Amanda Brotchie is an Australian director, writer

Writer

A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

 and linguist.

Career

AFI award-winning director Amanda Brotchie is the co-creator, co-writer and director of the new ABC comedy series, Lowdown

Lowdown (TV series)

Lowdown is an award-winning Australian television comedy series set in the world of celebrity journalism. Created by Amanda Brotchie and Adam Zwar, it stars Zwar, Paul Denny, Beth Buchanan, Dailan Evans, Kim Gyngell and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush...

. Other credits include multi-award-winning short film Break & Enter (director), Neighbours

Neighbours

Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...

(director), and feature film Rats and Cats (script editor). Theatre credits include The Inner Sanctum

The Inner Sanctum

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(director), and Headlock (writer-director), which was nominated for a Green Room Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing. Amanda also holds a PHD in linguistics from the University of Melbourne.

Awards & Nominations

• Accolade Competition
  Accolade Competition
  The Accolade Competition is an international, non-traditional, virtual awards venue. Awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries....
  
  : Award for Excellence in Comedy – Lowdown
  Lowdown (TV series)
  Lowdown is an award-winning Australian television comedy series set in the world of celebrity journalism. Created by Amanda Brotchie and Adam Zwar, it stars Zwar, Paul Denny, Beth Buchanan, Dailan Evans, Kim Gyngell and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush...
  
  
• Accolade Competition
  Accolade Competition
  The Accolade Competition is an international, non-traditional, virtual awards venue. Awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries....
  
  : Award of Merit in Direction – Amanda Brotchie
• AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild) Award
  AWGIE Awards
  The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967....
  
  : Best Comedy - Situation or Narrative for Lowdown
  Lowdown (TV series)
  Lowdown is an award-winning Australian television comedy series set in the world of celebrity journalism. Created by Amanda Brotchie and Adam Zwar, it stars Zwar, Paul Denny, Beth Buchanan, Dailan Evans, Kim Gyngell and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush...
  
  . Episode 7 - "Who's Your Baddy?" Won with Adam Zwar
  Adam Zwar
  Adam Zwar is a multi award-winning Australian actor, voice artist, and writer. He is best known for co-creating the Australian comedy series Lowdown and Wilfred...
  
  
• Australian Film Institute Awards
  Australian Film Institute Awards
  The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
  
  : Best Television Comedy Series - Lowdown
  Lowdown (TV series)
  Lowdown is an award-winning Australian television comedy series set in the world of celebrity journalism. Created by Amanda Brotchie and Adam Zwar, it stars Zwar, Paul Denny, Beth Buchanan, Dailan Evans, Kim Gyngell and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush...
  
  (2010) (Nominated)
• Australian Directors Guild Awards: Best Direction in Television Comedy – Amanda Brotchie (2010) (Nominated)
• Australian Film Institute Awards
  Australian Film Institute Awards
  The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
  
  : Best Short Fiction Film. Break & Enter
• Film Critics Circle of Australia
  Film Critics Circle of Australia
  The Film Critics Circle of Australia is a group of cinema critics that judge Australian films.-External links:**...
  
  : Best Short Fiction Film. Break & Enter
• The Green Room Awards (Theatre): Outstanding Achievement in Writing (2002) - Headlock (Nominated)

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