{{Short description|Australian film producer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Ned Lander | image = Ned Lander.jpg | image_size = | caption = Lander at the AACTA Awards in 2015 for Last Cab to Darwin | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|4|6}} | birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia,<br>Australia | other_names = | years_active = 1974-present | known_for = ''Wrong Side of the Road''<br>''Last Cab to Darwin''<br>''Radiance''<br>''Little J & Big Cuz'' | occupation = {{hlist|Producer|Director}} | awards = AACTA Awards<br>Jury Prize, 1981<br>Best Documentary, 1994<br><br>Logie Awards<br>Most Outstanding Children's Program, 2018 }} '''Ned Lander''' is an Australian film producer, director, and former head of SBS Independent, from Adelaide, South Australia.
He has produced or commissioned many culturally significant programs, including the animated children's series ''Little J and Big Cuz'' (2017), ''Last Cab to Darwin'' (2015) and ''Radiance'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web|title=Ned Lander|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/p/ned-lander/12304/#ccTall|website=Screen Australia|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cockrell|first1=Eddie|title=Film Review: 'Last Cab to Darwin'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-last-cab-to-darwin-1201514190/|website=Variety|date=7 June 2015}}</ref>
He is best known for directing ''Wrong Side of the Road'' (1981), a drama-documentary spotlighting Aboriginal musicians, which earned the Jury Prize at the Australian Film Institute Awards.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Beattie|first1=Keith|title=Wrong Side of the Road|journal=Metro Magazine|date=Spring 2016|issue=187}}</ref> Another notable work is ''50 Years Of Silence'' (1994), which won the AACTA award for Best Documentary.
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Filmography !Year !Title !Producer !Director !Notes !Genre !Ref. |- |1980 |''Dirt Cheap'' | rowspan="2" |Yes | | rowspan="2" |Co-Writer |Documentary | |- |1981 |''Wrong Side of the Road'' | rowspan="2" |Yes | rowspan="2" |Feature |Jury Prize<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/past-awards/|title=Past Awards|website=www.aacta.org|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>
1982 “Starstruck” the movie. Plays the role of Robbie and band member of The Wombats. “The Restless Years” plays the character of Hodgo
|1983 |''Molly'' | | | |- |1987 |''Painting the Town'' | rowspan="3" |Yes | | |Documentary | |- |1988 |''Bachelor Girl'' | | |Feature | |- |1989 |''Into the Mainstream'' |Co-Director | | rowspan="6" |Documentary | |- | rowspan="4" |1993 |''Blood Brothers: Broken English'' |Co-Producer |Yes |Writer | |- |''Blood Brothers: Freedom Ride'' | rowspan="5" |Yes | | | |- |''Blood Brothers: From Little Things Big Things Grow'' | | | |- |''Blood Brothers: Jardiwarnpa, a Warlpiri Fire Ceremony'' | rowspan="2" |Yes | | |- |1994 |''50 Years Of Silence'' | |Best Documentary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/past-awards/|title=Past Awards|website=www.aacta.org|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> |- |1998 |''Radiance'' | | |Feature | |- |2001 |''Doing Dimboola'' | rowspan="8" |Executive | | | rowspan="10" |Documentary | |- |2002 |''In Limbo'' | | | |- | rowspan="3" |2003 |''Handle With Care'' | | | |- |''The Riddle of the Bradshaws'' | | | |- |''Yum Cha Cha'' | | | |- |2005 |''Swapping Lives'' | | | |- |2008 |''Baby Boom to Bust'' | | | |- |2009 |''A Family Divided'' | | | |- | rowspan="3" |2012 |''Make Hummus Not War'' |Co-Producer | | | |- |''Singapore 1942: End of Empire'' |Executive | | | |- |''Dangerous Remedy'' |Yes | | | rowspan="2" |Feature | |- |2015 |''Last Cab to Darwin'' |Executive | | | |- |2016 |''Monsieur Mayonnaise'' | rowspan="4" |Yes | | |Documentary | |- |2017 |''Little J & Big Cuz'' (season 1) | | | rowspan="3" |Animated Series |Most Outstanding Children's Program <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://actf.com.au/news/view/10523/little-j-and-big-cuz-wins-2018-logie-award|title=Little J and Big Cuz Wins 2018 Logie Award|website=The Australian Children's Television Foundation|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> |- |2020 |''Little J & Big Cuz'' (season 2) | | | |- |In Production |''Little J & Big Cuz'' (season 3) | | | |}
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