Antony I. Ginnane
Antony I. Ginnane is an Australian film producer best known for his work in the exploitation field. He was head of the Screen Producers Association of Australia from 2008 to 2011.[1][2]
A CD of themes from fourteen of his films was produced in 2008 by Philip Powers and released by 1M1 Records.[3]
Career
Ginnane studied law at Melbourne University where he was involved in the Film Society, published a film magazine, Film Chronicle, and wrote and directed a short feature, Sympathy in Summer. In 1970 he established a small distribution company, Studio Films, in Melbourne which imported several art house and exploitation films, and began attending Cannes Film Festival regularly. Among the films he distributed in Australia were Wind from the East and The Vampire Happening.[4]
In 1976 he moved into production, producing the profitable sex film Fantasm (1976), which led to a series of movies in the exploitation field. He became particularly well known for employing overseas actors and directors in Australian films.
In 1987 his company, International Film Management Limited, combined with Hemdale to produce a number of movies.[5] Hemdale later encountered a series of financial difficulties[6] as did Goldfarb, another company Ginnane was associated with.[7]
Selected filmography
- Sympathy in Summer (1971) - director, writer
- Fantasm (1976) - producer
- Fantasm Comes Again (1977) - producer
- Blue Fire Lady (1977) - producer
- Patrick (1978) - producer
- Thirst (1979) - producer
- Harlequin (1980) - producer
- Prisoners (1981) - producer
- Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) - producer
- The Survivor (1981) - producer
- Dead Kids (1981) - producer
- Turkey Shoot (1982) - producer
- Second Time Lucky (1984) - producer
- Great Expectations, the Untold Story (1986) (mini series) - producer
- Dark Age (1987) - executive producer
- Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) - executive producer
- Mull (1989) - executive producer
- Minnamurra (1989) - producer
- The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989) - executive producer
- Fatal Sky (1990)
- Screamers (1995) - supervising producer
- Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien (1999) - executive producer
- Ten Dead Men (2008) - executive producer
- Arctic Blast (2010) - producer
- Metal Tornado (2011) (TV movie) - producer
- Last Dance (2012) - producer
- Patrick (2013) - producer
- Turkey Shoot (2014) - producer, actor
References
- ↑ "'Antony I Ginnane steps down from SPAA', ''Encore Magazine'', July 8, 2011". Encoremagazine.com.au. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ↑ "Paul Kalina, 'A Maverick with a talent for provocation', ''The Age'', Nov 10 2008". Theage.com.au. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ↑ "The Antony I. Ginnane Collection: Classic Australian Film Scores of the 70s and 80s". 1m1.com.au. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ↑ Rod Bishop & Peter Beilby, "How Are Things on the Gaza Strip? Independent Distribution: An Interview with Tony Ginnane", Cinema Papers, January 1974 p38-43
- ↑ Philippa Hawker, "Ginnane Sets the Tone", Cinema Papers, May 1987 p34-37
- ↑ HEMDALE HOLDS OUT ON PRE-SALE PAYMENTS TO IFM By MARK LAWSON Australian Financial Review 29 March 1988 p 34
- ↑ GOLDFARB RENEGES ON PRE-SALE DEBT By MARK LAWSON Australian Financial Review 28 April 1988 p 36