Scott Patterson (born 21 January 1962) is an Australian film director and

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. Before moving towards directing and film producing, Patterson used to work for the Australian television production company, Ross Wood Productions. Patterson's debut feature film, ''A Wreck, A Tangle'', received an

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nomination for 'Best Achievement in Sound' in 2000. It also won an

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from the

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in the category 'Feature Film – Original'. His films have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, making him one of only a few Australian film directors to have films screened at both of these festivals. His short film ''

Lessons in the Language of Love ''Lessons in the Language of Love'' is a 1995 Australian short film directed by Scott Patterson (director), Scott Patterson. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Gabrielle Adkins as Sue * Ma ...

'' was screened in the

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section at the

1995 Cannes Film Festival The 48th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 1995. The Palme d'Or went to '' Underground'' by Emir Kusturica. The festival opened with ''La Cité des enfants perdus'', directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and closed with '' The Quick and t ...

. He edited TV commercials featuring

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from 1988-1995 before directing NRL TV commercials from 2005-2015. He also directed and edited his 1996 short film ''Pact'' which won the 'Premiere Award' at the Hamburg Short Film Festival. Pact also screened at the New Directors/New Films Festival at MOMA, New York, USA. Patterson's 2004 feature film, ''The Crop'', received the prize for 'Best International Feature Film' at the New York International Film Festival in 2005. In 2019, Scott wrote a non-fiction book, The Oarsmen about the Australian diggers who won the King’s Cup for rowing at the 1919 Royal Henley Peace Regatta. The Oarsmen was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Prize (Australian History) in 2020.

Selected filmography

Director

* ''

The Crop ''The Crop'' is a 2004 Australian comedy film set during the 1980s. Plot ''The Crop'', is set in the early 1980s in Australia, and is about larrikin nightclub owner, Ronnie 'Blade' Gillette (George Elliot), and his barmaid girlfriend Geraldine ...

'' (2004) (feature film) * ''The Birthday Party'' (2004) (short film) * '' All Saints'' (2001–02) (TV series) * ''Pact'' (2001) (short film) * ''

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'' (2001) (TV series) * '' Stingers'' (2000) (TV series) * ''A Wreck, A Tangle'' (2000) (feature film) * ''

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'' (1997) (TV series) * ''Eat My Shorts'' (1995) (TV series) * ''

'' (1995) (short film) * ''Hell's Half Hectare'' (1988) (short film)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Scott 1962 births Living people Australian film directors Australian film editors Australian film producers Australian screenwriters Mass media people from New South Wales