Robert Scott Hicks (born 4 March 1953), known as Scott, is an Australian

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, producer and

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. He is best known as the screenwriter and director of '' Shine'', the

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of pianist

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. For this, Hicks was nominated for two

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. Other movies he has directed include the film adaptations of

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's '' Hearts in Atlantis'' and

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' '' The Lucky One''.

Early life and education

Hicks was born on born 4 March 1953 in

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. His father was a

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. His family lived in

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, outside of

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before moving to the UK when Scott was 10 years old, and then moving to

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, when Hicks was 14 years old. He had

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lessons until his early teens, and learnt to read music, but "wasn’t really prepared to put the necessary time in". Hicks enrolled for an arts degree at

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in Adelaide when he was 16, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in 1975, along with his wife .

Rock music

In the 1970s, when still a student, Hicks attended numerous rock concerts by international acts, and used his

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camera to photograph them. The photographs, taken at gigs including the

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at Kooyong Tennis Club (1973) ;

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(1978);

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at the old

Apollo Stadium Apollo Stadium (officially called the Apollo Entertainment Centre) was a multi-purpose indoor arena located at 41 Kingston Avenue, Richmond, South Australia, just 5 minutes from the Adelaide city centre. The stadium had an original seating capac ...

;

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(1978),

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(1974);

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; and

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on his ''

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'' tour, have been preserved, and selected images have been mounted in at least two exhibitions: *''Misspent Youth'', February–March 2015 at the Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide *''Scott Hicks – Behind the Velvet Rope'', May 2022 at Light ADL, Adelaide He started his directing career on

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s, and worked with

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(Australia) on several projects. One of these was ''

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'' (1982),a

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filmed in and around Adelaide, which featured music by

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's Don Walker and most of the band, and vocals by then unknown

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lead singer

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. A single, "Speed Kills" / "Fascist Sounds" was released by

in 1982. He directed three music videos for INXS, which were some of the first Australian ones to appear on

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: * "

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" (1982) * " Spy of Love" (1982) * " To Look at You" (1983) Also with WEA, Hicks made a film clip for South Australian band Vertical Hold, costly for its time, for their third single, "Shotdown (In Love)" (1983). He used

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rather than

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for the clip.

Film career

Films

Hicks started his film career in an industry stimulated by renewed government support for the arts, after a period of inactivity. South Australia was at the forefront of this

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revival, with established directors such as

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and

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coming to Adelaide to shoot their films. Hicks started out working as a crew member on various

s, before making several short films and documentaries on his own. In 1975 he co-directed and produced the hour-long fiction film ''Down the Wind''. In 1986, Hicks wrote and directed the telemovie ''

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'', which was based on the Qantas bomb hoax of 1971. In 1988 he made a children's film called ''

Sebastian and the Sparrow ''Sebastian and the Sparrow'' is a 1988 Australian film directed by Scott Hicks.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p355-356 Hicks says he wanted to make the film one he c ...

''. In 1989 he made a TV documentary series for the

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, ''The Great Wall of Iron'', which was filmed in China with the

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. It became the highest-rating programme on that channel in the US. In 1993 he made another popular and acclaimed documentary series, ''Submarines: Sharks of Steel''. He is best known as the director of '' Shine'' (1996), the biopic of pianist

that won an Oscar for

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for Best Actor, and garnered several other nominations at the

as well as the AFI Awards. The film was made in Adelaide, at the insistence of the then chair of the

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, former premier

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. Hicks' first Hollywood studio film was ''

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'' (1999), based on David Guterson's novel of the same title. This was followed in 2001 by his second Hollywood film, the adaptation of

's novel '' Hearts in Atlantis''. After working on ''Hearts in Atlantis'' (2001), Hicks decided to take time off and enjoy living at home. In that time, he fell into working on American television

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, which he enjoyed, working with some of the best names in the business. More than six years later, Hicks made his third Hollywood film as a director in '' No Reservations'', released in mid-2007. He followed that up with a more personal project, shooting a feature-length documentary on the iconic composer

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, '' Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts''. This film premiered at the 2007

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. Glass told Hicks that he was not happy with the film, but for Hicks it was "a labour of love". In 2009 he made '' The Boys Are Back'', an Australian-UK co-production starring

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, based on the 2001 memoir by Simon Carr, ''The Boys Are Back in Town'', and filmed in South Australia. In 2014–15, Hicks made the documentary ''

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'', about attempts by the Ngeringa Arts Centre to obtain four rare and valuable

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violins for the

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(ASQ). The film was produced by his wife Kerry Heysen, and opened the 2015 Adelaide Film Festival. The film portrays the relationships within the ASQ, Australia's only full-time

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, the wealthy arts patron, Ulrike Klein (founder of

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) who purchases the violins, and a family of musicians and dealers in

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called

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(

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, Sean and Lauren Carpenter). He said of the film: "This was about the people. People who are obsessed with what they're doing. Whether they're musicians, investors, dealers... they’re all obsessed". He called the Carpenters "the Kardashians of the music world".

