Rowan Woods
Rowan Woods | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sydney,New South Wales,Australia |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1988–present |
Rowan Woodsis an AustralianAACTA Award-winning film and television director, best known for the 1998 filmThe Boysand the 2016 television drama seriesThe Kettering Incident.
Career
[edit]Film
[edit]Woods directedThe Boysin 1998[1]and won an ACCTA Award for Best Direction.[2]The film was also entered into the48th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]His next film,Little Fish,starringCate Blanchett,was released in September 2005.[4]
His 2009 film,Fragmentsreceived mixed, but mostly negative reviews from critics.[5]
Television
[edit]Woods has directed episodes of several television series, includingFarscape,Fireflies,Police Rescue,andSpartacus: Blood and Sand.[citation needed]
In 2012, he directedThe Straits,and some episodes ofRakebetween 2012 and 2016. In 2016, he directed the acclaimedThe Kettering Incident,and alsoNowhere Boys.[citation needed]
In 2013, he directedThe Broken Shore,aDuncan Lawrie Daggeraward-winning novel by Australian authorPeter Temple.[citation needed]
Other roles
[edit]Since December 2021[6]and as of November 2023[update],Woods is president of theAustralian Directors' Guild.[7]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Woods has been nominated for many awards and won several, including:[8]
- 1998: Winner, Best Achievement in Direction in theAFI Awards,forThe Boys
- 1998: Nominee,Golden Bearin theBerlin International Film Festival,forThe Boys
- 1999: Winner, Best Director in theFCCA Awards,forThe Boys
- 1999: Winner, Readers' Award for Favourite Australian Film in the FCCA Awards, forThe Boys
- 2001: Nominee, Best Direction in a Television Drama in the AFI Awards, forDo or Die
- 2005: Nominee, Best Director in the FCCA Awards, forLittle Fish
- 2005: Nominee, Best Direction in the AFI Awards, forLittle Fish
- 2005: Nominee, Best Direction in theIF Awards,forLittle Fish
- 2006: Nominee, Best Direction in theZurich Film Festival,forLittle Fish
- 2014: Winner, Best Direction in a Telemovie in theADG Awards,forThe Broken Shore
- 2015: Nominee, Best Direction in a Television Drama Series in the ADG Awards, forRake
- 2016: Nominee, Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy in theAACTA Awards,forThe Kettering Incident
References
[edit]- ^"Rowan Woods".Emerging Filmmakers Fund.2009.
- ^"Snapshots from the Past: A sneak peek into the AFI Awards photo archive".Retrieved6 February2010.
- ^"1998 Programme".Berlinale.Retrieved15 January2012.
- ^Dan Edwards."Director Rowan Woods talks about his latest feature Little Fish".Archived fromthe originalon 13 October 2009.
- ^Rod Yates (2008)."Dakota Fanning vs Rowan Woods".Retrieved6 February2010.
- ^Welch, Kalila (12 December 2021)."Rowan Woods elected as president of Australian Director's Guild".Mumbrella.Retrieved17 November2023.
- ^"Australian Directors' Guild".About.Retrieved17 November2023.
- ^"Rowan Woods".IMDb.Retrieved17 November2023.
External links
[edit]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This article about an Australian film director is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |