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Robert Connolly

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 01/01/1967 (57) | Sydney (Australia)
Robert Connolly (born 1967) is an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter based in Melbourne, Victoria. He is best known as the director and writer of the feature films Balibo, Three Dollars, and The Bank, as well as the producer of Romulus, My Father and The Boys. He is head of the film distribution company, Footprint Films, owned by Arenafilms. ()
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Robert Connolly is a film director, producer and screenwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Connolly is best known as the director and writer of the feature films Balibo, Three Dollars and The Bank, and the producer of the high-profile Australian films Romulus, My Father and The Boys. Connolly's first feature film as producer, The Boys, had its world premiere In Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998. It was nominated for 13 AFI Awards including Best Film, and won awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. In 1998, Connolly was named by Variety as one of the 10 best emerging producers in the world. Three Dollars, The Bank and The Boys have a strong political agenda and have been released in Australia as a DVD box set along with the documentary The Political Arena exploring the social and political strands of the films. In 2007 Connolly and Arenafilm's John Maynard together produced the period immigration drama Romulus, My Father, directed by Richard Roxburgh, starring Eric Bana and Franka Potente.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Robert Connolly

Centenary Medal
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Movies with Robert Connolly as Crew(38)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Memoir of a Snail
Directing/Director2024 Force of Nature: The Dry 2
Production/Producer2024 Force of Nature: The Dry 2
Writing/Writer2024 Force of Nature: The Dry 2
Production/Executive Producer2023 Sweet As
Production/Executive Producer2022 Petrol
Production/Producer2022 Emily
Directing/Director2022 Blueback
Writing/Writer2022 Blueback
Production/Producer2022 Blueback
Crew/Thanks2021 Tough
Directing/Director2020 The Dry
Production/Executive Producer2020 The Dry
Writing/Screenplay2020 The Dry
Production/Executive Producer2018 Acute Misfortune
Production/Executive Producer2018 [CENSORED]
Production/Executive Producer2016 Chasing Asylum
Production/Executive Producer2016 Spear
Directing/Director2014 Paper Planes
Production/Producer2014 Paper Planes
Writing/Screenplay2014 Paper Planes
Production/Executive Producer2014 These Final Hours
Directing/Director2013 The Turning
Production/Producer2013 The Turning
Directing/Director2009 Balibo
Writing/Writer2009 Balibo
Directing/Second Unit Director2007 Romulus, My Father
Production/Producer2007 Romulus, My Father
Directing/Director2005 Three Dollars
Writing/Screenplay2005 Three Dollars
Production/Producer2001 The Monkey's Mask
Directing/Director2001 The Bank
Writing/Writer2001 The Bank
Production/Consulting Producer2000 Better Than Sex
Production/Producer1998 The Boys
Production/Executive Producer1995 All Men Are Liars

TV Shows/Series with Robert Connolly as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2018 Deep State
Production/Producer2017 The Warriors
Creator/Creator2017 The Warriors
Directing/Director2016 Barracuda
Production/Producer2015 Gallipoli
Directing/Director2011 The Slap

Full Name: Robert Connolly
Citizenship: Australia
Born: Sunday, 01/01 1967 (January) in Sydney (Australia) (current age: 57 years + 87 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Robert Connolly frequently works together with these people:
Jane Norris (11x, Crew)
Nick Meyers (10x, Crew)
Eric Bana (9x, Actor)
Liz Kearney (8x, Crew)
Chris Goodes (7x, Crew)
Andrew Myer (7x, Crew)
David Wenham (6x, Actor)
Tristan Milani (6x, Crew)
John Maynard (6x, Crew)
Robert Patterson (5x, Crew)
Matthew Parkhill (4x, Crew)
Taylor Ferguson (4x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:163941, Added: 07/06/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024