David Elfick

David Elfick (born 20 December 1944)[1] is an Australian film and television writer, director, producer and occasional actor. He is known for his association with writer-director Phillip Noyce, with whom he has collaborated on films including Newsfront (1978) and Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002).[2]

David Elfick
Born (1944-12-20) 20 December 1944
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Television and film screenwriter
  • director
  • producer
  • actor
Years active1969–present

Career

Elfick began his film career as the producer of the 1971 surf movie Morning of the Earth, directed by Alby Falzon. In 1973 Elfick collaborated with surfer, writer and cinematographer George Greenough as producer-director of Crystal Voyager. This became one of the most successful Australian surf movies ever made, grossing over A$100,000 on its first release, followed by six-month run in London, where it ran on a double bill with René Laloux's Fantastic Planet and grossed over UK£100,000.

Elfick was co-writer (with Philippe Mora) of the original story for the acclaimed docu-drama Newsfront, in which he also had a small role, and he also had a minor role (as a projectionist) in Albie Thoms' Palm Beach (1979). In addition to writing, Elfick has also worked as a director, making his directorial debut in 1969. Directing credits include Crystal Voyager (1973), Love in Limbo (1993), and No Worries (1994).[3]

Elfick's credits as a producer include the pop film Starstruck (1982), Undercover (1983), the comedy Emoh Ruo (1985), the drama Blackrock (1997) and the multi-award-winning Rabbit Proof Fence (2002). He also produced Around the World in 80 Ways (released in 1988), which was directed by his friend Stephen MacLean.[4]

Filmography

Directing
Year Title Notes
1969Magnificent Males
1973Crystal Voyager
1975Surfabout 75
1976The Levi Strauss Story
1988Fields of Fire II Miniseries
1990Harbour Beat
1993Love in Limbo
1994No Worries
1998Never Tell Me NeverTelevision film
2002Gliding with George
2003Combat WomenDocumentary

Acting credits
Year Title Role Notes
1975The Golden CageMan at Party
1978NewsfrontRocker
1980Palm BeachProjectionist
1985Emoh RuoSuitor

References

Notes
  1. "David Elfick". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. "David Elfick". Australian Screen. ASO. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. Murray, Caputo & Tanskaya 1996, p. 366.
  4. "David Elfick". Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

Sources
  • Murray, Scott; Raffaele Caputo; Alissa Tanskaya (1995). Australian Film, 1978–1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-195-53777-2.


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