Robert Connolly

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Robert Connolly

Directing 58 November 27, 1967

Sydney, Australia

Robert Connolly is a film director, producer and screenwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Connolly is best known as the director and writer of the feature films Balibo, Three D…

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The Dry

The Dry

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Memoir of a Snail

Memoir of a Snail

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Leviticus

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These Final Hours

These Final Hours

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The Surfer

The Surfer

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Force of Nature: The Dry 2

Force of Nature: The Dry 2

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Emily

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Deep State

Deep State

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Paper Planes

Paper Planes

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The Slap

The Slap

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Blueback

Blueback

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Romulus, My Father

Romulus, My Father

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Robert Connolly is a film director, producer and screenwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Connolly is best known as the director and writer of the feature films Balibo, Three Dollars and The Bank, and the producer of the high-profile Australian films Romulus, My Father and The Boys. Connolly's first feature film as producer, The Boys, had its world premiere In Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998. It was nominated for 13 AFI Awards including Best Film, and won awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. In 1998, Connolly was named by Variety as one of the 10 best emerging producers in the world. Three Dollars, The Bank and The Boys have a strong political agenda and have been released in Australia as a DVD box set along with the documentary The Political Arena exploring the social and political strands of the films. In 2007 Connolly and Arenafilm's John Maynard together produced the period immigration drama Romulus, My Father, directed by Richard Roxburgh, starring Eric Bana and Franka Potente.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Sweet Milk Lake

    Movie Executive Producer

  2. 2026
    Leviticus

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 2025
    Pasa Faho

    Movie Executive Producer

  4. 2025
    The Surfer

    Movie Producer

  5. 2025
    Magic Beach

    Movie Director

  6. 2024
    Memoir of a Snail

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 2024
    Force of Nature: The Dry 2

    Movie Writer

  8. 2023
    Sweet As

    Movie Executive Producer

  9. 2023
    Petrol

    Movie Executive Producer

  10. 2022
    Blueback

    Movie Director

  11. 2022
    Emily

    Movie Producer

  12. 2022
    Because We Have Each Other

    Movie Executive Producer

  13. 2021
    Tough

    Movie Thanks

  14. 2021
    The Dry

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 2018
    Acute Misfortune

    Movie Executive Producer

  16. 2018
    [CENSORED]

    Movie Executive Producer

More credits
  1. 2018
    Deep State

    TV show Director

  2. 2017
    The Warriors

    TV show Producer

  3. 2016
    Barracuda

    TV show Director

  4. 2016
    Chasing Asylum

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 2016
    Spear

    Movie Executive Producer

  6. 2015
    Gallipoli

    TV show Producer

  7. 2014
    Paper Planes

    Movie Producer

  8. 2014
    These Final Hours

    Movie Executive Producer

  9. 2013
    The Turning

    Movie Creator

  10. 2012
    Underground: The Julian Assange Story

    Movie Writer

  11. 2011
    The Slap

    TV show Director

  12. 2009
    Balibo

    Movie Director

  13. 2009
    Lucky Country

    Movie Executive Producer

  14. 2007
    West

    Movie Consulting Producer

  15. 2007
    Romulus, My Father

    Movie Second Unit Director

  16. 2005
    Three Dollars

    Movie Screenplay

  17. 2002
    Australian Rules

    Movie Thanks

  18. 2001
    The Bank

    Movie Director

  19. 2001
    The Monkey's Mask

    Movie Producer

  20. 2000
    Better Than Sex

    Movie Consulting Producer

  21. 1998
    The Boys

    Movie Producer

  22. 1996
    Floating Life

    Movie Thanks

  23. 1995
    All Men Are Liars

    Movie Executive Producer

  24. 1995
    Mr Ikegami's Flight

    Movie Director