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Peter Rasmussen (filmmaker)

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Peter Kokholm Rasmussen (1956–2008) was an Australian screenplay writer and machinima producer. Rasmussen was a leader in machinima production and development.[1]

He is perhaps best known for the feature-length 2007 machinima film Stolen Life. Stolen Life won Best Picture, Best Visual Design, and Best Direction at the 2007 European Machinima Festival, as well as other international awards.[1] Rasmussen is credited as producer and writer for the film.[2]

Before becoming a filmmaker, Rasmussen was a cinematographer. He had a congenital eye disease however, which cut his cinematography career short.[1]

Rasmussen's writing credits include In the Winter Dark, The Picture Woman, and Mad Bomber in Love, in addition to Stolen Life.[2]

In 2009 the Sydney Film Festival launched the Peter Rasmussen Innovation Award for work described as fringe, maverick, or innovative.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Stephens, Tony (15 May 2008). "A bright life in film, darkened by loss". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Peter Rasmussen". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Peter Rasmussen Innovation Award". Sydney Film Festival. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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