Stephen Amis (born 21 November 1966) is an Australian film and television screenwriter, film director and film producer, known mostly for his independent
sci-fi
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,
action
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and
fantasy-themed films.
Personal life
Stephen Amis was born in
Melbourne
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, Victoria,
Australia
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, and graduated from the
Swinburne Film & Television School in 1989.
Stephen went on to produce and direct the 16mm
short
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, ''Virus'' (2005) - a
steam-punk
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science fiction fantasy, set at the Melbourne Astronomical Observatory in 1888. The film featured state of the art
CGI special effects, and starred
Kerry Armstrong
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and
John Stanton.
Career
His first feature film, ''
See Jack Run'', won the 1994 Australian Children's Film Festival. He is set to direct ''Defend - Conserve - Protect'', a
documentary centered on the work of
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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, featuring actor
Dan Aykroyd
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. In 2012 he wrote, produced and directed the WWII sci-fi adventure
The 25th Reich. In 2018, he wrote and directed the film ''
The BBQ
''The BBQ'' is a 2018 Australian comedy film written and directed by Stephen Amis. Starring Shane Jacobson, Magda Szubanski, Julia Zemiro, Nicholas Hammond, and Manu Feildel. It was filmed at Albury, New South Wales. ''My Kitchen Rules'' co-ho ...
''.
Awards
He won the 1986 Victorian Young Achiever's Award and two
Australian Cinematographer's Awards
References
External links
*
1966 births
Living people
Australian film directors
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