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Anthony Maras
Born
Anthony Theo Maras

Australia Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Anthony Theo Maras is an Australian film director, writer and producer born in Adelaide, South Australia.[1]

Biography

Anthony Maras' most recent film The Palace, is a 2011 Cyprus-Australian short film co-production, shot along the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus. The Palace was inspired by true events that took place during the 1974 Cyprus conflict, and made with an Australian and International crew from Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Morocco, UK, Germany and Australia.

The Palace had its international premiere at the 2011 Telluride Film Festival and won 'Best Short Fiction Film' and 'Best Screenplay in a Short Film' in the 2012 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA Awards).

This marks Maras' third AACTA Award, having won Best Short Fiction Film for his previous film Spike Up (formerly the AFI Awards). Maras was also nominated for the same award for his first film Azadi.

The Palace also won Best Short Film at a number of other film festivals and awards ceremonies including the 2011 Sydney Film Festival (Best Short Fiction Film), 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival (Best Australian Short Film), 2012 Flickerfest International Festival of Short Films (Best Australian Short Film), 2011 IF Awards (Rising Talent), and the 2011 Adelaide Film Festival (Best Short Film - Audience Award).

Maras graduated from Flinders University in South Australia with a degree in Law and Legal Practice (Honors), before going on to study film production at the University of California. While at UC, he won two President’s Undergraduate Fellowship awards, was a Dean’s Honors recipient, and was elected President of the UCSB Filmmakers’ Cooperative.[2]

Upon his return to Australia, Maras secured funding from the Australian Film Commission, Adelaide Film Festival and South Australian Film Corporation to write and direct refugee short drama Azadi. Azadi earned numerous accolades on the international festival circuit and has screened on broadcast television,[3] festivals and at human rights events[4][5] internationally.[6][7]

In 2007, Maras was again backed by the Australian Film Commission to write and direct Spike Up, a crime-drama that premiered to strong reviews in Australia[8] and stars veteran Australian character actor Roy Billing (Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Dish), Marcus Graham (Mulholland Drive, Blue Murder) and Lisa Flanagan (Look Both Ways, Aussie Rules).

Anthony also worked as an associate producer on Last Ride (2009), the debut feature of Palm D’Or winning director Glendyn Ivin and starring Hugo Weaving.

Maras's original family surname was Mamatas. He is a cousin to American author Nick Mamatas and popular Greek folk singer Eleftheria Arvanitaki.

Awards and nominations

Awards:

Nominations:

Official Selection - Film Festivals:

References

  1. ^ Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ "Tiburon International Film Festival Bio Page"
  3. ^ "ABC Short and Curly"
  4. ^ "Human Rights Film Festival"
  5. ^ "Films of Conflict and Resolution - Hamptons Film Festival"
  6. ^ "SAFC website - Azadi Showcase"
  7. ^ a b c d e "Short Film Central - Azadi Profile" Cite error: The named reference "ShortFilmC" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Australian Film Critics Association - SPIKE UP review"
  9. ^ AdelaideNow... SA's slice of film awards glory
  10. ^ "Flickerfest 2006 Winners"
  11. ^ "St Kilda 2006 Winners"
  12. ^ "39th Worldfest Houston - Winners List"
  13. ^ "Australian Screen Directors Association Homepage"
  14. ^ "Inside Film - 4 July 2006"
  15. ^ "Inside Film - 26 August 2006"
  16. ^ "Adelaide Film Festival - Investment Fund History"
  17. ^ "14th Hamptons International Film Festival - Films of Conflict and Resolution"

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