Julie Ryan
Based at the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) in Adelaide, Julie Ryan formed production company, Cyan Films, with fellow producer, Kate Croser in 2007.
In 2008 Julie produced two feature films: My Tehran For Sale shot entirely on location in Tehran; and Broken Hill, a musical drama set in the Australian outback and produced with Napoleon Dynamite producer Chris “Doc” Wyatt.
Prior to setting up Cyan, Julie produced five feature films and two documentaries with Rolf de Heer at Vertigo Productions. The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2000), shot in French Guyane, South America, starring Richard Dreyfuss and Hugo Weaving, was nominated for Best Film at the 2005 Film Critics Circle, Australian Film Institute and IF Awards.
In 2002 Julie produced The Tracker (2002) with legendary Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil in the lead, was shot in the stunning outback at Arkaroola. It was selected in Official Competition at the Venice International Film Festival in 2002, won Best Film at the 2002 Film Critics Circle and IF Awards, and received a Best Film nomination from the AFI Awards.
Alexandra’s Project in 2003 was a thriller starring Gary Sweet. It was selected for Official Competition at the Berlin Film Festival, and was also nominated for Best Film at the Film Critics Circle and AFI Awards in 2003.
The 2006 film Ten Canoes was made with the Aboriginal community of Ramingining in Arnhem Land, and won the Special Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard at the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival. It also won Best Film at the Film Critics Circle and AFI Awards in 2006.
Her last film with de Heer, Dr Plonk (2007), a black and white, silent comedy, was selected for the Visions Programme at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.
Julie’s documentary credits include: Heather Rose Goes To Cannes (1998) which won the Celebration of Ability Award, International Day for People with a Disability in 1999; and The Balanda and the Bark Canoes (2006) which won the Audience Award for Documentaries at the Sydney Film Festival in 2006.
Julie is currently a budget assessor for Screen Australia and NSW FTO, and has been a SAFC board member since May 2008.
