John Tatoulis
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John Tatoulis is an award winning Australia
n film
and television
producer
and director
.
Tatoulis was the producer of such movies as Take Away
, Let's Get Skase
and Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns. Tatoulis produced and directed the television series The Silver Brumby
, which won the Children’s Jury - Best Feature Film award at the 1994 Chicago International Children's Film Festival
and Adventures on Kythera
. He also produced the animated television series The New Adventures of Ocean Girl.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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Tatoulis was the producer of such movies as Take Away
Take Away
Take Away is a 2003 Australian comedy movie, written by Dave O'Neil, who also features as a minor character, and Mark O'Toole. It stars Vince Colosimo, Stephen Curry, Rose Byrne and Nathan Phillips...
, Let's Get Skase
Let's Get Skase
Let's Get Skase is a 2001 Australian comedy starring Lachy Hulme, Alex Dimitriades, Craig McLachlan and Bill Kerr. It is based on the life of failed Australian businessman Christopher Skase, who after the collapse of his Qintex business, fled to Majorca, Spain. Skase died at around the time of the...
and Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns. Tatoulis produced and directed the television series The Silver Brumby
The Silver Brumby
The Silver Brumby was an Australian animated children's television series written by Jon Stephens and Judy Malmgren based on Elyne Mitchell's Silver Brumby books...
, which won the Children’s Jury - Best Feature Film award at the 1994 Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Founded in 1975, Facets Multi-Media, located at 1517 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, 60614 Facets Multi-Media is the largest conservator dedicated to the exhibition, distribution & education of foreign, independent & classic cinema...
and Adventures on Kythera
Adventures on Kythera
Adventures on Kythera is an Australian children's television series starring actress Amelia Frid about children who have adventures on the Greek island of Kythera. It premiered on 13 August 1991 and aired until 1992. The series was produced and directed by John Tatoulis....
. He also produced the animated television series The New Adventures of Ocean Girl.