George Miller (born 3 March 1945) is an Australian filmmaker best known for his
''Mad Max'' franchise, whose second installment, ''
Mad Max 2
''Mad Max 2'' (released as ''The Road Warrior'' in the United States) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the ''Mad Max'' franchise, with Mel Gibson reprising his role a ...
'', and fourth,
''Fury Road'', have been hailed as
two of the greatest action films of all time, with ''Fury Road'' winning six Academy Awards. Miller is very diverse in genre and style as he also directed the biographical medical drama ''
Lorenzo's Oil
''Lorenzo's Oil'' is a 1992 American drama film directed and co-written by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, parents who search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), leading to ...
'', the dark fantasy ''
The Witches of Eastwick
''The Witches of Eastwick'' is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, '' The Widows of Eastwick'', was published in 2008.
Plot
The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the early 1970s, follows the witch ...
'', the Academy Award-winning animated film ''
Happy Feet
''Happy Feet'' is a 2006 computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, and E.G ...
,'' produced the family-friendly fantasy adventure ''
Babe
Babe or babes may refer to:
* Babe, a term of endearment
* A newborn baby
* An attractive (especially female) person
People Nickname
* Babe Adams (1882–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Babe Barna (1917–1972), American Major L ...
'' and directed the sequel ''
Babe: Pig in the City.''
Miller is a co-founder of the production houses
Kennedy Miller Mitchell
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 ...
, formerly known as Kennedy Miller, and Dr. D Studios. His younger brother
Bill Miller and
Doug Mitchell have been producers on almost all the films in Miller's later career, since the death of his original producing partner
Byron Kennedy
Byron Eric Kennedy (18 August 1949 – 17 July 1983) was an Australian film producer known for co-creating the ''Mad Max'' series of films with George Miller.
Early life
Byron Kennedy was born in Melbourne. At the age of 18, he formed his own ...
.
In 2006, Miller won the
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is given each year for animated films. An animated feature is defined by the Academy as a film with a running time of more than 40 minutes in which characters' performances are created using a frame-by- ...
for ''
Happy Feet
''Happy Feet'' is a 2006 computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, and E.G ...
'' (2006). He has been nominated for five other Academy Awards:
Best Original Screenplay
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in 1992 for ''Lorenzo's Oil'',
Best Picture
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Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
and
Best Adapted Screenplay in 1995 for ''Babe'', and Best Picture and
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Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
for ''Fury Road'' in 2015.
Early life
Miller was born on 3 March 1945 in
Chinchilla, Queensland
Chinchilla is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Chinchilla had a population of 6,612 people.
Chinchilla is known as the 'Melon Capital of Australia', and plays host to a Melon ...
, to Greek immigrant parents: Jim Miller and mother Angela. Jim (aka Dimitrios) was born on the Greek island of
Kythira
Kythira (, ; el, Κύθηρα, , also transliterated as Cythera, Kythera and Kithira) is an Greek islands, island in Greece lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is traditionally listed as one of the seven main Io ...
, Jim's father anglicised his surname from Miliotis to Miller when he emigrated to Australia; Angela's family were Greek refugees from
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
, displaced by the
1923 population exchange.
The couple married and settled in
Chinchilla
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and had four sons: fraternal twins George and John, Chris, and
Bill
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Common meanings
* Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States)
* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
Plac ...
.
George attended
Ipswich Grammar School
, motto_translation = Work and Honour
, address = Darling Street
, city = Ipswich
, state = Queensland
, postcode = 4305
, country = Australia
, coordinates =
, type = Independent, single-sex, day & b ...
and later
Sydney Boys High School
Sydney Boys High School (”SBHS”), otherwise known as The Sydney High School (“SHS”) or High, is a Education in Australia#Government schools, government-funded Single-sex school, single-sex Selective school (New South Wales), academically s ...
,
then studied medicine at the
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...
with his twin brother John. While in his final year at medical school (1971), George and his younger brother Chris made ''St. Vincent's Revue Film'', a one-minute short film that won them first prize in a student competition.
