Jennifer Peedom

Jennifer Peedom is a BAFTA-nominated Australian director.[1]

Jennifer Peedom
Jen Peedom
NationalityAustralian
Alma materRMIT Melbourne
OccupationDirector, writer & producer
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)Mark Rogers

Her documentary Solo (co-directed with David Michôd) won the 2009 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary in Under One Hour. Her film Sherpa, which was filmed during the 2014 Mount Everest avalanche,[2][3][4] won the 2015 Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the BFI London Film Festival.[5] It premiered internationally at the Telluride Film Festival[6] and also screened at Toronto Film Festival[7]and received a BAFTA nomination in 2016 for Best Documentary.[8]

In 2017 she directed Mountain, a collaboration the Australian Chamber Orchestra with script by Robert Macfarlane,[9] narrated by Willem Dafoe.[10] It screened theatrically in 27 countries and went on to become the highest grossing (non-IMAX) Australian documentary of all time. [11] It won 3 AACTA (Australian Academy Awards) in 2018.[12]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Kay, Jeremy (16 September 2015). "Sherpa director: how I tackled Everest". Theguardian.com.
  3. Utichi, Joe (24 November 2015). "'Sherpa' Doc Director Jennifer Peedom On Filming Through Everest Tragedy & Giving The Sherpas A Voice". Deadline.com.
  4. Brill, Karen (11 November 2015). "Watch: 'Sherpa' Director Jennifer Peedom on the Tragic Cost of Making a Movie on Mt. Everest (Exclusive)". Indiewire.com.
  5. "59th BFI London Film Festival award winners". British Film Institute.
  6. "'Sherpa' and 'Winter on Fire' Display Good Timing at Telluride Film Festival". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  7. Kay, Jeremy (16 September 2015). "Sherpa director: how I tackled Everest". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  8. "2016 Film Documentary | BAFTA Awards". Awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  9. Israel, Janine (13 June 2017). "Mountain review: a sublime rush of adrenaline and orchestral beauty from the director of Sherpa". Theguardian.com.
  10. "Review: 'Mountain' Features Frightening Sights and Breathtaking Image". Nytimes.coms. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  11. "Top documentaries - Theatrical documentaries - Australian films - Cinema - Fact Finders". Screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. "Winners & Nominees". Aacta.org. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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