Peter Rasmussen (filmmaker)
Peter Kokholm Rasmussen (1956–2008) was an Australian screenplay writer and machinima producer. Rasmussen was a leader in machinima production and development.[1]
He is perhaps best known for the feature-length 2007 machinima film Stolen Life. Stolen Life won Best Picture, Best Visual Design, and Best Direction at the 2007 European Machinima Festival, as well as other international awards.[1] Rasmussen is credited as producer and writer for the film.[2]
Before becoming a filmmaker, Rasmussen was a cinematographer. He had a congenital eye disease however, which cut his cinematography career short.[1]
Rasmussen's writing credits include In the Winter Dark, The Picture Woman, and Mad Bomber in Love, in addition to Stolen Life.[2]
In 2009 the Sydney Film Festival launched the Peter Rasmussen Innovation Award for work described as fringe, maverick, or innovative.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Stephens, Tony (May 15, 2008). "A bright life in film, darkened by loss". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- 1 2 "Peter Rasmussen". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Peter Rasmussen Innovation Award". Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved March 12, 2012.