Husein Alicajic

Husein Alicajic is an Australian filmmaker who writes and directs for film and television,[1] known for award-winning commercials for Foxtel.[2][3]

Background

Born in Sydney, Australia to a Bosnian father and a Scottish mother, Alicajic attended Newington College (1983–88).[4] He attained degrees in Economics (Hons), Philosophy and Communications before deciding to become a filmmaker.

Career

With director Alex Proyas, Alicajic created a pre-trailer for the 20th Century Fox film I, Robot.[3] In 2008, while with Arithmetic, Alicajic produced a campaign for Foxtel, winning a gold Promax Award.[5] In 2009 he moved from Arithmetic and joined Photoplay.[2][6]

Alicajic collaborated with UK writer Jeff Noon on his IF award-winning script Divine Shadows,[7] which is currently in pre-production for shooting to begin in 2010.[3] As part of a two-picture deal Alicajic has also signed to direct the AMPAS Nicholl Fellowship winning feature screenplay The Secret Boy.[3]

Partial filmography
  • The Red Room (1997)
  • Beginnings (2002)
  • Still Life (2005/IV)
  • Harry the Hunchback (2005)
  • Aquamarine (2006)

Awards and nominations

References
  1. "Husein Alicajic". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 27 May 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. "HUSEIN ALICAJIC". Photoplay. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  3. "Wow filmmaker's forum: Director's Vision Through The Cinematographer's Lens". WOW Film Festival. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  4. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp2
  5. "Kamen Brothers + Husein Alicajic to Photoplay". Campaign Brief. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  6. "New to Photoplay". Australian Creative. 18 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  7. "Lantana scores big at Australian IF awards". Screen Daily. 11 November 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  8. "2001 Inside Film Awards". Inside Film Awards. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  9. http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2011/pieces.php?iid=413230&pid=1
  10. http://www.bestadsontv.com/news/blog.php?id=31323
  11. http://www.adg.org.au/awards-2016-winners.aspx
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. http://clios.com/awards/winners?year=2016&medium=410&category=12653/
  14. http://www.ciclopefestival.com/ciclope-festival-2016-winners-gallery/
  15. https://adg.org.au/file/get_file?file=files/fef2e0651f88cfc5432597f9400020db.pdf
  16. <http://awardonline.com/uploads/38th-AWARD-Awards-Winners.pdf
  17. http://advertising.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/19785/
  18. https://www.filmink.com.au/2018-australian-directors-guild-awards-nominations/#:~:text=The%202018%20Australian%20Directors%20Guild%20Awards%20Nominations%20Are%20In,-By%20Travis%20Johnson&text=Simon%20Baker%2C%20Greg%20McLean%2C%20Tori,the%20Tim%20Winton%20adaptation%20Breath./
  19. http://cddprogram.com/Fellows2019.html/
  20. https://www.mediaweek.com.au/adg-awards-winners-announced-at-virtual-ceremony-this-evening/
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