Ian Pringle is an

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film director, producer and screenwriter.John O'Hara, "The Films of Ian Pringle", ''Cinema Papers'', February–March 1985 p16-21

Career

Pringle wrote and directed the Australian feature film, '' Wrong World'', which was nominated for the

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at the

35th Berlin International Film Festival The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1985. The retrospective was dedicated to ''Special effects''. The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to '' The Woman and the Strangler'' directed by Rainer Simon a ...

in 1985. His film '' The Prisoner of St. Petersburg'' was screened in the

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section at the

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. Pringle's first feature film was '' The Plains of Heaven'' (1982). In 1991 he directed the French-Australian co-production '' Isabelle Eberhardt'', starring

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and Mathilda May. Other film work includes co-producing the controversial neo-Nazi drama ''

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''. As of 2012 Pringle continues to work as a script consultant, lecturer and writer. After a 22-year absence he returned to writing and directing with his 2014 Australian feature film ''The Legend Maker'', which premiered at the 2014 Melbourne International Film Festival.

Select credits

Features

*'' The Plains of Heaven'' (1982) - director, writer *'' Wrong World'' (1985) - director, writer *'' The Tale of Ruby Rose'' (1989) - associate producer *'' Celia'' (1989) - associate producer *'' The Prisoner of St Petersburg'' (1989) - director, writer *'' Isabelle Eberhardt'' (1991) - director, producer *''

'' (1992) - producer *''The Legend Maker'' (2014) - director, writer, producer

Shorts

*''Flights'' (1977) - director, writer *''The Cartographer and the Waiter'' (1977) - director, writer *''Wronsky'' (1979) - director, producer, writer *'' Songlines - Segment: "Romeos"'' (1989) - director *''Lover Boy'' (1989) - associate producer - short feature

Documentaries

*''Bare Is His Back Who Has No Brother'' (1979) - director *''Desiderius Orban'' (1981) - director *''Islomania'' - (1985) - director, writer

References

External links

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