David Lightfoot

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Australian film producer David Lightfoot's credits include upcoming $30m action/thriller feature film Rogue for The Weinstein Company and Roadshow Films, and 2005 horror/thriller Wolf Creek.

Wolf Creek created a storm, being bought heavily by US company Miramax/Dimension Films for seven times its budget and being the first FFC backed Australian film to go into substantial profit before release. It was selected in the World Cinema Competition at Sundance 2005 and was in Official Selection in Director's Fortnight in Cannes 2005. Wolf Creek also achieved the highest-ever Box Office return for an 'R' rated Australian film in Australia and debuted in the top ten films in the US on its release on Christmas Day in 2005.

Lightfoot also worked on Bad Boy Bubby (1994) as the Production Supervisor/Associate Producer, was Producer of the mini-series, Three Forever (1996), an Australian-Italian co-production, and Producer of the feature film "Spank!" (1998). He was also Co-Producer and Line Producer of The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1997); Consulting Producer on 'Innocence' (1999) and Line Producer on Japanese Story (2003).

Lightfoot commenced a traineeship at the South Australian Film Corporation in 1982. Since then, he has held numerous positions in the film industry, including numerous feature film credits in roles as varied as Location Manager, Production Manager and 1st Assistant Director before becoming a producer. He has worked on numerous occasions with international renowned directors including Rolf de Heer, Greg McLean and Paul Cox, has line produced many other productions as well and has consulted on numerous occasions to the S.A. Film Corporation, Screenwest, leading film study education institutions and completion guarantors. Today he is considered one of the most experienced and accredited production execs in Australia.

Lightfoot is also the founding director of the Garage Shorts Film Festival, a biennial Adelaide festival of short Australian films that awards the winning filmmaker with an all-expenses-paid trip to the Cannes Film Festival.