Phillip Noyce

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name = Phillip Noyce
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caption = Phillip Noyce on the set of "Rabbit-Proof Fence" with the film's star, Everlyn Sampi. deletable image-caption
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birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1950|4|29
birthplace = Griffith, New South Wales
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spouse = Jan Chapman (1971 - 1977)
Jan Sharp (1979 - present)
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afiawards = Best Film
1978 "Newsfront"
2002 "Rabbit-Proof Fence"
Best Director
1978 "Newsfront"
Best Original Screenplay
1978 "Newsfront"

Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950) is an Australian film director.

Noyce was born in Griffith, New South Wales, attended Barker College, Sydney, and began making short films at the age of 18, starting with "Better to Reign in Hell", using his friends as the cast. He joined the Australian Film & Television School in 1973, and released his first professional film in 1977.

After his debut feature, the medium-length "Backroads" (1977), Noyce achieved commercial and critical success with "Newsfront" (1978), which won "Australian Film Institute" (AFI) awards for Best Film, Director, and Screenplay.

Noyce worked on two miniseries for Australian television with fellow Australian filmmaker George Miller: "The Dismissal" (1983) and "The Cowra Breakout" (1984).

Miller also produced the film that brought Noyce his greatest acclaim in the United States — the thriller "Dead Calm" (1989) which turned Nicole Kidman into a star. His greatest commercial success to date has been the Tom Clancy spy thriller "Clear and Present Danger" (1994) starring Harrison Ford.

Noyce achieved great acclaim in Australia for the "stolen generation" picture, "Rabbit Proof Fence", which won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 2002. Noyce also achieved great acclaim in the United States for "The Quiet American" , a 2002 film which was nominated for one Academy Awards: Best Actor for Michael Caine.

He was married to film producer Jan Chapman from 1971-1977, and is presently married to producer Jan Sharp. They have one child, Lucia.

Filmography

* "The Bielski Brothers" (announced)
* "American Pastoral" (announced)
* "Mary Queen of Scots" (2008)
* "Catch a Fire" (2006)
* "Brotherhood" (2006) TV Series
* "Welcome to São Paulo" (2004) (segment "Marca Zero")
* "Tru Calling" (2003) TV Series (episode 1.01 "Pilot")
* "The Quiet American" (2002)
* "Rabbit-Proof Fence" (2002)
* "Patriot Games: Up Close" (2002) (TV) (uncredited)
* "The Bone Collector" (1999)
* "The Repair Shop" (1998) (pilot - unreleased)
* "The Saint" (1997)
* "Clear and Present Danger (1994)
* "Sliver" (1993)
* "Patriot Games" (1992)
* "Nightmare Cafe" (1992) TV Series (pilot)
* "Blind Fury" (1989)
* "Dead Calm" (1989)
* "Echoes of Paradise" (1987)(aka Shadows of the Peacock)
* "The Hitchhiker" TV Series (episodes in 1985):
* * Episode "The Curse"
* * Episode "Man of Her Dreams"
* * Episode "Man's Best Friend"
* * Episode "The Martyr"
* * Episode "Nightshift"
* "The Cowra Breakout" (1984) (mini) TV Series
* "The Dismissal" (1983) (mini) TV Series
* "Heatwave" (1982)
* "Newsfront" (1978)
* "Backroads" (1977)
* "God Only Knows Why, But it Works" (1975) film docudrama about Dr Archie Kalokerinos and aboriginal healthcare
* "Castor and Pollux" (1973)(short)
* "That's Showbiz" (1973)(short)

References

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* Maltin, Leonard. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637518/bio Phillip Noyce Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia] , "imdb.com". Retrieved 16 August 2005.
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* Petzke, Ingo: Backroads To Hollywood - Phillip Noyce. Pan Macmillan (Sydney) 2004
* Petzke, Ingo. [http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/06/noyce.html Great Directors - Phillip Noyce] Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
* "Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide" By Yoram Allon, Hannah Patterson, Del Cullen. Entry on Phillip Noyce [http://books.google.com/books?id=3mv-ia4YzAsC&pg=PA397&lpg=PA397&dq=archie+kalokerinos&source=web&ots=zXB5d2v9dj&sig=EY59tabzVaVve81CKQyIhHfJ7VE Look inside at Google Book search]