Don Featherstone (filmmaker)


Don Featherstone is an Australian filmmaker. His work includes documentaries about significant figures in Australian arts and culture, including authors David Malouf and Tim Winton, artist Brett Whiteley and dancer Robert Helpmann. Featherstone's works address social and historical issues such as beach culture, The Beach, gangs, The One Percenters about the Milperra Massacre, and war, Kokoda.
Featherstone's satirical mockumentary for television, BabaKiueria, has been the subject of academic comparative analysis of imperial historicity and postcolonial social progress. It has also been included in cultural exchanges, for example in "Southern Exposure" between the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney and the Museum Of Contemporary Art, San Diego.
In 1985 Featherstone co-founded Featherstone Productions with Judy Featherstone.
Featherstone's works have been screened and broadcast internationally, in many countries.
Other filmmakers utilise Featherstone's work, for example James Bogle's Whiteley.
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Filmography

Selected works include:Food for Thought ; writer, directorHey Look That's Me ;directorWilliam Cobbett's Rural Rides ; director;Erte ; director;The London Programme ; directorThe South Bank Show ; directorEd McBain ; directorJack Lemmon ; directorJohn Le Carre ; directorMsistlav Rostropovich ; directorBarry Flanagan ; directorDavid Hockney ; directorIvo Pogorelich ; directorRobert Lowell ; directorAlan Bleasedale ; directorThe Science of Winning ; directorArthur Boyd: Figures in the Landscape ; director, producer Featherstone Productions; SydneyBabakiueria ; directorHeal or Hoax ; directorAussies ; directorBeautiful Lies: A Film About Peter Carey ; producer, co-writer, director; Featherstone Productions; SydneyDreamtime, Machinetime 1987; director, producer, writer Featherstone Productions; SydneySlow Boat from Surabaya ; directorCreative Spirits ; producer, director Featherstone Productions; SydneyDifficult Pleasure: A Portrait of Brett Whiteley producer, directorAstonish Me, Graeme Murphy ; producerThere's No Time, Peter Sculthorpe ; producerThe Wizard From Oz, James Morrison ; producerGod or Politics', Tom Keneally ; producer, directorThe Peoples' Diva', Joan Carden ; producerTales of Helpmann ; co-producer, director Primetime, Featherstone Productions; SydneyBilly Tea and Goulash ; directorThe Daylight Moon: A Portrait of the Poet Les Murray ; producer, writer, director Featherstone Productions; SydneyFast Forward Exposed ; directorMasterpiece ; co-producer, director; SBS, Featherstone Productions; SydneyOondamooroo: Ernie Dingo ; director, co-producerEric Rolls: Celebration of the Senses ; director, co-producerMake It New: Robert Klippel ; director, co-producerRight Said Fred: Fred Schepisi - Film Director ; director, co-producerCreative Spirits II ; director, producer Featherstone Productions; SydneyLowering the Tone: 45 Years of Robyn Archer ; director, producerBon Bons and Roses for Dorothy: Dorothy Hewett 1993; producerDead Quick: Peter Corris 1993; producerLighting Fires: Tim Storrier 1993; producerCreative Spirits III ; producer, director Featherstone Productions; SydneyTall Tales but True: David Williamson ; director, producerSmart's Labyrinth: Jeffrey Smart ; producerThe Black Swan: Meryl Tankard Choreographer ; producerWrestling The Angel: Blanche D'Alpuget ; director, writer, producerDance of Nature: The Music of Ross Edwards ; producer, director, writer Featherstone Productions; SydneyYoung Australian of the Year ; writer, director Featherstone Productions; SydneyAn Imaginary Life: David Malouf: The Inner World of an Extraordinary Writer ; writer, director; Linfield, Sydney, AU; Film Australia RM Associates, ABC TelevisionThe Edge of the World: Tim Winton: Writer ; producer; Linfield, Sydney, AU; Film Australia RM Associates, ABC TelevisionArt Zone ; writer, directorThe Maitland Wonder: Les Darcy ; directorAmerican Journeys ; writer, directorI Witness: The Art of George Gittoes ; director, writer, producer Featherstone Productions; SydneyIt Happened on Holiday ; writer, directorThe Beach ; coproducer, co-writer, director Centre Coast, Featherstone Productions; SydneySydney Revealed ; writer, directorAustralia Revealed ; writer, directorThe One Percenters ; writer, directorKokoda ; writer, directorSingapore 1942 ; writer, directorThe War That Changed Us ; writer, co-director100 Days to Victory ; writer, co-director

