Paul Currie (born 2 March 1968 in

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...

) is the co-founder and director of Lightstream Pictures and is currently attached to the live action fantasy film ''

The King's Daughter ''The King's Daughter'' (french: Jeanne, fille du Roy) is a historical novel for young adult readers by Suzanne Martel, first published in 1974. It follows the life of Jeanne Chatel, one of the King's Daughters of New France in the seventeent ...

'', the screenplay of which is written by

James Schamus James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee, the co-founder of the production company Good Machine, a ...

and Barry Berman, and will be produced by

Bill Mechanic William M. Mechanic (born May 12, 1950) is an American film producer. He is the chairman and CEO of Pandemonium Films. At present, he serves on the board of counselors for USC School of Cinematic Arts, and the Board of BFI Southbank (forme ...

. His directorial work spans feature films and the staging of live events. Currie directed and produced the 2004 feature film '' One Perfect Day'', for which he was awarded Best Debut Director from the Screen Director's Association of Australia. He also produced the 1995 Australian action feature film '' Under the Gun'', and in 1997 co-authored the best selling book, ''Heroes: A Guide to Realising Your Dreams'' (forwarded by Bryce Courtenay – author of '' The Power of One''). Currie directed the acclaimed 2000 documentary ''Lionheart - The Jesse Martin Story'' and also served as creative director for World Reconciliation Day, a live and filmed event that featured

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist who served as the President of South Africa, first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1 ...

and Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter. In 2005, Currie was nominated as Australian of the Year for co-founding a charity organization called

The Reach Foundation The Reach Foundation (Reach) is a youth not-for-profit organisation established by Jim Stynes OAM and film director Paul Currie in 1994. Reach was created from a desire to inspire every young person to believe in themselves and get the most out ...

. As the founder of the Elliot Currie Drama Studios in Melbourne."Good Therapy:Media Room:Paul Currie Talks about the making of One Perfect Day"
. Retrieved on 2010-2-08.

Filmography

* '' One Perfect Day'' (2004) – Director, producer, writer * ''

Hacksaw Ridge ''Hacksaw Ridge'' is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary ''The Conscientious Objector'' directed by Terry Benedict. The film focuses on the World Wa ...

'' (2016) – Producer * '' 2:22'' (2017) – Director, producer * ''

Bleeding Steel ''Bleeding Steel'' is a 2017 Chinese Science fiction film, science fiction cyberpunk action film directed and written by Leo Zhang and stars Jackie Chan. ''Bleeding Steel'' was released in China on 22 December 2017. In the US, Lionsgate Premiere ...

'' (2017) – Producer * ''

'' (2022) – Producer

References

External links

Lightstream Pictures

The Reach Foundation
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