# Julian Shaw > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Julian_Shaw > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Julian_Shaw.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Shaw > Source revision: 1332264750 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) New Zealand author and actor (born 1985) **Julian Shaw** (born 16 December 1985 in [Wellington](/source/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 award](/source/British_Film_Institute)-winning documentary[1] about the life of South African political satirist [Pieter-Dirk Uys](/source/Pieter-Dirk_Uys). Shaw is the author of the novel *Modern Odysseus*, and the creator of several short films including *Clearing the Air*.[2] He is the director of the 2011 feature documentary *Cup of Dreams*, about New Zealand's national Rugby Union team the [All Blacks](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team).[3] Shaw also gained worldwide fame in 2011 after starring in an Australian marriage equality advertisement entitled [It's Time](/source/It's_Time_(GetUp!_ad)) that has reached millions of people. ## International awards - Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Award, 2010 - [Byron Bay International Film Festival](/source/Byron_Bay_Film_Festival) and Sydney International Film School[4] - Inaugural Derek Oyston/Che Award - [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute)'s [London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival](/source/London_Lesbian_and_Gay_Film_Festival), 2009[1] - Runner-Up: [Panorama Audience Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panorama_Publikumspreis&action=edit&redlink=1), for *Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story* - [Berlin International Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival), 2008[5] - Independent Spirit Award - [Inside Film Awards](/source/Inside_Film_Awards), 2007[6] - Best Emerging Filmmaker Award - [DOCNZ](/source/Documentary_New_Zealand_Trust), 2007[7] - Best Documentary for *Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story* - [Documentary Edge](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Documentary_Edge&action=edit&redlink=1) Festival, 2007[7] ## Filmography ### Actor - Stoner, [San Andreas (film)](/source/San_Andreas_(film)) 2015 - "[It's Time](/source/It's_Time_(GetUp!_ad))", [GetUp!](/source/GetUp!) for Australia Ad, 2011 - Christopher, Love Gone Wrong, [Deadly Women](/source/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](/source/Viral_video) in support of marriage equality by [GetUp! Australia](/source/GetUp!), as Paul - *All Blacks Don't Cry*, 2010, as [John Kirwan](/source/John_Kirwan_(rugby)) ## Bibliography - Modern Odysseus, 2009 - [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-646-50199-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-646-50199-4) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BFI_CHE_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BFI_CHE_1-1) ["The CHE Film Prize | 24th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival"](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100525143152/http%3A//www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/node/293). [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute). Archived from [the original](http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/node/293) on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["IFSS honours young filmmaker"](http://media.uow.edu.au/news/UOW075594.html). [University of Wollongong](/source/University_of_Wollongong). 22 March 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Byron Bay Writers Festival - Julian Shaw"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110222050838/http://www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au/v1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=449&Itemid=32). www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au. Archived from [the original](http://www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au/v1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=449&Itemid=32) on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Shaw wins Young Filmmaker award"](http://if.com.au/2010/03/17/article/LTCIIQKKCQ.html). www.if.com.au. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["PanoramaAudienceAward 2008"](http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2008/08_pressemitteilungen_2008/08_Pressemitteilungen_2008-Detail_4351.html). [Berlin International Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival). Retrieved 3 July 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Inside Film Awards : Australian Film Awards : Australian Film & Television - IF Award Winners"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100729185816/http://www.ifawards.com/MediaRoom/Winners.aspx). www.ifawards.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.ifawards.com/MediaRoom/Winners.aspx) on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-docnz.org.nz_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-docnz.org.nz_7-1) ["Documentary Edge/DOCNZ Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100602145327/https://docnz.org.nz/festival/awards.html). [Documentary New Zealand Trust](/source/Documentary_New_Zealand_Trust). Archived from [the original](http://www.docnz.org.nz/festival/awards.html) on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010. ## External links - [Official website](https://julianshaw.com.au/) - [Julian Shaw](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2740648/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Julian Shaw's channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/DarlingMedia) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube_user_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Julian Shaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Shaw) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Shaw?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.