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Tom Cowan

b. 1942

Film director

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About Tom Cowan

Born 1942. Tom Cowan is an Australian film director, director and cinematographer.

Tom Cowan (born 31 October 1942) is an Australian filmmaker.

Career He started as a trainee at the Australian Broadcasting Commission and the joined the Commonwealth Film Unit. He left it in 1968 to work as a freelance cameraman and moved into feature films. His 1972 film The Office Picnic was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.

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The Dancing Girls (1964) - documentary - DOP Helena in Sydney (1967) - documentary - short This Year Jerusalem (1969) - documentary - DOP, director Samskara (1969) - DOP Trouble in Molopolis (1970) - DOP Mogador (1970) - DOP (film appears to never have screened publicly) Australia Felix (1970) - short - director Story of a House (1970) - educational short Down Under (1971) - DOP Bonjour Balwyn (1971) - DOP The Office Picnic (1972) - director, writer, producer Promised Woman (1975) - director, writer, DOP Wild Wind (1975) - director Pure S (1975) - DOP The Love Letters from Teralba Road (1977) - DOP Journey Among Women (1977) - director Third Person Plural (1978) - DOP Mouth to Mouth (1978) Dimboola (1979) - DOP Sweet Dreamers (1981) - director Winter of Our Dreams (1981) - DOP Dead Easy (1982) - DOP One Night Stand (1984) - DOP Emma's War (1986) - DOP Antarctica (1991) (documentary) - DOP Backsliding (1992) - DOP Africa's Elephant Kingdom (1998) (documentary) - DOP Orange Love Story (2004) - director

Unmade films Roche (1974) - proposed follow up to Promised Woman

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Important facts

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Awards
Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Cowan?

film director

When was Tom Cowan born?

Tom Cowan was born on 31 October 1942 in Victoria.

What is Tom Cowan's occupation?

Tom Cowan is a film director, director and cinematographer.

What nationality is Tom Cowan?

Tom Cowan is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tom Cowan

· Wikidata: Q7815438

· DBpedia: Tom Cowan (director)

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