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Lawrence Johnston is a graduate of the VCA (formerly Swinburne) School of Film and Television. He has quickly developed a reputation as one of Australia's most exciting and innovative directors.
Originally from Queensland, Lawrence developed a passion for the cinema whilst working for Village Roadshow breaking up film prints at the end of their run. On moving to Melbourne he worked as a tram 'connie' before undertaking film studies at the VCA.
Lawrence's graduating student film, Night Out was flattered with a short theatrical release and an invitation to the Cannes Film Festival, and was screened locally in the first independantly run Melbourne Queer Film and Video Festival. He has also won awards for his other films "Life" and "Eternity", in 1996 recieveing the Greg Tepper award with a prize of $5000 for "Life" which was also screened at the Melbounre Film Festival that year.
Lawrence Johnston was festival director in the second year of the independantly run Melbourne Queer Film and Video Festival in 1991, and has a reputation in both queer screen culture and local arts culture in general.
He has been an outstanding personality in the local queer scene, helping in many ways to bring queer to a more mainstream audience, and has been a contravercial figure on several occasions for standing up for his artistic merits. |
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| journal - First Annual Melbourne International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Melbourne International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival |
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Pat Longmore
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| This is the program for the first independantly run Melbournw Lesbain and Gay film festival. It includes the program, plus event details such as Mary Wings s...[full record]
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| journal - A Song of Air: Great Expectations Metro. pp.56-58 |
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| a discussion of the emotional power of the Song of Air[full record]
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| journal - All in a day's work Cinema Papers. pp.22-24, 70 |
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Margaret Smith
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| This article is a comprehensive look at the career and filmography of Mandy Walker. It contains an interview useful for its insights into production process...[full record]
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| journal - First Annual Melbourne International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Melbourne International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival |
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Pat Longmore
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| This is the program for the first independantly run Melbournw Lesbain and Gay film festival. It includes the program, plus event details such as Mary Wings s...[full record]
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| book - Images in the Dark: an encyclopedia of gay and lesbian film and video . 00-00-1996 |
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Raymond Murray
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| This is as it says, an encyclopedia, so contains a breif synopses of the film. [full record]
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| newspaper - International lesbian and gay film festival Melbourne Star Observer. 25-01-1991. p.6 |
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| This is an article about the first independatly run Melbourne Queer Film and Video Festival. It mentions the co - directors, and the fact that this is the fi...[full record]
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| newspaper - Leaps in the light The Bulletin. 18-06-1996. p.90 |
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Sandra Hall
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| An article looking at number of 1996 Australian films enjoying success at local and international film festivals. The author revels in the titles' diversity...[full record]
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| journal - Life Variety |
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David Stratton
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| A thorough review that recognises the talent of Johnston and his supporting artistic crew in making a compelling story of love, friendship and sacrifice rath...[full record]
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| newspaper - Life and Death at the end of the line The Sydney Morning Herald. 31-10-1996. p.15 |
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Sandra Hall
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| A review which notes the contrasting beauty of the film to the bleakness of its subject matter.[full record]
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| newspaper - Life and Death behind bars The Age. 30-10-1996. p.B7 |
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Greg Burchall
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| A review which chiefly recognises and examines the expressionistic means of representation utilised by Johnston and his crew.[full record]
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| journal - Life: Or the transience of existence Cinema Papers. pp.6-9 |
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John Hughes
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| A complex and in-depth conversation between two filmmakers about the key thematic issues of Life.[full record]
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| journal - Life: Press Kit Life: Press Kit. 01-01-1995. p.8 |
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| journal - Melbourne International Lesbain and Gay Film Festival Melbourne International Lesbain and Gay Film Festival |
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| This is the program for the 1991 Gay and Lesbian film festival. It contains the listings for programming for that year, as well as for forums and guest speak...[full record]
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| newspaper - On the couch The Age. 26-10-1996. p.4 |
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Chris Beck
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| This is an interview with Lawrence Jhnston about his involvment in the arts, specifically his film "Life". [full record]
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