BSA106 : New Zealand Film Director (Week 5)

Roger Donaldson

Roger Donaldson was born on November 15, 1945 in Ballarat, Australia. He is a director and producer, known for The Bank Job (2008), The Recruit (2003) and The World's Fastest Indian (2005). 

Overview of their body of work
Sleeping Dogs (1977) - Director, Producer and Art Director
Nutcase (1980) - Director
Smash Palace (1981) - Director, Producer and Writer
The Bounty (1984) - Director
Marie (1985), also known as Marie: A True Story - Director
No Way Out (1987) - Director
Cocktail (1988) - Director
Cadillac Man (1990) - Director and Producer
White Sands (1992) - Director
The Getaway (1994) - Director
Species (1995) - Director
Dante's Peak (1997) - Director
Thirteen Days (2000), also known as Thirteen Days Which Shocked the World - Director
The Recruit (2003) - Director
The World's Fastest Indian (2005) - Director, Producer and Writer
The Bank Job (2008) - Director
Seeking Justice (2011) - Director
The November Man (2014) - Director

How well was their work received overseas
Donaldson's international break came when producer Dino de Laurentiis invited him to helm a version of Mutiny on the Bounty, after Lawrence of Arabia director David Lean left the project. The film, released as The Bounty, starred Anthony Hopkins as William Bligh and Mel Gibson as mutineer Fletcher Christian. Donaldson was nominated for a Golden Palm at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival for this film.

Nominated for any awards?
Australian Film Institute (2006) - Nominated
Cannes Film Festival (1984) - Nominated
High Falls Film Festival (2005) - Won
New Zealand Screen Awards (2006) - Won
Razzie Awards (1989) - Nominated
San Sebastián International Film Festival (2005) - Nominated
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival (1995) - Nominated
Taormina International Film Festival (1978) - Nominated