Husein Alicajic
Husein Alicajic is an Australian filmmaker who writes and directs for film and television,[1] known for award-winning commercials for Foxtel.[2][3]
Background[edit]
Born in Sydney, Australia, to a Bosnian Muslim father and a Scottish mother, Alicajic attended Newington College (1983–88).[4] He attained degrees in Economics (Hons), Philosophy and Communications before deciding to become a filmmaker.[5]
Career[edit]
With director Alex Proyas, Alicajic created a pre-trailer for the 20th Century Fox film I, Robot.[3] In 2008, while with Arithmetic, Alicajic produced a campaign for Foxtel, winning a gold Promax Award.[6] In 2009 he moved from Arithmetic and joined Photoplay.[2][7]
Alicajic collaborated with UK writer Jeff Noon on his IF award-winning script Divine Shadows,[8] which is currently in pre-production for shooting to begin in 2010.[3] As part of a two-picture deal Alicajic has also signed to direct the AMPAS Nicholl Fellowship winning feature screenplay The Secret Boy.[3]
Partial filmography[edit]
- The Red Room (1997)
- Beginnings (2002)
- Still Life (2005/IV)
- Harry the Hunchback (2005)
- Aquamarine (2006)
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 2002, Won Dendy Award for 'Best Short Film' Beginnings at the Sydney Film Festival
- 2005, Won Inside Film Award for 'Best Unproduced Screenplay' Divine Shadows.[8][9]
- 2008, Won Promax Award for 'Best in Show Gold' for his Foxtel Summer campaign
- 2009, Won Golden Trailer Award for 'Best Unproduced Movie Trailer'[3]
- 2011, Won New York Festivals World's Best TV & Films for 'Best Direction' Gold World Medal[10]
- 2015, Won Best Ads for 'Best TV Campaign' MND Australia: The Fading Symphony[11]
- 2016, Highly Commended Australian Directors' Guild for 'Best Direction in a TV Commercial'[12]
- 2016, Short List Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for 'Film Craft' MND Australia: The Fading Symphony[13]
- 2016, Short List Clio Awards for 'Film Technique' MND Australia: The Fading Symphony[14]
- 2016, Won Ciclope Festival Silver for 'Adapted Music' MND Australia: The Fading Symphony'[15]
- 2017, Nominated Australian Directors' Guild for 'Best Direction of Commercial Content'[16]
- 2017, Silver Award for 'Film & Video - Charity' MND Australia: The Fading Symphony'[17]
- 2017, Finalist New York Festivals For the Worlds Best Advertising for PSA 'MND Australia: The Fading Symphony'[18]
- 2018, Finalist Australian Directors' Guild for 'Best Direction in a TV Commercial'[19]
- 2019, Finalist Association of Independent Commercial Producers 'Commercial Directors Diversity Program'[20]
- 2020, Winner Australian Directors' Guild for 'Best Direction of an Online Drama Series'[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Husein Alicajic". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 27 May 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Husein Alicajic". Photoplay. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "16TH WOW Film Festival 2009 Forums Update". Wowfilmfestival's Blog. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
WOW Filmmakers Forum held on Sunday 18th October: Director's vision through the cinematographer's lens
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp2
- ^ Economics, Philosophy and Communications degrees Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Kamen Brothers + Husein Alicajic to Photoplay". Campaign Brief. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "New to Photoplay". Australian Creative. 18 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Lantana scores big at Australian IF awards". Screen Daily. 11 November 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "2001 Inside Film Awards". Inside Film Awards. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "New York Festivals - 2011 World's Best Television & Films™ Winners". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Best ads: TV, Print, Outdoor, Interactive, Radio".
- ^ "ADG - Australian Directors' Guild 404".
- ^ "Release of Awards | Cannes Lions 2016". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Winners".
- ^ "CICLOPE FESTIVAL 2016 - WINNERS - Ciclope FestivalCiclope Festival". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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- ^ "[Unknown]". Advertising.NewYorkFestivals.com.[dead link]
- ^ "The 2018 Australian Directors Guild Awards Nominations Are in". 10 April 2018.
- ^ "CDDP Fellows 2019". Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "ADG Awards winners announced at virtual ceremony this evening". 19 October 2020.