Bill Bennett (director)
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Bill Bennett is an Australian film director
, producer
and screenwriter
.
. His film Backlash
was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
. Three years later his film Malpractice
would be screened in the same section at the 1989 festival
. He works currently on the psychological thriller film Uninhabited.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Biography
He has directed 16 films since 19831983 in film
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. His film Backlash
Backlash (1986 film)
Backlash is a 1986 Australian film directed by Bill Bennett. Police officers Trevor Darling and Nikki Iceton escort a young Aboriginal woman Kath to the New South Wales outback to stand trial. After getting stranded in the desert a bond grows between them. By the time they are rescued, both...
was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
1986 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Sydney Pollack*Alexandre Mnouchkine*Alexandre Trauner*Charles Aznavour*Danièle Thompson*István Szabó*Lino Brocka*Philip French*Sonia Braga*Tonino Delli Colli-Feature film competition:* After Hours by Martin Scorsese...
. Three years later his film Malpractice
Malpractice (film)
Malpractice is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Bill Bennett. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Caz Lederman - Coral Davis* Bob Baines - Doug Davis* Ian Gilmour - Dr. Frank Harrison...
would be screened in the same section at the 1989 festival
1989 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Wim Wenders *Christine Gouze-Renal*Claude Beylie*Georges Delerue*Hector Babenco*Krzysztof Kieślowski*Peter Handke*Renée Blanchar*Sally Field*Silvio Clementelli-Feature film competition:* Chimère by Claire Devers...
. He works currently on the psychological thriller film Uninhabited.
Selected filmography
- A Street to Die (1985 feature film: writer/producer/director)
- BacklashBacklash (1986 film)Backlash is a 1986 Australian film directed by Bill Bennett. Police officers Trevor Darling and Nikki Iceton escort a young Aboriginal woman Kath to the New South Wales outback to stand trial. After getting stranded in the desert a bond grows between them. By the time they are rescued, both...
(1986): writer/producer/director - Dear Cardholder 1987 (feature film): writer/producer/director
- Jilted (feature film 1988): writer/producer/director
- MalpracticeMalpractice (film)Malpractice is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Bill Bennett. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Caz Lederman - Coral Davis* Bob Baines - Doug Davis* Ian Gilmour - Dr. Frank Harrison...
(1989) :writer/director - Mortgage (feature film 1990): writer/director
- The Banjo & The Bard (drama documentary 1991): writer/producer/director
- Last Man Hanged (drama documentary 1992) producer
- Spider & Rose (feature film 1994): writer/director
- Two if by Sea (feature film 1995) director
- Kiss or Kill (feature film 1996): writer/producer/director
- Cut (feature film 1998): writer (uncredited)/producer
- In a Savage Land (feature film 1999): writer/producer/director
- Tempted (feature film 2000): writer/producer/director
- The NuggetThe NuggetThe Nugget is a 2002 comedy film about three friends who find the world's largest nugget of gold.-Storyline:The story concerns a group of three road workers who stumble upon the world's biggest nugget of gold, and become instant millionaires — or so they think...
(2002): writer/producer/director - Deck Dogz (feature film 2003): producer
- Uninhabited (feature film, 2010): writer/producer/director