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Robert Sarkies made his first film when he was 10. By his early 20s his shorts had played at international festivals. He made his feature debut with Scarfies (1999), following it with a darker shade of southern gothic: Out of the Blue, an acclaimed dramatisation of the Aramoana murders. Sarkies followed it with episodes of TV's This is Not My Life and third feature Two Little Boys, based on the novel by his brother Duncan.
Follow your instincts, because it's all you've got. If you follow your own instincts, your own sensibilities, you'll create original work that reflects who you are.
– Robert Sarkies, October 2007 - Filmmaker magazine
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Director |
2012 |
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Executive Producer |
2010 |
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This is Not My Life |
Director |
2010 |
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Director |
2006 |
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Script Editor |
2002 |
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Director |
1999 |
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Director |
1996 |
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Flames from the Heart |
Director |
1995 |
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Oi |
Director |
1994 - 1995 |
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Dream Makers |
Writer |
1993 |
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2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Best Film - Over $1 Million (shared with Steven O'Meagher and Tim White): for Out Of The Blue
Nominated for Best Director - Film: for Out Of The Blue, and Screenplay (with Graeme Tetley): for Out of the Blue
1997 Montreal World Film Festival
First Prize - Short Film Section: for Signing Off
1997 Odense International Film Festival (Denmark)
Grand Prix for Best Short Film: Signing Off
1997 Vallodolid International Film Festival (Spain)
Silver Spike - Runner-up for Best Short Film: Signing Off
1997 Dresden Short Film Festival (Germany)
Nominated for Best Short Film: Signing Off