Ian Pringle is an

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film director, producer and screenwriter.John O'Hara, "The Films of Ian Pringle", ''Cinema Papers'', February–March 1985 p16-21

Career

Pringle wrote and directed the Australian feature film, ''

Wrong World ''Wrong World'' is a 1985 Australian drama film directed by Ian Pringle and starring Richard Moir, Jo Kennedy, Nick Lathouris, Robbie McGregor, and Esben Storm. It was filmed in Nhill and Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.David Stratton, ''The ...

'', which was nominated for the

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at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival in 1985. His film '' The Prisoner of St. Petersburg'' was screened in the

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section at the

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. Pringle's first feature film was ''

The Plains of Heaven ''The Plains of Heaven'' is a 1982 Australian film directed by Ian Pringle, about two men at a remote satellite relay station who contemplate their obsessions. Ian Pringle shared the Interfilm Award win for ''The Plains of Heaven'' at the Mannhe ...

'' (1982). In 1991 he directed the French-Australian co-production ''

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'', starring

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and

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. Other film work includes co-producing the controversial neo-Nazi drama ''

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''. As of 2012 Pringle continues to work as a script consultant, lecturer and writer. After a 22-year absence he returned to writing and directing with his 2014 Australian feature film ''The Legend Maker'', which premiered at the 2014 Melbourne International Film Festival.

Select credits

Features

*''

'' (1982) - director, writer *''

'' (1985) - director, writer *''

The Tale of Ruby Rose ''The Tale of Ruby Rose'' is a 1988 Australian film written and directed by Roger Scholes, produced by Andrew Wiseman and Bryce Menzies, and starring Melita Jurisic, Chris Haywood, Rod Zuanic, Sheila Florance, and Martyn Sanderson. Synopsis In ...

'' (1989) - associate producer *'' Celia'' (1989)'' - associate producer *''

The Prisoner of St Petersburg ''The Prisoner of St. Petersburg'' is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Ian Pringle. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. The film was the first Australian-West German co-production. It was s ...

'' (1989) - director, writer *''

'' (1991) - director, producer *''

'' (1992) - producer
''The Legend Maker''
(2014) - director, writer, producer

Shorts

*''Flights'' (1977) - director, writer *''The Cartographer and the Waiter'' (1977) - director, writer *''Wronsky'' (1979) - director, producer, writer *'' Songlines - Segment: "Romeos"'' (1989) - director *''Lover Boy'' (1989) - associate producer - short feature

Documentaries

*''Bare Is His Back Who Has No Brother'' (1979) - director *''Desiderius Orban'' (1981) - director *''Islomania'' - (1985) - director, writer

References

External links

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