[2] Joffé began writing plays in university and was eventually awarded a Cameron Mackintosh bursary.
[2] Joffé's first two screenwriting projects (Last Resort and Gas Attack) both won the Best New British Feature Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
[4] In 2009, Joffé directed his first feature film, his own adaptation of the novel Brighton Rock which relocates the action to the 1960s.
[2] It was directed by Anton Corbijn, with George Clooney in the leading role, and was eventually released under the title The American.
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