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John Harvey – Short Film Jury Chair
John Harvey
SF Jury Member
John Harvey is a writer, director and producer across film and theatre. For film he has written and directed WATER (ABC) and OUT OF RANGE (SBS), as well as KUTCHAS CARPOOL KOORIOKE (dir./prod.), SPEAR (prod.), SAND – THE TURNING (prod.) and OFF COUNTRY (co-dir./co-prod.). His multi-channel video installation work, CANOPY, was commissioned by Australian Centre for Moving Image. In theatre works include HEART IS A WASTELAND (writ), A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN (dir.), BLACK TIES (co-writ.) and MY LOVER’S BONES (prod). John is the Creative Director of Brown Cabs.