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John Hughes
John Hughes, a writer, director and producer, is recognized with awards in Australia and internationally. Among his credits are After Mabo, Traps, Moving History, The Art Of War, One Way Street and the cinema feature What I Have Written.
His recent script development and project consultancy has included work for the Australian Film Commission, the Film Finance Corporation, the South Australian Film Corporation and the NSW Film and Television Office.
As commissioning editor with SBS Independent over a number of years, John has been a buyer guest and Forum participant at Hot Docs in Toronto and the IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam). He was invited as a filmmaker guest to IDFA in 2008.
He was a consultant and advisor to the first Headlands documentary development laboratory (2005), and was the director of Headlands residential program in 2007.
John was an international Jury member on the International Silver Wolf jury at IDFA in 2002, and on the International Jury for Pacific Meridian, 2nd Vladivostok International Film Festival, Russia, in September 2004.
His landmark film The Archive Project won the 2007 NSW Premier’s History Prize, the 2006 Film Critics Circle of Australia Award (Best Feature Documentary), the 2006 Australian Teachers of Media Award (best tertiary resource) and the inaugural Joan Long Award for achievement in Australian film history.
John received the Stanley Hawes Award for lifelong commitment to Australian documentary in 2006.