directing. Tanna was a collaboration with anthropological film-makers Bentley Dean and Martin Butler which was shortlisted for an Oscar in the foreign language category. Wolf Totem with director Jean-Jacques Annaud made upwards of $100M at the Chinese Box office. After co-writing Hotel Mumbai, which starred actor Dev Patel, he collaborated with Patel on the actor's first film as director, Monkey Man. He has also written for radio, for example Brogue Male with Paul B. Davies. John Collee is one of four co-founders of the Australian production company Hopscotch Features. He is also a board member of the Australian branch of climate activist group 350.org. and Vice-President of the Australian Writers Guild Filmography Screenwriter Bergerac - four TV episodes (BBC1, 1988-1990) Star Cops - three TV episodes (BBC2, 1988) Paper Mask (1990) - based on Collee's novel. The Heart Surgeon – two-part TV serial (BBC1 1997) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) – with director Peter Weir; based on the novels by Patrick O'Brian. Happy Feet (2006) – credited with director and co-directors. Creation (2009) - based on the biography of Charles Darwin by Randal Keynes. Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) Wolf Totem (2015) – credited with director and two others; based on the novel by Jiang Rong. Tanna (2015) – credited with directors. The Patriarch (2016) – based on a novel by Witi Ihimaera. Hotel Mumbai (2018) Executive producer Son of a Gun (2014) The Water Diviner (2014) The Guests (short) (2015) See also List of Scottish novelists Bibliography References External links 1955 births Living people Scottish screenwriters Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Writers from Edinburgh