John Hipwell

Nacimiento : 1953-01-13, Melbourne, Australia

Historia

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.

Películas

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.
Tempestad ártica
Tempestad ártica
Executive Producer
Jack Tate es un brillante pero problemático físico especializado en ciencias de la Tierra. Su vida se ve complicada por un turbio divorcio y una relación forzada con su hija adolescente. Cuando Jack se entera de las misteriosas muertes de sus colegas, empieza a investigar juntando una serie de acontecimientos, el eclipse solar, la repentina caída de temperatura en la mesosfera y una brecha en la capa de ozono. Jack concluye que todos estos elementos se han combinado para traer el desastre definitivo, una nueva edad de hielo.
Señora, quédese muerta
Señora, quédese muerta
Associate Producer
a actriz y cantante millonaria Marie Coleby (Deborah Couls) vive en una lujosa villa en una playa desierta. Una tarde, después de un rodaje de un comercial televisivo en la villa, ella incita al jardinero Gordon Mason (Chard Hayward) al caos y al asesinato. La inesperada llegada de la hermana de Marie, Jenny Nolan (Louise Howitt) dificulta los intentos de Mason de deshacerse del cuerpo. Entonces decide matar a Jenny. Pero ella está igualmente decidida a mantenerse con vida ... así que comienza una batalla de ingenio. La salvación de Jenny parece actual cuando dos hombres de seguridad llegan a la villa, pero solo uno, el Oficial Collings (Roger Ward) sobrevive al sitio inicial. Entonces Jenny está sola para enfrentar a Mason por última vez ...
Mad Max: Salvajes de la autopista
Mad Max: Salvajes de la autopista
Unit Production Manager
En las autopistas desiertas de una Australia desconocida, tiene lugar una guerra sin merced entre motoristas forajidos y policías Interceptor, que intentan triunfar sobre la gentuza al volante de coches con motores trucados. En un mundo en plena decadencia, la moral se difuminará en el escenario post apocalíptico donde lo único que tiene valor es el bien más preciado: la gasolina. La depravación, crueldad y salvajismo reinan en las bandas que no dudarán en perseguir y acabar con cualquiera que se ponga entre ellos y su ansia destruir y ser los amos de la carretera. Max se cruzará en su camino y lo que empieza como un acto de justicia no tardará en tornarse una lucha personal para acabar con ellos.