David Hannay (23 June 1939 – 31 March 2014) was a New Zealand Australian film producer. He worked with

Greater Union Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd, trading as Event Cinemas, Greater Union, GU Film House, Moonlight Cinema and Birch Carroll & Coyle (BCC Cinemas), is the largest movie exhibitor in Australia and New Zealand, with over 140 Multiplex (movie the ...

and was an independent producer from 1977.

Biography

Hannay was born in

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

and attended Scots College. His first job in the industry was as an extras casting assistant for film ''

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''. Hannay produced his first feature film The Set in 1968 and then moved to television and became head of production for Gemini Productions from 1970–73 and 1975–76. In 1974 he was general manager for The Movie Company, a production subsidiary of

. From 1977 he was an independent producer and was involved in almost 50 film projects including cult classics

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(1974) and

The Man From Hong Kong ''The Man from Hong Kong'' (), originally released in the US as ''The Dragon Flies'', is a 1975 action film written and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith in his directorial debut and starring Jimmy Wang Yu and George Lazenby, with Hugh Keays-B ...

(1975), Human Rights Australia Film Award winner

Mapantsula ''Mapantsula'' is a 1988 South African crime film directed by Oliver Schmitz and written by Schmitz and Thomas Mogotlane. It tells the story of Johannes 'Panic' Themba Mzolo (Mogotlane), a small-time thief, set against the backdrop of Aparthe ...

(1998), Naomi Watts' first feature film

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(1993) and family film Hildegarde (2001) which starred Richard E. Grant and Tom Long. Hannay was passionate about encouraging new talent as an educator and mentor and across his career worked with many writers, producers and directors on their first feature films. In November 2012 Hannay established the Bathurst Film Factory co-operative to foster the filmmaker talent in the area. He was diagnosed with cancer in March 2012, and died in March 2014.
Vale David Hannay
, ''SBS'', 2 April 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014 An obituary described him as "one of the pioneers of the modern Australian film industry, a passionate cinephile, mentor and loyal friend."
Don Groves, ''If Magazine'' 1 April 2014 accessed 1 June 2014

Personal life

Hannay was married to fellow New Zealander Kathleen Bourke and they had one son (Antony Darton Hannay) before separating. Hannay then met Australian journalist Mary Moody and they had three children together (Miriam, Aaron and Ethan). Hannay's brother Charles Hannah entered the film industry in 1984 after a successful career as an international corporate executive and restauranter. David, Charles and sister Gillian are the children of theatre actress and writer Mary Stuart (Hannah) and theatre and radio actor-producer-director Norman Hannah.

Select credits

*''The Set'' (1968) *'' Kung Fu Killers'' (1974) – Co-producer *''

'' (1974) *''

The Man from Hong Kong ''The Man from Hong Kong'' (), originally released in the US as ''The Dragon Flies'', is a 1975 action film written and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith in his directorial debut and starring Jimmy Wang Yu and George Lazenby, with Hugh Keays-B ...

'' (1975) *''

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'' (1977) *''

Alison's Birthday ''Alison's Birthday'' is a 1981 Australian horror film, written and directed by Ian Coughlan, produced by the Australian Film Commission, Fontana Films and the Seven Network, and starring Joanne Samuel, Lou Brown, Bunney Brooke, John Bluthal, an ...

'' (1981) *'' Emma's War'' (1986) *''

Death of a Soldier ''Death of a Soldier'' is a 1986 Australian film based on the life of American serial killer Eddie Leonski. The film was shot using locations around Melbourne, Victoria. The film is directed by Philippe Mora and stars James Coburn, Bill Hun ...

'' (1986) *''

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'' (1986) – Associate Producer *''

Out of the Body ''Out of the Body'' is a 1988 Australian supernatural thriller film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p295 Plot summary In Sydney, Aus ...

'' (1988) *''

To Make a Killing ''To Make a Killing'' (also known as ''Vicious'' and ''Wild Boys''Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p159) is a 1988 Australian drama thriller film written and directed by Karl Zwicky and co-written ...

'' (1988) *''

Kadaicha ''Kadaicha'' (also known as ''Stones of Death'') is a 1988 Australian horror film directed by James Bogle who called it "just very commercial stuff".

'' (1988) *''

The Returning ''The Returning'' is a 1990 Australia-New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 ...

