Andrew Mackie | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Film distributor, producer, author |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | https://www.andrewmackie.com |
Andrew Mackie is an Australian film distributor, producer and author. He is a co-founder of Australian film distribution company Transmission Films along with Richard Payten. [1] [2]
Mackie founded the Australian film distribution company Transmission Films with Richard Payten in 2008. [3] Prior to Transmission Mackie and Payten were joint general managers of Dendy Films and The Globe Film Co. [4] [5] He and Payten have released over 180 films generating over $400 million at the box office. Films Mackie has acquired and distributed have won 9 Palme d’Ors, been nominated for 51 Academy Awards and received over 220 AACTA nominations. As a film distributor he has released films such as The King's Speech, Lion, Amour, Samson & Delilah, The Railway Man, Calvary, Shame, Ride Like A Girl and many more. [6]
As a producer he has executive produced a number of films including Ride Like A Girl directed by Rachel Griffiths, Holding the Man directed by Neil Armfield, Mary & Max directed by Adam Elliot, Candy directed by Neil Armfield, The Eye of the Storm directed by Fred Schepisi, Tracks directed by John Curran, the UK/Australian co-production Oyster Farmer directed by Anna Reeves, On Chesil Beach directed by Dominic Cooke, Sweet Country directed by Warwick Thornton and Strangerland directed by Kim Farrant starring Nicole Kidman. [7]
Mackie and Payten were also founding partners in See-Saw Films, the Oscar-winning UK/Australian production company behind The King's Speech and Shame . [8]
In 2012 and 2013, The Australian , an Australian newspaper named Andrew Mackie as one of the most influential people in the Australian arts. In 2003 Mackie was named as one of The Hollywood Reporter 's Next Gen Under 35 executives. [9]
Mackie is a current board member of Screen Canberra and the Adelaide Film Festival. [10]
In 2021 his first novel, The Tour, was published by Penguin Random House Australia. [11]
Chesil Beach in Dorset, England is one of three major shingle beach structures in Britain. Its name is derived from the word chessil, meaning "gravel" or "shingle". It runs for a length of 29 kilometres (18 mi) from West Bay to the Isle of Portland and in places is up to 15 metres (50 ft) high and 200 metres (660 ft) wide. Behind the beach is the Fleet, a shallow tidal lagoon. Both are part of the Jurassic Coast and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and together form an SSSI and Ramsar Site.
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