David Seidler

A Londoner by birth, David was sent to the USA as a young child during WWII, to which he attributed to his developing a stammer. George VI, the reluctant stuttering King, became a boyhood hero, role model, and many years later the inspiration for his stage play, The King’s Speech. The 2010 film version starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter, went on to win four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and for which David was awarded an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, two BAFTA’s, The Humanitas Prize and numerous other awards. His stage version has toured England and the United States, played the West End, and has been produced around the world in nine foreign languages, and counting.

Seidler’s writing career commenced with dubbing translation scripts for Godzilla The Monster. In Hollywood, he had over twenty screenwriting credits to his name including: Tucker, The Man and His Dream, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. David was nominated for Writing Achievement by the WGA three times (winning for Onassis, The Richest Man In The World).

David lectured around the world, in locations including Milan, Rome, Porto, A.F.I. Los Angeles, Sundance, Dreamago Institute in Switzerland, and Laboratorio Novas Historias in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He lived for several years in Fiji, where he was Political Advisor to Chief Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara. He also resided in New Zealand for eight years. His son Marc, is a film and television editor. His daughter, Maya, is a documentary producer.