Rosemary Blight is an Australian film producer, credited with films such as The Sapphires (world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and AACTA Award for Best Film),2nd AACTA Awards Winners & Nominees. Retrieved 13 March 2015. The Tree (closed the 2010 Cannes Film Festival), and Clubland (featured at the Sundance Film Festival). Her television work includes the Lockie Leonard series. She has been principal partner and company director with Goalpost Pictures since 1992,LinkedIn Rosemary Blight. Retrieved 13 March 2015. and a board member of Screen Australia since 2013.Screen Australia Board Member - Ms Rosemary Blight. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
Early life Blight has a degree in communications from Macquarie University.
Career Blight began her career working for record companies and producing music videos. Her first film was Kay Pavlou's short The Killing of Angelo Tsakos, which led to her securing a job with independent producer John Maynard. Blight founded RB Films in 1991 with partner Ben Grant.
RB Films became Goalpost Pictures in 2008. Its four principals are Rosemary Blight, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne and Cass O'Connor.AFTRS video Rosemary Blight. Retrieved 13 March 2015. Goalpost Pictures was named Media Super Production Business of the Year at the annual Screen Producers Australia Awards. Goalpost Pictures has an alliance with Goalpost Film in the UK, the international sales company run by Tristan Whalley.
Blight sits on the Board of Screen Australia.Screen Producers Australia Rosemary Blight. Retrieved 13 March 2015.Screen Australia New Screen Australia Board appointments. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
In July 2021 Blight, along with actor and filmmaker Wayne Blair and Australian producers Darren Dale and Kylie du Fresne, were invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Notable films Blight's most successful film to date has been The Sapphires, which was in Official Selection at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and released in the US by The Weinstein Company. The film earned more than $14 million at the local box office, sold more than 400,000 DVDs, and won multiple awards. The Eternity Man won the Rose d'Or (Golden Rose) in 2009.IF.com (13 March 2009) Eternity Man up for Swiss award. Retrieved 14 March 2015.ABC Media Goalpost Pictures Australia and ABC TV celebrate Rose d’Or win for The Eternity Man. Retrieved 14 March 2015. Clubland, starring Brenda Blethyn and directed by Cherie Nowlan, screened at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Warner Independent Pictures in the US as Introducing the Dwights.Sundance Institute Clubland (Introducing the Dwights). Retrieved 14 March 2015. The Tree, directed by Julie Bertuccelli and starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, was closing night film of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, and received a standing ovation.IF.com (25 May 2010) Standing ovation for The Tree in Cannes. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
Films Her films include the following:
Film Release date Director Cast I Am Woman 2019 Unjoo Moon Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Danielle Macdonald, Evan Peters Top End Wedding 2019 Wayne Blair Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox and Miranda Tapsell Holding the Man 2015 Neil Armfield Sarah Snook, Guy Pearce, Anthony LaPaglia Felony 2013 Matthew Saville Joel Edgerton, Jai Courtney, Tom Wilkinson The Sapphires 2012 Wayne Blair Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Chris O'Dowd Panic at Rock Island (TV movie) 2011 Tony Tilse Grant Bowler, Zoe Cramond, Eli Kent The Tree 2011 Julie Bertuccelli Charlotte Gainsbourg Closed for Winter 2009 James Bogle Natalie Imbruglia Scorched 2008 Tony Tilse Cameron Daddo, Rachael Carpani, Georgie Parker The Eternity Man 2008 Julien Temple Grant Doyle, Christa Hughes, Lara Mulcahy Introducing the Dwights(aka) Clubland 2007 Cherie Nowlan Khan Chittenden, Emma Booth, Richard Wilson Stepfather of the Bride (TV movie) 2006 Roger Hodgman Alex Dimitriades, Leon Ford, Lucy Taylor Small Claims: The Reunion (TV movie) 2006 Tony Tilse Claudia Karvan, Rebecca Gibney, Lisa Chappell Small Claims: White Wedding (TV movie) 2005 Cherie Nowlan Claudia Karvan, Rebecca Gibney, Lisa Chappell Small Claims (TV movie) 2004 Cherie Nowlan Claudia Karvan, Rebecca Gibney, Robert Mammone Go Big 2004 Tony Tilse Justine Clarke, Tom Long, Alex Dimitriades Fresh Air 1999 Neil Mansfield Marin Mimica, Nadine Garner, Bridie Carter In the Winter Dark 1998 James Bogle Brenda Blethyn, Ray Barrett, Richard Roxburgh Mary 1994 Kay Pavlou Lucy Bell
See also Cinema of Australia
References
External links
AFTERS Video Rosemary Blight Official Facebook Official LinkedIn YouTube Rosemary Blight and Kylie Du Fresne chat about how THE SAPPHIRES came to be.