Julian Shaw
Julian Shaw (born 16 December 1985 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an author, filmmaker and actor, best known for directing the 2007 film Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story, a British Film Institute award-winning documentary[1] about the life of South African political satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys. Shaw is the author of the novel Modern Odysseus, and the creator of several short films including Clearing the Air.[2] He is the director of the 2011 feature documentary Cup of Dreams, about New Zealand's national Rugby Union team the All Blacks.[3] Shaw also gained worldwide fame in 2011 after starring in an Australian marriage equality advertisement entitled It's Time that has reached millions of people.
International awards
[edit | edit source]- Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Award, 2010 - Byron Bay International Film Festival and Sydney International Film School[4]
- Inaugural Derek Oyston/Che Award - British Film Institute's London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 2009[1]
- Runner-Up: Panorama Audience Award, for Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story - Berlin International Film Festival, 2008[5]
- Independent Spirit Award - Inside Film Awards, 2007[6]
- Best Emerging Filmmaker Award - DOCNZ, 2007[7]
- Best Documentary for Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story - Documentary Edge Festival, 2007[7]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Actor
[edit | edit source]- Stoner, San Andreas (film) 2015
- "It's Time", GetUp! for Australia Ad, 2011
- Christopher, Love Gone Wrong, Deadly Women
Director
[edit | edit source]- Cup of Dreams, 2011
- Clearing the Air, 2010
- All Blacks Don't Cry, 2010
- Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story, 2007
Performer
[edit | edit source]- "Love Story", a 2011 viral video in support of marriage equality by GetUp! Australia, as Paul
- All Blacks Don't Cry, 2010, as John Kirwan
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Modern Odysseus, 2009 - Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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External links
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