Rolf de Heer

Infobox actor


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name = Rolf de Heer
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birthdate = 9 May 1951
location = Heemskerk, The Netherlands
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occupation = Director, Producer and Writer
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afiawards = Best Director
1993 "Bad Boy Bubby"
2006 "Ten Canoes"
Best Picture
2006 "Ten Canoes"
Best Original Screenplay
1993 "Bad Boy Bubby"
2006 "Ten Canoes"

Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951) is an Australian Film director, writer and producer. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in The Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old. He attended the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and is based in Adelaide. De Heer primarily makes alternative or arthouse films.

Awards and Nominations

"Bad Boy Bubby"

:* 1994 Australian Film Institute awards:::: - winner for Best Director ::: - winner for Best Original Screenplay::: - nominated for Best Film

"Ten Canoes"

:* 2006 winner of the NSW History Awards, The Premier's Audio/Visual History Prizecite web|title= 2006 NSW Premier’s History Awards & Fellowships |publisher= Arts NSW |url= http://www.htansw.asn.au/home/othernews/2006%20NSW%20Premier's%20History%20Awards%20Winners.doc |accessdate= 2007-07-17] :* 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards:::: - winner for Best Direction, shared with Peter Djigirr::: - winner for Best Film, shared with Julie Ryan::: - winner for Best Original Screenplay:* 2006 Cannes Film Festival - winner of "Un Certain Regard" - Special Jury Prize:* Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2006:::: - nominated for Best Director, shared with Peter Djigirr::: - nominated for Best Original Screenplay:* 2006 Flanders International Film Festivalcite web |title= Flanders International Film Festival: 2006 |publisher= IMDb |url= http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Flanders_International_Film_Festival/2006 |accessdate= 2007-07-28] - winner of the Grand Prix, shared with Peter Djigirr:* 2006 IF Awards:::: - winner of the award for Best Director, with Peter Djigirr::: - nominated for the Best Feature Film, with Peter Djigirr (co-director), Julie Ryan (producer) and Richard Birrinbirrin (co-producer)::: - nominated for the Best Script:* 2007 Mar del Plata Film Festival - nominated for the Best Film award, shared with Peter Djigirr

Filmography

* "Tale of a Tiger" (1984)
* "Thank You Jack" (1985) (TV)
* "Encounter at Raven's Gate" (1988)
* "Dingo" (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)

Notes

References

* [http://www.htansw.asn.au/home/othernews/2006%20NSW%20Premier's%20History%20Awards%20Winners.doc 2006 NSW Premier’s History Awards & Fellowships] Arts NSW, (Retrieved July 17, 2007)
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0208854/awards Awards for Rolf de Heer] IMBd, (Retrieved July 28, 2007)

ee also

* List of Australian films

External links

*imdb name|0208854
* [http://www.vertigoproductions.com.au/index.html Vertigo Website]

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