John Hillcoat
Hillcoat at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Queensland, Australia
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, music video director

John Hillcoat (born 1960) is an Australian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, and music video director.

Early life

Hillcoat was born in Queensland, Australia, and was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As a child, his paintings were featured in the Art Gallery of Hamilton. He attended Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario, and was enrolled in the Special Art Program. He was active with the McMaster University Film Board most notably producing an animated short titled "The Finger".

Back in Australia by the late 1970s, Hillcoat moved to Melbourne and became immersed in its post-punk scene, through which he met future collaborator Nick Cave and got a job filming concerts at the famed Crystal Ballroom venue.[1]

Career

Hillcoat has often worked with Nick Cave, the band Depeche Mode, and actor Guy Pearce. The Road, his adaptation of the novel by Cormac McCarthy, premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival, and was released in the U.S. in November 2009. His 2012 film, Lawless, competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] Hillcoat's film, Triple 9 was released in 2016.[4] In 2017, he directed "Crocodile", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[5]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Notes
1985 The INXS: Swing and Other Stories
1988 Ghosts... of the Civil Dead Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Production Design
1996 To Have & to Hold Australian Film Institute Nominee for Best Achievement in Sound
Australian Film Institute Nominee for Best Achievement in Production Design
2001 Digital Hardcore Videos Documentary
2005 The Proposition Australian Film Institute Award for Best Cinematography
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Costume Design
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Production Design
2009 The Road
2010 Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater Short machinima film to promote the video game Red Dead Redemption
2012 Lawless
2016 Triple 9
2018 Corazón Short film
2021 Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends Documentary
Co-directed with Jennifer Lebeau

Music videos

Year Artist Song
1989Elvis Costello"Veronica"
1991Crowded House"Chocolate Cake"
1993Herbert Grönemeyer"Chaos"
1993Herbert Grönemeyer"Land unter"
1994 Frente! "Bizarre Love Triangle"
1994Siouxsie and the Banshees"O Baby"
1994Siouxsie and the Banshees"Stargazer"
1996Manic Street Preachers"Australia"
1997Bush"Personal Holloway"
1997Mansun"She Makes My Nose Bleed"
1998Placebo"You Don't Care About Us"
1998Therapy?"Church of Noise"
1998Neil Finn"Sinner"
1998Therapy?"Lonely, Cryin', Only"
1999Suede"Can't Get Enough"
1999James"Just Like Fred Astaire"
1999HIM"Join Me in Death"
2000Chicane"No Ordinary Morning"
2000Einstürzende Neubauten"Sabrina"
2001HIM"In Joy and Sorrow"
2001Depeche Mode"I Feel Loved"
2001Depeche Mode"Freelove"
2002Depeche Mode"Goodnight Lovers"
2002Gemma Hayes"Hanging Around"
2002Manic Street Preachers"There by the Grace of God"
2003Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds"Babe, I'm on Fire"
2003AFI"Silver and Cold"
2003Muse"Time Is Running Out"
2007Maroon 5"Makes Me Wonder"
2007Grinderman"No Pussy Blues"
2010Grinderman"Heathen Child"
2010Unkle"The Answer"
2012How to Destroy Angels"Ice Age"
2013Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds"Jubilee Street"
2013Bob Dylan"Visions of Johanna"
2014Johnny Cash"She Used to Love Me a Lot"
2016Massive Attack"The Spoils"
2021Run the Jewels"Never Look Back"

Television

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
1989Australian Film InstituteBest Original ScreenplayGhosts... of the Civil DeadNominated
1992[6]ARIA Music AwardsARIA Award for Best Video"Chocolate Cake" by Crowded HouseWon
1996[6]ARIA Music AwardsARIA Award for Best Video"Sit on My Hands" by Frente! (with Polly Borland)Nominated
1996Verona Love Screens Film FestivalBest FilmTo Have & to HoldNominated
2005Australian Film InstituteBest DirectorThe PropositionNominated
2005Film Critics Circle of AustraliaBest DirectorThe PropositionNominated
2005Inside Film AwardsBest Feature FilmThe PropositionWon
2005Inside Film AwardsBest DirectorThe PropositionNominated
2009Venice Film FestivalGolden LionThe RoadNominated
2012Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'orLawlessNominated
2013[6]ARIA Music AwardsARIA Award for Best Video"Jubilee Street" by Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsNominated

References

  1. ↑ Bonner, Michael (7 September 2012). "John Hillcoat interview", Uncut. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Cannes Film Festival 2012 line-up announced". timeout. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (5 February 2014). "Open Road Acquires Domestic On 'Triple Nine;' Michael B. Jordan, Aaron Paul, Gal Gadot, Michael Pena Join Killer Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Haring, Bruce (25 August 2017). "'Black Mirror': Season 4 Cast & Episode Info, Teaser Trailer Released By Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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