Ian Pringle (director) explained

Ian Pringle is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Pringle wrote and directed the Australian feature film, Wrong World, which was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival in 1985.^[3]

His film The Prisoner of St. Petersburg was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

Pringle's first feature film was The Plains of Heaven (1982).^[5] In 1991 he directed the French-Australian co-production Isabelle Eberhardt, starring Peter O'Toole and Mathilda May.^[6] Other film work includes co-producing the controversial neo-Nazi drama Romper Stomper.

As of 2012 Pringle continues to work as a script consultant, lecturer and writer.^[7] After a 22-year absence he returned to writing and directing with his 2014 Australian feature film The Legend Maker, which premiered at the 2014 Melbourne International Film Festival.^[8]

Select credits

Features

• The Plains of Heaven (1982) - director, writer
• Wrong World (1985) - director, writer
• The Tale of Ruby Rose (1989) - associate producer
• Celia (1989) - associate producer
• The Prisoner of St Petersburg (1989) - director, writer
• Isabelle Eberhardt (1991) - director, producer
• Romper Stomper (1992) - producer
• The Legend Maker (2014) - director, writer, producer

Shorts

• Flights (1977) - director, writer
• The Cartographer and the Waiter (1977) - director, writer
• Wronsky (1979) - director, producer, writer
• Songlines - Segment: "Romeos" (1989) - director
• Lover Boy (1989) - associate producer - short feature

Documentaries

• Bare Is His Back Who Has No Brother (1979) - director
• Desiderius Orban (1981) - director
• Islomania - (1985) - director, writer

Notes and References

1. John O'Hara, "The Films of Ian Pringle", Cinema Papers, February–March 1985 p16-21
2. Hunter Cordaiy, "Travels to the End of the Night: Ian Pringle and the Prisoner of S Petersburg", Cinema Papers, May 1989 p32-34
3. Web site: Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners . 2011-01-13 . berlinale.de.
4. Web site: Festival de Cannes: The Prisoner of St. Petersburg . 2009-08-02. festival-cannes.com.
5. Mark Stiles, "The Plains of Heaven: An interview with director Ian Pringle", Cinema Papers, March 1983 p26-29
6. News: Murray . Scott . December 1990 . Ian Pringle: In for the Long Haul . . 613.
7. http://www.scriptcentral.com.au/home/index.php/the-team Biography at Script Central
8. Web site: The long-awaited return of filmmaker Ian Pringle . Plater . Diana . . 14 October 2016.