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, 8 July 2012 He attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and is based in Adelaide. De Heer primarily makes alternative or arthouse films. According to the jacket notes of the videotape, de Heer holds the honor of co-producing and directing the only motion picture, '' Dingo,'' in which the jazz legend Miles Davis appears as an actor. Miles Davis collaborated with

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on the score. De Heer is the subject of the book ''Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer'' (First edition – Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM, 2009. Second edition – Ebook: Starrs via Smashwords.com, 2013) by Dr D. Bruno Starrs. A comprehensive study of his films to date, ''Dancing to His Song: the Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer'' by film critic Jane Freebury, is published in ebook and print (Currency Press & Currency House, 2015). De Heer's 2013 film '' Charlie's Country'' was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

Film Television and short films

Awards and nominations

''Charlie's Country''

:* 2014 AACTA Award for Best Film – nominated :* 2014 AACTA Award for Best Direction – nominated :* 2014 AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay – nominated :*

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– nominated for " Un Certain Regard" :* 2013 Adelaide Film Festival – won the Audience Award for Most Popular Feature

''Ten Canoes''

:* 2006

– winner of " Un Certain Regard" – Special Jury Prize :* 2006 Flanders International Film Festival – winner of the Grand Prix, shared with Peter Djigirr :* 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards: ::: winner for Best Direction, shared with Peter Djigirr ::: winner for Best Film, (with producer Julie Ryan) ::: winner for Best Original Screenplay :* 2006 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards :* 2006 IF Awards – winner of the award for Best Director, with Peter Djigirr :* 2006 winner of the NSW History Awards, The Premier's Audio/Visual History Prize

''The Tracker''

:* 2002 Venice Film Festival – SIGNIS Award – Honorable Mention :* 2002 Flanders International Film Festival – winner of Best Screenplay Award :* 2002 Valladolid International Film Festival – winner Jury Special Prize :* 2002 IF Awards – winner Best Feature Film (with producer Julie Ryan)

''Bad Boy Bubby''

:* 1993 Venice Film Festival – Special Jury Prize :* 1994 Australian Film Institute (AFI) awards: ::: winner for Best Director ::: winner for Best Original Screenplay

Notes

References

2006 NSW Premier’s History Awards & Fellowships
Arts NSW, (Retrieved 17 July 2007)
Awards for Rolf de Heer
IMDb, (Retrieved 28 July 2007)

External links

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Vertigo Website12 Canoes is the follow-up to Ten Canoes, made in collaboration with the Yolngu people of Ramingining and released only on the internet.
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