Brian Kavanagh (filmmaker)

Brian Kavanagh (born 1935) is an Australian author, editor, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries. As a film editor, he is known for his collaborative works with Fred Schepisi and Murray Fahey.^{[citation needed]} In 1986, he was been honored with the Australia Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Editing, for his work on Frog Dreaming. In 1997, he was awarded a lifetime membership of Australian Screen Editors.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

As director/producer

• 1971: A City's Child
• 1980: Maybe This Time (as producer only)
• 1983: Double Deal (also as writer)
• 1986: Departure
• 1996: Flynn (original director)

As editor

• 1970: The Naked Bunyip
• 1973: Libido
• 1976: The Devil's Playground
• 1978: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
• 1978: Long Weekend
• 1979: The Odd Angry Shot
• 1985: Frog Dreaming
• 1986: Going Sane
• 1993: Frauds
• 1993: Get Away, Get Away
• 1994: Encounters
• 1995: Sex Is a Four Letter Word
• 1998: Dags
• 2001: Cubbyhouse

Honors and awards

• 1986: Australia Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Editing – Frog Dreaming
• 1997: Australian Screen Editors – Lifetime Membership

Published works

• Kavanagh, Brian (2005). Capable of Murder, Bewrite Books, 188 pages. ISBN 978-1905202102
• Kavanagh, Brian (2006). The Embroidered Corpse, Bewrite Books, 200 pages. ISBN 978-1905202362
• Kavanagh, Brian (2007). Bloody Ham, Bewrite Books, 180 pages. ISBN 978-1905202539
• Kavanagh, Brian (2010). A Canterbury Crime, Bewrite Books, 156 pages. ISBN 978-1906609450

References

External links

• Official website
• Brian Kavanagh at the Internet Movie Database