[UNSWorld (2007) p. 15] In 1971, George attended a film workshop at
Melbourne University
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...
where he met fellow student,
Byron Kennedy
Byron Eric Kennedy (18 August 1949 – 17 July 1983) was an Australian film producer known for co-creating the ''Mad Max'' series of films with George Miller.
Early life
Byron Kennedy was born in Melbourne. At the age of 18, he formed his own ...
, with whom he formed a lasting friendship and production partnership, until Kennedy's death. In 1972, Miller completed his residency at Sydney's
St Vincent's Hospital, spending his time off crewing on short
experimental film
Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that rigorously re-evaluates cinematic conventions and explores non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. Many experimental films, parti ...
s. That same year, Miller and Kennedy founded
Kennedy Miller Productions
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 ...
.
The pair subsequently collaborated on numerous works. After Kennedy died in 1983, Miller kept his name in the company. It was later renamed Kennedy Miller Mitchell in 2009 as a way to recognise producer
Doug Mitchell's role in the company.
Career
![George Miller at Fury Road premiere](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/George_Miller_at_Fury_Road_premiere.jpg)
Miller's first work, the short film ''Violence in Cinema: Part 1'' (1971), polarised critics, audiences and distributors so much that it was placed in the documentary category at the 1972
Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival is an annual competitive film festival held in Sydney, Australia, usually over 12 days in June. A number of awards are given, the top one being the Sydney Film Prize.
the festival's director is Nashen Moodley.
Histo ...
due to its matter-of-fact depiction of cinematic violence. In 1979, Miller made his feature-length directorial debut with ''
Mad Max
''Mad Max'' is an Australian post-apocalyptic Action film, action film series and media franchise created by George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It began in 1979 with ''Mad Max (film), Mad Max'', and was followed by thre ...
''. Based on a script written by Miller and James McCausland in 1975, the film was independently financed by Kennedy Miller Productions and went on to become an international success.
As a result, the film spawned the
''Mad Max'' series with two further sequels starring
Mel Gibson
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor, film director, and producer. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocaly ...
and a third starring
Tom Hardy and
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 20 ...
: ''
Mad Max 2
''Mad Max 2'' (released as ''The Road Warrior'' in the United States) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the ''Mad Max'' franchise, with Mel Gibson reprising his role a ...
'' also released as ''
The Road Warrior
''Mad Max 2'' (released as ''The Road Warrior'' in the United States) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the ''Mad Max'' franchise, with Mel Gibson reprising his role a ...
'' (1981), ''
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'' is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and written by Miller and Terry Hayes. It stars Mel Gibson and Tina Turner in a story of a lone roving warri ...
'' (1985) and ''
Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015).
During the time between the second and third ''Mad Max'' films, Miller directed a remake of "
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is the third episode of the fifth season American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone'', based on the short story of the same name by Richard Matheson, first published in ''Alone by Night'' (1961). It origin ...
" as a segment for the anthology film ''
Twilight Zone: The Movie'' (1983). He also co-produced and co-directed many acclaimed
miniseries
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for Australian television including ''
The Dismissal'' (1983) and ''
The Cowra Breakout'' (1984).
In 1987, Miller directed ''
The Witches of Eastwick
''The Witches of Eastwick'' is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, '' The Widows of Eastwick'', was published in 2008.
Plot
The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the early 1970s, follows the witch ...
'', starring
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ...
,
Susan Sarandon
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,
Cher
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and
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress and producer. A prolific performer whose List of Michelle Pfeiffer performances, screen work spans over four decades, she became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars and ...
. The film proved to be a troubling experience for Miller. "I quit the film twice and Jack
icholsonheld me in there," said Miller. "He said, 'Just sit down, lose your emotion, and have a look at the work. If you think the work is good, stick with the film.' And he was a great man. I learnt more from him than anybody else I think I’d worked for – he was extraordinary." Nicholson also coached Miller to exaggerate his needs during the production, asking for 300 extras when he only needed 150, knowing that his producers would give him less than he requested. The award-winning production designer
Polly Platt
Polly is a given name, most often feminine, which originated as a variant of Molly (a diminutive of Mary). Polly may also be a short form of names such as Polina, Polona, Paula or Paulina.
