Stephen Amis (born 21 November 1966) is an Australian film and television screenwriter, film director and film producer, known mostly for his independent

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, action and fantasy-themed films.

Personal life

Stephen Amis was born in

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, Victoria, Australia, and graduated from the Swinburne Film & Television School in 1989. Stephen went on to produce and direct the 16mm short, ''Virus'' (2005) - a

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science fiction fantasy, set at the Melbourne Astronomical Observatory in 1888. The film featured state of the art CGI special effects, and starred Kerry Armstrong and John Stanton.

Career

His first feature film, '' See Jack Run'', won the 1994 Australian Children's Film Festival. He is set to direct ''Defend - Conserve - Protect'', a documentary centered on the work of

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, featuring actor

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. In 2012 he wrote, produced and directed the WWII sci-fi adventure The 25th Reich. In 2018, he wrote and directed the film '' The BBQ''.

Awards

He won the 1986 Victorian Young Achiever's Award and two Australian Cinematographer's Awards

References

External links

* 1966 births Living people Australian film directors {{Australia-film-director-stub