Rolf de Heer


Rolf de Heer is a Dutch Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands, but migrated to Sydney with his family when he was eight years old. He attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and is based in Adelaide. De Heer primarily makes alternative or arthouse films. According to the jacket notes of the videotape, de Heer holds the honor of co-producing and directing the only motion picture, Dingo, in which the jazz legend Miles Davis appears as an actor. Miles Davis collaborated with Michel Legrand on the score.
De Heer is the subject of the book Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer by Dr D. Bruno Starrs. A comprehensive study of his films to date, Dancing to His Song: the Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer by film critic Jane Freebury, is published in ebook and print.
De Heer's 2013 film Charlie's Country was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
1984Tail of a Tiger
1986Thank You Jack
1988Incident at Raven's Gate
1991Dingo
1993Bad Boy Bubby
1996The Quiet Room
1997Epsilon
1998Dance Me to My Song
2001The [Old Man Who Read Love Stories]
2002The Tracker
2003Alexandra's Project
2006Ten Canoes
2007Dr. Plonk
2012The King Is Dead!
2013Charlie's Country
2016In the Same Garden
2022The Survival of Kindness

'''Television and short films'''

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1993Venice Film FestivalSpecial Jury PrizeBad Boy BubbyWon
1994Australian [Film Institute Awards]Best DirectorBad Boy BubbyWon
1994Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Original ScreenplayBad Boy BubbyWon
2002Venice Film FestivalSIGNIS AwardThe TrackerNomitated
2002Film Fest GentBest ScreenplayThe TrackerWon
2002Valladolid International Film FestivalJury Special PrizeThe TrackerWon
2002IF AwardsBest Feature FilmThe TrackerWon
2006Cannes Film FestivalUn Certain RegardTen CanoesWon
2006Film Fest GentGrand PrixTen CanoesWon
2006Australian Film Institute AwardsBest DirectionTen CanoesWon
2006Australian Film Institute AwardsBest FilmTen CanoesWon
2006Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Original ScreenplayTen CanoesWon
2006Film [Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2006|Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards]Ten Canoes
2006IF AwardsBest DirectorTen CanoesWon
2006NSW History AwardsThe Premier's Audio/Visual History PrizeTen CanoesWon
2013Adelaide Film FestivalAudience Award for Most Popular FeatureCharlie's CountryWon
2014AACTA AwardBest FilmCharlie's CountryNomitated
2014AACTA AwardBest DirectionCharlie's CountryNomitated
2014AACTA AwardBest Original ScreenplayCharlie's CountryNomitated
2014Cannes Film FestivalUn Certain RegardCharlie's CountryNomitated