Morgan Christie is an Australian film director and music video director, film editor and producer. He is a graduate of the Australian Film Television and Radio School with specialization in Cinematography and Digital Media[1] and alumni of the Berlinale Talent Campus.[2]
Career
Christie has directed music videos for artists on major and independent labels in Australia which have received two Australian Directors Guild award nominations for "Nothing Lasts Forever" by The Living End[3][4][5] and "Miracle Cure" by Something For Kate.[6][7] He was also nominated by the Australian Screen Editors guild in the category of Best Editing in a Music Video.[8]
He began his career as a commercials director as a recipient of the Next Big Thing Award from Getty Images[9] and has since directed award-winning campaigns for major international brands including General Mills Yoplait,[10] a Silver Unilever award for his PanAsian OMO campaign was also awarded at the Cannes Lions Advertising Awards for his commercial work for Swiss electronics brand, Logitech in 2010[11]
He is credited as the development producer of the Nine Network series Underbelly Razor,[12] the fourth season based on the violent razor gangs of East Sydney in the early 1920s led by notorious crime bosses, Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine. The TV series was based on the book, "Razor" by Larry Writer (PanMacMillan) whose underlying rights are owned by Silverspell Pty Ltd.
Filmography
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Song | Label |
| 2000 | The Hunting Party | "Groovin" | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Midnight Oil | "The Real Thing" | Sony Music Entertainment | |
| Endorphin | "Blue Moon" | Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 2001 | Lo-Tel | "Teenager of the Year" | Sony BMG/Murmur |
| B(if)tek | "We Think You're Dishy" | Sony BMG/Murmur | |
| Something For Kate | "The Astronaut" | Sony BMG/Murmur | |
| 2002 | Endorphin | "Afterwords" | Sony BMG/Murmur |
| Something For Kate | "Say Something" | Sony BMG/Murmur | |
| 2006 | The Living End | "Nothing Lasts Forever" | Capitol Records |
| 2013 | Something For Kate | "Miracle Cure" | EMI Music Australia |
| 2017 | Ricki-Lee Coulter | "Not Too Late"[13] | Universal Music Australia |
| 2019 | Odette | "Take it to the Heart" | Universal Music Australia |
| 2021 | Something For Kate | "Situation Room" | EMI Music Australia |
Short films
| Year | Title | Gauge | Cast |
| 2006 | The Libertine | 35mm color | Arthur Dignam, Wendy Strehlow |
References
- ↑ "Australian Film Television and Radio School Graduates".
- ↑ "Berlinale Talent Campus Graduates".
- ↑ "Australian Directors Guild Announces 2007 ADG Awards Winners".
- ↑ "Australian Directors Guild Awards Nominations 2007".
- ↑ "Screen NSW congratulates NSW nominees in Australian Directors Guild Awards 2007". Archived from the original on 27 July 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Showreel Finder: Australian Directors Guild Awards Nominations List 2013".
- ↑ "Official ADG Awards Nominations 2013".
- ↑ "Australian Screen Editors announce winners of 2013 Ellie Awards".
- ↑ "Getty Images announces Next Big Thing Winners".
- ↑ "Morgan Christie wins brand award in Barcelona".
- ↑ "Cannes Lions winners announced".
- ↑ "Underbelly Razor: Season 4".
- ↑ Not Too Late – Ricki-Lee. Vevo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.