Simon Wincer

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Simon Wincer
Simon Wincer on AccessReel.jpg
Wincer interviewed on AccessReel.com in 2011
Born1943 (age 8182)
Sydney, Australia
Education Cranbrook School, Sydney
OccupationFilm director
Years active1965–present
Awards Christopher Award

Simon Wincer (born 1943) is an Australian film and television director best known for the miniseries Lonesome Dove and the film Free Willy . [1] He attended Cranbrook School, Sydney, from 1950 to 1961. On leaving school he worked as a stagehand at TV Station Channel 7. By the 1980s he had directed over 200 hours of television. In 1986, he directed the telemovie The Last Frontier and also won a Christopher Award.

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter
1979 Snapshot YesNoNo
1980 Harlequin YesNoNo
1983 Phar Lap YesNoNo
1985 D.A.R.Y.L. YesNoNo
1987 The Lighthorsemen YesYesNo
1990 Quigley Down Under YesNoNo
1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man YesNoNo
1993 Free Willy YesNoNo
1994 Lightning Jack YesYesNo
1995 Operation Dumbo Drop YesNoNo
1996 The Phantom YesNoNo
2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles YesNoNo
2003 The Young Black Stallion YesNoNo
2011 The Cup YesYesYes

Television

YearTitleNotes
1971–1975 Matlock Police 17 episodes;
Also writer and assistant director
1972 Division 4 15 episodes
1973 Ryan 4 episodes
1974–1976 Homicide 5 episodes;
Also assistant director
1975 Cash and Company 4 episodes
1976 The Sullivans 4 episodes
The Lost Islands 1 episode
Tandarra 7 episodes
The Box 1 episode
1977–1978 Chopper Squad 5 episodes;
Also writer
1977–1980 Young Ramsay 5 episodes
1979 Skyways 2 episodes
Bailey's Bird
1979–1980 Prisoner: Cell Block H 4 episodes
1986 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 1 episode
1992–1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 6 episodes
2001 Ponderosa 1 episode

TV films

Miniseries

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkCategoryResult
1980 Australian Film Institute Award Harlequin Best DirectorNominated
Sitges Awards Prize of the International Critics' JuryWon
1983Australian Film Institute Award Phar Lap Best DirectorNominated
1989 Primetime Emmy Awards Lonesome Dove Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special Won
1990 Directors Guild of America Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic SpecialsNominated
2002 Western Heritage Awards Crossfire Trail Best Television Feature FilmWon
2005Online Film & Television Association Award Into the West Best Direction of a Motion Picture or MiniseriesWon

References

  1. Sandra Brennan (2014). "Simon Wincer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.