James Brown, Writer 

Sloan Grant(s) Received: 2023, TIFF, Sloan Project Pitch Participant

Project Type: Feature 

Genre: Drama

Field of Science: A.I.

Stage: Development 

Synopsis: 

A one-night-stand introduces frustrated author AMELIA to her paramour STEPHANIE’s latest computer engineering project – an AI algorithm that AMELIA could use to complete her novel. Two years later, an unexpected accusation of plagiarism is levelled at AMELIA on the eve of the novel’s publication. AMELIA must choose between revealing the novel’s true genesis or fighting to retain the critical and commercial success it is sure to deliver.

James Brown has worked in acquisitions at various independent UK, US, and Australia/NZ distribution companies. In 2011 he produced his first feature, Age of Heroes, starring Sean Bean. Still Alice, his second feature as a producer, was adapted from the bestselling novel by Lisa Genova and acquired by Sony Pictures