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Cherie Nowlan (born
Singleton, New South Wales Singleton is a town on the banks of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. Singleton is 197 km (89 mi) north-north-west of Sydney, and 70 km (43 mi) north-west of Newcastle. At June 2018, Singleton had an urban pop ...
, Australia)THE DIRECTOR INTERVIEWS CHERIE NOWLAN, INTRODUCING THE DWIGHTS
, Wednesday, 4 July 2007, Filmmaker Magazine.com is an Australian film and
television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...
, best known for the 2007 film '' Clubland'' (a.k.a. ''Introducing the Dwights'')RGM Artists
''Cherie Nowlan''. Retrieved 14 March 2015. and the 1997 film ''
Thank God He Met Lizzie ''Thank God He Met Lizzie'' is a 1997 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Cherie Nowlan and starring Frances O'Connor, Richard Roxburgh and Cate Blanchett. It was Nowlan's directorial debut. In the United States, the film was released as ...
'', starring Cate Blanchett and Frances O'Connor, her feature film directorial debut.


Career

Nowlan grew up in the country town of Singleton, Australia, and after working briefly as a journalist began a career in film and television. She worked as a production assistant, researcher and writer for various independent production companies, including
Kennedy Miller Kennedy Miller Mitchell (known before 2009 as Kennedy Miller) is an Australian film, television and video game production house in Potts Point, Sydney, that has been producing television and film since 1978. It is responsible for some of Austra ...
, as well as in commercial television.Cherie Nowlan at FilmBug.com
''Cherie Nowlan''. Retrieved 15 March 2015. Nowlan's first film was a documentary entitled ''God's Girls'' (1991),Artfilms
''God's Girls: Stories from an Australian Convent''. Retrieved 15 March 2015. about the nuns who taught in her former high school. The film won the Best Documentary prize at the Australian Film Institute Awards. The ABC/
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co-production was described by ''
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'' in the UK as 'much more gripping than the fictional ''Brides of Christ'' '. It was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award and was a finalist in the
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's Dendy Short Film Competition. Nowlan studied scriptwriting at the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 1993. '' Clubland'', which starred Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn and rising star Emma Booth, sold to
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for $4.1 million,Urban Cinephile
"NOWLAN, CHERIE - CLUBLAND". (28 June 2007) Retrieved 14 March 2015. after debuting at Sundance Film Festival. The film generated standing ovations at Sundance, and was nominated for eleven AFI awards, including Best Director and Best Actress. In 1995, she wrote and directed the short film ''Lucinda 31'', which was screened in film festivals in
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and
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, where it was voted Most Popular Film at the 1995 Brisbane Exposure Festival. The script was an adaptation of a short story by Alexandra Long. She has also had a career in television, directing episodes of ''
The Secret Life of Us ''The Secret Life of Us'' is an Australian television drama series set in the beachside neighbourhood of St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is primarily a drama with some comedic moments. The series was produced by Southe ...
'', '' All Saints'', ''
Dance Academy ''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen-oriented television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two began airing on 12 ...
'', ''
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'' and the American series ''
Life Unexpected ''Life Unexpected'' is an American teen drama television series that aired for two seasons from January 18, 2010 to January 18, 2011. It was produced by Best Day Ever Productions and Mojo Films in association with CBS Productions and Warner Br ...
'' and '' 90210''. As well as the television films ''Marking Time'' (2003), ''
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'' (2004), ''The Alice'' (2005), '' Small Claims: White Wedding'' (2007), '' Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away'' (2011) and '' Underbelly: Razor'' (2011).


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

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Interview with Cherie Nowlan at UrbanCineFile.com
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