Dan and Bramwell Noah are Australian film directors, producers, and screenwriters.
Their early works were short films in genres as diverse as the human rights drama ‘Massacre of the Innocents’[1] and the magical realism of ’The Fabled Fable’ .[2]
'According to Ben Adams' (their debut feature release)[3] saw the brothers continue in a supernatural vein to tell the story of what happens when the devil in a bad mood meets a gentle madman claiming to be Jesus.[4] The production debuted on the international film festival circuit in Toronto[5] and New York[6] before going on to pick up multiple awards including "Best Narrative Feature"[7] and "Best Drama" at both the Los Angeles Film Awards[8] and at the Mexico International Film Festival.[9] Bramwell Noah (in the role of The Devil) also won "Best Actor" at the ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival.[10] The title role was played by Daniel Schepisi[11] (nephew of director Fred Schepisi.[12]) in his feature film debut.
'I, Timon'[13] (based on Shakespeare's Timon of Athens) once again saw the brothers achieve international festival award recognition in most main categories (including multiple special jury award prizes).[14][15] This also included their first win for "Best Screenplay"[16] and two trophies for "Best Actor" (Bramwell Noah in the title role of Timon) at the 2018 American Movie Awards[17] and Los Angeles Movie Awards.[18] Additional nominations included "Best Director" and "Best Cinematography" at the Hoboken International Film Festival[19] and for "Best Musical Score" at the Maverick Movie Awards.[20]
'Something To Do With Death' premiered at the 2018 ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival in Toronto,[21] where it picked up five nominations and won "Best Foreign Film" (with foreign defined as a non-Canadian produced film).[22] A dark and original take on a man with a past and crime in the blood,[23] the production features Chinese-born actress Lu Yi, Yanik Khoshnow and Bramwell Noah. In 2019 it was an official selection at the Los Angeles Film Awards[24] and a "Best Picture" nominee at the New York Film Awards where Lu Yi picked up the award for "Best Actress".[25]
2022 saw the festival release of 'Song Without Words'[26] - with the tagline "Some robots are more real than others" - and awards for "Direction" and "Leading Actress" (Annie Thorold) at The IndieFEST Film Awards in California. [27] In the same month, the unproduced Bramwell Noah prison drama 'A Rumour of Angels' was announced as an official screenplay selection at the Beverley Hills Film Festival.[28]
‘Winter as Frida Kahlo’, a biopic based on the life of the revolutionary Mexican painter wrapped filming in 2024.[29]
References
edit- ^ "Massacre of the Innocents (2006) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
- ^ "The Fabled Fable (2012) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
- ^ "According to Ben Adams (2014) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
- ^ to Ben Adams|website=Polish International Film Festival|accessdate=15 July 2017[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://reelheart.com/reelheart/2015/07/13/reelheart-2015-films-and-screenplays-complete-winners-list-announced/
- ^ "Winners & Nominees 2015 - HIFF". Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "欢迎光临!". Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "January 2018".
- ^ "2016 Winners". Mexico International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "ReelHeART 2015 – Films and Screenplays – Complete Winners List Announced". ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "According to Ben Adams (2014)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Highlight on HIFF 2015: Dan and Bramwell Noah, Co-directors of According to Ben Adams". Garden State Journal. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "I, Timon (2016) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
- ^ "Awarded Films".
- ^ "We Moving".
- ^ "GFF Awards Winners of Monthly Competitions".
- ^ https://americanmovieawards.com/past-winners/2018
- ^ "May 2017".
- ^ "Winners & Nominees - 2017". Hoboken International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "2017 Maverick Movie Awards & Nominations! - MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS: Where moviemakers honor moviemakers from all over the world!". Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "ReelHeART 2018 – Feature Film – Official Selections Announced". ReelHeART. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "14th Annual ReelHeART Film and Screenplay Winners Announced! – ReelHeART".
- ^ "Something To Do With Death". Screen Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "January 2019".
- ^ "January 2019".
- ^ "Song Without Words (2020) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
- ^ theindiefest.com/award-of-recognition-february-2022/
- ^ "2019 Screenplay Official Selection | Beverly Hills Film Festival | Official Site".
- ^ {{ https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/winter-as-frida-kahlo-2024/41329}}