Rosa Colosimo

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Rosa Colosimo (born 25 June 1949 in Tropea, Italy) is an Australian film producer.

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Career

Colosimo was born in Calabria, Italy, and moved to Melbourne, Australia with her family in 1951, where her parents ran a greengrocer's shop. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Melbourne University along with a Diploma of Education and began teaching Italian. She owned the only Italian book shop in the Southern hemisphere and became quite successful. [1]

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Colosimo became involved in the film industry by distributing Italian films for Australia in the early 80s before turning producer. [2] [3]

She was one of the most prolific film producers in Australia in the late 80s despite a lack of support from the funding bodies - all of her movies were made with private money. She was accused of using Mafia money on by someone on the board of Film Victoria, which Colosimo denied. [4] [1] She pioneered co-production with Italy. [5]

Film Victoria is a statutory authority of the State Government of Victoria, Australia that provides strategic leadership and assistance for film, television, and digital media production in the Australian state of Victoria.

Most of her movies concerned the Italian Australian community in Melbourne. Colosimo:

Producing is constantly stimulating. One of the most satisfying things about it is that while it is demanding, exhausting and tedious, it is ultimately achievable. I really do get excited by the potential of a story or a script. A project constantly shifts for me. I never get bored. It suits me to be in a work environment which is very intense and then to have space for myself in between. [1]

Select credits

The Still Point is a 1986 Australian film directed by Barbara Boyd-Anderson.

Hungry Heart is a 1987 Australian film about a love affair that goes wrong.

Blowing Hot and Cold is a 1989 Australian comedy drama film about an Italian who befriends a garage owner whose daughter has run off with a drug dealer.

Unmade projects

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Judith Womersley, "Producing Films: Tough", The Age, 29 October 1989 p. 25
  2. 1 2 Stratton p. 89
  3. ↑ Nick Roddick, "For deaf, read Italian", Cinema Papers, September 1985 pp. 13-14
  4. ↑ Stratton p119
  5. 1 2 Bob Evans, "OUR PIECE OF THE ACTION", The Australian Financial Review, 18 October 1001 p. 33
  6. ↑ Kevin Sadlier, "RONS STIRS THE CENSOR", Sun Herald, 27 December 1992p 85
  7. ↑ Kevin Sadlier, "REEL FACTS", Sun Herald, 20 December 1992 p 93

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