Peter Scarf
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Peter Scarf is an Australian actor, writer, film director and entrepreneur. Scarf starred as Liam Tanner on Australian television show Home and Away
, before producing a number of feature films including Fortune, which he co-wrote and directed with Ahmad Diba. In addition to Fortune, Scarf has produced Two Door Mansion and Right Here Right Now. Scarf currently appears as Senior Constable Andrew in Channel Nine's Underbelly: The Golden Mile
. Scarf is Co-founder and Executive Vice President of Matilda Media and Matilda Books. He is Co-founder of Rightstrade.com.
. Matilda Media has operations in Los Angeles, California and Sydney, Australia. Matilda Media invests in motion picture productions and digital media transactions where technology operates to disrupt established traditional media business models. Matilda also offers corporate advisory services to traditional media and digital media companies. In July 2011 Matilda Media announced it had launched its Matilda Books division, which has developed a three dimensional distribution system for publishing Works specifically designed for Australian authors to reach global audiences.
was a powerful Aboriginal resistance leader against the British settlers who occupied his land. He took the fight to the government farm at Toongabbie and stormed into the town of Parramatta at the head of 100 warriors. His exploits and bravery made Pemulwuy
the stuff of myth and legend.
, Starz, Voltage Pictures, Relativity Media
and Miramax.
in Media
and Communications majoring in English and Film Production. Scarf has been involved in both the creative and financial side of a number of feature films both in Australia and the United States but now focuses his efforts specifically on writing and directing.
. During school he began auditioning for professional roles and landed his first television appearance in Australian Broadcasting Corporation
's GP series, which aired in mid-1995. Just after he had started back at school last year, he won the role of Liam Tanner on Home and Away
. He left school but continued his education with the Sydney Distance School and studied the Year 12 curriculum. Scarf's first episode as Liam Tanner onwas episode 1910, which aired in Australia on 26 April 1996.
Scarf then appear in a number of leading TV shows including, Wildside, WaterRats, All Saints, Farscape, and the Icon Production telemovie The Three Stooges. Scarf recently appeared as Senior Constable Andrew in Channel Nine
's Underbelly: The Golden Mile
.
In the film, Scott Cohen delivers a breathtaking performance as a psychiatrist on the brink of suicide whose life collides with the ambitious son of his wealthiest patient (played by former male supermodel turned actor Jason Shaw
)- a young man who claims to desperately need help and will not take no for an answer. As layers of deceit and denial are peeled away, the film explores how loss and tragedy can drive, inspire, or even destroy not just ourselves but those we love as well. The script for FORTUNE co-written by Scarf attracted the attention of an extraordinary team of experienced and talented artists, including Golden Globe winner Keir Dullea
, the star of Stanley Kubrick
’s 2001: A Space Odyssey
.
After receiving critical acclaim and screening at a number of international film festivals, Fox Home Entertainment released Fortune on DVD throughout Australia on 10 January 2010. A date for the US release has not yet been set.
's novel The Lying Tongue for leading UK production company Neon Films with producer Nicky Moss (producer of sci-fi thriller Moon
starring Sam Rockwell
and Kevin Spacey
and BAFTA nominated feature Taking Liberties).
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
, before producing a number of feature films including Fortune, which he co-wrote and directed with Ahmad Diba. In addition to Fortune, Scarf has produced Two Door Mansion and Right Here Right Now. Scarf currently appears as Senior Constable Andrew in Channel Nine's Underbelly: The Golden Mile
Underbelly: The Golden Mile
Underbelly: The Golden Mile is a 13-part Australian television mini-series loosely based on real events that stemmed from the nightclub scene of the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross. The timeline of the series is the years between 1988 and 1999. it primarily depicts the running of Kings Cross and the...
. Scarf is Co-founder and Executive Vice President of Matilda Media and Matilda Books. He is Co-founder of Rightstrade.com.
Matilda Group
Scarf is co-founder of Matilda Media Group and Matilda Books Matilda Books The other co-founder of Matilda is Alex HartmanAlex Hartman
Alexander Hartman is co-founder & Senior Vice President of Rightstrade. He is Senior Vice President of FilmOn.TV Inc.and . He is co-founder of and Hartman is an entrepreneur with an interest in public health services for young people and lives in Los Angeles....
. Matilda Media has operations in Los Angeles, California and Sydney, Australia. Matilda Media invests in motion picture productions and digital media transactions where technology operates to disrupt established traditional media business models. Matilda also offers corporate advisory services to traditional media and digital media companies. In July 2011 Matilda Media announced it had launched its Matilda Books division, which has developed a three dimensional distribution system for publishing Works specifically designed for Australian authors to reach global audiences.