People named or nicknamed Polly
Female
*Caresse Crosby ...
also collaborated closely with Miller on
''The Witches of Eastwick''.
Cher
Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...
later said that prior to working on the film, Miller called her at home, the day after her 40th birthday, to inform her that he and Nicholson didn't want her in the film. She was deemed "too old and not sexy".
Following ''The Witches of Eastwick'', Miller focused primarily on producing Australian projects. His role as producer of ''
Flirting
Flirting or coquetry is a social and sexual behavior involving spoken or written communication, as well as body language. It is either to suggest interest in a deeper relationship with the other person or, if done playfully, for amusement.
It ...
'', ''
Dead Calm
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
'' and the TV miniseries ''
Bangkok Hilton
''Bangkok Hilton'' is a three-part Australian mini-series made in 1989 by Kennedy Miller Productions and directed by Ken Cameron. The title of the mini-series is the nickname of a fictional Bangkok prison in which the main protagonist (Nicole ...
'' and ''
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
'', all starring
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid act ...
, was instrumental in the development of her career.
Miller returned to directing with the release of ''
Lorenzo's Oil
''Lorenzo's Oil'' is a 1992 American drama film directed and co-written by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, parents who search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), leading to ...
'' (1992), which he co-wrote with
Nick Enright
Nicholas Paul Enright AM (22 December 1950 – 30 March 2003) was an Australian dramatist, playwright and theatre director.
Early life
Enright was born on 22 December 1950 to a prosperous professional Catholic family in East Maitland, New Sou ...
.
In 1993, Miller was hired to direct ''
Contact
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Interaction Physical interaction
* Contact (geology), a common geological feature
* Contact lens or contact, a lens placed on the eye
* Contact sport, a sport in which players make contact with other players or objects
* ...
'' based on the story by
Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan (; ; November 9, 1934December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on ext ...
and
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan ( ; born June 13, 1949) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning American documentary producer and director specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series ''Cosmos'', hosted by Carl Sagan, w ...
. After working on the film for over a year,
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...
and Miller mutually agreed to part ways and
Robert Zemeckis
Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy ''Romancing the Stone'' (1984), the science-fiction comedy ''Back to the Future'' film tr ...
was eventually brought on to direct.
Miller also co-wrote the comedy-drama ''
Babe
Babe or babes may refer to:
* Babe, a term of endearment
* A newborn baby
* An attractive (especially female) person
People Nickname
* Babe Adams (1882–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Babe Barna (1917–1972), American Major L ...
'' (1995) and wrote and directed its sequel ''
Babe: Pig in the City'' (1998).
Miller was also the creator of ''
Happy Feet
''Happy Feet'' is a 2006 computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, and E.G ...
'', a musical epic about the life of
penguins
Penguins ( order Sphenisciformes , family Spheniscidae ) are a group of aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is found north of the Equator. Highly adapt ...
in
Antarctica
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. The Warner Bros.-produced film was released in November 2006. As well as being a runaway box office success, ''
Happy Feet
''Happy Feet'' is a 2006 computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, and E.G ...
'' also brought Miller his fourth
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
nomination, and his first win in the category of
Best Animated Feature.
In 2007, Miller signed on to direct a
Justice League
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film titled ''
Justice League: Mortal''. While production was initially held up due to the
2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike
From November 5, 2007, to February 12, 2008, all 12,000 film and television screenwriters of the American labor unions Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) went on strike.
The Writers Guild of America ...
, further production delays and the success of ''
The Dark Knight
''The Dark Knight'' is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman Begins'' (2005) and the second insta ...
'' led to Warner Bros. deciding to put the film on hold and pursue different options.
In 2011, the ''Happy Feet'' sequel ''
Happy Feet Two
''Happy Feet Two'' is a 2011 computer-animated film, computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced and co-written by George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller. It is the sequel to the 2006 film ''Happy Feet'', it stars Ava Acres ...
'' was released. The following year, Miller began principal photography on ''
Mad Max: Fury Road'', the fourth film in the ''Mad Max'' series, after several years of production delays. ''Fury Road'' was released on 15 May 2015. The film was met with widespread critical acclaim and received 10
Academy Award
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nominations including Best Picture, while Miller himself was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Director
The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award of Merit for Directing) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibi ...
