Rowan Woods

Rowan Woods
Rowan Woods
Born	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations	Film and television director; actor; screenwriter;
Years active	1988–present

Rowan Woods is an Australian AACTA Award-winning film and television director, best known for the 1998 film The Boys and the 2016 television drama series The Kettering Incident.

Career

Film

Woods directed The Boys in 1998^[1] and won an ACCTA Award for Best Direction.^[2] The film was also entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3] His next film, Little Fish, starring Cate Blanchett, was released in September 2005.^[4]

His 2009 film, Fragments received mixed, but mostly negative reviews from critics.^[5]

Television

Woods has directed episodes of several television series, including Farscape, Fireflies, Police Rescue, and Spartacus: Blood and Sand.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, he directed The Straits, and some episodes of Rake between 2012 and 2016. In 2016, he directed the acclaimed The Kettering Incident, and also Nowhere Boys.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, he directed The Broken Shore, a Duncan Lawrie Dagger award-winning novel by Australian author Peter Temple.^{[citation needed]}

Other roles

Since December 2021^[6] and as of November 2023^[update], Woods is president of the Australian Directors' Guild.^[7]

Awards and nominations

Woods has been nominated for many awards and won several, including:^[8]

1998: Winner, Best Achievement in Direction in the AFI Awards, for The Boys
1998: Nominee, Golden Bear in the Berlin International Film Festival, for The Boys
1999: Winner, Best Director in the FCCA Awards, for The Boys
1999: Winner, Readers' Award for Favourite Australian Film in the FCCA Awards, for The Boys
2001: Nominee, Best Direction in a Television Drama in the AFI Awards, for Do or Die
2005: Nominee, Best Director in the FCCA Awards, for Little Fish
2005: Nominee, Best Direction in the AFI Awards, for Little Fish
2005: Nominee, Best Direction in the IF Awards, for Little Fish
2006: Nominee, Best Direction in the Zurich Film Festival, for Little Fish
2014: Winner, Best Direction in a Telemovie in the ADG Awards, for The Broken Shore
2015: Nominee, Best Direction in a Television Drama Series in the ADG Awards, for Rake
2016: Nominee, Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy in the AACTA Awards, for The Kettering Incident

References

^ "Rowan Woods". Emerging Filmmakers Fund. 2009.
^ "Snapshots from the Past: A sneak peek into the AFI Awards photo archive". Retrieved 6 February 2010.
^ "1998 Programme". Berlinale. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
^ Dan Edwards. "Director Rowan Woods talks about his latest feature Little Fish". Archived from the original on 13 October 2009.
^ Rod Yates (2008). "Dakota Fanning vs Rowan Woods". Retrieved 6 February 2010.
^ Welch, Kalila (12 December 2021). "Rowan Woods elected as president of Australian Director's Guild". Mumbrella. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Australian Directors' Guild". About. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Rowan Woods". IMDb. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

External links

Rowan Woods at IMDb

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[1] "Rowan Woods". Emerging Filmmakers Fund. 2009.

[2] "Snapshots from the Past: A sneak peek into the AFI Awards photo archive". Retrieved 6 February 2010.

[Berlinale-3] "1998 Programme". Berlinale. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[4] Dan Edwards. "Director Rowan Woods talks about his latest feature Little Fish". Archived from the original on 13 October 2009.

[5] Rod Yates (2008). "Dakota Fanning vs Rowan Woods". Retrieved 6 February 2010.

[6] Welch, Kalila (12 December 2021). "Rowan Woods elected as president of Australian Director's Guild". Mumbrella. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[7] "Australian Directors' Guild". About. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[awards-8] "Rowan Woods". IMDb. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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