John Hillcoat

John Hillcoat
John Hillcoat at the 2009 Venice Film Festival for the premiere of The Road
Born	August 14, 1961 Queensland, Australia
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, music video director

John Hillcoat (born 14 August 1961) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and music video director.

Early life

Hillcoat was born in Queensland, Australia, and was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As a child, his paintings were featured in the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

Career

Hillcoat has repeatedly worked with Nick Cave and also the band Depeche Mode. He has also featured actor Guy Pearce multiple times in his works. His film The Road, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival, and was released in the U.S. in November 2009. His 2012 film, Lawless, competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.^[1][2] Hillcoat's next film, Triple 9, is currently scheduled for a release in 2016.^[3]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Notes
1985	The INXS: Swing and Other Stories	Documentary of the band INXS
1988	Ghosts... of the Civil Dead	Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Production Design
1996	To Have & to Hold	Australian Film Institute Nominee for Best Achievement in Sound Australian Film Institute Nominee for Best Achievement in Production Design
2001	Digital Hardcore Videos	Documentary
2005	The Proposition	Australian Film Institute Award for Best Cinematography Australian Film Institute Award for Best Costume Design Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score Australian Film Institute Award for Best Production Design
2009	The Road	Distributed by The Weinstein Company
2010	Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater	Short machinima film to promote the game Red Dead Redemption
2012	Lawless	Distributed by The Weinstein Company
2016	Triple 9	Distributed by Open Road Films

Music videos

Year	Artist	Song
1989	Elvis Costello	"Veronica"
1991	Crowded House	"Chocolate Cake"
1995	Siouxsie and the Banshees	"O Baby"
1995	Siouxsie and the Banshees	"Stargazer"
1996	Manic Street Preachers	"Australia"
1997	Bush	"Personal Holloway"
1998	Placebo	"You Don't Care About Us"
1998	Therapy?	"Church of Noise"
1998	Neil Finn	"Sinner"
1998	Therapy?	"Lonely, Cryin', Only"
1999	Suede	"Can't Get Enough"
1999	James	"Just Like Fred Astaire"
1999	HIM	"Join Me in Death"
2000	Chicane	"No Ordinary Morning"
2000	Einstürzende Neubauten	"Sabrina"
2001	HIM	"In Joy and Sorrow"
2001	Depeche Mode	"I Feel Loved"
2001	Depeche Mode	"Freelove"
2002	Depeche Mode	"Goodnight Lovers"
2002	Gemma Hayes	"Hanging Around"
2002	Manic Street Preachers	"There by the Grace of God"
2003	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	"Babe, I'm on Fire"
2003	AFI	"Silver and Cold"
2003	Muse	"Time Is Running Out"
2007	Grinderman	"No Pussy Blues"
2010	Grinderman	"Heathen Child"
2010	Unkle	"The Answer"
2012	How to Destroy Angels	"Ice Age"
2013	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	"Jubilee Street"
2013	Bob Dylan	"Visions of Johanna"
2014	Johnny Cash	"She Used to Love Me a Lot"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
1989	Australian Film Institute	Best Original Screenplay	Ghosts... of the Civil Dead	Nominated
1996	Verona Love Screens Film Festival	Best Film	To Have & to Hold	Nominated
2005	Australian Film Institute	Best Director	The Proposition	Nominated
2005	Film Critics Circle of Australia	Best Director	The Proposition	Nominated
2005	Inside Film Awards	Best Feature Film	The Proposition	Won
2005	Inside Film Awards	Best Director	The Proposition	Nominated
2009	Venice Film Festival	Golden Lion	The Road	Nominated

References

1. "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
2. "Cannes Film Festival 2012 line-up announced". timeout. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
3. Fleming, Jr., Mike. "Open Road Acquires Domestic On ‘Triple Nine;’ Michael B. Jordan, Aaron Paul, Gal Gadot, Michael Pena Join Killer Cast". Deadline. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

External links

• John Hillcoat at the Internet Movie Database