Jennifer Peedom
Jennifer Peedom | |
|---|---|
 Jen Peedom | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | RMIT Melbourne |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer & producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Mark Rogers |
Jennifer Peedom is a BAFTA nominated Australian director.[1]
Her documentary Solo (co-directed with David Michôd) won the 2009 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary in Under One Hour. Her film Sherpa, which was filmed during the 2014 Mount Everest avalanche,[2][3][4] won the 2015 Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the BFI London Film Festival.[5] It premiered internationally at the Telluride Film Festival[6] and also screened at Toronto Film Festival[7]and received a BAFTA nomination in 2016 for Best Documentary.[8]
In 2017 she directed Mountain, a collaboration the Australian Chamber Orchestra with script by Robert Macfarlane (writer),[9] narrated by Willem Dafoe.[10] It screened theatrically in 27 countries and went on to become the highest grossing (non-IMAX) Australian documentary of all time. [11] It won 3 AACTA (Australian Academy Awards) in 2018.[12]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Kay, Jeremy (16 September 2015). "Sherpa director: how I tackled Everest". Theguardian.com.
- ^ Utichi, Joe (24 November 2015). "'Sherpa' Doc Director Jennifer Peedom On Filming Through Everest Tragedy & Giving The Sherpas A Voice". Deadline.com.
- ^ Brill, Karen (11 November 2015). "Watch: 'Sherpa' Director Jennifer Peedom on the Tragic Cost of Making a Movie on Mt. Everest (Exclusive)". Indiewire.com.
- ^ "59th BFI London Film Festival award winners". British Film Institute.
- ^ "'Sherpa' and 'Winter on Fire' Display Good Timing at Telluride Film Festival". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (16 September 2015). "Sherpa director: how I tackled Everest". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "2016 Film Documentary | BAFTA Awards". Awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Israel, Janine (13 June 2017). "Mountain review: a sublime rush of adrenaline and orchestral beauty from the director of Sherpa". Theguardian.com.
- ^ "Review: 'Mountain' Features Frightening Sights and Breathtaking Image". Nytimes.coms. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Top documentaries - Theatrical documentaries - Australian films - Cinema - Fact Finders". Screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees". Aacta.org. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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