Melbourne
independent
filmmakers

a website devoted to
indie filmmakers
in Melbourne, Australia

Giorgio Mangiamele
Giorgio Mangiamele
 

The aim of this website is to provide some documentation about the various independent filmmakers (note: directors only) that have existed, and exist now, in Melbourne, working separately to the commerical film industry. I classify a filmmaker as "independent" if they have shown an individual spirit and committed attitude to realising their particular cinematic vision, especially if without official financial support. Long live the creative, individual spirit on show here!      - Bill Mousoulis


Dedicated to
Giorgio Mangiamele
and all the others
now departed:

Paul Cox
Paul Cox
Solrun Hoaas
Solrun Hoaas
Anna Kannava
Anna Kannava
Mark Zenner
Mark Zenner


Dirk de Bruyn running an expanded cinema show

 

Top 50 Australian independent films
Bill Mousoulis' personal list of the best Aus indie films ever.

Top 50 Australian independent film heroes
The people behind the scenes who have promoted Aus indie film.

DIRECTORIES of indie filmmakers in Australia:
Melbourne  /  Sydney
Adelaide
 /  other Australian

Last published profiles here released May 2021:
Colin Hodson / Ana Kokkinos / Michael Nicholson /
Campbell Walker / Janos Zoltan


Last published profiles - May 2021

  Colin Hodson Ana Kokkinos Michael Nicholson
 


  Campbell Walker Janos Zoltan
 



Profiles of Melbourne indie filmmakers

  Luigi Acquisto Stephen Amis Ray Argall
 


  Genevieve Bailey Mischa Baka Mark Bakaitis
 


  Steven Ball Nic Barker Sarah Barton
 


  Marcus Bergner Leo Berkeley Angie Black
 


  David Black Heinz Boeck Iain Bonner
 


  Philip Brophy Barry Brown Anna Brownfield
 


  Michael Buckley Nigel Buesst Remo Camerota
 


  Arthur & Corinne Cantrill Hanna Chetwin James Clayden
 


  Matthew Clayfield Fiona Cochrane Amiel Courtin-Wilson
 


  Tom Cowan David Cox Paul Cox
 


  Marie Craven John Cumming Julian Dahl
 


  Dirk de Bruyn Daryl Dellora Ian Dixon
 


  Sotiris Dounoukos Paul Fletcher Maggie Fooke
 


  Dean Francis Ivan Gaal Kieran Galvin
 


  Darcy Gladwin George Goularas Jarrah Gurrie
 


  Christina Heristanidis Jon Hewitt Nathan Hill
 


  Solrun Hoaas Colin Hodson Robert Hoskin
 


  James Howard Zev Howley Frank Howson
 


  John Hughes Siobhan Jackson Clayton Jacobson
 


  Paul Jeffery Moira Joseph sue.k.
 


  Anna Kannava Michael Karris Tom Kazas
 


  Amanda Kerley David King Chris Knowles
 


  Ana Kokkinos Perry Laird Audrey Lam
 


  Mark La Rosa Anthony Lawrence Michael Lee
 


  Christos Linou Mark Lipkin Chris Löfvén
 


  Richard Lowenstein Ivan Malekin Giorgio Mangiamele
 


  Madeleine Martiniello Katrina Mathers Erin M McCuskey
 


  Tom McEvoy Brian McKenzie Grant Meredith
 


  Andrew Merlino Kim Miles Bill Mousoulis
 


  Nicholas Nedelkopoulos Michael Nicholson Matt Norman
 


  Andrew O'Keefe Nick Ostrovskis Gregory Pakis
 


  Don Parham Matthew Victor Pastor Irene Proebsting
 


  Matthew Rees Christine Rogers Matthew Rooke
 


  Angelo Salamanca Saidin Salkic Mark Savage
 


  Monique Schwarz Ettore Siracusa Timothy Spanos
 


  Ben Speth Jim Stamatakos Peter Tammer
 


  Dia Taylor Glenn Triggs Alkinos Tsilimidos
 


  Richard Tuohy Dennis Tupicoff Jason Turley
 


  Philip Tyndall Guy Tyzack Andrew Vial
 


  Tom Vogel Campbell Walker Georgia Wallace-Crabbe
 


  Andrew Walsh Jamie Wilson Chris Windmill
 


  Richard Wolstencroft Nicola Woolmington Shannon Young
 


  Mark Zenner Janos Zoltan
 





Bill Mousoulis' website (since 2018)
on Australian independent film

Indie film screenings (since 2018), featuring many
Melbourne independent filmmakers



Melbourne independent filmmakers is compiled by Bill Mousoulis



HISTORY OF WEBSITE / NUMBER OF PROFILES:

This website was launched in May 2003, with profiles of 28 directors. 7 more profiles were added in September of that year. A further 9 profiles were added in June 2004, and a further 13 in April 2005. 8 more were then added in March 2006, 11 in May 2008, 10 in May 2009, 4 in May 2010, 10 in March 2014, 4 in November 2015, 5 in December 2017, 6 in March 2019, 9 in March 2020 and 5 in May 2021, making 129 in total. (Note - 1 is currently hidden.) All the profiles are/will also be kept up to date (as much as possible, with the co-operation of the filmmakers, etc.)

The next instalment will be in April 2024. If you would like to nominate a filmmaker to be profiled here, email Bill Mousoulis.


This site is archived by the National Library of Australia's Pandora Archive.


Acknowledgments to these people for providing some assistance in the creation of this site: Ken Berryman at the National Film and Sound Archive; Tilly Heald, Carole Sklan and Lawrence Johnston at the Australian Film Commission (now Screen Australia); Arthur Cantrill; Graeme Cutts and Rosemary Mangiamele; Cerise Howard; Adrian Martin; Mike Retter.


© Bill Mousoulis and all listed authors, 2003-2024