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Ana Kokkinos Ana Kokkinos i(A51583 works by)
Born: Established: 1958 Yarraville, Footscray - Maribyrnong area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Greek
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BiographyHistory

Ana Kokkinos practised as a solicitor, and worked as a researcher and as an industrial officer before entering the film industry. In 1990, through a Woman in Film and Television program, she wrote and directed her first two short films. The following year she completed the post graduate diploma in Film and Production, writing, directing and editing 'Antamosi.'

Ana Kokkinos is best known as a director and co-writer of her short feature film 'Only The Brave', with Mira Robertson and Fiona Eagger, produced in 1993-94. 'Only The Brave' enjoyed wide critical success and had theatrical release in Australia and America in 1995. 'Head On', co-written by Andrew Bovell and Mira Robertson, was Ana's debut feature film. 'Head On' premiered at Cannes in early 1998. Source: http://communication.students.rmit.edu.au/1996/Megan_Eastlake/Kokkinos/essay/Ana_Kokkinos.html (Sighted 13/05/2005).

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Awards for Works

form y separately published work icon The Book of Revelation ( dir. Ana Kokkinos ) Australia : Wildheart Zizani , 2006 Z1172709 2006 single work film/TV thriller

'An erotic mystery about power and sex, the entanglement of victim and perpetrator, and a man's struggle to regain his lost self.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 3/7/2013)
2006 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Screenplay - Adapted
2006 shortlisted Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Adapted Screenplay
form y separately published work icon Head On ( dir. Ana Kokkinos ) Australia : Head On Productions , 1998 Z796585 1998 single work film/TV (taught in 6 units)

Set over the course of one night, Head On focuses on Ari, a handsome nineteen-year-old boy of Greek descent who finds himself torn between his traditional upbringing and his sexual identity. As he attempts to come to terms with where he fits in, Ari careens between hanging out with his friends and bickering with his family while also becoming involved in several heterosexual and homosexual encounters.
1998 winner AWGIE Awards — Film Award — Adaptation
1999 Nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Screenplay - Adapted
1998 Nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source
form y separately published work icon Only the Brave ( dir. Ana Kokkinos ) Australia : Pickpocket Productions , 1994 6826422 1994 single work film/TV

'Alex and Vicki are wild girls living life on the edge. They share a dream to leave school and go north. But the tensions between them grow and when they find out the truth about each other it's too late - no-one can help them - and events move helter-skelter to a harrowing climax.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 18/12/2013)
1994 winner Melbourne International Film Festival Award
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