Robert Connolly
Robert Connolly is a film director, producer and screenwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Connolly is best known as the director and writer of the feature films Balibo, Three Dollars and The Bank, and the producer of the high-profile Australian films Romulus, My Father and The Boys. Connolly's first feature film as producer, The Boys, had its world premiere In Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998. It was nominated for 13 AFI Awards including Best Film, and won awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. In 1998, Connolly was named by Variety as one of the 10 best emerging producers in the world. Three Dollars, The Bank and The Boys have a strong political agenda and have been released in Australia as a DVD box set along with the documentary The Political Arena exploring the social and political strands of the films. In 2007 Connolly and Arenafilm's John Maynard together produced the period immigration drama Romulus, My Father, directed by Richard Roxburgh, starring Eric Bana and Franka Potente.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
November 27, 1967Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
29Place of birth
Sydney, Australia![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/J41J32HMZ2S3mHhRDGkJJYtOkm.jpg)
Crew credits
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Balibo
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jLyfVrwm5028RPhx5oXmJv01uSr.jpg)
The Boys
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qAKw4m8PfVB9U2LT43v9jNAbl3C.jpg)
Three Dollars
Director, Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xiCMypGhw4vmTXOoPIF2IboiYEZ.jpg)
The Bank
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5lcg0wX36GiT55xJp1Wonfxa2uY.jpg)
Underground: The Julian Assange Story
Writer, Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AmVgGpLdAUzCszbyQ4THY8eB0HL.jpg)
These Final Hours
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wpcAApL7oydxKeU2TR5y2RwNQ78.jpg)
Paper Planes
Producer, Director, Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/isto33QCxh0oYi3Rd8sZxG2CLky.jpg)
Acute Misfortune
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/joW7MYfY3uXKsG4KcBAg8aiVCcK.jpg)
[CENSORED]
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lVdPQd4xZbjc9GqWhLSTiGUEGz0.jpg)
Chasing Asylum
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zM12bfL2TEqVRXjiQIFUWUMLcCg.jpg)
The Dry
Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tgVBMIiJczfBWINRRd9yxE8ESln.jpg)
Emily
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zUD6Dc88R7gieprJ1oz8bNyi0uf.jpg)
Better Than Sex
Consulting Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xvg88XAghIazPtrXYNkW3hCFWss.jpg)
Romulus, My Father
Producer, Second Unit Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5cWXJJsPRuz85zAK7XXmu9Vfdu2.jpg)
Blueback
Director, Writer, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sw4M0jLT04FM1p3C2XQ3il50wgV.jpg)
Force of Nature
Director, Writer, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cLyBFJGAPIbmCqeKUzeaFhjTaf8.jpg)
Tough
Thanks![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ndjld6gVqYxsdxG99hnNjwWVZDk.jpg)
The Monkey's Mask
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sQErzuDbvSxeeMANXi9i9fTnNUf.jpg)
Sweet As
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7gAVsYzBbJHeAN2qsoUfO6GqP5u.jpg)
Petrol
Executive Producer