Ray Lawrence — Director
Ray Lawrence is one of Australia’s most highly regarded
directors. The award-winning “Lantana” was released
in Australia in 20012 and went on to critical acclaim
and commercial success in Australia, the US, UK
and Europe. [MORE]
Beatrix Christian — Screenwriter
Beatrix Christian graduated from Australia’s National
Institute of Dramatic Art playwright’s studio in
1991. Her successful career began with her first
play “Spumante Romantica” which was produced by
Sydney’s Griffin Theatre in 1992 and has been performed
many times since. [MORE]
David Williamson — Director of Photography
David Williamson’s relationship with the director
Ray Lawrence goes back to “Bliss”, Ray Lawrence’s
award-winning first feature. An integral part of
the team, David Williamson has been lighting commercials
for Ray Lawrence for many years. He is one of the
most experienced camera operators in the world whose
27 film credits include all three of The Matrix
films, “Peter Pan” and “Muriel’s Wedding.”
Margot Wilson — Production & Costume
Designer
A costume designer on over 19 feature films and
mini-series, some of her credits include “Japanese
Story”, “Ghost Ship” and Terrence Malick’s “The
Thin Red Line”. [MORE]
Deborah Riley - Art Director
With a design background in both architecture and
theatre arts Deborah has forged a successful and
varied career in film, advertising, theatre and
corporate work. Her film credits include “The Matrix”,
“Anna and the King” (nominated for an Academy Award
for Production Design in 2000) and “Real Women Have
Curves”. [MORE]
Karl Sodersten — Editor
In 2001 Karl cut Ray Lawrence’s “Lantana” and his
work was nominated for editing awards from both
the Australian Film Institute and the Film Critics’
Circle of Australia, while the film itself picked
up seven AFI Awards. [MORE]
Paul Kelly — Composer
Paul Kelly is one of Australia’s best-known singer/songwriters.
David Fricke, music editor of Rolling Stone in the
US, called Kelly ‘one of the finest songwriters
I have ever heard, Australian or otherwise’. [MORE]
Dan Luscombe — Composer
Dan Luscombe is a Melbourne-based musician, and
a member of The Blackeyed Susans, Dan Kelly and
the Alpha Males, and Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions.
Having previously worked together on the film Tom
White, this is the second time Dan Luscombe and
Paul Kelly have collaborated on a film score.
Soteria Bell
A group of singers based in Melbourne, Australia,
Soteria Bell performs traditional and original music
from around the world including Mongolia, Bulgaria,
Estonia, Venezuela, India and Japan. With unique
and unusual arrangements for voice and minimal instrumentation
including violin, thumb piano, tuned glasses and
harmonium, members of the group have diverse backgrounds
in the fields of improvisation, harmonic singing
and classical styles.
Andrew Plain — Sound Designer
Andrew has been providing quality soundtracks to
Australian and overseas films and television series
for the past 20 years. [MORE]
Catherine Jarman — Producer
Catherine’s career in the film industry began in
1980 working with Ray Lawrence at his production
company Window Productions. [MORE]
Philippa Bateman — Executive Producer
Philippa Bateman is CEO and one of the founders
of April Films. April started life with a first-look
deal with Universal Studios and later United Artists/MGM.
She was also the acquisitions representative for
United Artists/MGM for Australia from 2002 – 2004.
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Garry Charny — Executive Producer
With a background in corporate advi-sory, finance,
theatre and the law, Garry was responsible for the
merger of April Films and Macquarie Film and Television
to create April Entertainment—of which he is a major
shareholder. [MORE]
