Nicholas Nedelkopoulos
b. March 29, 1955, Melbourne, Australia.

BIOGRAPHY:   Nicholas Nedelkopoulos is an established artist, his work is represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the National Gallery of Australia and in numerous International and Australian Public and Private Collections. His work has been included in major historic exhibitions: the National Gallery of Australia’s Federation touring exhibition, The Australian Bicentennial Folio and Victoria’s 150th Anniversary exhibition curated at The State Library of Victoria and National Gallery of Victoria. He has a Diploma of Fine Arts from Victorian College of the Arts, a Master of Fine Art from the University of Melbourne (Victorian College of the Arts) and recently completed a PhD at Monash University.

In 1972 in his last year as a secondary student he established and directed a film festival and in the following years worked on student film productions. In 1973 at Prahran College of Advanced Education he established a Super Eight Film Group and also directed the Prahran College student film appreciation society. He assisted filmmaker Michael Lee on The Mystical Rose and worked as the assistant editor on Lee’s Turnaround and Razzle Dazzle Rhapsody.

Nedelkopoulos’ first short film was made in 1971 on standard 8mm and he then moved to super 8mm and is now making mini digital videos. He is a self-taught filmmaker.

	Femail Art: Pat Larter

CRITICAL OVERVIEW:   My catalogue of moving picture work basically falls into two stages of development, the first being super and standard 8mm film, made in the seventies and the eighties. The second, mini digital videos made in the 21^st Century.

The films employ stop motion and in-camera editing. Guilt was made as a response to Michael Lee’s The Mystical Rose. Expanded home movies like Charm and Grace and the films Easter and Edgerton extended upon the sentimental to the experimental. This also can be seen in the expanded travelogues like Gone Troppo and Top End.

The introduction of mini digital video renewed my enthusiasm and interest in the moving image. This recent activity has me putting my energy in making documentaries about artists, an odd rock clip, a stage musical and a few experimental videos.

As these productions are self-funded I have not fallen to the pressure of having to make moving pictures to a bland universal formula and often extend upon the conventional boundaries. The unfortunate side to my low budget productions is the variation in the quality of the soundtrack.

- Nicholas Nedelkopoulos, June 2004.

FILMOGRAPHY:

	Guilt

Darkness (1971, 3 mins, Standard 8)
Minimalist

Dream Sequence (1971, 4 mins, Standard 8)
Narrative

Nature's Way (1972, 9 mins, Super 8 sound) co-producer: Paul Mathews
Documentary

The Stage (1973, 5 mins, Super 8)
Experimental Documentary on the theatre person the late Allen Money

Guilt (1975, 18 mins, Super 8)
Experimental

Charm and Grace (1975, 20 mins, Super 8)
Expanded Home Movie

Easter (1976, 9 mins, Super 8)
Expanded Home Movie

	The Saga of Tiny Sara

Edgerton (1979, 19 mins, Super 8)
Expanded Home Movie

Gone Troppo (1984, 35 mins, Super 8)
Experimental Travelogue

Victoria's 150th (1985, 9 mins, Super 8)
Experimental Documentary

Decca (1995, 3 mins, Super 8)
Experimental Documentary

Top End (1997, 8 mins, Super 8)
Experimental Travelogue

He Drew Like an Angel: The Worst Possible Brett Whiteley Story (2001, 6 mins 17 secs. Mini Digital Video)
A recollection of the last encounter with the late Brett Whitely by artist Richard Larter

Waiting for God (2001, 2 mins 49 secs, Super 8 / Mini Digital Video)
Experimental

	Stripperama: The Work of Richard Larter

A Sporting Chance (2002, 21 mins, Mini Digital Video)
Documentary on artist Daniel Moynihan

A Sporting Chance (film festival cut) (2002, 14 mins, Mini Digital Video)
Documentary on artist Daniel Moynihan

The Saga of Tiny Sara (2002, 7 mins 28 secs, Mini Digital Video)
Cabaret Performer Tim Mckew performs his radio play

Who is this Munnings (2002, 7 mins 20 secs, Mini Digital Video)
A tale told by artist Richard Larter

The Long Arm of Coincidence (2002, 2 mins 36 secs, Mini Digital Video)
A recollection of a coincidence told by artist Richard Larter

Stripperama: The Work of Richard Larter (2002, 43 mins 6 secs, Mini Digital Video)
An exhibition commentary with artist Richard Larter

