Bernie Zelvis
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| Born | Wollongong |
| Occupation | Director |
Bernie Zelvis is an Australian Film and Television Director, best known for his work in youth and music television.
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[edit] Television
Bernie started his directing career in Perth with Kids Co. & The Buzz,[1] and then moved to Sydney to direct Cheez TV[2] and the Ground Zero (television show) for Channel Ten. Working for Channel V Australia, he directed iconic programs such as The Joint, Room 208,[3][4] whatUwant[5] and The Bus. Channel V's history of breaking in new talent has meant that Bernie was responsible for directing novices who have now become well-known Australian names.[6]
In live music TV he has directed the Big Day Out broadcasts for the past 10 years as well as the The MAX Sessions.[7]
[edit] Film
Although better known for his television works, he has also had success in film. Bernie was Cinematographer of Final Cut (1997),[8] a short film that went to the Cannes Film Festival, He was Co-editor of the feature film Streetsweeper (2007),[9][10] that won best film at the Anchorage Film Festival, and he Directed Esmè and Daniel (1998)[11] that won Special Jury Award at the Montecatini Terme Short Film Festival.
[edit] Awards
- Special Jury Award at the Montecatini Film Festival for the short film Esmè and Daniel (1998) [11][12]
- 4 ASTRA Awards for the Max sessions [13][14][15][16][17]
- ASTRA for Channel V Billabong Bus [15]
- ASTRA The Big Day Out Sydney [15]
- 4 West Australian Music Industry Awards for music videos he directed
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "About Buzzbomb Media". Buzzbomb Media. http://www.buzzbombmedia.com/about.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ "Cheez TV (1995)". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388586/. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Can I have some Moore?". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2008/03/01/1204227046822.html. Retrieved 2009-01-29.[dead link]
- ^ "Smells like teenage spirit". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-01-01. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/31/1041196641582.html. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Arts/music in production (Television program review)". Encore Magazine. 2008-04-01. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-34518030_ITM. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ "Andrew G's Blog". Andrew G. http://andrewg.tv/blog/index.php/big-big-day-out-post/. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "TV Guide Mention May 2006". Matt Gormly. http://www.travmatt.tv/default.asp?sec=News&newsid=15. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ "Final Cut (1997)". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119119/. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Streetsweeper>>Crew". Neil Mansfield. http://www.streetsweeper.net.au/crew/. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Streetsweeper (2007)". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1040034/. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ a b "Esmè and Daniel (1998)". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1361312/. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Esmè and Daniel". Screen Australia. Australian Government Site. http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=ESMEAN&keyword=zelvis&area=all&type=all&year=all. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Max Scored at ASTRAS with a Rock Legend and a good cause". XYZ Networks. http://www.xyznetworks.com.au/web/xyz/fileup/News/file/146.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ "2006 Winners". ASTRA. http://www.astraawards.com/html-site/ASTRA_AWARDS/2006_Winners_.html. Retrieved 2009-01-29.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "2004 Winners". ASTRA. http://www.astraawards.com/html-site/ASTRA_AWARDS/2004_Winners_.html. Retrieved 2009-01-29.[dead link]
- ^ "2005 Winners". ASTRA. http://www.astraawards.com/html-site/ASTRA_AWARDS/2005_Winners.html. Retrieved 2009-01-29.[dead link]
- ^ "2008 Winners". ASTRA. http://www.astraawards.com/html-site/ASTRA_AWARDS/2008_Nominations.html. Retrieved 2009-01-29.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Bernie Zelvis at the Internet Movie Database
- Bernie Zelvis' production company Buzzbomb Media
- Bernie on Myspace
- His personal blog Zelvis Lives
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