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Duigan emigrated to Australia in 1961, having been born to an Australian father. He is related to many Australian performers, being the husband of Nammi Le, brother of novelist Virginia Duigan (wife of director Bruce Beresford) and uncle of Trilby Beresford.
Duigan studied at Melbourne University, graduating in 1973 with a Masters degree in Philosophy. While at university, he worked extensively as an actor and director in theatre, and acted in a number of short films.
He began directing films in 1974, with early successes including Mouth to Mouth, winner of the Jury Prize at the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, Winter of our Dreams, for which he won an Australian Writers' Guild award for Best Screenplay, and the multi-award winning mini-series Vietnam. His 1981 film Winter of Our Dreams was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.
Subsequent films included The Year My Voice Broke, for which he won AFIs for Best Director and Best Screenplay, and Flirting, both of which won Best Picture at the AFI Awards. Subsequently, Duigan worked in the United States and Europe, returning to Australia to make Sirens (1993), winner of Best Film at the St. Petersburg Film Festival.
In the United States he directed Romero, starring Raul Julia, which won the Humanitas Award, and Lawn Dogs, winner of numerous prizes in European festivals. In England he directed The Leading Man, from a screenplay by his sister Virginia, The Parole Officer with Steve Coogan, and in Canada/France/UK Head in the Clouds with Charlize Theron and Penélope Cruz, winner in Canada of four Genie Awards and Best Film at the Milan International Film Festival.
Between 2005 and 2010 he took time off from the film industry to work on a book on secular ethics, returning to Australia to direct Careless Love in 2011/12.- Visual Effects
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- Art Department
Geral Larn spent 3 years studying at Farnham School of Art where he specialised in Painting. In his final year he won a competitive scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art, University College , London. After leaving the Slade School, he exhibited paintings in London at the Temple Gallery, Redfern Gallery and Selfridges Art Gallery. In 1964 (age 32) He met matte painter Bob Cuff. He was on the point of leaving Shepperton to join forces and form a Special Effects company with John Mackie. He asked Gerald if he would be interested to step into his shoes and fill in the gap he was leaving in the Effects department at Shepperton. After discussing the matter with Head of Department Wally Veevers, and showing him some of his work, it was agreed he should fill the vacant Matte Artist position. Later, following the departure of Wally Veevers, he remained working in the Special Effects Department under Ted Samuels until the break up of the Studio in 1975.- Actress
- Producer
Kate Sissons was born in 1980 in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Never Let Me Go (2010), Vampire Diary (2006) and Animal22.- Art Director
- Art Department
- Production Designer
John Elphick was born on 12 August 1903 in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an art director and production designer, known for Lost Daughter (1949), Don't Ever Leave Me (1949) and A Place of One's Own (1945). He died in 1973 in Middlesex, England, UK.