List of films shot in Tasmania
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of films shot wholly or partly in Tasmania
, Australia
. There are around 30 movies listed in the Internet Movie Database
as having been shot in Tasmania. This is a list of the more prominent, commercial or notable films.
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. There are around 30 movies listed in the Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
as having been shot in Tasmania. This is a list of the more prominent, commercial or notable films.
Films
| Film | Year | Locations | References |
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| Almost Alien | 1997 | Tasmania; Adelaide, Flinders Ranges, Hawker, South Australia - Australia | |
| Andrew, Sauveteur de baleines en Tasmanie | 2007 | Tasmania - Australia | |
| Arctic Blast Arctic Blast (film) Arctic Blast is a 2010 disaster film. Its world premiere took place at the 2010 Canadian Film Festival in Sydney, at the Dendy Opera Quays cinema, on August 4.- Plot :... |
2010 | Hobart, Tasmania | |
| Aya | 1990 | Hobart, Tasmania; Melbourne, Point Lonsdale, Victoria - Australia | |
| Beyond Gravity | 2000 | Tasmania - Australia; Bishop, California - USA; Vancouver Island, Squamish, British Columbia - Canada; Tasermuit Fjord - Greenland | |
| Blind Company Blind Company Blind Company is a 2009 feature film directed by Melbourne auteur Alkinos Tsilimidos and starring Colin Friels. It premiered at the 2009 Melbourne International Film Festival.- Development :... |
2009 | Bicheno Bicheno Bicheno may refer to:* Bicheno, Tasmania, a town in Australia* Hugh Bicheno, a British-American military historian* James Ebenezer Bicheno, a British Colonial Secretary for Van Diemen's Land 1843–1851.* James Bicheno Francis, a British-American engineer... , Tasmania |
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| Boys | 2003 | Tasmania - Australia; Chennai, Tamil Nadu; Cochin, Kerala - India | |
| Boys in the Island | 1989 | Tasmania; Melbourne, Victoria; Sydney, New South Wales - Australia | |
| Dying Breed Dying Breed Dying Breed is an Australian horror film, which was directed by Jody Dwyer and stars Leigh Whannell and Nathan Phillips.-Synopsis:A group of hikers looking for a Tasmanian Tiger encounter a family of cannibals descended from Alexander Pearce who are out to find fresh breeding stock to... |
2008 | Dandenong Ranges National Park, Victoria; Tasmania - Australia | - |
| Exile Exile (1994 film) Exile is a 1994 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was shot entirely on location in Tasmania.-Cast:* Aden Young as Peter Costello* Beth Champion as Mary... |
1994 | Tasmania - Australia | |
| For the Term of His Natural Life For the Term of His Natural Life (1927 film) - Plot summary :After a row, Ellinor Devine reveals to her husband Sir Richard that he is not actually the father of their son, also named Richard, but that he was fathered by her cousin, Lord Bellasis. Sir Richard throws his son out and storms off in a rage. Shortly afterwards, Richard Junior... |
1927 | Port Arthur, Tasmania; Berrima, Bondi Junction, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales - Australia | |
| The Hunter The Hunter (2011 Australian film) The Hunter is a 2011 Australian film, directed by Daniel Nettheim and produced by Vincent Sheehan, based on the 1999 novel by Julia Leigh. It stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill and Frances O'Connor. To prepare for the role, Dafoe worked with a bush survival expert who taught him practical tips like how... |
2011 | Hobart International Airport Hobart International Airport Hobart International Airport is an airport located in Cambridge, east of Hobart, Tasmania. The Federal government owned airport is currently being operated on a 99 year lease to the Tasmanian Gateway Consortium. The airport has seen strong passenger growth in the last few years, primarily due to... , Hobart, Mount Wellington (Tasmania), Central Plateau (Tasmania), Florentine Valley (Tasmania), Maydena (Tasmania), |
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| The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce is a 2008 Australian film directed by Michael James Rowland starring Irish actors Adrian Dunbar as Philip Conolly and Ciaran McMenamin as Alexander Pearce... |
2008 | Central Highlands, Derwent Bridge, Lake St Clair, Mount Wellington, Nelson's Falls, Tahune Forest Reserve, Tasmania; Somersby, Rozelle, Sydney, New South Wales - Australia | |
| Love the Beast Love The Beast Love The Beast is a 2009 documentary film directed by Eric Bana, and featuring Bana, Jay Leno, Jeremy Clarkson and Phil McGraw.- Content :... |
2009 | Tasmania; Victoria - Australia; London - England; Los Angeles, California; New York City, New York - USA | |
| Manganinnie Manganinnie Manganinnie is an AFI Award-winning 1980 film which follows the journey of Manganinnie, a Tasmanian Aboriginal woman who searches for her tribe with the company of a young, lost white girl named Joanna... |
1980 | Central Tasmania, West Coast, Tasmania - Australia | |
| Napoleon Napoleon (1995 film) Napoleon is a 1995 Australian film directed by Mario Andreacchio, and written by Mark Saltzman about a golden retriever puppy who runs away from his city home to the wild dogs.- Plot :... |
1995 | Tasmania; Adelaide Hills, Adelaide, Flinders Ranges, Hendon, Kangaroo Island, South Australia; Sydney, New South Wales; Northern Territory - Australia | |
| Oscar and Lucinda Oscar and Lucinda (film) Oscar and Lucinda is a 1997 romantic drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Cate Blanchett, Ralph Fiennes, Ciarán Hinds and Tom Wilkinson. It is based on the 1988 Booker Prize-winning novel Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey.-Plot:... |
1997 | Hobart, Tasmania; Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales - Australia; Boscastle, Bossiney, Crackington Haven, Morwenstow, Port Isaac, Trebarwith Strand, Cornwall - England | |
| Rosebery 7470 | 2006 | Tasmania - Australia | |
| Save the Lady | 1982 | Hobart, Tasmania - Australia | |
