Ben Hopkins is a screenwriter, film-maker and novelist. Born in Hong Kong. Grown in North London. Educated at Oxford and the Royal College of Art. Has lived in London and Istanbul. Now lives in Berlin. Speaks English, German, Italian, Turkish and French. His films include features and shorts, fiction and documentary, and have won awards at festivals such as Berlin, Locarno, Antalya and Toronto Hot Docs. Works predominantly as a screenwriter, writing films in all genres for other directors.
News
- September 2026
My novel CATHEDRAL is available in bookshops and from online retailers. See the “Books” page on this website for reviews and more details.
My script FUZE – an action movie/thriller for director David Mackenzie – starring Theo James, Aaron Taylor Johnson and Gugu Mbatha-Raw was released in cinemas in the UK, USA and France in April 2026 and is now available for streaming on various services.
My adaptation of Edward Chisholm’s A WAITER IN PARIS (for producer Jason Solomons & BBC Films & Curzon, with director Peter Hoar) is in pre-production. Starring Leo Woodall and Clémence Poésy, the film is due to start shooting in Paris in the autumn.
For the same Greek team that filmed my script INSIDE starring Willem Dafoe I have written YUGOSLOVE – a road movie following a couple journeying around the countries of the former Yugoslavia. We are now casting/financing.
I’m also working on a new script for director Pawel Pawlikowski – details to follow.
My last novel, GHOSTS, failed to find a publisher, which was very disappointing. Meanwhile I’m approaching completion of a new historical novel, set in the 17th Century Ottoman Empire.