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John Hillcoat
Hillcoat at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
Born (1961-08-14) 14 August 1961 (age 62)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter, music video director

John Hillcoat (born 14 August 1961) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and music video director.

Early life

Hillcoat was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 14 August 1961, and grew up in North America and Europe. [1] He attended Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and was enrolled in its Special Art Program. As a child, his paintings were featured in the Art Gallery of Hamilton. He was active with the McMaster University Film Board, most notably producing an animated short titled The Finger.

Back in Australia by the late 1970s, aged 18, Hillcoat studied film at the Swinburne University of Technology, in Melbourne. There, he became immersed in its post-punk scene, through which he met his now wife, the photographer Polly Borland, and began a lifelong creative collaboration with Nick Cave, editing the music video for his band The Birthday Party's song "Nick the Stripper" (1980). Hillcoat also got a job filming concerts at the famed Melbourne venue the Crystal Ballroom. [2]

Career

Hillcoat has often worked with Nick Cave, the band Depeche Mode, and actor Guy Pearce. The Road, his adaptation of the novel by Cormac McCarthy, premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival, and was released in the U.S. in November 2009. His 2012 film, Lawless, competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. [3] [4] Hillcoat's film, Triple 9 was released in 2016. [5] In 2017, he directed " Crocodile", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. [6]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Notes
1985 The INXS: Swing and Other Stories
1988 Ghosts... of the Civil Dead Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Production Design
1996 To Have & to Hold Australian Film Institute Nominee for Best Achievement in Sound
Australian Film Institute Nominee for Best Achievement in Production Design
2001 Digital Hardcore Videos Documentary
2005 The Proposition Australian Film Institute Award for Best Cinematography
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Costume Design
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Production Design
2009 The Road
2010 Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater Short machinima film to promote the video game Red Dead Redemption
2012 Lawless
2016 Triple 9
2018 Corazón Short film
2021 Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends Documentary
Co-directed with Jennifer Lebeau

Music videos

Year Artist Song
1989 Elvis Costello " Veronica"
1991 Crowded House " Chocolate Cake"
1993 Herbert Grönemeyer "Chaos"
1993 Herbert Grönemeyer "Land unter"
1994 Frente! " Bizarre Love Triangle"
1994 Siouxsie and the Banshees " O Baby"
1994 Siouxsie and the Banshees " Stargazer"
1996 Manic Street Preachers " Australia"
1997 Bush "Personal Holloway"
1997 Mansun "She Makes My Nose Bleed"
1998 Placebo " You Don't Care About Us"
1998 Therapy? " Church of Noise"
1998 Neil Finn " Sinner"
1998 Therapy? " Lonely, Cryin', Only"
1999 Suede " Can't Get Enough"
1999 James " Just Like Fred Astaire"
1999 HIM " Join Me in Death"
2000 Chicane " No Ordinary Morning"
2000 Einstürzende Neubauten "Sabrina"
2001 HIM " In Joy and Sorrow"
2001 Depeche Mode " I Feel Loved"
2001 Depeche Mode " Freelove"
2002 Depeche Mode " Goodnight Lovers"
2002 Gemma Hayes " Hanging Around"
2002 Manic Street Preachers " There by the Grace of God"
2003 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "Babe, I'm on Fire"
2003 AFI " Silver and Cold"
2003 Muse " Time Is Running Out"
2007 Maroon 5 " Makes Me Wonder"
2007 Grinderman " No Pussy Blues"
2010 Grinderman " Heathen Child"
2010 Unkle "The Answer"
2012 How to Destroy Angels " Ice Age"
2013 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds " Jubilee Street"
2013 Bob Dylan " Visions of Johanna"
2014 Johnny Cash " She Used to Love Me a Lot"
2016 Massive Attack " The Spoils"
2021 Run the Jewels "Never Look Back"

Television

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
1989 Australian Film Institute Best Original Screenplay Ghosts... of the Civil Dead Nominated
1992 [7] ARIA Music Awards ARIA Award for Best Video " Chocolate Cake" by Crowded House Won
1996 [7] ARIA Music Awards ARIA Award for Best Video "Sit on My Hands" by Frente! (with Polly Borland) Nominated
1996 Verona Love Screens Film Festival Best Film To Have & to Hold Nominated
2005 Australian Film Institute Best Director The Proposition Nominated
2005 Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Director The Proposition Nominated
2005 Inside Film Awards Best Feature Film The Proposition Won
2005 Inside Film Awards Best Director The Proposition Nominated
2009 Venice Film Festival Golden Lion The Road Nominated
2012 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'or Lawless Nominated
2013 [7] ARIA Music Awards ARIA Award for Best Video "Jubilee Street" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Nominated

References

  1. ^ John Hillcoat, National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bonner, Michael (7 September 2012). "John Hillcoat interview", Uncut. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2012 line-up announced". timeout. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  5. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (5 February 2014). "Open Road Acquires Domestic On 'Triple Nine;' Michael B. Jordan, Aaron Paul, Gal Gadot, Michael Pena Join Killer Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  6. ^ Haring, Bruce (25 August 2017). "'Black Mirror': Season 4 Cast & Episode Info, Teaser Trailer Released By Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b c ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.

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