Rolf de Heer

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Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951) is a Dutch Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old.[1] 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. According to the jacket notes of the videotape, de Heer holds the honor of co-producing and directing the only motion picture, Dingo, in which the jazz legend Miles Davis appears as an actor. Miles Davis collaborated with Michel Legrand on the score.

De Heer is the subject of the book Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer (First edition – Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM, 2009. Second edition – Ebook: Starrs via Smashwords.com, 2013) by Dr D. Bruno Starrs. A comprehensive study of his films to date, Dancing to His Song: the Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer by film critic Jane Freebury, is published in ebook and print (Currency Press & Currency House, 2015).

De Heer's 2013 film Charlie's Country was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer
1984 Tail of a Tiger Yes Yes No
1986 Thank You Jack Yes No Yes
1988 Incident at Raven's Gate Yes Yes Yes
1991 Dingo Yes No Yes
1993 Bad Boy Bubby Yes Yes Yes
1996 The Quiet Room Yes Yes Yes
1997 Epsilon Yes Yes Yes
1998 Dance Me to My Song Yes Yes Yes
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Yes Yes No
2002 The Tracker Yes Yes Yes
2003 Alexandra's Project Yes Yes Yes
2006 Ten Canoes Yes Yes Yes
2007 Dr. Plonk Yes Yes Yes
2012 The King Is Dead! Yes Yes Yes
2013 Charlie's Country Yes Yes Yes
2016 In the Same Garden Yes No No
2022 The Survival of Kindness Yes Yes Yes

Television and short films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2006 The Balanda and Bark Canoes Yes No Yes
2009 Twelve Canoes Yes Yes Yes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1993 Venice Film Festival Special Jury Prize Bad Boy Bubby Template:Won
1994 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Director Template:Won
Best Original Screenplay Template:Won
2002 Venice Film Festival SIGNIS Award The Tracker Template:Nom
Film Fest Gent Best Screenplay Template:Won
Valladolid International Film Festival Jury Special Prize Template:Won
IF Awards Best Feature Film Template:Won
2006 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Ten Canoes Template:Won [3]
Film Fest Gent Grand Prix Template:Won [4]
Australian Film Institute Awards Best Direction Template:Won
Best Film Template:Won
Best Original Screenplay Template:Won
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
IF Awards Best Director Template:Won
NSW History Awards The Premier's Audio/Visual History Prize Template:Won [5]
2013 Adelaide Film Festival Audience Award for Most Popular Feature Charlie's Country Template:Won
2014 AACTA Award Best Film Template:Nom
Best Direction Template:Nom
Best Original Screenplay Template:Nom
Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Template:Nom

See also

Notes

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References

Further reading

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  1. Mathieson, Craig: "The King is Dead" in The Age, 8 July 2012
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