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Robert Connolly

Robert Connolly

Known For Directing
Birthday Nov 27, 1967 (57)
Birthplace Sydney, Australia
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 fi ... rst 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.

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Magic Beach

Magic Beach

2025

Writer

Blueback

Blueback

2022

Writer

Tough

Tough

2021

Thanks

The Dry

The Dry

2021

Screenplay

Paper Planes

Paper Planes

2014

Screenplay

The Turning

The Turning

2013

Creator

Balibo

Balibo

2009

Writer

Romulus, My Father

Romulus, My Father

2007

Second Unit Director

West

West

2007

Consulting Producer

Three Dollars

Three Dollars

2005

Screenplay

The Bank

The Bank

2001

Writer

Better Than Sex

Better Than Sex

2000

Consulting Producer

Magic Beach

Magic Beach

2025

Director

Blueback

Blueback

2022

Director

The Dry

The Dry

2021

Director

Paper Planes

Paper Planes

2014

Director

The Turning

The Turning

2013

Director

Balibo

Balibo

2009

Director

Three Dollars

Three Dollars

2005

Director

The Bank

The Bank

2001

Director

Magic Beach

Magic Beach

2025

Producer

The Surfer

The Surfer

2025

Producer

Memoir of a Snail

Memoir of a Snail

2024

Executive Producer

Sweet As

Sweet As

2023

Executive Producer

Petrol

Petrol

2023

Executive Producer

Because We Have Each Other

Because We Have Each Other

2022

Executive Producer

Blueback

Blueback

2022

Producer

Emily

Emily

2022

Producer

The Dry

The Dry

2021

Executive Producer

Acute Misfortune

Acute Misfortune

2018

Executive Producer

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2018

Executive Producer

Spear

Spear

2016

Executive Producer

Chasing Asylum

Chasing Asylum

2016

Executive Producer

Paper Planes

Paper Planes

2014

Producer

These Final Hours

These Final Hours

2014

Executive Producer

The Turning

The Turning

2013

Producer

Lucky Country

Lucky Country

2009

Executive Producer

Romulus, My Father

Romulus, My Father

2007

Producer

The Monkey's Mask

The Monkey's Mask

2001

Producer

The Boys

The Boys

1998

Producer

All Men Are Liars

All Men Are Liars

1995

Executive Producer

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