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, 8 July 2012 He attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and is based in

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. De Heer primarily makes alternative or arthouse films. According to the jacket notes of the videotape, de Heer holds the honor of co-producing and directing the only motion picture, ''

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appears as an actor. Miles Davis collaborated with Michel Legrand on the score. He is the subject of the book ''Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer'' (First edition – Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM, 2009. Second edition – Ebook: Starrs via Smashwords.com, 2013) by Dr D. Bruno Starrs. A comprehensive study of his films to date, ''Dancing to His Song: the Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer'' by film critic Jane Freebury, is published in ebook and print (Currency Press & Currency House, 2015). His 2013 film '' Charlie's Country'' was selected to compete in the

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Awards and nominations

''Charlie's Country''

:* 2014 AACTA Award for Best Film - nominated :* 2014 AACTA Award for Best Direction - nominated :* 2014 AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay - nominated :*

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– nominated for "

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- won the Audience Award for Most Popular Feature

''Ten Canoes''

:* 2006

– winner of "

" – Special Jury Prize :* 2006 Flanders International Film Festival – winner of the Grand Prix, shared with Peter Djigirr :* 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards: ::: winner for Best Direction, shared with Peter Djigirr ::: winner for Best Film, (with producer Julie Ryan) ::: winner for Best Original Screenplay :* 2006 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards :* 2006 IF Awards – winner of the award for Best Director, with Peter Djigirr :* 2006 winner of the

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, The Premier's Audio/Visual History Prize

''The Tracker''

:* 2002

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– SIGNIS Award – Honorable Mention :* 2002 Flanders International Film Festival – winner of Best Screenplay Award :* 2002 Valladolid International Film Festival – winner Jury Special Prize :* 2002 IF Awards – winner Best Feature Film (with producer Julie Ryan)

''Bad Boy Bubby''

:* 1993

– Special Jury Prize :* 1994 Australian Film Institute (AFI) awards: ::: winner for Best Director ::: winner for Best Original Screenplay

Filmography

* '' Tail of a Tiger'' (1984) * '' Thank You Jack'' (1985) (TV) * '' Incident at Raven's Gate'' (1988) * ''

'' (1991) * '' Bad Boy Bubby'' (1993) * '' The Quiet Room'' (1996) * '' Epsilon'' (1997) * '' Dance Me to My Song'' (1998) * '' The Sound of One Hand Clapping'' (1998) (producer) * '' Spank'' (1999) (producer) * '' The Old Man Who Read Love Stories'' (2000) * '' The Tracker'' (2002) * '' Alexandra's Project'' (2003) * '' Ten Canoes'' (2006) * ''The Balanda and the Bark Canoes'' (2006) (TV) * '' Dr. Plonk'' (2007) * '' Twelve Canoes'' (2008) * '' The King Is Dead!'' (2012) * '' Charlie's Country'' (2013) * '' The Survival of Kindness'' (2021)

Notes

References

2006 NSW Premier’s History Awards & Fellowships
Arts NSW, (Retrieved 17 July 2007)
Awards for Rolf de Heer
IMDb, (Retrieved 28 July 2007)

External links

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Vertigo Website12 Canoes is the follow-up to Ten Canoes, made in collaboration with the Yolgnu people of Ramingining and released only on the internet.
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