Simon Wincer
Simon Wincer (* 1943 in Sydney , New South Wales ) is an Australian film director and producer .
life and work
Simon Wincer was born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1943 and attended Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill , Sydney from 1950 to 1961. On leaving school, he worked as a stage worker for Channel 7 television in Australia. He began his career as a director for various television series . He made his debut in 1972 in the Division 4 series . Since the late 1970s he has also directed for the big screen. His first two feature films were the horror films Snapshot (1979) and Harlequin (1980). This was followed in 1983 by the horse racing film Phar Lap - Legend of a Nation with Tom Burlinson . In the 1980s he also directed over 200 hours of material for Australian television. In the years that followed, films such as the American science fiction film D.ARYL - The Extraordinary , the adventure film The Lighthorsemen with music by the composer Mario Millo, which received an AACTA Award in 1988, and the outback western Quigley the Australian with Tom Selleck were made In the main role.
His last work for the cinema so far was the drama The Cup (2011) with Stephen Curry and Brendan Gleeson - another horse racing film. His best-known film is Free Willy - Call of Freedom from 1993. In 1989 he was awarded an Emmy for his work on the miniseries The Call of the Eagle .
Simon Wincer is also active as a television director, including directing the Steven Spielberg- produced miniseries Into the West .
Awards
- 1989: Emmy in the category Best Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special for the four-part miniseries Der Ruf des Adler
Filmography (selection)
As a director
- 1979: Snapshot
- 1980: Harlequin (Harlequin)
- 1983: Phar Lap : Heart of a Nation
- 1985: DARYL - The Extraordinary (DARYL)
- 1987: The Lighthorsemen
- 1989: The Call of the Eagle ( Lonesome Dove , Miniseries)
- 1990: Quigley the Australian (Quigley Down Under)
- 1991: Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man
- 1992–1999: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (10 episodes and 4 TV films)
- 1993: Free Willy - Call of Freedom (Free Willy)
- 1994: Lightning Jack
- 1995: Operation Dumbo (Operation Dumbo Drop)
- 1996: The Phantom (The Phantom)
- 1998: Escape from Saudi Arabia ( Escape: Human Cargo , TV production)
- 2001: Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
- 2005: Into the West ( Into the West , miniseries)
- 2011: The Cup
As a producer
- 1982: Snowy River (as executive producer)
- 1984: The Last Night ( One Night Stand , as executive producer)
- 1994: Lightning Jack
Web links
- Simon Wincer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Simon Wincer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview with Simon Wincer at ABC
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wincer, Simon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian film producer and film and television director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney , New South Wales, Australia |