Richard Larter’s Oeuvre (2002, 7 mins 20 secs, Mini Digital Video)
A walk through the Exhibition Stripperama with artist Richard Larter

	Parks at Pinacotheca

Abracadabra (2002, 21 mins, Mini Digital Video)
An exhibition commentary with artist Eun Heng

Toy Power (2002, 46 mins 16 secs, Mini Digital Video)
An exhibition commentary with artist Robert Nelson

Pacifier (2002, 17 mins 56 secs, Mini Digital Video)
An exhibition commentary with artist Robert Nelson

Men of Ireland: The Book (2002, 40 mins 17 secs, Mini Digital Video)
Documentary on Daniel Moynihan’s artist book Men of Ireland

Men of Ireland: The Text (2002, 20 mins, Mini Digital Video)
An Interview with author Peter Mathers on the book Men of Ireland

Fraser Fair: A Retrospective (2002, 72 mins 24 secs, Mini Digital Video)
An exhibition commentary with artist Fraser Fair

The Savage Cut (2002, 48 mins, Mini Digital Video)
Documentary

Parks at Pinacotheca (2002, 53 mins 52 secs, Mini Digital Video)
An exhibition commentary with UK artist Ti Parks

	City Sites

Complex World (2002, 3 mins 18 sec, Super 8)
A rock clip for Stu Thomas’ band The Brass Bed ‘s DVD

The Art of Mucking Around (2002, 53 mins, Mini Digital Video)
Documentary on artist John Appleton

Richard Savage: The Musical! (2003, 99 mins, Mini Digital Video)
Melbourne Savage Club members’ stage musical performance

Femail Art: Pat Larter (2003, 59 mins, Mini Digital Video)
A non-linear Documentary on the late artist Pat Larter

City Sites: Paintings of a Changing World (2004, 27 mins, Mini Digital Video)
An exhibition commentary with artist Cathy Drummond

Political Landscape (2004, 39 mins, Mini Digital Video)
An exhibition commentary with artist Bill Hay

Private View (2004, 49 mins, Mini Digital Video)
Documentary on artist Stewart MacFarlane

	Political Landscape

IN PRODUCTION:

The Artist Keith Looby

The Making of Richard Savage The Musical!

A Good German Solder, co- director John Albrecht
A Documentary

Tim McKew Live at the Black Cat Caberate

The Art of the Advocate

SCREENINGS:

1972
"Bubbles", 1972 Secondary School Film Festival. Union House, The University of Melbourne.

1985
Ray Hughes Gallery At Reconnaissance, Reconnaissance Gallery, Melb. Vic.

1986
"Expanded Home Movies", Glasshouse Cinema, September 1986.

	Private View

1995
"Super Kiosk-8", 8th Melbourne Super-8 Film Festival, State Film Theatre, Melbourne.
10th anniversary screening MS8FG, Erwin Rado Theatre, Fitzroy.

1997
Films by Nicholas Nedelkopoulos MS8FG, Erwin Rado Theatre, Fitzroy.

2001
18th St. Kilda Film Festival, The Georges Cinemas, St. Kilda. Vic.
Condition Yellow Short Film Festival, National Hotel, Geelong, Vic.
The Penrith Valley Video Festival, Evan Theatre, Panthers World of Entertainment NSW
Canberra (3rd short) Film Festival Screensound Australia Theatre, McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT
Cronulla Shorts Film Challenge, Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Cinema Sprints Film Festival, Glen Eira, Theatrette, Caulfield City Hall, Vic

2002
19th St. Kilda Film Festival The Georges Cinemas, St. Kilda. Vic.
Canberra (4th short) Film Festival Screensound Australia Theatre, McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT

2003
Canberra (5th short) Film Festival SAS Visions Theatre National Museum of Australia, ACT

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1986 September Exhibition (program notes) MIMA Vic.

‘Decca-Thon.’ by Jim Bridges, Super Eight (Newsletter of the Melbourne Super 8 Film Group). Issue 108 November 1995 p.7 p.11

Super Eight (Newsletter of the Melbourne Super 8 Film Group) Issue 127 August 1997. p.1

The films of Nicholas Nedelkopoulos by Tony Woods, Super Eight (Newsletter of the Melbourne Super 8 Film Group) Issue 128 September 1997 p.7

The 8th Melbourne Super 8 Film, ‘Super Kiosk 8’ Festival, (catalogue) the Melbourne Super 8 Film Group.

Contact Nicholas Nedelkopoulos

by snail mail: P.O. Box 299 Yarraville, Vic. 3013

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