Other roles

Hicks is a member of the

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and the

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. In 2019 Hicks gave a training session in

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at MindChamps.

Recognition, awards and honours

Hicks was awarded an

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by his alma mater, Flinders University, in 1997. He has had his portrait painted by David Bromley several times. The 1999 portrait was a finalist for the

Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...

. Hicks was a finalist in 2008 for the

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Awards. In 2017, The Heysen Hicks Set Construction Studio was opened at the

. The

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holds records of Hicks' life and work, including papers relating his work on many feature films and documentaries (original script drafts and development, correspondence, production files, publicity and marketing files, press cuttings, etc.), from 1970 to 2011. The accompanying catalogue description says: "His documentaries and feature films have helped inspire a new generation of Australian filmmakers and actors by telling unique, Australian stories which define us as a people".

Film and TV awards

Awards for ''Shine'' included: *Jury Award for best film,

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, best picture *Citroen Audience Award,

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*Directors' Week Award,

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, best director and best film *Academy Award nominations for

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and

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(with

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) *

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nomination, best director of a motion picture *

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Screen Award nomination (with Jan Sardi) * Writers Guild of America, best original screenplay written directly for the screen *

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nomination (with Jane Scott), best film * David Lean Award for Direction nomination, (BAFTA) *Nine nominations in the AFI Awards. Other film/TV awards: *1993:

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, outstanding individual directorial achievement, for ''Submarines, Sharks of Steel: The Hidden Threat'' * George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, for

documentaries

Personal life

Hicks has been married to

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Kerry Heysen since their student days. They have two sons, Scott and Jethro.

Filmography

;Director: *''

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IF Entertainment will be producing Fallen. *'' The Lucky One'' (2012) *'' The Boys Are Back'' (2009) *'' Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts'' (2007) *'' No Reservations'' (2007) *''I'm Only Looking – The Best of INXS'' (2004) (V) *'' Hearts in Atlantis'' (2001) *''

'' (1999) *'' Shine'' (1996) *''The Ultimate Athlete: Pushing the Limit'' (1996) (TV) *''The Space Shuttle'' (1994) (TV) *''Submarines: Sharks of Steel'' (1993) *''

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'' (1991) TV series *''The Great Wall of Iron'' (1989) TV series *''

'' (1988) *''

'' (1986) (TV) *''The INXS: Swing and Other Stories'' (1985) (V) *''Family Tree'' (1985) *''Vertical Hold -: "Shotdown (In Love)"'' (1983) (V) *''One Last Chance'' (1983) *''

'' (1982) *''The Hall of Mirrors: A Festival'' (1982) *''Women Artists of Australia'' (1981) TV series *''No Going Back'' (1981) *''Bert Flugelman: Public Sculptor'' (1980) *''Assertive Skills Training'' (1980) (V) *''You Can't Always Tell'' (1979) *'' Down the Wind'' (1975) *''The Wanderer'' (1974) ;Assistant director: *''Final Cut'' (1980) (first a.d.) *'' The Club'' (1980) (first a.d.) *''Harvest of Hate'' (1979) (TV) (second a.d.) *'' The Plumber'' (1979) (TV) (second a.d.) *''

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'' (1979) (third a.d.) *''

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'' (1978) (second a.d.) *''

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'' (1978) (third a.d.) ;Writer: *''Snow Falling on Cedars'' (1999) (screenplay) *''Shine'' (1996) (story) *''The Space Shuttle'' (1994) (TV) (writer) *''Submarines: Sharks of Steel'' (1993) (writer) *''Sebastian and the Sparrow'' (1988) (writer) *''Call Me Mr. Brown'' (1986) (writer) ;Producer: *''Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts'' (2007) *''The Ultimate Athlete: Pushing the Limit'' (1996) (TV) *''Sebastian and the Sparrow'' (1988) *''You Can't Always Tell'' (1979) *''Down the Wind'' (1975) ;Cinematographer: *''Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts'' (2007)

References

External links

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