Richard Gibson

Richard began his career directing television commercials and Music Videos. He was selected as the most promising young director at the Cannes advertising festival, won a best New Zealand music video award and best Australasian commercial director award while working around the globe. Richard wrote and directed the short films Primary and A Message from Fallujah, (starring Lance Henriksen). The film was shortlisted for an Academy Award, awarded at the Melbourne International Film Festival, nominated for an AACTA® award and, awarded Best of Show at the Los Angeles Short Film Festival. It was also awarded at the Montreal Short Film Festival, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, and won the New York Festivals World medal. Richard has written screen adaptations of the novels Rant by Chuck Palahniuk and Chameleon by Richard Hains. He has performed significant rewrites on numerous screenplays, including Motor City Monk, Hard Money, and Jane Doe. He has also written numerous original screenplays, including Friendship, Los Pets, and The Michigan Turnpike. Richard has written and directed multiple non-fiction films and documentaries, including the fall of Singapore film Krait for Australian Maritime museum, the Lancaster bomber film G for George for the Australian War Memorial, and Clash of the Carriers for the Australian Maritime Museum. Richard was the writer of The Battle of the Bulge and The AE2 story for the Australian War Memorial. Richard was co-writer and director on James Cameron - Challenging the Deep.