Pemulwuy
In July 2011, Matilda Books announced it would publish a new paperback edition of best-selling. 'Pemulwuy: The Rainbow Warrior' by Dr. Eric Willmot AM. PemulwuyPemulwuy
Pemulwuy was an Aboriginal Australian man born around 1750 in the area of Botany Bay in New South Wales. He is noted for his resistance to the European settlement of Australia which began with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. He is believed to have been a member of the Bidjigal clan of...
was a powerful Aboriginal resistance leader against the British settlers who occupied his land. He took the fight to the government farm at Toongabbie and stormed into the town of Parramatta at the head of 100 warriors. His exploits and bravery made Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy was an Aboriginal Australian man born around 1750 in the area of Botany Bay in New South Wales. He is noted for his resistance to the European settlement of Australia which began with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. He is believed to have been a member of the Bidjigal clan of...
the stuff of myth and legend.
Rightstrade
Scarf is co-founder of Rightstradewhich was founded by Matilda Media Group in 2011 to become the premier online market for film and television rights acquisition, sales and licensing. Rightstrade is under development in partnership with FilmTrack, the world’s leading provider of film and television rights management software. FilmTrack clients include The Weinstein CompanyThe Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...
, Starz, Voltage Pictures, Relativity Media
Relativity Media
Relativity Media is an American independent motion picture production and investment company based in West Hollywood, California.- Company :...
and Miramax.
Biography
Scarf was born in Sydney to a Greek mother and Lebanese father. He is the youngest of three children (an older brother and sister). During his last few years of High School he was working full-time as an actor on Australian television. In the year 2000, he graduated from the University of New South WalesUniversity of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Media
Media studies
Media studies is an academic discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media; in particular, the 'mass media'. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass...
and Communications majoring in English and Film Production. Scarf has been involved in both the creative and financial side of a number of feature films both in Australia and the United States but now focuses his efforts specifically on writing and directing.
Acting
Scarf acted in school plays and then joined the Australian Theatre for Young PeopleAustralian Theatre for Young People
The Australian Theatre for Young People is Australia's flagship youth theatre company and the largest youth theatre in the world. Over 6000 young people aged between three and 26 participate in the company's work across Australia....
. During school he began auditioning for professional roles and landed his first television appearance in Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's GP series, which aired in mid-1995. Just after he had started back at school last year, he won the role of Liam Tanner on Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
. He left school but continued his education with the Sydney Distance School and studied the Year 12 curriculum. Scarf's first episode as Liam Tanner onwas episode 1910, which aired in Australia on 26 April 1996.
Scarf then appear in a number of leading TV shows including, Wildside, WaterRats, All Saints, Farscape, and the Icon Production telemovie The Three Stooges. Scarf recently appeared as Senior Constable Andrew in Channel Nine
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's Underbelly: The Golden Mile
Underbelly: The Golden Mile
Underbelly: The Golden Mile is a 13-part Australian television mini-series loosely based on real events that stemmed from the nightclub scene of the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross. The timeline of the series is the years between 1988 and 1999. it primarily depicts the running of Kings Cross and the...
.
Directing
Scarf recently directed feature film FORTUNE drama displaying an outstanding example of true Independent Filmmaking. Shot in Harlem, New York, FORTUNE is an intelligent and riveting psychological interplay between three phenomenal actors.In the film, Scott Cohen delivers a breathtaking performance as a psychiatrist on the brink of suicide whose life collides with the ambitious son of his wealthiest patient (played by former male supermodel turned actor Jason Shaw
Jason Shaw
Jason M. Shaw American fashion model and actor. His nickname is Jay.He is a top male fashion model, who was the spokesmodel of fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger from 1998–2003.Shaw graduated from the University of Chicago in 1995 with a degree in History, where he was a member of the men's...
)- a young man who claims to desperately need help and will not take no for an answer. As layers of deceit and denial are peeled away, the film explores how loss and tragedy can drive, inspire, or even destroy not just ourselves but those we love as well. The script for FORTUNE co-written by Scarf attracted the attention of an extraordinary team of experienced and talented artists, including Golden Globe winner Keir Dullea
Keir Dullea
Keir Dullea is an American actor best known for the character of astronaut David Bowman, whom he portrayed in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey and in 1984's 2010: The Year We Make Contact...
, the star of Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
’s 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, and co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story The Sentinel...
.
After receiving critical acclaim and screening at a number of international film festivals, Fox Home Entertainment released Fortune on DVD throughout Australia on 10 January 2010. A date for the US release has not yet been set.
Writing
Scarf has written a number of feature films and is currently working on an adaptation of Andrew WilsonAndrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson or Andy Wilson may refer to:*Andrew Wilson , Unificationist educator*Andrew Wilson , US actor*Andrew Wilson , Scottish landscape-painter...
's novel The Lying Tongue for leading UK production company Neon Films with producer Nicky Moss (producer of sci-fi thriller Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
starring Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell is an American actor known for his leading roles in Lawn Dogs, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Choke and Moon, as well as for his supporting roles in The Green Mile, Iron Man 2, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Frost/Nixon, Galaxy Quest, Matchstick Men, The Assassination of...
and Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey, CBE is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and crooner. He grew up in California, and began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, before being cast in supporting roles in film and television...
and BAFTA nominated feature Taking Liberties).