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Stephan Elliott

Birth Name:
Stephan Elliott
Birth Place:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profession
Director, Writer, Actor, Assistant director, Soundtrack, Producer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Began career working as an assistant director during the Australian film boom of the 1980s
  • Quote: "Priscilla was the only time I've ever had final cut on a film and I wanted that again․ This project was really important to me․ When I took the project through the studio system, I could tell that I'd lose control if I went down that road․"
  • During his presentation at the inaugural AACTA Awards in Sydney, Australia, on January 31, 2012, Elliott came out as gay
  • In 2004, Elliott was in a skiing accident and was hospitalized for several months, but instead of letting the situation get him down, he stayed optimistic and credits the incident as helping him rediscover his sense of humor
  • Worked with Fred Nassiri to create music group U96's "Love Sees No Colour" music video, one of the most costly music videos of all time, shooting in more than 15 countries, with seven directors

Awards

  • 1993Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1993Best FilmNominated
  • 1994AFI Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1994AFI Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
  • 1994Golden RavenWinner
  • 1994Un Certain Regard AwardNominated
  • 1994Audience Award - Outstanding Narrative Feature:Winner
  • 1995BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original:Nominated
  • 1995WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 2000Silver Raven - Best Director:Winner
  • 2008Golden Marc'Aurelio AwardNominated
  • 2009Awgie Award - Feature Film - Adaptation:Nominated
  • 2009Audience Award - Best Feature:Winner
  • 2018Audience AwardNominated
  • 2018Transatlantyk Distribution Award - Section "New Cinema":Nominated
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