Bill Mousoulis (born Vasilios Mousoulis, el, Βασίλειος Μουσούλης; 14 July 1963) is an Australian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

, with approximately 100 films to his name. He is also the

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of the online film journal

Senses of Cinema ''Senses of Cinema'' is a quarterly online film magazine founded in 1999 by filmmaker Bill Mousoulis. Based in Melbourne, Australia, ''Senses of Cinema'' publishes work by film critics from all over the world, including critical essays, career ...

in 1999, and the founder of the film co-operative Melbourne Super 8 Film Group in 1985.

Biography

Bill Mousoulis started making films as an independent filmmaker in 1982, utilising the film medium of

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. His films were screened by the Sydney Super 8 Film Group in their annual festivals, and also by Melbourne organisations such as Fringe Network. Mousoulis founded the Melbourne Super 8 Film Group in 1985, to promote and exhibit films by other filmmakers, and the Group lasted until 2001 as an active, recognised organisation. In the mid-1980s, Mousoulis started receiving grants from the

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to make more professional films. The film Between Us (1989, 37 mins, 16mm) played in film festivals throughout Australia, winning 4th Best Film at the St.Kilda Film Festival, and being nominated for Best Short Fiction at the Dendy Awards,

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. Mousoulis started producing and directing feature-length films from 1993, with the film Open City (1993, 80 mins, Super 8). He has made eight feature-length films, including Desire (1999, 77 mins, 16mm), Lovesick (2002, 70 mins, Super 16) and A Nocturne (2007, 70 mins, HDV), which won Best Film at the

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in 2007, and is distributed by

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. Mousoulis' work as a filmmaker is acknowledged by film critic

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, who labelled Mousoulis "one of Australia's most committed independent filmmakers". And current writer for The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Jake Wilson, has called Mousoulis "an independent film legend". Mousoulis has also written occasional film criticism for magazines in the past such as

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, Filmviews and Cantrills Filmnotes. In 1999, Mousoulis founded the online film journal

, and was the Chief Editor until September 2000, and the Webmaster until May 2001, and the "Great Directors" Editor until July 2002. Senses of Cinema is a continuing journal, with

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newspaper in the UK naming it "Best Film journal website".The Times, 19 August 2006
Since 2009, Mousoulis has been based in Greece, doing film reviewing for

, and journalistic articles for

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, the Greek newspaper based in Melbourne.

Filmography (selection)

* Doubt (1982, 8 mins, Super 8) * Dreams Never End (1983, 9 mins, Super 8) * Back to Nature (1985, 13 mins, Super 8) * Faith (1987, 27 mins, Super 8) * After School (1988, 20 mins, 16mm) * Between Us (1989, 37 mins, 16mm) * Open City (1993, 80 mins, Super 8) * Ladykiller (1994, 80 mins, Super 8) * My Blessings (1997, 78 mins, 16mm) * Desire (1999, 77 mins, 16mm) * Lovesick (2002, 70 mins, Super 16) * A Sufi Valentine (2004, 34 mins, video) * Spring Rhapsody (2004, 84 mins, video) * Blue Notes (2006, 93 mins, video) * A Nocturne (2007, 70 mins, video) * The Experimenting Angel (2010, 7 mins, video) * Songs of Revolution (2017)

Awards

* 1989 St.Kilda Film Festival – Certificate of Merit, ''After School'' * 1990 St.Kilda Film Festival – 4th Best Film, ''Between Us'' * 1990 Dendy Awards,

– nomination Best Short Fiction, ''Between Us'' * 2003

– Best Cinematography & Most Innovative, ''Lovesick'' * 2005

– Best Sound & Jury Prize, ''Spring Rhapsody'' * 2006

– Best Cinematography & Jury Prize & Best Male Support Actor, ''Blue Notes'' * 2007

– Best Film & Best Female Lead & Best Editing, ''A Nocturne''

References

External links

* Bill Mousoulis o
IMDb

The website of Bill Mousoulis

Seeing in the Night: A Nocturne
by Fiona Villella, Senses of Cinema, Issue 46, 2008
Subtle strokes from the underground
by Rolando Caputo, Realtime, No. 64, Dec 2004 / Jan 2005. * http://www.songsofrevolution.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Mousoulis, Bill Australian film directors Australian people of Greek descent Living people 1963 births