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Ned Lander

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Ned Lander
Lander at the AACTA Awards in 2015 for Last Cab to Darwin
Born (1956-04-06) 6 April 1956 (age 68)
Occupations
  • Producer
  • Director
Years active1974-present
Known forWrong Side of the Road
Last Cab to Darwin
Radiance
Little J & Big Cuz
AwardsAACTA Awards
Jury Prize, 1981
Best Documentary, 1994

Logie Awards
Most Outstanding Children's Program, 2018

Ned Lander is an Australian film producer, director and former head of SBS Independent from Adelaide, South Australia.

He has produced or commissioned many culturally significant programs, including the animated children's series Little J and Big Cuz (2017), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) and Radiance (1998).[1][2]

He is also known for directing Wrong Side of the Road (1981), a drama-documentary about Aboriginal musicians which won the Jury Prize at the Australian Film Institute Awards,[3] and 50 Years Of Silence (1994), which won the AACTA award for Best Documentary.

Filmography

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Filmography
Year Title Producer Director Notes Genre Ref.
1980 Dirt Cheap Yes Co-Writer Documentary
1981 Wrong Side of the Road Yes Feature Jury Prize[4]
1983 Molly
1987 Painting the Town Yes Documentary
1988 Bachelor Girl Feature
1989 Into the Mainstream Co-Director Documentary
1993 Blood Brothers: Broken English Co-Producer Yes Writer
Blood Brothers: Freedom Ride Yes
Blood Brothers: From Little Things Big Things Grow
Blood Brothers: Jardiwarnpa, a Warlpiri Fire Ceremony Yes
1994 50 Years Of Silence Best Documentary[5]
1998 Radiance Feature
2001 Doing Dimboola Executive Documentary
2002 In Limbo
2003 Handle With Care
The Riddle of the Bradshaws
Yum Cha Cha
2005 Swapping Lives
2008 Baby Boom to Bust
2009 A Family Divided
2012 Make Hummus Not War Co-Producer
Singapore 1942: End of Empire Executive
Dangerous Remedy Yes Feature
2015 Last Cab to Darwin Executive
2016 Monsieur Mayonnaise Yes Documentary
2017 Little J & Big Cuz (season 1) Animated Series Most Outstanding Children's Program [6]
2020 Little J & Big Cuz (season 2)
In Production Little J & Big Cuz (season 3)

References

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  1. ^ "Ned Lander". Screen Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ Cockrell, Eddie (7 June 2015). "Film Review: 'Last Cab to Darwin'". Variety.
  3. ^ Beattie, Keith (Spring 2016). "Wrong Side of the Road". Metro Magazine (187).
  4. ^ "Past Awards". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Past Awards". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Little J and Big Cuz Wins 2018 Logie Award". The Australian Children's Television Foundation. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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