Peter Kirk

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.

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.

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, won the Best Drama Award and Best Soundtrack Award in the 2009 West Hollywood International Film Festival, International Film Achievement Award at the So Cal Film Festival in Huntington Beach, California (2009), and Aloha Accolade Award in Honolulu Film Awards (2010). Hello Forever won best debut feature film at World Fest in Houston in 2014.