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Elissa Down
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Down at Flickerfest Short Film Festival opens at Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, 11 January 2011
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Filmmaker |
Elissa Down is a talented filmmaker from Australia. She creates movies and short films. She was even nominated for Young Film-maker of the Year in 1999 and 2000. Her films have won many awards around the world.
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Early Films and Recognition
Elissa Down has made several short films. These are shorter movies, usually less than an hour long. Her short films include Summer Angst, The Cherry Orchard, and Samantha Stewart, aged fourteen.
These films were shown at many different festivals. Some of these festivals were in places like Tampere, Milan, and San Francisco. Her short films were also shown in movie theaters. They were even broadcast on TV in Australia and other countries. In 2005, Vogue magazine featured Elissa as an exciting new artist.
Her First Feature Film
Elissa Down's first full-length movie was The Black Balloon. This film came out in Australian cinemas in 2008. It was partly based on her own life and family experiences.
The movie stars actors like Rhys Wakefield, Gemma Ward, and Toni Collette. It was co-written by Elissa and Jimmy The Exploder. The film first premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany. There, it won a special award called the Crystal Bear. This award is given to the best feature film in the "Generation 14plus" category.
Awards for The Black Balloon
The Black Balloon won many important awards in Australia.
- In 2008, Elissa won the AFI Best Direction in Film Award.
- She also won the AFI Best Original Screenplay Award with Jimmy The Exploder.
- The film itself won the L'Oreal Paris AFI Award for Best Film.
Other Movies She Directed
Elissa Down has directed other feature films too.
- She directed The Honor List in 2018. This movie starred Meghan Rienks and Sasha Pieterse.
- In 2020, she directed Feel the Beat. This film starred Sofia Carson.
Film Awards and Achievements
Elissa Down's films have received many awards over the years.
- The Black Balloon won Best Feature Film at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2008.
- Summer Angst won Best Actor Female at Tropfest in 2004.
- The Bathers won the Grand Prix at the Split International Festival of New Film in 2003.
- The Bathers also won Best Fiction at the Montecatini International Short Film Festival in 2003.
- Her Outback won a State ACS Award (Gold) for Cinematography in 2002.
- Her Outback also won Best Director and Best Cinematographer at the Kaleidoscope Short Film Festival in 2002.
- Samantha Stewart, aged fourteen won Best Drama and Best Editing at the WA Screen Awards in 2001.
