Born 1967 (age 58) · Sydney, Australia
Appears in 41 titles

Robert Connolly is a film director, producer and screenwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Connolly is best known as the director and writer of the feature films Balibo, Three Dollars and The Bank, and the producer of the high-profile Australian films Romulus, My Father and The Boys. Connolly's first feature film as producer, The Boys, had its world premiere In Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998. It was nominated for 13 AFI Awards including Best Film, and won awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. In 1998, Connolly was named by Variety as one of the 10 best emerging producers in the world. Three Dollars, The Bank and The Boys have a strong political agenda and have been released in Australia as a DVD box set along with the documentary The Political Arena exploring the social and political strands of the films. In 2007 Connolly and Arenafilm's John Maynard together produced the period immigration drama Romulus, My Father, directed by Richard Roxburgh, starring Eric Bana and Franka Potente.

Filmography

The Dry
6.8
The Dry
2021
Director
Force of Nature: The Dry 2
6.3
Force of Nature: The Dry 2
2024
Director
Paper Planes
6.0
Paper Planes
2014
Director
Underground: The Julian Assange Story
Balibo
6.6
Balibo
2009
Director
Blueback
6.5
Blueback
2022
Director
The Bank
5.7
The Bank
2001
Director
The Turning
5.7
The Turning
2013
Director
Three Dollars
6.9
Three Dollars
2005
Director
Magic Beach
6.0
Magic Beach
2025
Director
Mr Ikegami's Flight
Mr Ikegami's Flight
1995
Director
Shiver
Director