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Rowan Woods

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Rowan Woods
Born
Occupations
  • Film and television director
  • actor
  • screenwriter
Years active1988–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

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Film

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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

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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

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Since December 2021[6]and as of November 2023,Woods is president of theAustralian Directors' Guild.[7]

Awards and nominations

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Woods has been nominated for many awards and won several, including:[8]

References

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  1. ^"Rowan Woods".Emerging Filmmakers Fund.2009.
  2. ^"Snapshots from the Past: A sneak peek into the AFI Awards photo archive".Retrieved6 February2010.
  3. ^"1998 Programme".Berlinale.Retrieved15 January2012.
  4. ^Dan Edwards."Director Rowan Woods talks about his latest feature Little Fish".Archived fromthe originalon 13 October 2009.
  5. ^Rod Yates (2008)."Dakota Fanning vs Rowan Woods".Retrieved6 February2010.
  6. ^Welch, Kalila (12 December 2021)."Rowan Woods elected as president of Australian Director's Guild".Mumbrella.Retrieved17 November2023.
  7. ^"Australian Directors' Guild".About.Retrieved17 November2023.
  8. ^"Rowan Woods".IMDb.Retrieved17 November2023.
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