| Testing Taklo | 2004 | Hobart, Tasmania; Melbourne, Victoria - Australia | |
| The Sound of One Hand Clapping The Sound of One Hand Clapping The Sound of One Hand Clapping is a 1997 novel by Australian author Richard Flanagan. The title is adapted from the famous Zen kōan of Hakuin Ekaku. The Sound of One Hand Clapping was Flanagan's second novel.-Plot summary:... |
1998 | Hobart, Tasmania - Australia | |
| The Tale of Ruby Rose The Tale of Ruby Rose The Tale of Ruby Rose is an Australian movie, released in 1988. It is 100 minutes in length. It was written and directed by Roger Scholes and produced by Andrew Wiseman and Bryce Menzies... |
1987 | Central Highlands, Tasmania - Australia | |
| They Found a Cave | 1962 | New Town, Hobart, Richmond, Glenorchy, Tasmania - Australia | |
| Van Diemen's Land Van Diemen's Land (film) Van Diemen's Land is a 2009 Australian thriller set in 1822 in colonial Tasmania. It follows the story of the infamous Australian convict, Alexander Pearce, played by Oscar Redding and his escape with seven other convicts.-Plot:... |
2009 | Great Otway National Park, Victoria; Lake Binney, Bronte Park, Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania - Australia |
See also
- Australian Film CommissionAustralian Film CommissionThe Australian Film Commission was an Australian government agency with a mandate to promote the creation and distribution of films in Australia as well as to preserve the country's film history. It also had a production arm responsible for production and commissioning of films for government...
- Cinema of AustraliaCinema of AustraliaCinema of Australia, more commonly referred to as the Australian film industry, refers to the system of production, distribution, and exhibition of films in Australia. Film production commenced in Australia in 1906 with the production of The Story of the Kelly Gang, the earliest feature film made...
- Film AustraliaFilm AustraliaFilm Australia was a company established by the Government of Australia to produce films about Australia. Its mission was to create an audio-visual record of Australian culture, through the commissioning, distribution and management of programs that deal with matters of national interest or...
- Screen AustraliaScreen AustraliaScreen Australia is the Federal Government’s key funding body for the Australian screen production industry. Its functions are to support and promote the development of a highly creative, innovative and commercially sustainable industry....
- South Australian Film CorporationSouth Australian Film CorporationSouth Australian Film Corporation is a South Australian Government statutory corporation established in 1972. Former State Premier Don Dunstan played an instrumental role in the foundation of the Corporation and its early film production activities....
- World cinemaWorld cinemaWorld cinema is a term used primarily in English language speaking countries to refer to the films and film industries of non-English speaking countries. It is therefore often used interchangeably with the term foreign film...
- List of Australian films
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- List of films shot in Adelaide
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- List of films shot in Melbourne
- List of films shot in Queensland
- List of films shot in Sydney
- List of films shot in Western Australia
Further reading
- Adamson, Judith. A Film Australia miscellany. Lindfield, N.S.W. : Film Australia, 1991.
- Collins, Felicity, and Theresa Davis. Australian Cinema After Mabo. Sydney: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
- Dawson, Jonathan, and Bruce Molloy, eds. Queensland Images in Film and Television. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1990.
- Dermody, Susan and Elizabeth Jacka, eds. The Screening of Australia, Volume 1: Anatomy of a Film Industry. Sydney: Currency Press, 1987.
- — — — . The Screening of Australia, Volume 2: Anatomy of a National Cinema. Sydney: Currency Press, 1988.
- Moran, Albert and Tom O’Regan, eds. An Australian Film Reader (Australian Screen Series). Sydney: Currency Press, 1985.
- Moran, Albert and Errol Vieth. Film in Australia: An Introduction Sydney: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- Murray, Scott, ed. Australian Film: 1978 – 1994. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-19-553777-7
- Pike, Andrew and Ross Cooper. Australian Film: 1900 – 1977. revised ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-19-550784-3
- McFarland, Brian, Geoff Mayer and Ina Bertrand, eds. The Oxford Companion to Australian Film. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-19-553797-1
- Moran, Albert. Projecting Australia : government film since 1945. Sydney : Currency Press, 1991. ISBN 0-86-819292-9.
- Moran, Albert and Errol Vieth. Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8108-5459-7
- O'Regan, Tom. Australian National Cinema. London: Routledge, 1996.
- Reade, Eric. Australian Silent Films: A Pictorial History of Silent Films from 1896 to 1926. Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, 1970.
- — — — . History and Heartburn : The Saga of Australian Film 1896-1978. New Jersey: Associated University Presses, 1981.
- Ryan, Mark, David (2009),'Whither Culture? Australian Horror Films and the Limitations of Cultural Policy', Media International Australia: Incorporating Culture and Policy, no. 133, pp. 43-55.
- Stratton, David. The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry. Sydney : Pan Macmillan, 1990. 465p. ISBN 0-7329-0250-9
- Verhoeven, DebDeb VerhoevenDeb Verhoeven is currently Professor and Chair of Media and Communication at Deakin University. Until recently she held the role of Director of the AFI Research Collection at RMIT. A writer, broadcaster, film critic and commentator, Verhoeven is the author of more than 30 journal articles and book...
. Sheep and the Australian Cinema. Melbourne : MUP, 2006. ISBN 0-522-85239-4 - — — — ed. Twin Peeks: Australian and New Zealand Feature Films. Melbourne: Damned Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-876310-00-6