Glendyn Ivin is an Australian film and television director.
Early life Glendyn was born in Tamworth. He graduated from the University of Newcastle, Australia in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in graphic design. In 1998, he attended the Victorian College of the Arts, where he completed a Post Graduate diploma in documentary film.
Career In 2003, Glendyn directed his first short film, Cracker Bag, which won many awards including the Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He has directed two feature films, Last Ride in 2009 and Penguin Bloom in 2020.
Glendyn also directed several television series like Seven Types of Ambiguity, Safe Harbour, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and more.
Filmography Short film Year Title Director Writer Notes 2003 Cracker Bag Also producer 2006 The Desert Also editor
Feature film Last Ride (2009) Penguin Bloom (2020)
Television Year Title Notes 2006 Two Twisted 1 episode 2010 Offspring 2 episodes 2012 Beaconsfield TV movie 2012 - 2014 Puberty Blues 9 episodes 2015 Gallipoli 7 episodes 2016 The Beautiful Lie 3 episodes 2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity 2 episodes 2018 Safe Harbour 4 episodes The Cry 4 episodes 2023 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart 7 episodes;Also executive producer
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2003 WonCannes Film FestivalShort Film Palme d'OrCracker Bag WonAustralian Film Institute AwardsBest Short Fiction Film WonBest Screenplay in a Short Film2004 WonAspen ShortsfestSpecial Jury Award WonBerlin International Film FestivalBest Short Film2009 WonRome Film FestivalAlice in the City PrizeLast Ride NominatedAustralian Directors' GuildBest Direction in a Feature Film2012 NominatedBest Direction in an Original Online ProjectPlayGround2013 NominatedAACTA AwardsBest DirectionBeaconsfield2017 WonBest Direction in a Drama or ComedySeven Types of Ambiguity - Episode 2: "Alex"2018 WonBest Television DirectionSafe Harbour2019 WonInternational Emmy AwardsBest TV Movie or Miniseries2021 NominatedAACTA AwardsBest DirectionPenguin Bloom2023 NominatedCamerimageTV Series CompetitionThe Lost Flowers of Alice Hart2024 NominatedAACTA AwardsBest Direction in Drama or Comedy WonBest Miniseries
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