Timothy Spanos
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Timothy Spanos is an Australia
n film director
.
Spanos has made four feature films in Australia that have become cult movie hits in the USA and Europe
. His first film, Prisoner Queen, was about an actress who is diagnosed with leukemia and her son who believes he is living in the television series Prisoner
. It starred Jude Kuring
, Tim Burns, Matt Thomas
, Polly Stanton, Michael Burkett
, and Margo McLennan
.
Spanos' next film, Nancy Nancy
, a black musical comedy about Stockholm Syndrome
, was released in 2006 and won Best Comedy Feature in the USA. The film was shot in Coronet Bay and starred Tim Burns as Nancy Nancy. Spanos followed that up with Moonlight & Magic
, about two punk bandits who commence a crime spree in rural Victoria . It starred Tim Burns, Maxine Klibingaitis
and Elspeth Ballantyne
.
The films Spanos directs are sought after by movie collectors. He works with an ensemble of Australian actors, including Tim Burns, Maxine Klibingaitis
, Michael Burkett, Matt Thomas
(lead singer of The Mavis's
), Polly Stanton, Tania Wert, Alessandra Prisco, Elspeth Ballantyne
, Cameron Nugent, Reylene Pearce
, Jude Kuring
and Desiree Smith.
His fourth film Boronia Boys, about two trash and treasure salesmen from the suburbs was released in Australia in 2011 through the Metro Cinemas and within two weeks became the highest grossing Australian independent film to screen there. Boronia Boys was listed in the Top 5 films screening in Melbourne for two weeks and Spanos was proclaimed by the age newspaper as "the unsung hero of Australian Independent cinema".
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 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:...
.
Spanos has made four feature films in Australia that have become cult movie hits in the USA and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. His first film, Prisoner Queen, was about an actress who is diagnosed with leukemia and her son who believes he is living in the television series Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
. It starred Jude Kuring
Jude Kuring
Jude Kuring is an Australian actress who appeared in film and television during the late 1970s and early 80s. She remains best known for her role as Noeline Bourke in the soap opera Prisoner....
, Tim Burns, Matt Thomas
Matt Thomas
Matt Thomas is an Australian rules footballer, who currently plays for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League . Recruited at pick number 8 in the 2006 Pre-season Draft from Sandringham, he has become known as a tough player. He can play as either a defender or a midfielder...
, Polly Stanton, Michael Burkett
Michael Burkett
Michael Burkett is the name of:*F. Michael Burkett , American attorney and politician from Idaho*Mike Burkett, popularly known as Fat Mike, punk musician...
, and Margo McLennan
Margo McLennan
Margo McLennan was a British actress known for her role in the Australian soap opera Prisoner. Born Eileen Marguerite McMenemy in Peckham, London she originally trained to be an ice skater before becoming an actress....
.
Spanos' next film, Nancy Nancy
Nancy Nancy (film)
Nancy Nancy is a 2007 thriller film written and directed by Timothy Spanos. The film is a black comedy musical about Stockholm's Syndrome....
, a black musical comedy about Stockholm Syndrome
Stockholm syndrome
In psychology, Stockholm Syndrome is an apparently paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein hostages express empathy and have positive feelings towards their captors, sometimes to the point of defending them...
, was released in 2006 and won Best Comedy Feature in the USA. The film was shot in Coronet Bay and starred Tim Burns as Nancy Nancy. Spanos followed that up with Moonlight & Magic
Moonlight & Magic (film)
Moonlight & Magic is a 2007 black comedy film written and directed by Timothy Spanos.The film is a story about a mohawk and a diabetic on the run from the law, who journey across Australia's high country in an orange kombi in search for a home they can call their own...
, about two punk bandits who commence a crime spree in rural Victoria . It starred Tim Burns, Maxine Klibingaitis
Maxine Klibingaitis
Maxine Klibingaitis is an Australian actress. She played the character Bobbie Mitchell in the series Prisoner from 1983 to 1985, and later played Paul Robinson's first wife Terry Inglis in Neighbours in 1985. She was married to the Australian television director, Andrew Friedman and they have one...
and Elspeth Ballantyne
Elspeth Ballantyne
Elspeth Ballantyne is an Australian actress, born in Adelaide. Having started her career as a laboratory Technician, she then attended the prestigious drama school, the National Institute for Dramatic Arts...
.
The films Spanos directs are sought after by movie collectors. He works with an ensemble of Australian actors, including Tim Burns, Maxine Klibingaitis
Maxine Klibingaitis
Maxine Klibingaitis is an Australian actress. She played the character Bobbie Mitchell in the series Prisoner from 1983 to 1985, and later played Paul Robinson's first wife Terry Inglis in Neighbours in 1985. She was married to the Australian television director, Andrew Friedman and they have one...
, Michael Burkett, Matt Thomas
Matt Thomas
Matt Thomas is an Australian rules footballer, who currently plays for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League . Recruited at pick number 8 in the 2006 Pre-season Draft from Sandringham, he has become known as a tough player. He can play as either a defender or a midfielder...
(lead singer of The Mavis's
The Mavis's
The Mavis's were an Australian pop band from Ballarat, Victoria. The band was composed of Matt Thomas , his sister Becky Thomas , Nick Gill , Andrea Vendy , and Josh Alexander . They are best known for their 1998 synth-driven single "Cry", which appeared on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1998...
), Polly Stanton, Tania Wert, Alessandra Prisco, Elspeth Ballantyne
Elspeth Ballantyne
Elspeth Ballantyne is an Australian actress, born in Adelaide. Having started her career as a laboratory Technician, she then attended the prestigious drama school, the National Institute for Dramatic Arts...
, Cameron Nugent, Reylene Pearce
Reylene Pearce
Reylene Pearce is an Australian actress, best known for her long-running role in the television drama series Prisoner as Phyllis Hunt. She appeared in the show from 1979 to 1984, during which time the role had developed from a background bit part to a central character.She appeared in an Australian...
, Jude Kuring
Jude Kuring
Jude Kuring is an Australian actress who appeared in film and television during the late 1970s and early 80s. She remains best known for her role as Noeline Bourke in the soap opera Prisoner....
and Desiree Smith.
His fourth film Boronia Boys, about two trash and treasure salesmen from the suburbs was released in Australia in 2011 through the Metro Cinemas and within two weeks became the highest grossing Australian independent film to screen there. Boronia Boys was listed in the Top 5 films screening in Melbourne for two weeks and Spanos was proclaimed by the age newspaper as "the unsung hero of Australian Independent cinema".
Filmography
- Boronia Backpackers (2011)
- Boronia Boys (2010)
- Moonlight & MagicMoonlight & Magic (film)Moonlight & Magic is a 2007 black comedy film written and directed by Timothy Spanos.The film is a story about a mohawk and a diabetic on the run from the law, who journey across Australia's high country in an orange kombi in search for a home they can call their own...
(2007) - Miss Mouskouri (2007) – short film
- Nancy NancyNancy Nancy (film)Nancy Nancy is a 2007 thriller film written and directed by Timothy Spanos. The film is a black comedy musical about Stockholm's Syndrome....
(2006) - Prisoner Queen (2004)