Scott Patterson (director)

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Scott Patterson
Born (1962-01-21) 21 January 1962 (age 58)
Crows Nest, Sydney, Australia
OccupationFilm director, film editor
Years active1988–2004

Scott Patterson (born 21 January 1962) is an Australian film director and film editor.

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Before moving towards directing and film producing, Patterson used to work for the Australian television production company, Ross Wood Productions. Patterson's debut feature film, A Wreck, A Tangle, received an Australian Film Institute Award nomination for 'Best Achievement in Sound' in 2000. It also won an Awgie Award from the Australian Writers' Guild in the category 'Feature Film – Original'.

His films have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, [1] making him one of only a few Australian film directors to have films screened at both of these festivals. [2] His short film Lessons in the Language of Love was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. [3] He has also directed and produced commercials featuring Tina Turner and his 2001 short film Pact won the 'Premiere Award' at the Hamburg Short Film Festival. [4]

Patterson's 2004 feature film, The Crop, received the prize for 'Best International Feature Film' at the New York International Film Festival in 2005. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Australian Film Commission". screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. "Film: Scott Patterson". slamcamfilms.com. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. "Festival de Cannes: Lessons in the Language of Love". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  4. "Mediawave: 1999 Catalogue" (PDF). mediawavefestival.hu. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  5. "Sequel to The Crop". The Age . Fairfax Media. 19 July 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  6. "2005 Awards – New York". New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. Retrieved 8 August 2011.