Stephan Elliott
Stephan Elliott | |
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 27 August 1964
Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1992–present |
Partner | Wil Bevolley |
Stephan Elliott (born 27 August 1964) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. His best-known film internationally is The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994).
Career
Elliott began his career as an
His first two feature films, Frauds (starring musician Phil Collins) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, along with his lesser known, shorter films Fast and The Agreement were produced by Rebel Penfold-Russell's Australian production company Latent Image Productions.
Frauds, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and
In 2004, Elliott was involved in a skiing accident which saw him hospitalised for several months. He credits the accident with rediscovering his sense of humour.[1] This may go part way to explaining why, in 2007 Elliott worked with Fred Nassiri to create one of the most expensive music videos of all time. Shot in over 15 countries, with seven directors the song "Love Sees No Colour" aspires to spread a message of peace and love.
His film
His next film, A Few Best Men starring Xavier Samuel and Olivia Newton-John[4] was released in 2012.
Other writing credits include the script for the stage play of .
Personal life
Elliott came out as
Filmography
- Frauds (1993)
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
- Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)
- Eye of the Beholder (1999)
- Easy Virtue (2008)
- A Few Best Men (2011)
- Rio, I Love You (2014)
- Swinging Safari (2017)
References
- ^ Mottram, James (23 October 2008). "Easy Virtue director Stephan Elliott talks about comeback from horrifying accident". London: entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "TIFF'08 – Easy Virtue". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- ^ "Easy Virtue brings British humour to Rome Film Festival". Reuters. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John to star in Stephan Elliott's a Few Best Men | Encore Magazine". Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "A Few Best Men director comes out at AACTAs". Australia: ABC News. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ Hornery, Andrew (17 February 2012). "Closet door still closed".
- ^ "Stephan Elliott, the Aussie wedding crasher". Australian Times. 31 August 2012.