Richard Lowenstein
Richard Lowenstein (born 1 March 1959 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian film director.
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[edit] Biography
Lowenstein's mother was author, oral historian, and activist Wendy Lowenstein. He attended Brinsley Road Community School in from 1973 to 1974; and graduated from Swinburne Film and Television School in 1979.
He has written, produced and directed feature films (see list below), as well as numerous ground-breaking and award-winning music videos for bands such as INXS and U2, concert performance films and TV commercials.[1][2]
He co-produced the satirical music series John Safran's Music Jamboree as well as John Safran vs God for SBS Independent and is a partner in the Melbourne-based production company, GHOST. He is also a partner in the feature film production company, Fandango Australia Pty Ltd along with Italian Producer - Domenico Procacci, Producer – Sue Murray, Lawyer – Bryce Menzies and Director - Rolf de Heer. He was a close friend of Michael Hutchence. Most recently he filmed the U2 concert at Melbourne's Telstra Dome.
[edit] Filmography
- Autoluminescent (documentary film on the life of Rowland S. Howard),[3] 2011)
- We're Living on Dogfood (DVD documentary that was included in the DVD re-release of Dogs in Space, 2009)
- I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS (music video compilation, 2004)
- U2: The Best of 1980-1990 (music video compilation, 2002)
- He Died With A Felafel In His Hand (2001)
- Naked: Stories of Men - Ghost Story (telemovie, 1996)
- Say a Little Prayer (1993)
- U2: LoveTown (1989) (concert performance, 1989)
- INXS: Kick: The Video Flick (music video compilation, 1988)
- Australian Made: The Movie (concert performance, 1987)
- Dogs in Space (1987)
- INXS: Swing and Other Stories (music video compilation, 1985)
- White City (1985)
- Strikebound (1984)
- Evictions (1979)
[edit] Awards
Lowenstein won five MTV Video Music Awards in 1988 for his work on INXS — "Need You Tonight/Mediate" music videos.[1]
[edit] References
- General
- Wilson, MacKenzie. "Richard Lowenstein > Filmography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmovie.com/artist/richard-lowenstein-100270/filmography. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[4] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
- Specific
- ^ a b "Awards Database - search results - INXS". Los Angeles Times. The Envelope. http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-search,0,7169155.htmlstory?searchtype=all&query=inxs&x=16&y=12. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ Spencer et al, (2007) Lowenstein, Richard entry. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ Autoluminescent Film Review in The Age Newspaper http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/autoluminescent-20111029-1mpe4.html
- ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
