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Michael James Rowland Michael James Rowland i(A107518 works by)
Gender: Male
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Film director, scriptwriter, storyteller and artist.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

form y separately published work icon The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce ( dir. Michael James Rowland ) Australia : Essential Media and Entertainment , 2009 Z1554829 2009 single work film/TV

'Hunger has no limit

The Last Confession on Alexander Pearce follows the final days of Irish convict Alexander Pearce's life as he awaits execution. It draws a visceral and compelling picture of a hell on earth and tells how one man endured the unimaginable by doing the unthinkable.'

Source: Production company's website https://eqmedia.group/productions/the-last-confession-of-alexander-pearce/ 

2010 nominated Rose d'Or Awards Drama and mini-series
2009 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series
form y separately published work icon Lucky Miles ( dir. Michael James Rowland ) Australia : Short of Easy Pty Ltd , 2007 Z1405039 2007 single work film/TV humour

'It's 1990 and an Indonesian fishing boat abandons Iraqi and Cambodian refugees in a remote part of Western Australia. While most are quickly caught by officials, three men with nothing in common but their misfortune and determination escape arrest and begin an epic journey into the heart of Australia. Pursued by an army reservist unit, our three heroes wander deeper into the desert, desperately searching for a Western-style democracy amongst the stones of the Pilbara. A film about distance, difference and dud maps.'

Source: Screen Australia.

2007 shortlisted Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Screenplay
2008 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting
2007 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Original Screenplay
2007 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards Macquarie Private Wealth Award for Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
2007 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards Best Film
2007 nominated Inside Film Awards Best Feature Film
2007 nominated Inside Film Awards Best Script
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