Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2009) Winner
Shirley Barrett
シャーリー・バレット
Shīrī Baretto
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Melbourne）
- Died
- 2022-08-03 （Sydney） age 61
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Melbourne, Australia → Sydney, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Film director, Screenwriter, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1988-2021
- Nominations
- AFI Award 2006 Best Direction in Television Love My Way nomination, 2016 Indie Awards for Debut Fiction Rush Oh! shortlist, 2016 Nita May Dobbie Award Rush Oh! shortlist, 2016 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Rush Oh! longlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) | — | Screenwriting | — | 1985-1988 | Australia |
Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS)
Screenwriting
Period:
1985-1988
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | AFI Award for Best Short Fiction | Cherith | — | Australian Film Institute | winner |
| 1996 | Caméra d'Or | Love Serenade | — | Cannes Film Festival | winner |
| 1996 | Best New Director | Love Serenade | — | Valladolid International Film Festival | winner |
| 2010 | Queensland Premier's Prize | South Solitary (script) | — | Queensland Government | winner |
| 2010 | West Australian Premier's Prize | South Solitary (script) | — | Western Australia Government | winner |
AFI Award for Best Short Fiction
1988
Work:
Cherith
Organization:
Australian Film Institute
Result:
winner
Caméra d'Or
1996
Work:
Love Serenade
Organization:
Cannes Film Festival
Result:
winner
Best New Director
1996
Work:
Love Serenade
Organization:
Valladolid International Film Festival
Result:
winner
Queensland Premier's Prize
2010
Work:
South Solitary (script)
Organization:
Queensland Government
Result:
winner
West Australian Premier's Prize
2010
Work:
South Solitary (script)
Organization:
Western Australia Government
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Love Serenade
1996 FilmTwo young sisters develop a competitive crush on their neighbor, a self-centered radio DJ, in a small town. Explores small town constrictions with visual flights of fancy.
small town lifemisconceptions about menoutcasts
Walk the Talk
2000 FilmAn ambitious young man starts a talent agency with settlement money after his girlfriend's accident, on the Gold Coast. Bitignly funny look at showbiz fringes.
dreamers and schemersisolationredemption
South Solitary
2010 FilmIn 1928, a lonely woman tends a remote lighthouse, interacting with island inhabitants including a shell-shocked WWI soldier. Tale of outcasts.
isolationlonging for connectionshell shock
Rush Oh!
2015 NovelBased on true story of a whaling family in Eden, NSW 1908, and their relationship with killer whales.
whalingfamilykiller whales
The Bus on Thursday
2018 NovelA woman recovering from breast cancer takes a teaching job in a remote town and encounters demons.
post-cancer liferural horrordemons
Bibliography
- Cherith (1988, short)
- Love Serenade (1996)
- Walk the Talk (2000)
- South Solitary (2010)
- Rush Oh! (2015)
- The Bus on Thursday (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- humoroussatiricalvisually fanciful
- Recurring Motifs
- remote locationsoutcastsmisunderstandings in relationships
Health
-
Terminal cancer2021-2022Battled terminal cancer, wrote notes on dying, died aged 61.
Legacy
Australian filmmaker who won Caméra d'Or at Cannes for debut Love Serenade. Known for films and novels exploring outcasts in isolated settings.
Trivia
- Was a singer in the band Fruit Pastilles from 1981-83.
- Married to Chris Norris, with two daughters.