David Bradbury (film maker)

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David Bradbury
NationalityAustralian
EducationDegree in Political Science
Alma materAustralian National University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, Journalist
Years active1972-present
Notable workFront Line, Public Enemy Number One, Blowin' In The Wind, A Hard Rain
Awards2 Academy Award nominations, 5 Australian Film Industry awards, Various international film festival prizes

David Bradbury is an Australian film maker who began his career in 1972 as an ABC radio journalist, and has since produced 21 documentary films, including many that tackle difficult political issues and highlight the plight of the disadvantaged. Bradbury has won many international film festival prizes, received five Australian Film Industry awards, and two Academy Award nominations. He graduated from the Australian National University with a degree in political science. [1] [2]

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Front Line

Bradbury's first film was Front Line , a portrait of Australian news cameraman Neil Davis in Vietnam. The film received an Academy Award nomination and also won first prize at the Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals, the Grierson award at the American Film Festival and was screened worldwide. [1] [3]

Public Enemy Number One

Another of Bradbury's films, Public Enemy Number One, followed the life of controversial Australian journalist Wilfred Burchett, the first western journalist into Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped. The film won the Golden Gate Award for Best Documentary, the Christopher Statuette, Best Documentary at the Sydney Film Festival, and an AFI award, but was never shown on Australian TV. [1]

Blowin' In The Wind

Blowin' In The Wind is about the joint military training facility at Shoalwater Bay near Rockhampton. This film follows on from Shoalwater: Up for Grabs which Bradbury worked on with then Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett. Blowin' In The Wind looks at some of the health issues surrounding the Shoalwater Bay training facility and the effects of depleted uranium in theatres of war. [1]

A Hard Rain

A Hard Rain is Bradbury's 2007 documentary feature film that looks at the global nuclear industry from the mining of uranium through to nuclear power, to the radioactive waste and nuclear weapons. It examines the issue of whether Australia should go nuclear. [4] [5]

Other films

Bradbury's other films include:

Awards

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  2. ↑ "David Bradbury Awarded the Stanley Hawes Award". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  3. ↑ Movie Review: Front Line (1981)
  4. ↑ "A Hard Rain". Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "A Hard Rain + Climate Of Hope". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "NY Times: Chile: When Will It End?". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  7. ↑ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Frontline Films - Loggerheads". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "My Asian Heart - Documentary on [[Philip Blenkinsop]] and his work in Asia". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  10. ↑ Keane, Sandi (2 September 2023). "David Bradbury, lifetime war abolisher, wins award for Anti-AUKUS efforts". Pearls and Irritations. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Stanley Hawes Award-Past Winners-read more". AIDC. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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