'' (1990) *''

'' (1993) *''

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'' (1993) *''

Dead Funny ''Dead Funny'' is a 1994 independent drama film directed by John Feldman. It stars Elizabeth Peña as Vivian Saunders, a woman who comes home from work and finds her boyfriend Reggie Barker (Andrew McCarthy) pinned to her kitchen table with a long ...

'' (1994) – Producer *''

Savage Play ''Savage Play'' is a 1995 New Zealand drama film directed by Alan Lindsay and starring Peter Bland, Paris Jefferson and featuring James Fleming. The screenplay concerns a young New Zealander searching for his father. Plot summary During a rugb ...

'' (1995) – Producer *'' Dags'' (1998) – Executive Producer *''

Cubbyhouse ''Cubbyhouse'' is a 2001 Australian horror film, directed by Murray Fahey and starring Joshua Leonard (of ''The Blair Witch Project'' fame) and Belinda McClory (''The Matrix''). It screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. It was produced ...

'' (2001) *''Hildegarde'' (2001) – Producer *''A Divided Heart'' (2005) – Producer *''Mortal Fools'' (2008) – Executive Producer *''

Ten Dead Men ''Ten Dead Men'' is a 2008 thriller film directed by Ross Boyask, produced by Phil Hobden, and starring Brendan Carr, Terry Stone, Doug Bradley, Pooja Shah, Ben Shockley, Lee Latchford-Evans, JC Mac, and Tom Gerald. It is the follow-up to the cul ...

'' (2008) – Executive Producer *'' The Argues'' (2010) – Producer *''Once Around the Sun'' (2012) – Executive Producer

Awards

*1998 –

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Australia Film Award for

*1996 – Producers and Directors Guild of Australia Lifetime Achievement Award *1996 – Named Film Pioneer of the Year by The Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers 'for outstanding service to the Motion Picture Industry' *2002 – Screen Producers Association Maura Fay Award 'for service to the industry' *2007 –

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Raymond Longford Award The Longford Lyell Award is a lifetime achievement award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is "to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements ...

'for lifetime achievement' *2008 –

Australian Screen Sound Guild The Australian Screen Sound Guild was formed in 1988 to represent people working in audio engineering and post-production in film, television, multimedia and other related audio industries. such as those involved with location sound, sound editi ...

's Syd Butterworth Lifetime Achievement Award *2009 – Life membership of

Screen Producers Association of Australia Screen Producers Australia (SPA), formerly the Screen Producers' Association of Australia (SPAA) and earlier names, is a national organisation representing film production businesses, emerging producers, service providers and screen industry supp ...

'for long and outstanding service to the industry of Australian Screen Production' *2011 –

National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national co ...

's Ken G Hall Film Preservation Award 'for outstanding contribution to the art of the moving image and its preservation'"Ken G Hall Film Preservation Award Presentation: David Hannay", "National Film & Sound Archive"
accessed 1 June 2014

External links

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NFSA Honours David HannayProducer David Hannay
at NZ On Screen
David Hannay
at Fandango

at Participate Film Academy
Local Stars: The silver screen appearances of the Blue Mountains

Interviews

David Hannay Interview
at SoundCloud
An Interview with David Hannay (Part 1)
at A Girl and a Gun
An Interview with David Hannay (Part 2)
at A Girl and a Gun
Mapantsula: David HannayDavid Hannay talks about creating filmsDavid Hannay talks about fundingThe Argues Movie – The David Hannay Interview with Barry Crocker2007 AFI Raymond Longford Award Presentation2011 Ken G Hall Film Preservation Award Presentation

In Memoriam

at in Film
The Late Great David Hannay
at

Special Broadcasting Service The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is an Australian hybrid-funded public service broadcaster. About 80 percent of funding for the company is derived from the Australian Government. SBS operates six TV channels ( SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS World ...

(SBS) Movies
The Huge Heart of Horrible Hannay
at Michael Burge
RIP David Hannay
at FilmLink
Vale David Hannay
at

David Hannay 1939 – 2014
at NZ filem Commission

at Innersence
The Passing of the Light
at Freelance Success
RIP Australian Genre Producer David Hannay
at Geek Syndicate
In Memoriam: David Hannay dies at home
at Screen Arts Hub
RIP Australian Producer David Hannay

References

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