Awards and recognition

Film awards and recognition include:
YearCategoryCompetitionWorkStatusRef
2019Best Sound in a documentaryAACTA Awards100 Days to VictoryWon-
2019Best Docu DramaATOM Awards100 Days to VictoryNomitated-
2019Best History DocumentaryCanadian Screen Awards100 Days to VictoryNomitated-
2014Best Docu DramaATOM AwardsThe War That Changed UsWon-
2014Most Outstanding Factual ProgramLogie AwardsThe War That Changed UsNomitated-
2012Best Documentary SeriesAACTA AwardsSingapore 1942Nomitated
2012Gold - Dramatised DocumentariesSouth Australia & Western Australia ACS AwardsSingapore 1942 series - episode 2: End of the EmpireWon
2012Best DirectionAsian Television AwardsSingapore 1942Nomitated
2012Best EditingAsian Television AwardsSingapore 1942Nomitated
2011Best History ProductionHistory Makers Awards New YorkKokodaNomitated
2010Best Documentary SeriesAFI AwardsKokoda seriesNomitated
2010Best Documentary SoundAFI AwardsKokoda series - episode 1: The InvasionNomitated
2010Best Documentary History, Social & Political IssuesATOM AwardsKokoda series
2002Outstanding Achievement AwardIECF Hi-def Festival TokyoThe BeachWon
1998Best International DocumentaryHot Docs Festival in TorontoAn Imaginary Life: David Malouf: The Inner World of an Extraordinary WriterWon
1998Best Arts DocumentarySan Francisco Film & TV FestivalAn Imaginary Life: David Malouf: The Inner World of an Extraordinary WriterWon
1998Best Arts DocumentaryFestival International du Film sur l'Art - MontrealAn Imaginary Life: David Malouf: The Inner World of an Extraordinary Writer
1998Best Original Score in a documentaryAustralian Composers GuildAn Imaginary Life: David Malouf: The Inner World of an Extraordinary WriterWon
1997Best Arts DocumentaryBanff International TV FestivalAn Imaginary Life: David Malouf: The Inner World of an Extraordinary Writer
1997Greater Union Dendy AwardsAn Imaginary Life: David Malouf: The Inner World of an Extraordinary Writer
1997New York Film & TV FestivalAn Imaginary Life: David Malouf: The Inner World of an Extraordinary Writer
1997Best Arts DocumentaryFestival International du Film sur l'Art - MontrealRoss Edwards
1996Best Arts DocumentaryBanff International TV FestivalRoss Edwards
1996IMZ Dance Screen FestivalMeryl Tankard
1996Best FilmGrand Prix Video Dance ParisMeryl TankardWon
1995Best filmDance on Camera Film Festival, New YorkMeryl TankardWon
1994Best Television DocumentaryAFI AwardsCreative Spirits 2 series - episode: Lowering the Tone: 45 Years of Robyn ArcherNomitated
1993Best Arts DocumentaryFestival International du Film sur l'Art-MontrealThe Daylight moon: A portrait of the poet Les MurrayWon
1992Awgies AwardThe Daylight moon: A portrait of the poet Les MurrayNomitated
1991Gold Plaque AwardChicago International Film FestivalThe Daylight moon: A portrait of the poet Les MurrayWon
1991New York Film & TV FestivalThe Daylight moon: A portrait of the poet Les Murray
1991United Nations Media Peace PrizeBilly Tea and GoulashNomitated
1990International EmmyNew YorkRobert HelpmannNomitated
1990Gold Hugo AwardChicago Film FestivalDifficult Pleasure: A portrait of Brett WhiteleyWon
1990Best Arts documentaryBanff Television FestivalDifficult Pleasure: A portrait of Brett WhiteleyWon
1990Best Television DocumentaryAFI AwardsDifficult Pleasure: A portrait of Brett WhiteleyNomitated
1990Best Television DocumentaryAFI AwardsAstonish Me, Graeme MurphyNomitated
1989Best Arts DocumentaryBanff Television FestivalTom KeneallySelected
1988Best DocumentaryATOM AwardsPeter CareyWon
1986United Nations Media Peace PrizeBabaKuieriaWon
1996New York Film & TV FestivalArthur Boyd
1985Special Jury PrizeSan Francisco Film FestivalEd McBainWon
1985Silver AwardNew York Film & TV FestivalEd McBainWon
1983Best Arts DocumentaryBAFTA AwardDavid HockneyNomitated
1983Silver AwardNew York Film & TV FestivalJohn LeCarréWon
1982Silver AwardNew York Film & TV FestivalKing ConeWon-