Carl Schultz
Australian Film Director, Writer

Carl Schultz

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Australian Film Director, Writer
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19 September 1939(Budapest)
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Introduction

Carl Schultz (born September 19, 1939) is a Hungarian-Australian film director.

Early life

He left his native Budapest during the uprising of 1956 with his brother Otto Schultz. They fled to England, after arriving in London, they moved to Manchester. In 1958, Schultz emigrated to Australia by himself, where he worked for Australian TV, first as a cameraman, and then as a director.

Career

In 1978, he directed his first feature film, Blue Fin, starring Hardy Kruger. His more notable film credits include Careful, He Might Hear You, winner of eight Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Director and Best Film; Travelling North, with Leo McKern; and The Seventh Sign, starring Demi Moore and Jürgen Prochnow.

Awards

  • 1982 — Nominated AFI Award Best Direction for: Goodbye Paradise (1983)
  • 1983 — Won AFI Award Best Director for: Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
  • 1990 — Nominated for International Fantasy Film Award Best Film for: The Seventh Sign (1988)
  • 1997 — Nominated AFI Award Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Sourcefor: Love in Ambush (1997) (TV)

Filmography

  • The Misanthrope (1974) (TV)
  • Ride on Stranger (1979) (mini-series)
  • A Place in the World (1979)
  • A Touch of Reverence (1984) (mini-series)
  • Blue Fin (1978)
  • Levkas Man (1981) (mini-series)
  • Goodbye Paradise (1983)
  • Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
  • Travelling North (1987)
  • Bullseye (1987)
  • The Seventh Sign (1988)
  • To Walk with Lions (1999)