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John Hipwell

Birth : 1953-01-13, Melbourne, Australia

History

John Hipwell: Producer John Hipwell is one of Australia’s most versatile & experienced feature film producers with extensive credits on feature films (20), documentaries (16), TV and Cinema Commercials (86), corporate (110), video art (25), international co-productions and numerous short films. Trained at Victorian College of the Arts (Swinburne Campus) in film/TV productions in the early 70’s, his rights of passage were initiated on the early iconic films such as Alvin Purple, Snap Shot and Mad Max. He has eleven Producer credits on more recent Australian feature films including the Australian/Canadian co-production Sci-Fi feature film Arctic Blast (Co-Executive Producer) and the multi award winning Is This Real World, (Producer) 2015. His documentary KoHoNas (Producer), screened on SBS on November 11, 2009 and the Documentary Back to My Roots, (Producer) screened worldwide on BBC World News, 2010. Between 2014 and 2016, John produced two high end Indian TVC’s and three high end Corporate Productions for three separate USA Clients all in Australia. John Is currently developing his next feature film with three scripts in various stages of development/financing. John has received various film and TV awards for his documentary and feature film productions and his Video Art work is collected by public (Inc. ACMI, Australian Jewish Museum, Deakin University) and private collections (Aus. & Int.). John is included in many publications and broadcasts, has held various academic positions and is an active and successful mentor and lecturer. He was a board member of Arts and Recreation Training Victoria from 1989 to 1998 and was an energetic board member of Open Channel Co-operative Limited from 2008 to 2013.

Movies

Night and Wrong

Night and Wrong

Executive Producer

An ethical insomniac tries to prevent his immoral gangster friend from killing a civilian at 3:00 AM while attempting to survive the deadly gang infested underbelly of their neighbourhood.

The Madness of Max

The Madness of Max

Self

The Madness of Max is a feature-length documentary on the making of arguably the most influential movie of the past thirty years. With over forty cast-and-crew interviews, hundreds of behind-the-scenes photographs and never-before-seen film footage of the shoot, this is without a doubt the last word on Mad Max (1979).Interviews include: George Miller, Byron Kennedy, Mel Gibson, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Roger Ward, Joanne Samuel, David Eggby, Jon Dowding and many more. From the Producers to the Bike Designers to the Traffic Stoppers, this is the story of how Mad Max was made.

Executive Producer

When a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it then sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens to engulf the world in ice and begin a new Ice Age.

Associate Producer

Millionairess actress-singer Marie Coleby (Deborah Coulls) lives in a luxurious villa on a deserted beach. One afternoon following a TV commercial shoot at the villa she incites gardener Gordon Mason (Chard Hayward) to mayhem and murder. The unexpected arrival of Marie's sister Jenny Nolan (Louise Howitt) hinders Mason's attempts to dispose of the body. He then decides to kill Jenny. But she is equally determined to stay alive ... so begins a battle of wits. Jenny's salvation seems at hand when two security men arrive at the villa, but only one, Officer Collings (Roger Ward) survives the initial siege. Then Jenny is alone to face Mason for the final time ...

Unit Production Manager

In the ravaged near future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face ofa police force hell-bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max Rockatansky. And when the bikers brutalize Max's best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him with only one thing left in the world to live for – revenge!