Connolly was educated at Sydney's Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview and attended Sydney University.[3] He trained as a journalist at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), where he worked for almost a decade as a foreign correspondent, current affairs reporter and documentary filmmaker. While at the ABC he made over 30 documentaries and met his future wife Robin Anderson, then a research assistant. The couple had two daughters together.
In 1980 he left the ABC to work independently with Robin Anderson. Their first film together was River Journey (1980),[4] Shot on 35mm film during an arduous 2 week rafting trip down Tasmania's Franklin River, the film played a major role in the river's subsequent preservation. The river journey also resulted in a book done by Connolly and Anderson,The Fight for the Franklin.[5] For the next twelve years Connolly and Anderson directed their focus on the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The couple developed an acclaimed professional partnership which included the award-winning Highlands trilogy of documentaries about Papua New Guinea, which saw First Contact receive an Academy Award Nomination.[2] In 1986 following training in 16mm cinematography and sound recording at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), they returned to the Highlands to make Joe Leahy's Neighbours (1989) followed by Black Harvest (1992). The three PNG films are still widely distributed around the world as The Highlands Trilogy and have together won more than 30 national and international awards.
In 1996, Rats in the Ranks followed treachery in the inner workings of Sydney inner city Leichhardt Council.[1]
2001 saw the release of Facing the Music, Connolly and Anderson's last film.[2] The film won the 2001 AFI Award for Best Documentary and was voted most popular film at the Sydney and Brisbane Film Festivals.
Connolly's 2005 book Making Black Harvest won the Walkley Book Award for Best Non Fiction.[7] Previous books by Connolly were The Fight for the Franklin (1982) and First Contact, which he co-wrote with Anderson (1987)[2]
^Tasmanian Film Corporation (1980), Franklin River journey, Focal Communications, retrieved 15 April 2023
^"FILM FREEBIES". Tharunka. Vol. 35, no. 4. New South Wales, Australia. 11 April 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Black Harvest win". The Canberra Times. Vol. 68, no. 21, 365. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 October 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Between the notes", Realtime, no. 102, 1 April 2011, ISSN 1321-4799
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Not to be confused with Bob Connolly Canadian film director Bob Connolly is an Australian film director cinematographer and author He is best known for his documentaries produced over the past 30 years including The Highlands Trilogy and Rats in the Ranks 1 More recent films include Facing the Music 2001 and Mrs Carey s Concert 2011 His films have won an Academy Award nomination AFI Awards and Grand Prix at the Cinema du Reel Festival 2 Bob Connolly Helen Panckhurst and Sophie Raymond at 1st AACTA Awards 2012 Contents 1 Biography 2 Books 3 Filmography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography editConnolly was educated at Sydney s Saint Ignatius College Riverview and attended Sydney University 3 He trained as a journalist at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC where he worked for almost a decade as a foreign correspondent current affairs reporter and documentary filmmaker While at the ABC he made over 30 documentaries and met his future wife Robin Anderson then a research assistant The couple had two daughters together In 1980 he left the ABC to work independently with Robin Anderson Their first film together was River Journey 1980 4 Shot on 35mm film during an arduous 2 week rafting trip down Tasmania s Franklin River the film played a major role in the river s subsequent preservation The river journey also resulted in a book done by Connolly and Anderson The Fight for the Franklin 5 For the next twelve years Connolly and Anderson directed their focus on the Highlands of Papua New Guinea The couple developed an acclaimed professional partnership which included the award winning Highlands trilogy of documentaries about Papua New Guinea which saw First Contact receive an Academy Award Nomination 2 In 1986 following training in 16mm cinematography and sound recording at the Australian Film Television and Radio School AFTRS they returned to the Highlands to make Joe Leahy s Neighbours 1989 followed by Black Harvest 1992 The three PNG films are still widely distributed around the world as The Highlands Trilogy and have together won more than 30 national and international awards In 1996 Rats in the Ranks followed treachery in the inner workings of Sydney inner city Leichhardt Council 1 Connolly and Anderson were awarded the Byron Kennedy Award by the Australian Film Institute in 1992 In 2001 they were awarded the Brisbane Film Festival s Chauvel Award 2001 saw the release of Facing the Music Connolly and Anderson s last film 2 The film won the 2001 AFI Award for Best Documentary and was voted most popular film at the Sydney and Brisbane Film Festivals Anderson died in 2002 and Connolly initially intended to end his film making career however 2011 saw the release of Mrs Carey s Concert 6 After opening in 70 cinemas in Australia the film became one of the most successful Australian theatrical documentaries of all time It also won the 2011 AACTA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Direction in a Documentary Books editConnolly s 2005 book Making Black Harvest won the Walkley Book Award for Best Non Fiction 7 Previous books by Connolly were The Fight for the Franklin 1982 and First Contact which he co wrote with Anderson 1987 2 Filmography editMajor works by Bob Connolly include 2 8 Franklin River Journey 1980 9 First Contact 1983 Joe Leahy s Neighbours 1988 10 Black Harvest 1992 11 Rats in the Ranks 1996 Facing the Music 2001 Mrs Carey s Concert 2011 12 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bob Connolly Cinema of AustraliaReferences edit a b Matthew Perkins 16 May 2011 Bob Connolly ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 8 May 2013 a b c d e DER Filmmaker Bob Connolly Documentary Educational Resources Retrieved 8 May 2013 Harvest of Memories by Larry Schwartz The Age 1 September 2005 Also known as Franklin River Journey https aso gov au titles documentaries franklin river journey notes see also Connolly Bob Anderson Robin 1981 The fight for the Franklin the story of Australia s wild river Cassell Australia ISBN 978 0 7269 1413 3 Clausen Lisa 5 September 2005 Connolly s Amazing Year Time Archived from the original on 22 November 2008 Retrieved 8 May 2013 Walkley Book Award The Walkley Foundation Retrieved 25 October 2020 Filmmaker interviews Bob Connolly on ASO Australian Screen Online Retrieved 8 May 2013 Tasmanian Film Corporation 1980 Franklin River journey Focal Communications retrieved 15 April 2023 FILM FREEBIES Tharunka Vol 35 no 4 New South Wales Australia 11 April 1989 p 30 Retrieved 15 April 2023 via National Library of Australia Black Harvest win The Canberra Times Vol 68 no 21 365 Australian Capital Territory Australia 13 October 1993 p 20 Retrieved 15 April 2023 via National Library of Australia Between the notes Realtime no 102 1 April 2011 ISSN 1321 4799External links editBob Connolly at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Connolly amp oldid 1220687730, wikipedia, wiki, 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