{{Short description|New Zealand author and actor (born 1985)}} '''Julian Shaw''' (born 16 December 1985 in [[Wellington]], New Zealand) is an author, filmmaker and actor, best known for directing the 2007 film ''Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story'', a [[British Film Institute|British Film Institute award]]-winning documentary<ref name="BFI CHE">{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/node/293 |title=The CHE Film Prize {{!}} 24th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |accessdate=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100525143152/http%3A//www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/node/293 |archivedate=2010-05-25 }}</ref> about the life of South African political satirist [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]. Shaw is the author of the novel ''Modern Odysseus'', and the creator of several short films including ''Clearing the Air''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.uow.edu.au/news/UOW075594.html |title=IFSS honours young filmmaker |publisher=[[University of Wollongong]] |date=22 March 2010 |accessdate=3 July 2010}}</ref> He is the director of the 2011 feature documentary ''Cup of Dreams'', about New Zealand's national Rugby Union team the [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au/v1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=449&Itemid=32 |title=Byron Bay Writers Festival - Julian Shaw |publisher=www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au |accessdate=3 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222050838/http://www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au/v1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=449&Itemid=32 |archive-date=22 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Shaw also gained worldwide fame in 2011 after starring in an Australian marriage equality advertisement entitled [[It's Time (GetUp! ad)|It's Time]] that has reached millions of people.
== International awards == *Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Award, 2010 - [[Byron Bay Film Festival|Byron Bay International Film Festival]] and Sydney International Film School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2010/03/17/article/LTCIIQKKCQ.html |title=Shaw wins Young Filmmaker award |publisher=www.if.com.au |date=17 March 2010 |accessdate=3 July 2010}}</ref> *Inaugural Derek Oyston/Che Award - [[British Film Institute]]'s [[London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival]], 2009<ref name="BFI CHE"/> *Runner-Up: [[Panorama Publikumspreis|Panorama Audience Award]], for ''Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story'' - [[Berlin International Film Festival]], 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2008/08_pressemitteilungen_2008/08_Pressemitteilungen_2008-Detail_4351.html |title=PanoramaAudienceAward 2008 |publisher=[[Berlin International Film Festival]] |accessdate=3 July 2010}}</ref> *Independent Spirit Award - [[Inside Film Awards]], 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifawards.com/MediaRoom/Winners.aspx|title=Inside Film Awards : Australian Film Awards : Australian Film & Television - IF Award Winners|publisher=www.ifawards.com|accessdate=3 July 2010|archive-date=29 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729185816/http://www.ifawards.com/MediaRoom/Winners.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Best Emerging Filmmaker Award - [[Documentary New Zealand Trust|DOCNZ]], 2007<ref name="docnz.org.nz">{{cite web |url=http://www.docnz.org.nz/festival/awards.html |title=Documentary Edge/DOCNZ Awards |publisher=[[Documentary New Zealand Trust]] |accessdate=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602145327/https://docnz.org.nz/festival/awards.html |archivedate=2 June 2010 }}</ref> *Best Documentary for ''Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story'' - [[Documentary Edge]] Festival, 2007<ref name="docnz.org.nz"/>
== Filmography ==
===Actor=== *Stoner, [[San Andreas (film)]] 2015 *"[[It's Time (GetUp! ad)|It's Time]]", [[GetUp!]] for Australia Ad, 2011 * Christopher, Love Gone Wrong, [[Deadly Women]] * Looking for Dr Love 2024
===Director=== *''Cup of Dreams'', 2011 *''Clearing the Air'', 2010 *''All Blacks Don't Cry'', 2010 *''Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story'', 2007
===Performer=== *"Love Story", a 2011 [[viral video]] in support of marriage equality by [[GetUp!|GetUp! Australia]], as Paul *''All Blacks Don't Cry'', 2010, as [[John Kirwan (rugby)|John Kirwan]]
== Bibliography == *Modern Odysseus, 2009 - {{ISBN|978-0-646-50199-4}}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://julianshaw.com.au/}} *{{IMDb name|2740648|Julian Shaw}} *{{YouTube|user=DarlingMedia}}
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