Peter Kirk (director)

Peter Kirk (born 1 July 1969), is an Indigenous Australian director, screenwriter, and producer.

Biography

Kirk was born on 1 July 1969 and attended Ramadan College in Canberra before he started directing in 2000.

Kirk won Most Outstanding Directorial Debut at Houston International Film Festival. He was nominated as one of the top 25 creatives to watch by Sydney Morning Herald.[citation needed]

Kirk is CEO of Pluto Media, a content platform that combines stories, art, genres and behind the scenes artists discovery, with offices in Los Angeles, Manila, and Doha. He is also one of the founders and director of Hello Forever Pt Ltd.[citation needed]

Filmography

Films

Title Role Format Length
Denouement Director/Writer 35mm 18 mins
Water's Edge Director/Writer RED 42 mins
One Night Director/Writer P2 38 mins
Skin Deep Director/Writer 16mm 54 mins

Commercials/TVC

(15, 30 60 sec)

Brand Role Format Territories
Lynx/Axe - Boom Chika Wah Wah Director 35mm AUS/NZ/PH
Smirnoff - Mule Director 35mm AUS/NZ/PH
Trend Micro - Rugby League Director/Writer 5d AUS/NZ
Windows Vista Director/Writer 5d AUS/NZ
Medal of Honour Director/Writer 5d AUS/NZ
Xbox - Alan Wake Director/Producer RED AUS/NZ
RSPCA - My Best Friend Director/Writer RED AUS/NZ
OMO - Dirt Is Good Director RED AUS/NZ
Xbox - Red vs Blue Director RED AUS
Windows 7 Director RED AUS
World Vision Director/Producer RED AUS
Telstra Director/Producer RED AUS
Google Director/Producer RED AUS
Greenpeace Director/Writer RED AUS

Music Videos and Video Clips

Band Song Title Role Format
Linkin Park What I've Done (Australia Version) Director/Producer RED
Ricki Lee Don't Miss You Director/Producer 16mm
Ricki Lee Crazy Director/Producer 35mm
The Humm Echo Beach Director RED
BlackStreet Australian Tour Director RED
Nick Hardcastle Everyday Director/Producer P2
Emyna The Rock Queen Director 5d
Nate Wade Roller Coaster Director/Producer 5d
Mirrah Space Director/Producer 16mm

Online Campaigns

Brand Role Format
Real Estate Australia Director 5d
The Knowing Director 5d
Football Australia Director 5d
Cyberbullying Director/Writer RED
Linkin Park Director RED
Olay Director RED
AHM Insurance Director 5d
Cancer Council Director RED
Lynx Director RED
Australian Tourism Director RED
Toyota Director RED
James Blunt Director 5d
Qantas Director 5d
Virgin Money Director P2

TV

Show Title Role Time Undertaking Role
Entertainment Weekly (Australia) Series Director 2 years
Weather Channel Staff Director 2 years
Channel V (Australia) Series Producer 1 year

Awards and recognition

Webby Award Winner (2007) - Best Content for Lynx/Abe

Webb Award Winner (2010) - People Choice Award for Google

AIMS Awards Winner (2010) - Green Peace

W Awards Winner - Alan Wake

IAMB Awards Winner - Google

I AB Awards Runner Up - Green Peace

Best Ad Campaign Winner - Australian Ad Awards for Xbox

Oz Music Awards Nominee (2010) Video Clip of the Year by Ricki Lee

Oz Music Awards Nominee (2010) for Video Clip of the Year by Mirrah

Australian Rising Star Award Nominee (2009) for Sun Herald Awards

Kirk, being the director of the short film Denouement,[1] won the Best Drama Award and Best Soundtrack Award in the 2009 West Hollywood International Film Festival,[2] International Film Achievement Award at the So Cal Film Festival[3] in Huntington Beach, California (2009), and Aloha Accolade Award in Honolulu Film Awards[4] (2010). Hello Forever won best debut feature film at World Fest in Houston in 2014.

References

  1. ^ "Denouement Short Film". 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011.
  2. ^ "West Hollywood International Film Festival - Whiff 2010". Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Socal Roofing Company". Roofing.
  4. ^ "Request From Client".