.
In October 2018 it was announced that Miller would direct ''
Three Thousand Years of Longing
''Three Thousand Years of Longing'' is a 2022 fantasy romantic drama film directed and produced by George Miller. Written by Miller and Augusta Gore, it is based on the short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" by A. S. Byatt and star ...
'', which began filming in November 2020. The film premiered at the
Cannes Film Festival
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in May 2022.
In April 2017, Miller said that he and co-writer Nico Lathouris have finished two additional post-''Fury Road'' scripts for the ''Mad Max'' series. The ''Fury Road'' lead, Tom Hardy, is committed to the next sequel.
In 2015, and again in early 2017, Miller said "the fifth film in the franchise will be titled ''Mad Max: The Wasteland''."
In 2020, it was reported that Miller would next direct the ''Mad Max'' spinoff ''
Furiosa''.
Dr D Studios
Dr D Studios was a Sydney-based digital animation studio founded in mid-2007 as a partnership between Kennedy Miller Mitchell and Omnilab Media.
Following the financially unsuccessful release of ''
Happy Feet Two
''Happy Feet Two'' is a 2011 computer-animated film, computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced and co-written by George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller. It is the sequel to the 2006 film ''Happy Feet'', it stars Ava Acres ...
'' (2011) and the long delay of ''
Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015), the studio closed down in 2013.
Personal life
Miller was married to actress
Sandy Gore
Sandy Gore (born 28 June 1950) is an Australian film, stage and television actress. She has had an extensive stage career in Australia with the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company including playing Vivian in '' Wit'' (2000) and ...
from 1985-1992; they share a daughter. He has been married to film editor
Margaret Sixel
Margaret Sixel is an Australian and South African film editor. She is best known for her work as editor on her husband George Miller's films, including '' Babe: Pig in the City'' (1998), ''Happy Feet'' (2006), and '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015) ...
since 1995; they have two sons. The two initially met during the production of ''
Flirting
Flirting or coquetry is a social and sexual behavior involving spoken or written communication, as well as body language. It is either to suggest interest in a deeper relationship with the other person or, if done playfully, for amusement.
It ...
'', and Sixel has since worked on all of Miller's directorial efforts in some capacity.
Miller is the Patron of the
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsib ...
and the BIFF (
Brisbane International Film Festival
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, doc ...
) and a co-patron of the
Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival is an annual competitive film festival held in Sydney, Australia, usually over 12 days in June. A number of awards are given, the top one being the Sydney Film Prize.
the festival's director is Nashen Moodley.
Histo ...
.
Miller has said on multiple occasions that the 1940 version of ''
Pinocchio
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'' is one of his favourite films.
Miller is a
feminist
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
, having told ''
Vanity Fair'' in May 2015, "I've gone from being very male dominant to being surrounded by magnificent women. I can’t help but be a feminist."
Filmography
Short films
Feature films
Producer
Other credits
Television
Producer
Music video
Awards and recognition
* 1996: Appointed an Officer of the
Order of Australia
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(AO)
* 1999: Received an honorary Doctor of Letters from the
University of New South Wales
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* 2007: Received The Queensland – United States Personal Achievement Award at the
Queensland Expatriate Awards
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Awarded annually by the Queensland Government since 2005, it is a chance to give the Premier ...
at the
Rainbow Room
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in New York
* 2007 (April): Awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree by the
Australian Film Television and Radio School
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History
Establishe ...
.
* 2008: Awarded an
honorary Doctorate
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from the
Griffith University
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.
* 2009: Awarded the French
Order of the Arts and Letters.
* 2010: First non-US Filmmaker to be awarded "honorary member" status among the
VES
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Society
* Venezuelan (ISO 4217 code VES), the currency of Venezuela beginning in 2018
Science and technology
* Video Entertainment System, second generation video games console
* Vertical electrical sounding, geophysical i ...
.
* 2016: Served as President of the Jury for the Palme d'Or at the 69th Cannes Film Festival.
*2018: Inducted into the
Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame
In 2009 State Library of Queensland
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.
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