David Michôd is an Australian filmmaker, director of the highly acclaimed Animal Kingdom in 2010. He also co-wrote Hesher.
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Education and early career
Michôd was educated at Sydney Grammar School before moving to Melbourne to study arts at the University of Melbourne. After working for the Victorian Department of Education he decided to attend film school while in his mid-20s. He later served as editor of Inside Film magazine, serving in the role between 2003 and 2006.[1][2][3]
Directing
Michôd began his directing career in short films, with Ezra White, LL.B. in 2006 being one of the first to make an impact. Michôd's next two films, Crossbow and Netherland Dwarf, produced by Aquarius Films, were both selected to screen in the Sundance Film Festival. Netherland Dwarf also screened in the Berlin International Film Festival. Crossbow won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Film.
In 2010 his debut feature film, Animal Kingdom, won the World Cinema Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.[1][3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ a b Maddox, Garry (25 May 2010). "Killer crims take Sundance by storm". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/killer-crims-take-sundance-by-storm-20100514-v3ls.html. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Directors Jennifer Peedom & David Michôd". Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. http://www.vimff.org/msg.asp?portalid=2&pageid=24&news=9&caid=%7BB7D3C71C-C3DF-4FE3-B9CB-7E5B547E7305%7D. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ a b Chai, Paul (20 January 2010). "Director to Watch: David Michod". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014060.html?categoryId=3884&cs=1. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Kung, Michelle (31 January 2010). "Sundance 2010: “Animal Kingdom” Director David Michôd on the Origins of his Film". Wall Street Journal. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/01/31/sundance-2010-animal-kingdom-director-david-michod-on-the-origins-of-his-film/. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Turan, Kenneth (27 January 2010). "Young directors Nicole Holofcener and David Michod have a bond down deep". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/27/entertainment/la-et-sundance-directors27-2010jan27. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: David Michod's Animal Kingdom". Internet Movie Database. 13 January 2010. http://www.imdb.com/news/ni1409436/. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
External links
- David Michôd at the Internet Movie Database
- Ezra White, LL.B. at the Internet Movie Database
- Animal Kingdom at the Internet Movie Database
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- IONCINEMA.com IonCinephile of the Month Profile
- IONCINEMA.com David Michôd's Top Ten Films List
- IONCINEMA.com interview with David Michôd for Animal Kingdom