Rosemary Blight
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| File:Rosemary Blight at the Sydney premiere of The Sapphires.jpg
Rosemary Blight
at the Sydney premiere of The Sapphires |
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| Occupation | Film producer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Communications |
| Alma mater | Macquarie University |
| Notable works | The Sapphires The Tree Clubland |
| Spouse | Ben Grant |
Rosemary Blight is an Australian film producer, credited with films such as The Sapphires (world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and AACTA Award for Best Film),[1] The Tree (closed the 2010 Cannes Film Festival), and Clubland (featured at the Sundance Film Festival).[2] Her television work includes the Lockie Leonard series. She has been principal partner and company director with Goalpost Pictures since 1992,[3] and a board member of Screen Australia since 2013.[4][5]
Early life
Blight has a degree in Communications from Macquarie University.[3]
Career
Blight began her career working for record companies and producing music videos.[6] Her first film was Kay Pavlou’s short The Killing Of Angelo Tsakos, which led to her securing a job with independent producer John Maynard.[6] Blight founded RB Films in 1991 with partner Ben Grant.[6]
RB Films became Goalpost Pictures in 2008. Its four principals are Rosemary Blight, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne and Cass O'Connor.[7] Goalpost Pictures was named Media Super Production Business of the Year at the annual Screen Producers Australia Awards.[8] Goalpost Pictures has an alliance with Goalpost Film in the UK, the international sales company run by Tristan Whalley.[3]
Blight sits on the Board of Screen Australia.[9][10]
Notable films
- Blight's most successful film to date has been The Sapphires, which was in Official Selection at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and released in the US by The Weinstein Company.[3] The film earned more than $14 million at the local box office, sold more than 400,000 DVDs, and won multiple awards.[8][9]
- The Eternity Man won the Rose d'Or (Golden Rose) in 2009.[11][12][13]
- Clubland, starring Brenda Blethyn and directed by Cherie Nowlan, screened at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Warner Independent Pictures in the USA as Introducing the Dwights.[3][14][15]
- The Tree, directed by Julie Bertuccelli and starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, was closing night film of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival,[16][17] and received a standing ovation.[18]
Films
Her films include the following:
See also
References
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- Rosemary Blight at the Internet Movie Database
- AFTERS Video Rosemary Blight
- Official Facebook
- Official LinkedIn
- YouTube Rosemary Blight and Kylie Du Fresne chat about how THE SAPPHIRES came to be.
- ↑ 2nd AACTA Awards Winners & Nominees. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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- ↑ Screen Australia Board Member - Ms Rosemary Blight. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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- ↑ AFTRS video Rosemary Blight. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Screen Producers Australia Rosemary Blight. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ Screen Australia New Screen Australia Board appointments. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ IF.com (13 March 2009) Eternity Man up for Swiss award. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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- ↑ ABC Media Goalpost Pictures Australia and ABC TV celebrate Rose d’Or win for The Eternity Man. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Sundance Institute Clubland (Introducing the Dwights). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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- ↑ IF.com (25 May 2010) Standing ovation for The Tree in Cannes. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- Pages with reference errors
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- Living people
- Australian film producers
- Australian television producers
- Cinema of Australia
- People from Sydney
- Women film producers
- Macquarie University alumni
