Grant Scicluna Explained
Grant Scicluna |
Birth Date: | 17 September 1980 |
Birth Place: | Windsor, New South Wales |
Spouse: | David Allouf (m. 2022) |
Occupation: | film director |
Years Active: | 2006–present |
Grant Scicluna (born in 1980) is an Australian film director and writer.[1] [2] best known for his work on The Wilding which won the Iris Prize in 2012, and the feature film Downriver.[3] [4] He is a graduate of RMIT University School of Media and Communications in Melbourne.[5]
Scicluna directed the Iris Prize short film Hurt's Rescue[6] which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2014.[7]
In 2015, Scicluna made his feature debut with the Screen Australia backed Downriver[8] [9] which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival[10] before playing at Toronto International Film Festival,[11] with an Australian cinema release following.[12] Downriver sold to the USA,[13] the UK and Europe.[14]
Scicluna lives in Melbourne, Australia and is married to designer, David Allouf. He frequently works with producer Jannine Barnes.
Filmography (as director)
Notes and References
- Web site: Grant Scicluna . Emerging Writer Festival . 6 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113845/http://www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au/writers/grant-scicluna/ . 2 April 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Grant Scicluna . Internet Movie Database (IMDb) . 7 February 2015.
- Web site: AND THE WINNER IS . Iris Prize . 30 December 2014 .
- Web site: Gay Australian Film Claims World Prize . 23 October 2012 . Star Observer . 16 January 2015.
- Web site: RMIT Graduates reap in the AWGIE nominations . RMIT . 7 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132921/http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse/Our%20Organisation%2FDesign%20and%20Social%20Context%2FSchools%20and%20groups%2FMedia%20and%20Communication%2FNews%2FAwards%2Fby%20title%2FR/ . 2 April 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Hurt's Rescue To Be Fifth Short Backed by Iris Prize . Picture Ville . 16 January 2015.
- Web site: Hurt's Rescue Makes Debut at MIFF . Kodak in Camera . 7 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402195024/http://www.motion.kodak.com/motion/Publications/InCamera/Hurts_Rescue_makes_debut_at_MIFF.htm . 2 April 2015 . dmy-all .
- Web site: Rare screen role for Helen Morse . IF . 30 December 2014 .
- Web site: Grant Scicluna's Downriver Launches Pozible Campaign . The Low Down Under . 16 January 2015.
- Web site: Grant Scicluna's film Downriver weaves dark tales of redemption and release . 12 August 2015 . Sydney Morning Herald . 14 Aug 2015.
- Web site: Victorian Films to debut at Toronto . Creative Victoria . 11 February 2018.
- Web site: Young Australians in Film: Grant Scicluna . Buro . 9 April 2015 .
- Web site: Breaking Glass Acquires US Rights to LGBT Thriller 'Downriver' . 20 November 2015 . Indiewire . 11 February 2018.
- Web site: TLA Releasing Downriver . TLA Releasing . 11 February 2018.
- Web site: Winners . Iris Prize . 30 December 2014 .
- Web site: IT GETS BETTER 'Transgender Movie' Tops Madrid Lesbian, Gay and Transsexual Film Festival . Alt Film Guide . 16 January 2014.
- Web site: Past Winners . St Kilda Film Festival . 30 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214222917/http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/callforentries/page-120/past-winners . 14 December 2014 . dmy-all .
- Web site: Screening Details . St Kilda Film Festival . 30 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150407004044/http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/2012-s2/details/500 . 7 April 2015 . dead .
- Web site: 2012 Winners . 31 March 2013 . Australian Screen Editors . 30 December 2014 .
- Web site: My Queer Career 2013 Short Film Competition Winners . MetroScreen . 30 December 2014 . 25 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150625192112/http://metroscreen.org.au/my-queer-career-2013-short-film-competition-winners/ . dead .
- Web site: RMIT Graduates reap in the AWGIE nominations . RMIT . 7 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132921/http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse/Our%20Organisation%2FDesign%20and%20Social%20Context%2FSchools%20and%20groups%2FMedia%20and%20Communication%2FNews%2FAwards%2Fby%20title%2FR/ . 2 April 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Media Releases 2012 Four Australian short films selected for Berlinale 2012 . Screen Australia . 30 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130130111443/http://screenaustralia.gov.au/news_and_events/2012/mr_120117_berlin.aspx . 30 January 2013 . dead .
- Web site: The Wilding nominated for Teddy Award at Berlin Film Festival. IF Magazine. 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203093417/http://if.com.au/2012/2/8/article/The-Wilding-nominated-for-Teddy-Award-at-Berlin-Film-Festival/XYGOPJEZFV. 3 February 2015. dead.
- Web site: Five Aussie films to get world premieres at Sydney Film Festival . 9 May 2012 . Mumbrella . 16 January 2015.
- Web site: We are excited to announced the finalists in the 15th Screen Producers Australia Awards . Screen Producers Australia . 23 Sep 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923143107/https://screenproducersaustralia.org.au/news/2015-awards-finalists/ . 23 September 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Winners . 18 October 2016 . Iris Prize . 11 February 2018.
- Web site: Winners . 18 October 2016 . Iris Prize . 11 February 2018.