John Hipwell (producer)

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John Hipwell is a Producer of Feature Films, a producer/director of documentaries, business communications, short films and video art. John was born on 13 January 1953 in Melbourne, Australia. He studied Film & TV at Swinburne Film & TV College (Later to become Victorian College of the Arts VCA) and has crewed on 21 Australian feature films, including 'Alvin Purple' and the original ‘Mad Max’ . He also has an independently owned production company, HIPS – Hipwell International Production Services. He has delivered short films for various public and private corporations including Hertz, Motorola, Mobil and Energy Victoria. John has also held various academic positions and is an active Arts and Recreation Training Victoria board member and Open Channel board member.

Feature Films

His first professional job was in 1972 when John was offered a work experience placement as the Production Runner, until he was promoted to 3rd Assistant Director for the movie 'Alvin Purple', with Tim Burstall as director/producer. Throughout the years 1976, '77 and '78, he was a 3rd Assistant Director to four other movies: ‘End Play’, which won an AFI Award for Best Achievement in Editing, ‘Eliza Fraser’, which was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role, ‘The Getting of Wisdom’, which won an AFI Award for Best Screenplay Adapted and was nominated for four other AFI awards, and ‘The Mango Tree’. In 1978, he was a Unit Manager for the movie, ‘Mad Max', which won four AFI awards and was nominated for four others, one including 'Best Director', and in 1978 and 1979, he was a 2nd Assistant Director for the movies ‘Snapshot’ and ‘Thirst’. Up until 2009, Hipwell was involved in another eleven feature films. Films included ‘Lady Stay Dead’, ‘Devil In The Flesh’, ‘Two Brothers Running’, ‘Girl’, ‘Point Of No Return’, ‘The Caterpillar Wish’, ‘Arctic Blast', and in 2013 "Point Of No Return". John is currently developing and pre-producing three further feature films for release in the future.

Documentaries & Business Communications

Since 1976, John was a producer/director of over a hundred different documentaries and educational films. He has been involved in documentaries for the Australian Government, Victorian Government, children's TV, Hertz, Mobil, gas and fuel companies, Motorola and many others. Documentaries include 'Where The Action Is (1985)', 'The Sun, Energy and Us (1986)', 'Going Japanese (1987)', ‘First Tuesday in November (1988), 'Robinhood Range Hoods (1992)', 'Hertz Koala (1996)', 'Melbourne Art Fair 2002 (2002)' and 'Trio: Andrew Sibley (2003)’. Other documentaries include ‘Alice Through the Lift Door (1976), ‘The Full Circle’, ‘Ikara (1980) and 'The Hedgehog and the Fox (1981).

Commercials, TV & Cinema

John has produced, written and directed twenty-one cinema commercials, and directed and produced a variety of television commercials, the most recent of which (Royal Stag) was with Razorblade Productions India in 2011.

TV Series, ABC & CP (Crawford Productions)

Between 1973 and 1974, John was the 2nd and 1st Assistant Director for the TV Series 'Matlock Police’, which won a Logie for Best New Drama Series and a Penguin Award for Best Actor (Michael Pate). In 1974, John was the 1st Assistant Director for the series ‘Division 4’, another Australian police drama. In 2005, John was the producer and director of the series, 'The Making of Dusty'.

Rock Video Clips

In 1986, John produced three different music videos for rock bands Uncanny X-Men and Kids in the Kitchen, which were 'I Am' for Uncanny X-Men and the songs 'Out of Control' and 'Current Stand' for Kids in the Kitchen.

Melbourne Theatre Company

In 1976, John was the Assistant Stage Manager for 'Shindig', 'The Freeway' and 'Much Ado About Nothing'.

Academic & Industry Appointments

From 1980, John has supervised numerous internship students from universities such as Deakin, RMIT, Melbourne Uni, Monash and various secondary schools. In 1996, he was part of the judging panel for the Deputy Visual Communications "Short Film Forum" for the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). And in 1990, he was a guest lecturer for the "Acting workshop & production" of John Smallbone Productions. John has also been a pre-selected Jury Member for many years (1991, 1992, 2004 & 2006), for the AFI Film Festival and AFI Film Awards. In 2005, 2006 and 2009, John was on the judging panel for the International Emmy Awards.

