# Ned Lander

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{{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](/source/Adelaide%2C_South_Australia),<br>Australia
| other_names  = 
| years_active = 1974-present
| known_for    = ''[Wrong Side of the Road](/source/Wrong_Side_of_the_Road)''<br>''[Last Cab to Darwin](/source/Last_Cab_to_Darwin)''<br>''[Radiance](/source/Radiance_(1998_film))''<br>''[Little J & Big Cuz](/source/Little_J_%26_Big_Cuz)''
| occupation   = {{hlist|Producer|Director}}
| awards       = [AACTA Awards](/source/AACTA_Awards)<br>Jury Prize, 1981<br>Best Documentary, 1994<br><br>[Logie Awards](/source/Logie_Awards)<br>Most Outstanding Children's Program, 2018 
}}
'''Ned Lander''' is an Australian [film producer](/source/film_producer), [director](/source/Film_director), and former head of [SBS Independent](/source/SBS_independent), from [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), [South Australia](/source/South_Australia).

He has produced or commissioned many culturally significant programs, including the animated children's series [''Little J and Big Cuz''](/source/Little_J_%26_Big_Cuz) (2017), ''[Last Cab to Darwin](/source/Last_Cab_to_Darwin_(film))'' (2015) and ''[Radiance](/source/Radiance_(1998_film))'' (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](/source/Wrong_Side_of_the_Road)'' (1981), a drama-documentary spotlighting Aboriginal musicians, which earned the Jury Prize at the [Australian Film Institute Awards](/source/Australian_Film_Institute).<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](/source/50_Years_Of_Silence)'' (1994), which won the [AACTA award](/source/AACTA_Awards) 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](/source/Painting_the_Town_(film))''
| 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](/source/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)
|
|
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0484593}}

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{{Australian Film Institute Jury Prize}}

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