Bernie Zelvis is an Australian film and television director, best known for his work in youth and music television. He also provides teaching services at Sydney

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Television

Bernie started his directing career in Perth with Kids Co. & The Buzz, and then moved to Sydney to direct

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and the

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for Channel Ten. Working for

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, he directed iconic programs such as The Joint, Room 208,

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and The Bus.

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's history of breaking in new talent has meant that Bernie was responsible for directing novices who have now become well-known Australian names. During the mid 70s he decided to travel to Russia and film

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for young audiences. One well-known program was

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. In live music TV he has directed the

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broadcasts for the past 10 years as well as

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.He continues to direct and record live music in varies areas in Sydney.

Early Life

Bernie Myles Zelvis was born on September 30, 1949, in

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, Sydney Australia.

Film

Although better known for his television works, he has also had success in film. Bernie was Cinematographer of Final Cut (1997), a short film that went to the Cannes Film Festival, He was Co-editor of the feature film Streetsweeper (2007), that won best film at the Anchorage Film Festival, and he Directed Esmè and Daniel (1998) that won Special Jury Award at the Montecatini Terme Short Film Festival.

Awards

*Special Jury Award at the Montecatini Film Festival for the short film Esmè and Daniel (1998) *4

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for the Max sessions *ASTRA for

Billabong Bus *

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The Big Day Out The Big Day Out (BDO) was an annual music festival that was held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth, as well as Auckland, New Zealand. The festival was held during summer, typically in January of ea ...

Sydney *4

West Australian Music Industry Awards The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). The WAMi Awards are Western Aust ...

for music videos he directed

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