Publications, Broadcasts, Festivals, Collections & Awards

John has been a part of many different publications, radio broadcasts and film festivals. In 1987, he was interviewed by Eleanor McKena from Radio Port Phillip. In 1997, he was part of the David Armstrong Live, Optus Vision interview. In addition, in 2007, he was part of the Warrandyte Film Festival.

Boards & Societies

From 1973 to 2002, he was a member of the Media & Entertainment Arts Alliance (MEAA). In 1995, he was the Deputy Chairperson for the Arts Recreation Training Victoria (VERVE) and in 1996; he was the Acting Chairperson for the same board. From 2000, he was a member of the Australian Cinematographer Society (ACS)). From 1978, he was a Pioneer Member of the Australian Film Institute (AFI) and from 2008 and 2011, he was a board member for the Open Channel.

Qualifications

John studied at Swinburne Institute of Technology for two years and for further training, he went to the Australian Film, TV and Radio School (AFTRS)), attended Screen Producers Australia Association (SPAA)), Open Channel and Industry short courses, seminars and tutorials.

Personal life

John is married to artist, Rachel Rovay and they have one son, Oren Hipwell.

Filmography: Feature Films

Year	Title	Role	Producer	Director	D.O.P	Awards & Festivals
1973	Alvin Purple	3rd Assistant	Tim Burstall	Tim Burstall	Rob Copping
1976	End Play	3rd Assistant	Tim Burstall	Tim Burstall	Dan Burstall	1976 AFI Award for Best Achievement in Editing
1976	Eliza Fraser	3rd Assistant	Tim Burstall	Tim Burstall	Dan Burstall	1977 Nominated AFI Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role
1977	The Getting of Wisdom	3rd Assistant	Phillip Adams	Bruce Beresford	Don McAlphine
1977	The Mango Tree	3rd Assistant	Michael Pate	Kevin Dobson	Brian Probyn	1978 AFI Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted. Nominated for best Costume Design, Production Design, Sound & Supporting Role
1978	Mad Max	Unit Manager	Bryon Kennedy	George Miller	David Eggby	1979 AFI Award for Best Achievement in Editing, Sound & Original Music Score. Nominated for Best Actor in Supporting Role, Director, Film and Screenplay, Original
1978	Snapshot	2nd Assistant	Antony I. Ginnane	Simon Wincher	Vince Monton	1979 Nominated for AFI Award Best Actress in a Lead Role
1979	Thirst (1979 film) \|Thirst	2nd Assistant	Antony I. Ginnane	Rod Hardy	Vince Monton	1979 Won Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley Award for Best Special Effects
1981	Lady Stay Dead	Associate Producer	Terry Bourke	Terry Bourke	Ray Henman	1981 Won Fanatafestival for Best Thriller
1982	Brothers	Associate Producer	Terry Bourke	Terry Bourke	Ray Henman
1987	Devil in the Flesh	Production Manager	John Murray	Scott Murray	Andrew De Groot
1987	Two Brothers Running	Associate Producer	Phillip Emanuel	Ted Robinson	Dan Burstall	1990 Nominated AFI Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design & Best Achievement in Editing
1989	Kokoda Crescent	Line Producer	Phillip Emanuel	Ted Robinson	Dan Burstall	1990 Nominated AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1994	Girl	Co-Producer	Phillip Emanuel	Peter Thompson	Tim Smart
1994	Point of No Return	Co-Producer	Phillip Emanuel	Vincent Monton	Louis Irving
1995	Rainbow's End	Co-Producer	Phillip Emanuel	Denny Lawrence	Mark Gilfedder
2005	The Caterpillar Wish	Line Producer (Development)	Kate Whitbread	Sandra Sciberras	Grieg Fraser	2006 Won AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress. Won IF Award for Best Production Design. 6 other nominations
2008	Cryptopticon	Producer	Philip Marzella (co-executive)	Phillip Marzella	Chris Hilton Wood	Official Selection 2009 Queens International Film Festival
2009	Arctic Blast	Co-Executive Producer	John Hipwell	Brian Trenchard-Smith	Marc Windon	Sydney Canadian Film Festival 2009
2013	L.A.D	Producer	John Hipwell	Martin McKenna	Ellery Ryan

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