- Phillip Noyce
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name = Phillip Noyce
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caption = Phillip Noyce on the set of "Rabbit-Proof Fence" with the film's star,Everlyn Sampi . deletable image-caption
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birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1950|4|29
birthplace =Griffith, New South Wales
flagicon|Australia Australia
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spouse =Jan Chapman (1971 - 1977)
Jan Sharp (1979 - present)
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afiawards = Best Film
1978 "Newsfront "
2002 "Rabbit-Proof Fence"
Best Director
1978 "Newsfront "
Best Original Screenplay
1978 "Newsfront "Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950) is an Australian
film director .Noyce was born in Griffith,
New South Wales , attendedBarker College , Sydney, and began making short films at the age of 18, starting with "Better to Reign in Hell", using his friends as the cast. He joined the Australian Film & Television School in 1973, and released his first professional film in 1977.After his debut feature, the medium-length "
Backroads " (1977), Noyce achieved commercial and critical success with "Newsfront " (1978), which won "Australian Film Institute " (AFI) awards for Best Film, Director, and Screenplay.Noyce worked on two
miniseries for Australian television with fellow Australian filmmaker George Miller: "The Dismissal " (1983) and "The Cowra Breakout " (1984).Miller also produced the film that brought Noyce his greatest acclaim in the United States — the thriller "Dead Calm" (1989) which turned
Nicole Kidman into a star. His greatest commercial success to date has been theTom Clancy spy thriller "Clear and Present Danger" (1994) starringHarrison Ford .Noyce achieved great acclaim in Australia for the "
stolen generation " picture, "Rabbit Proof Fence ", which won theAustralian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 2002. Noyce also achieved great acclaim in the United States for "The Quiet American" , a 2002 film which was nominated for oneAcademy Awards : Best Actor for Michael Caine.He was married to film producer
Jan Chapman from 1971-1977, and is presently married to producer Jan Sharp. They have one child, Lucia.Filmography
* "The Bielski Brothers" (announced)
* "American Pastoral" (announced)
* "Mary Queen of Scots" (2008)
* "Catch a Fire" (2006)
* "Brotherhood" (2006) TV Series
* "Welcome to São Paulo" (2004) (segment "Marca Zero")
* "Tru Calling " (2003) TV Series (episode 1.01 "Pilot")
* "The Quiet American" (2002)
* "Rabbit-Proof Fence" (2002)
* "Patriot Games: Up Close" (2002) (TV) (uncredited)
* "The Bone Collector " (1999)
* "The Repair Shop" (1998) (pilot - unreleased)
* "The Saint" (1997)
* "Clear and Present Danger (1994)
* "Sliver" (1993)
* "Patriot Games" (1992)
* "Nightmare Cafe" (1992) TV Series (pilot)
* "Blind Fury " (1989)
* "Dead Calm" (1989)
* "Echoes of Paradise" (1987)(aka Shadows of the Peacock)
* "The Hitchhiker" TV Series (episodes in 1985):
* * Episode "The Curse"
* * Episode "Man of Her Dreams"
* * Episode "Man's Best Friend"
* * Episode "The Martyr"
* * Episode "Nightshift"
* "The Cowra Breakout " (1984) (mini) TV Series
* "The Dismissal" (1983) (mini) TV Series
* "Heatwave" (1982)
* "Newsfront " (1978)
* "Backroads" (1977)
* "God Only Knows Why, But it Works" (1975) film docudrama about DrArchie Kalokerinos and aboriginal healthcare
* "Castor and Pollux" (1973)(short)
* "That's Showbiz" (1973)(short)References
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* Maltin, Leonard. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637518/bio Phillip Noyce Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia] , "imdb.com". Retrieved 16 August 2005.
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* Petzke, Ingo: Backroads To Hollywood - Phillip Noyce. Pan Macmillan (Sydney) 2004
* Petzke, Ingo. [http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/06/noyce.html Great Directors - Phillip Noyce] Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
* "Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide" By Yoram Allon, Hannah Patterson, Del Cullen. Entry on Phillip Noyce [http://books.google.com/books?id=3mv-ia4YzAsC&pg=PA397&lpg=PA397&dq=archie+kalokerinos&source=web&ots=zXB5d2v9dj&sig=EY59tabzVaVve81CKQyIhHfJ7VE Look inside at Google Book search]
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