Matthew Hansen is a

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screenwriter, author and editor. A former competitive

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

, Hansen lives in

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. He began his publishing career as a cycling journalist. Following that, Hansen worked as an editor for

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, publishers of several comic titles including '' The Transformers'', before moving on to become the Editor in Chief of

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Hansen adapted

R.A. Salvatore's Robert Anthony Salvatore (born January 20, 1959) is an American author best known for ''The Legend of Drizzt'', a series of fantasy novels set in the Forgotten Realms and starring the popular character Drizzt Do'Urden. He has also written '' T ...

novel '' The Highwayman'' through

. Hansen also adapted

Ted Dekker Ted Dekker (born October 24, 1962) is an American author of Christian mystery, thriller, and fantasy novels including ''Thr3e'', '' Obsessed'', and the ''Circle Series''. Biography Dekker was born in Netherlands New Guinea shortly after it h ...

Circle Trilogy Ted Dekker (born October 24, 1962) is an American author of Christian mystery, thriller, and fantasy novels including ''Thr3e'', '' Obsessed'', and the ''Circle Series''. Biography Dekker was born in Netherlands New Guinea shortly after it h ...

of novels into graphic novels. Hansen wrote the film '' Zoom'', which premiered at the

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in 2015. In 2016, Hansen was nominated for a

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for '' Zoom'', for Best Original Screenplay.

References

Matt Hansen TIFF's Most Eccentric ScreenwriterZoom at TIFF 2015

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