Robert Connolly
Year Title Notes
1995 Roses Are Red Short film
1995 All Men Are Liars associate producer Cinequest Film Festival - Best First Feature tied with Le secret de Jérôme Nominated - Cinequest Film Festival Maverick Spirit Award Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Film Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Production Design Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1997 Rust Bucket Short film
1998 The Boys FCCA Award for Best Film Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Film
2000 Better Than Sex consultant
2000 The Monkey 's Mask
2001 The Bank AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Newport Beach Film Festival Jury Award for Best Director Newport Beach Film Festival Jury Award for Best Screenplay Palm Springs International Film Festival - Best Director Award Portland International Film Festival - Audience Award Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Direction Nominated - BAFICI Award for Best Film Nominated - FCCA Award for Best Director Nominated - FCCA Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Inside Film Award for Best Direction Nominated - Inside Film Award for Best Script
2002 New Skin consultant producer
2005 Three Dollars AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Montreal World Film Festival - Special Mention Montreal World Film Festival - Grand Prix des Amériques Nominated - FCCA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2007 Romulus , My Father Also second unit director AACTA Award for Best Film Nominated - FCCA Award for Best Film
2007 West consulting producer
2009 Lucky Country executive producer
2009 Balibo AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ADG Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film São Paulo International Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Foreign Feature Film Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Direction Nominated - FCCA Award for Best Director Nominated - FCCA Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Inside Film Award for Best Feature Film
2013 These Final Hours executive producer
2013 The Turning Segment : Aquifer Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Film Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Direction Nominated - AFCA Award for Best Film Nominated - Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Film
2013 The Boy Castaways executive producer
2015 Paper Planes AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay FCCA Award for Best Children 's Film Jerusalem Film Festival - Cinematheque Young Critics Club Award for Best Children 's Film Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Film Nominated - AACTA People 's Choice Award for Favourite Australian Film Nominated - ADG Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film Nominated - AWGIE Award for Best Writing in a Feature Film - Original Nominated - Berlin International Film Festival - Crystal Bear Nominated - FCCA Award for Best Film Nominated - FCCA Award for Best Script/Screenplay Nominated - Seattle International Film Festival - Films4Families Youth Jury Award
2015 These Final Hours Short film executive producer
2015 Spear executive producer
2016 Chasing Asylum Documentary executive producer
Filmography -- Film
Robert Connolly (born 1967) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter based in Melbourne, Victoria. Connolly is best known as the director and writer of the feature films Balibo, Three Dollars and The Bank, and the producer of the high-profile Australian films Romulus, My Father and The Boys.