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SimonBaré

  • Director
  • Editor
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Simon Baré batted one out of the park in 1994 with his first short: dark restaurant tale Eau de la Vie won awards around the globe, and was invited to the Cannes Film Festival. Long based in Australia, Baré has taken a variety of roles on children’s TV and corporate work. He also continues to direct short films and occasional theatre, alongside studies for his second film-related Masters at Sydney University’s College of the Arts.   

Screenography

Five Dock Crew
2012 Director, Editor, Camera, Producer Short film
My Great Big Adventure
2012 Editor, Field Producer Television
A Love Story
2009 Director, Editor, Script Editor Short film
Eleven (Australian Short)
2009 Director, Editor Film
Oliver Trumble
2002 Writer Television

Awards

2012 St Kilda Film Festival (Australia)
Nominated for Best Documentary: Five Dock Crew

1995 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival  (France)
Le Prix de la Jeunesse: Eau de la Vie

1995 Odense Film Festival (Denmark)
First Prize, Youth Jury: Eau de la Vie
Third Prize for Most Surprising Film: Eau de la Vie

1994 Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection (Special Selection of New Zealand Short Films): Eau de la Vie

1994 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Short Film: Eau de la Vie

1994 Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani (Italy)
Best Short : Eau de la Vie

“Making Eau de la Vie was both the most wonderful and the most surreal experience for me as a filmmaker. First getting the funds to make a short film, second directing it and third, getting into the Cannes Film Festival and winning awards around the world.”

Simon Baré