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List Of Australian Film Directors
This is a list Australian film directors. A * Henry and Aaron * Sunny Abberton * Shane Abbess * Dominic Allen * Richard James Allen * Louise Alston * Stephen Amis * Mario Andreacchio * Luke Anthony * Neil Armfield * Gillian Armstrong * Eddie Arya * Oscar Asche * Daniel Askill * Igor Auzins * Phillip Avalon * Violeta Ayala * Tony Ayres Back to top B * Bill Bain * Franklyn Barrett * Shirley Barrett * Luke Bakhuizen * Ian Barry * Adam Bayliss * Bill Bennett * George Beranger * Bruce Beresford * Dean Bertram * Matt Bird * Wayne Blair * Jamie Blanks * Ruth Borgobello * Terry Bourke * Robert Braiden * Kenneth Brampton * Gil Brealey * Ben Briand * Sue Brooks * Philip Brophy * Amanda Brotchie * Noah brothers * Spierig brothers * Nigel Buesst * Charli Burrowes * Tim Burstall * Peter Butt Back to top C * David Caesar * Ken Cameron * Serhat Caradee * A. J. Carter * Pauline Chan * David Charles * Charles Chauvel * Nathan Christoffel * Robert Chuter * Ernie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry And Aaron
Henry Inglis and Aaron McCann are a comedy duo from Perth, Western Australia, who produce and star in a series of ''Henry & Aaron'' digital short films.Film and Television Institute, ''It's a Snap for Henry & Aaron'' ; by FTI 13-2-12. Retrieved 28-1-13. The pair are best known for their web series, ''Henry & Aaron’s 7 Steps to Superstardom'' (2011), the Central Institute of Technology , ''It’s A Snap!'', which gained international attention in February 2012, resulting in the pair being signed by |
Tony Ayres
Tony Ayres (born 16 July 1961) is an Australian showrunner, screenwriter, director in television and feature film. He is most notable for his films '' Walking on Water'' and ''The Home Song Stories'', as well his work in television, including working as the showrunner on '' The Slap'' and teen adventure series ''Nowhere Boys''. Early life On 16 July 1961, Ayres was born in Portuguese Macau (now in China). In 1964, Ayres' mother married an Australian sailor and migrated her family to Perth, Western Australia. In 1972, when Ayres was 11 years old, his mother died by suicide. She was a nightclub singer."Going beyond the pale" '''', 4 April 2003. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Blanks
Jamie Blanks (born 29 November 1971) is an Australian film director and composer. He directed the cult slasher films ''Urban Legend'' (1998) and '' Valentine'' (2001). He later directed the horror films ''Storm Warning'' (2007) and ''Long Weekend'' (2008). Biography He attended film school at Melbourne's Swinburne Film School (becoming the Victorian College of the Arts during his three years of study). The path to landing the directing gig on ''Urban Legend'' began with Blanks receiving the screenplay for ''Scream'' – called ‘Scary Movie’ at the time – from a manager who had seen his student film. “I didn’t get the job, obviously, because I was well outgunned by Wes Craven – deservedly so because he is the master,” says Blanks. “Then I got the screenplay for ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', also by Kevin Williamson, and I thought the only way I could convince producers in Hollywood that I’m capable of making a film is to take the screenplay and try to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Blair (director)
Wayne Blair (born 28 November 1971) is an Australian writer, actor and director. He was on both sides of the camera in ''Redfern Now''. He is also the director of the feature film '' The Sapphires''. Early life Blair was born in Taree, New South Wales, to Julie and Bob Blair and has two older sisters, Janet and Mandy. He is an Aboriginal Australian and he describes himself as a Batjala, Mununjali, Wakkawakka man. As Blair's father was a soldier the family moved around. While Blair was still young, his father was posted to Woodside in South Australia. When he was a teenager, Blair's family were sent to Rockhampton. In Rockhampton he excelled at cricket and rugby, then later became interested in acting and dancing at school. Blair had a job as a tour guide at Rockhampton's Dreamtime Cultural Centre, where he was also one of the dancers. He went on to do a marketing degree at Central Queensland University, though his elective subjects included comic drama and Australian drama. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Bird
Matt Bird is an Australian film director. Biography Matt Bird is a Sydney-based director who in February 2013 became the first filmmaker to be selected as a Tropfest finalist for 3 consecutive years, the world’s largest short film festival. The three films were ‘Taser’ (2013) starring Firass Dirani, ‘Min Min’ (2012) and ‘A Desperate Deed’ (2011), which won Best Editing and Best Original Score. Bird’s notoriety as a director began in 2000 when he wrote, directed and produced the indie feature 'Blue Neon' during his final year of film studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. Triple J radio film critic Peter Castaldi declared at the time: "Australian screens need a future and this is it!" Bird was then invited as one of eight award-winning directors to make a film for POV 2002, from a script by celebrated writer Brendan Cowell. Bird's film 'The Doppelgangers' told the story of a woman haunted by horrific visions of her lover's double, and starred AFI Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Bertram
