John Polson (born 6 September 1965) is an Australian actor, director and founder of
Tropfest.
As an actor, Polson's best known role is probably starring opposite
Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor. He was born in New Zealand, spent ten years of his childhood in Australia, and moved there permanently at age twenty one. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maxi ...
and
Jack Thompson in ''
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In February 2001, Polson attended the 12th
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in
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, Japan, where his film ''Siam Sunset'' won the Minami Toshiko Award.
In 2005 he directed the film ''
Hide and Seek'', which achieved number one box-office status in America. He also directed the feature film ''
Tenderness'' starring
Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor. He was born in New Zealand, spent ten years of his childhood in Australia, and moved there permanently at age twenty one. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maxi ...
and
Laura Dern, which was released in 2009.
Polson is the creative founder of Tropfest, the world's largest short film festival. In 2007, Tropfest partnered with the Tribeca Film Festival to present Tropfest@Tribeca in Battery Park. He is also a talented saxophone player. At the
APRA Music Awards of 2013
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2013 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2013 was the 3 ...
, Screen Music Awards ceremony he was presented with the International Achievement Award.
Filmography
As director
As actor
Video games
References
External links
*
Interview with John Polson on the best and worst ever Tropfest films on WHO.com*https://web.archive.org/web/20110722015227/http://www.tropfest.com/
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1965 births
Living people
APRA Award winners
Australian film directors
Australian male film actors
Australian male television actors
Australian television directors
Best Supporting Actor AACTA Award winners
People educated at North Sydney Boys High School
Male actors from Sydney
Waldorf school alumni