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Rosemary Blight
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Rosemary Blight

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Rosemary Blight is an Australian film producer, credited with films such as The Sapphires (world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and AACTA Award for Best Film), The Tree (closed the 2010 Cannes Film Festival), and Clubland (featured at the Sundance Film Festival). Her television work includes the Lockie Leonard series. She has been principal partner and company director with Goalpost Pictures since 1992, and a board member of Screen Australia since 2013.

Early life

Blight has a degree in Communications from Macquarie University.

Career

Blight began her career working for record companies and producing music videos. Her first film was Kay Pavlou’s short The Killing Of Angelo Tsakos, which led to her securing a job with independent producer John Maynard. Blight founded RB Films in 1991 with partner Ben Grant.

RB Films became Goalpost Pictures in 2008. Its four principals are Rosemary Blight, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne and Cass O'Connor. Goalpost Pictures was named Media Super Production Business of the Year at the annual Screen Producers Australia Awards. Goalpost Pictures has an alliance with Goalpost Film in the UK, the international sales company run by Tristan Whalley.

Blight sits on the Board of Screen Australia.

Notable films

  • Blight's most successful film to date has been The Sapphires, which was in Official Selection at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and released in the US by The Weinstein Company. The film earned more than $14 million at the local box office, sold more than 400,000 DVDs, and won multiple awards.
  • The Eternity Man won the Rose d'Or (Golden Rose) in 2009.
  • Clubland, starring Brenda Blethyn and directed by Cherie Nowlan, screened at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Warner Independent Pictures in the USA as Introducing the Dwights.
  • The Tree, directed by Julie Bertuccelli and starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, was closing night film of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, and received a standing ovation.

Films

Her films include the following:

FilmRelease dateDirectorCast
Holding the Man2015Neil ArmfieldSarah Snook, Guy Pearce, Anthony LaPaglia
Felony2013Matthew SavilleJoel Edgerton, Jai Courtney, Tom Wilkinson
The Sapphires2012Wayne BlairDeborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Chris O'Dowd
Panic at Rock Island (TV movie)2011Tony TilseGrant Bowler, Zoe Cramond, Eli Kent
The Tree2011Julie BertuccelliCharlotte Gainsbourg
Closed for Winter2009James BogleNatalie Imbruglia
Scorched2008Tony TilseCameron Daddo, Rachael Carpani, Georgie Parker
The Eternity Man2008Julien TempleGrant Doyle, Christa Hughes, Lara Mulcahy
Introducing the Dwights
(aka) Clubland
2007Cherie NowlanKhan Chittenden, Emma Booth, Richard Wilson
Stepfather of the Bride (TV movie)2006Roger HodgmanAlex Dimitriades, Leon Ford, Lucy Taylor
Small Claims: The Reunion (TV movie)2006Tony TilseClaudia Karvan, Rebecca Gibney, Lisa Chappell
Small Claims: White Wedding (TV movie)2005Cherie NowlanClaudia Karvan, Rebecca Gibney, Lisa Chappell
Small Claims (TV movie)2004Cherie NowlanClaudia Karvan, Rebecca Gibney, Robert Mammone
Go Big2004Tony TilseJustine Clarke, Tom Long, Alex Dimitriades
Fresh Air1999Neil MansfieldMarin Mimica, Nadine Garner, Bridie Carter
In the Winter Dark1998James BogleBrenda Blethyn, Ray Barrett, Richard Roxburgh

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