Dean Bertram is a freelance writer, filmmaker, and film festival director based in Sydney, Australia. He is the co-founder of A Night of Horror International Film Festival. Academic background In 2006, Bertram graduated with a PhD in American cultural history from the University of Sydney. His dissertation, ''Flying Saucer Culture: An Historical Survey of American UFO Belief'', traces and examines the development of UFO belief within the context of American culture and society. Freelance writing Bertram has written for a range of publications including '' The Australian'', '' The Australian Financial Review'', '' People Magazine'', IPA Review, ''3D World'' and '' Fortean Times''. Several of his articles are archived online, including a piece on his time studying the Unarius UFO cult, an overview of conspiracy orientated cinema, and an exposé of the fascist ideology that lurks behind '' The Da Vinci Code''. He was a regular contributor and columnist for The Spectator Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford (; born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. Beresford's notable films he has directed include ''Breaker Morant'' (1980), ''Tender Mercies'' (1983), ''Crimes of the Heart'' (1986) and the multiple Academy Award winning ''Driving Miss Daisy'' (1989). Biography Early life Beresford was born in Paddington, New South Wales, the son of Lona (née Warr) and Leslie Beresford, who sold electrical goods. He grew up in the then outer-western suburb of Toongabbie, and went to The King's School, Parramatta. He made several short films in his teens including ''The Hunter'' (1959).Stated in a 2007 interview on Radio National in Australia (oLate Night Live Sydney University He completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in English at the University of Sydney, where he graduated in 1964. While at university he made the short film ''The Devil to Pay'' (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Beranger
George Beranger (27 March 1893 – 8 March 1973), also known as André Beranger, was an Australian silent film actor and director in Hollywood.Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887–1940; Microfilm Serial: M1524; Microfilm Roll: 2. He is also sometimes credited under the pseudonym George André de Beranger. Early life Beranger was born George Augustus Beringer in Enmore, New South Wales, Australia, the youngest of five sons of Caroline Mondientz and Adam Beringer, a German engine fitter. His mother committed suicide when he was three years old and he left home at the age of 14. He studied acting at the College of Elocution and Dramatic Art founded by Scottish actor Walter Bentley. Career Beranger began playing Shakespearean roles at the age of sixteen with the Walter Bentley Players. He then emigrated from Australia to California, United States in 1912 and worked in the silent film i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Bennett (director)
Bill Bennett (born 1953) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. Career Bennett was born in London to Australian parents and brought up in Brisbane. He studied journalism and got a cadetship with the ABC in 1972. He spent two years working in Adelaide on ''This Day Tonight'' then went to work for Mike Willesee in Sydney. He then worked on ''The Big Country'' and ''The Australians'' before moving into feature filmmaking with ''A Street to Die'' (1985).David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p54 He dropped out of Medicine at the University of Queensland in 1972 and joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a journalist. During a ten-year career as a journalist he won Australia's top TV award, the Logie Awards (Australia's Emmy) for Television Reporter of the Year, and then later for Most Outstanding Documentary. This led him to feature films. Bennett has directed 16 feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Bayliss
Adam Bayliss (born 17 September 1979 in Wollongong, Australia) is an Australian producer of films. His film''Luna and the Moon''an''Alex's Party''have been shown at international film festivals, including the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Canberra International Film Festival, the Australian International Film Festival, and the Newfest, New York Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Both deal with sexuality and gender identification. He received funding from the Raw Nerve Short Film Initiative, Raw Nerve Initiative awarded by the Australian Film Commission, which provided financing for ''Luna and the Moon''. He launched production companPlayback Entertainmentin 2002 with colleague directoKatie O'Neill Prior to becoming a producer of short films, Bayliss spent several years working in the art departments of Australian television dramas. Bayliss has also worked witLatent Image ProductionsanRebelstudioin the development and production of various projects, including working o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p68 Select credits *''Waiting for Lucas'' (1973) (short) *''Stone'' (1974) (editor only) *''The Chain Reaction'' (1980) *''Whose Baby?'' (1986) (mini-series) *''Minnamurra'' (1989) *'' Bodysurfer'' (1989) (mini-series) *''Ring of Scorpio'' (1990) (mini-series) *''Crimebroker'' (1993) *''Inferno'' (1998) (TV movie) *''Miss Lettie and Me'' (2002) (TV movie) *'' Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!'' (2008) (documentary) *''The Doctor Blake Mysteries ''The Doctor Blake Mysteries'' (also ''The Blake Mysteries'') is an Australian television series that premiered on ABC TV on 1 February 2013 at 8:30 pm. The series stars Craig McLachlan in the lead role of Dr. Lucien Blake, who returns home to ...'' (2013) References External links * Australian film directors Living people Year of birth m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Bakhuizen
Luke Bakhuizen is an Australian photographer and filmmaker. He is known for the aerial shots in his photography and short videos on social media. Early life Born on 7 January 1993, Luke grew up in South Africa and later moved to New Zealand where he qualified as a commercial pilot at the age of 21. Career His passion for photography started as a hobby posting short video clips on social media. As his following grew, he started working for corporate clients and has collaborated with Tourism Australia in 2017 to showcase the country as a destination using a combination of drone and digital photography. In 2018, Sony partnered with Luke to create promotional 4K action camera videos. Luke worked on a world first joint collaboration in 2018 with Subaru, Superdry and STA Travel to promote automotive, travel and fashion industries in a single collaboration Luke has worked with Corona (beer) and SodaStream to raise awareness about the plastic epidemic in Australia. In 2019 DJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |