Husein Alicajic
Husein Alicajic is an Australian filmmaker who writes and directs for film and television,[1] known for award-winning commercials for Foxtel.[2][3]
Background
Born in Sydney, Australia to a Bosnian father and a Scottish mother, Alicajic attended Newington College (1983–88).[4] He attained degrees in Economics (Hons), Philosophy and Communications before deciding to become a filmmaker.
Career
With director Alex Proyas, Alicajic created a pre-trailer for the 20th Century Fox film I, Robot.[3] In 2008, while with Aritmetic, Alicajic produced a campaign for Foxtel, winning a gold Promax Award.[5] In 2009 he moved from Aritmetic and joined Photoplay.[2][6]
Alicajic collaborated with UK writer Jeff Noon on his IF award-winning script Divine Shadows,[7] which is currently in pre-production for shooting to begin in 2010.[3] As part of a two-picture deal Alicajic has also signed to direct the AMPAS Nicholl Fellowship winning feature screenplay The Secret Boy.[3]
Partial filmography
- The Red Room (1997)
- Beginnings (2002)
- Still Life (2005/IV)
- Harry the Hunchback (2005)
- Aquamarine (2006)
Awards and nominations
- 2002, Won Dendy Award for 'Best Short Film' Beginnings at the Sydney Film Festival
- 2005, Won Inside Film Award for 'Best Unproduced Screenplay' Divine Shadows.[7][8]
- 2008, Won Promax Award for 'Best in Show Gold' for his Foxtel Summer campaign
- 2009, Won Golden Trailer Award for 'Best Unproduced Movie Trailer'[3]
- 2011, Won New York Festivals World's Best TV & Films for 'Best Direction' Gold World Medal[9]
- 2015, Won Best Ads for 'Best TV Campaign' MND Australia: The Fading Symphony[10]
- 2016, Highly Commended Australian Directors Guild Award for 'Best Direction in a TV Commercial'[11]
- 2016, Short List Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for 'Film Craft' MND Australia: The Fading Symphony[12]
- 2016, Short List Clio Awards for 'Film Technique' MND Australia: The Fading Symphony[13]
- 2016, Won Ciclope Festival Silver for 'Adapted Music' MND Australia: The Fading Symphony'[14]
- 2017, Nominated Australian Directors Guild Award for 'Best Direction of Commercial Content'[15]
- 2017, Silver AWARD Award for 'Film & Video - Charity' MND Australia: The Fading Symphony'[16]
- 2017, Finalist New York Festivals For the Worlds Best Advertising for PSA 'MND Australia: The Fading Symphony'[17]
References
- ^ "Husein Alicajic". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 27 May 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b "HUSEIN ALICAJIC". Photoplay. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Wow filmmaker's forum: Director's Vision Through The Cinematographer's Lens". WOW Film Festival. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp2
- ^ "Kamen Brothers + Husein Alicajic to Photoplay". Campaign Brief. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "New to Photoplay". Australian Creative. 18 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Lantana scores big at Australian IF awards". Screen Daily. 11 November 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "2001 Inside Film Awards". Inside Film Awards. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2011/pieces.php?iid=413230&pid=1
- ^ http://www.bestadsontv.com/news/blog.php?id=31323
- ^ http://www.adg.org.au/awards-2016-winners.aspx
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://clios.com/awards/winners?year=2016&medium=410&category=12653/
- ^ http://www.ciclopefestival.com/ciclope-festival-2016-winners-gallery/
- ^ https://adg.org.au/file/get_file?file=files/fef2e0651f88cfc5432597f9400020db.pdf
- ^ <http://awardonline.com/uploads/38th-AWARD-Awards-Winners.pdf
- ^ http://advertising.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/19785/