Kerry Heysen

Kerry Margaret Heysen (born May 30, 1945) is an Australian film producer from Adelaide, South Australia, known for her work on Shine (1996), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), No Reservations (2007), Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)[1] and The Lucky One (2012).[2]

Early life

Heysen was born Kerry Margaret Madigan in Adelaide, South Australia and was educated at Cabra College[3] and Flinders University.[4] Her father, Ted Madigan was a well-known South Australian radio broadcaster.[5]

Widowed at the age of 22, with a newborn son, she returned to school and entered Flinders University where she met fellow filmmaker, Scott Hicks.[6]

In 1971 Heysen and Hicks married and began a lifelong pursuit of making films together. Heysen and Hicks would go on to have a second son, Jethro Heysen-Hicks.

Career

Heysen's company developed the film Shine[7] which was nominated for seven Academy Awards,[8] five Golden Globes, nine BAFTAS,[9] and won nine Australian Film Institute Awards.[10] Based on the life of pianist David Helgott, the film also won Geoffrey Rush the Oscar for best actor.[11]

Kerry Heysen is CEO and a Founding Director of the Kino Films Group of Companies, Color and Movement Films USA.[12]

Awards

In 2006, Flinders University awarded her a Distinguished Alumni Award.[13]

In 2009, Heysen produced Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts, which won the 2009 Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Feature Length Documentary.[14]

In 2014, Heysen was named as one of the most Influential Women of South Australia.[15]

At the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, Heysen was made a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to film, and to women. [16]

In 2020, Heysen was awarded The Premier's Lifetime Achievement Award jointly with her husband Scott Hicks.[17]

In 2022, an Honorary Doctorate of Letters was awarded to her by Flinders University of South Australia.[18]

Filmography

Executive producer

Producer

Co-Producer

Associate Producer

Creative Consultant

References

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  2. ^ "The Lucky One – KOJO". kojo.com.au. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. ^ Williams, Tim; Kemp, Miles (2022-11-09). "Cream of the crop: South Australian private schools' most famous faces". The Advertiser. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  4. ^ Not listed, Not listed (10 June 2019). "Full list of South Australian recipients of Queen's Birthday Honours". The Advertiser. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  5. ^ "It takes two to Shine". The Advertiser. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ^ "It takes two to Shine". 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ^ Unknown, Unknown (11 September 2022). "Cream of the crop: South Australian private schools' most famous faces". The Advertiser. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  8. ^ "1997 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  9. ^ "Film in 1997 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  10. ^ "Australian Television: 1996 AFI Awards". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  11. ^ "It takes two to Shine". The Advertiser. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  12. ^ Williams, Tim; Kemp, Miles (11 September 2022). "Cream of the crop: South Australian private schools' most famous faces". The Advertiser. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Alumni awards". Flinders University. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  14. ^ "2009 Australian Film Institute Awards", Wikipedia, 2022-06-19, retrieved 2022-09-20
  15. ^ Debelle, Penelope; Leo, Jessica (2014). "South Australia's most influential women". The Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia. p. 1. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours: The full list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  17. ^ Cabinet, Department of the Premier and (2020-12-17). "Congratulations to South Australia's arts and culture stars". Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  18. ^ newsdesk (2022-05-11). "Aussie icons Maggie Beer and Kerry Heysen awarded Hon Docs". News. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  19. ^ "Kerry Heysen". MUBI. Retrieved 2022-12-08.