Chris Noonan
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Born | Christopher Noonan 14 November 1952 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor |
Years active | 1970–present |
Chris Noonan (born 14 November 1952)[1] is an Australian filmmaker and actor. He is best known for the family film Babe (1995), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Biography
Encouraged by his father, Noonan made his first short film, Could It Happen Here? set at North Sydney Boys High School when he was sixteen. It won a prize at the Sydney Film Festival and was later screened on Australian television.[1] On leaving school in 1970 Noonan went to work for the Commonwealth Film Unit (now Film Australia), as a production assistant, assistant editor, production manager and assistant director making short films and documentaries.[1]
In 1973 Noonan was in the inaugural intake on the directors' course (along with
In 1979 he set up his own production company, and in 1980 documented the lives of a troupe of disabled actors, in the film
Noonan served for two years (1987–88) as President of the Australian Screen Directors' Association, and in 1990 was appointed for a three-year term as Chairman of the Australian Film Commission.[1]
In 1995 he wrote the screenplay, with
He co-produced the popular Davida Allen telemovie, Feeling Sexy, in 1999.[1][2][5]
In 2006 he directed the biographical film, Miss Potter, based on the life of children's author Beatrix Potter.[1][2][6] Noonan has two further projects including Zebras, a drama set in the final days of apartheid South Africa and The Third Witch, a retelling of William Shakespeare's Macbeth from the perspective of one of the witches, in development.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1973 | Bulls | Yes | Yes | No | |
1980 | Stepping Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary short |
1995 | Babe | Yes | Yes | No | Nominated- Academy Award for Best Director Nominated- Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay |
2006 | Miss Potter | Yes | No | No |
Executive Producer
- Feeling Sexy (1999)
- Ticket Out (2010)
Television
TV movies
Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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1978 | Cass | Yes | No |
1988 | The Riddle of the Stinson | Yes | No |
1989 | Police State | Yes | Yes |
TV series
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1984 | The Cowra Breakout | Yes | Yes | Mini-series |
1987 | Vietnam | Yes | Yes | |
2011 | Crownies | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
2013 | The Time of Our Lives | Yes | No | Episode "The First New Chapter" |
Other credits
Year | Title | Role |
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1974 | 27A | Title Designer |
The Cars That Ate Paris | Assistant Director | |
1996 | Idiot Box | Actor |
2000 | A Wreck, a Tangle | Thanks |
2003 | Preservation | Director Mentor |
2004 | Somersault | Script Advisor: Aurora |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Chris Noonan". Song Summit Sydney. April 2008. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chris Noonan". IMDb. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- OCLC 220214217– via worldcat.org.
- ^ "Chris Noonan awards". IMDb. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ "Feeling Sexy on location". Urban Cinefile. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ Huttner, Jan Lisa (1 May 2007). "Jan chats with Director Christopher Noonan". films42.com. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
External links
- Chris Noonan at IMDb