi Awards, including best production, after playing to packed houses at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, and at The Baxter Theatre in Cape Town.

In 2013, his feature film NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON, also directed by Billie August, premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival filmed. It stars Jeremy Irons, Melanie Laurent, Lena Olin, Charlotte Rampling and Bruno Ganz.

His latest feature film, ME, YOU, based on the novel TU, MIO by Erri De Luca, is in pre-production.

His six-part television adaptation of THE COUNT OF MONTECRISTO, produced by Mediawan (Palomar in Italy and DEMD Productions in France) is currently in production. It is directed by Billie August and stars Sam Clafin as the lead.