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Laurie McInnes Laurie McInnes i(7071043 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Script-writer and director.

McInnes worked behind the scenes on a number of Australian films (including as cinematographer on Jane Campion's After Hours [1984]) before she directed her first film, Palisades, in 1987. She followed Palisades with Broken Highway and Dogwatch, but her primary work remains behind the camera.

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Awards for Works

form y separately published work icon Broken Highway Sydney : Black Ray Films , 1993 7071387 1993 single work film/TV mystery

'A young merchant seaman unwittingly causes the destruction of lives in a small town when he undertakes to deliver the bequest of a dead sea friend. A dark fable and first feature by director Laurie McInnes'.

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 24/2/2014)
1993 nominated Festival de Cannes — Palme d'Or
form y separately published work icon Palisade ( dir. Laurie McInnes ) Australia : 1987 7071634 1987 single work film/TV

A night in the life of a night-shift worker.
1987 joint winner Melbourne International Film Festival Award — Best Australian Short Film Tied with The Nights Belong to the Novelist: Elizabeth Jolley, Australian Writer (1987).
1987 winner Festival de Cannes — Palme d'Or — Best Short Film
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