Peter Cornwell | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Website | http://www.ward13.com.au |
Peter Cornwell is an Australian filmmaker. Cornwell got his start working at the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) in Sydney, Australia.[ citation needed ] Cornwell left ABC in order to create Trephine Production Studios, which he used to complete his award-winning short Ward 13, a stop motion animation that enjoyed success at several international film festivals. [1] Ward 13 received the FIPRESCI Award from the International Federation of Film Critics at Valladolid, and was short-listed for an Oscar nomination in 2005. [2]
After the success of Ward 13, Cornwell partnered with Gold Circle Films and Lions Gate to direct the psychological horror film The Haunting in Connecticut. [3] The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas and stars Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, and Martin Donovan. [4] It was released in March 2009 and went on to gross over $77 million worldwide. [5]
Cornwell also directed the feature film Mercy , an adaptation of Stephen King's short story Gramma , which was produced by Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions, McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision, and Universal Pictures. [6] Mercy starred Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney, Frances O'Connor and Mark Duplass. [7]