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Russell Mulcahy Biography
Birth Name:Russell Mulcahy
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Profession Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Swimming Upstream was nominated for Best Feature Film at the 2003 IF Awards and Best Director at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
- Won a Christopher Award in 2002 for "The Lost Battalion․"
- Quote: "(On doing episodic) "Actors are given a chance to grow, and do all the dips and falls, and take different journeys and paths, and have different cliffhangers, emotionally․ It's great to watch them personally grow as craftsmen․""
- Has directed music videos for such musicians as Duran Duran and Elton John
- Is known for his fast cutting and incorporating water as a design element into production
- Was the original director of Rambo III, but due to creative differences, he was replaced by Peter MacDonald
Awards
- 1985Grand Prize-: nominated
- 1987Jupiter Award-Best International Film: nominated
- 1995CableACE-Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2002Christopher Award-Television & Cable: winner
- 2003FCCA Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2003IF Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
- 2012CinEuphoria-Freedom of Expression - Honorary Award: winner