Julian Shaw

Julian Shaw (born 16 December 1985 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an author, filmmaker and actor, best known for directing the 2007 film Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story, a British Film Institute award-winning documentary^[1] about the life of South African political satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys. Shaw is the author of the novel Modern Odysseus, and the creator of several short films including Clearing the Air.^[2] He is the director of the 2011 feature documentary Cup of Dreams, about New Zealand's national Rugby Union team the All Blacks.^[3] Shaw also gained worldwide fame in 2011 after starring in an Australian marriage equality advertisement entitled It's Time that has reached millions of people.

International awards

Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Award, 2010 - Byron Bay International Film Festival and Sydney International Film School^[4]
Inaugural Derek Oyston/Che Award - British Film Institute's London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 2009^[1]
Runner-Up: Panorama Audience Award, for Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story - Berlin International Film Festival, 2008^[5]
Independent Spirit Award - Inside Film Awards, 2007^[6]
Best Emerging Filmmaker Award - DOCNZ, 2007^[7]
Best Documentary for Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story - Documentary Edge Festival, 2007^[7]

Filmography

Actor

Stoner, San Andreas (film) 2015
"It's Time", GetUp! for Australia Ad, 2011
Christopher, Love Gone Wrong, Deadly Women

Director

Cup of Dreams, 2011
Clearing the Air, 2010
All Blacks Don't Cry, 2010
Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story, 2007

Performer

"Love Story", a 2011 viral video in support of marriage equality by GetUp! Australia, as Paul
All Blacks Don't Cry, 2010, as John Kirwan

Bibliography

Modern Odysseus, 2009 - ISBN 978-0-646-50199-4

References

^ ^a ^b "The CHE Film Prize | 24th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ "IFSS honours young filmmaker". University of Wollongong. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ "Byron Bay Writers Festival - Julian Shaw". www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ "Shaw wins Young Filmmaker award". www.if.com.au. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ "PanoramaAudienceAward 2008". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ "Inside Film Awards : Australian Film Awards : Australian Film & Television - IF Award Winners". www.ifawards.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Documentary Edge/DOCNZ Awards". Documentary New Zealand Trust. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.