Geoffrey Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Geoffrey Randolph Allen Simpson |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Geoffrey Randolph Allen Simpson1 is an Australian cinematographer.
Career
Born in Adelaide, South Australia,2 Simpson graduated from the South Australian School of Art in 1969,34 and the London Film School.5
Simpson has received critical praise for his work on films including Shine,6 Oscar and Lucinda (1997)7 and Romulus, My Father (2007).8 He has won Australian Film Institute awards for Best Cinematography for The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988), Shine and Oscar and Lucinda.9
Filmography
- 1981: Centrespread
- 1986: Playing Beatie Bow
- 1987: Jilted
- 1987: Initiation
- 1988: Boundaries of the Heart
- 1988: The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
- 1988: Celia
- 1990: Till There Was You
- 1990: Green Card
- 1991: Fried Green Tomatoes
- 1992: The Last Days of Chez Nous
- 1993: Mr. Wonderful
- 1994: The War
- 1994: Little Women
- 1996: Shine
- 1996: Some Mother's Son
- 1997: Oscar and Lucinda
- 1999: Life
- 2000: Center Stage
- 2001: Glitter
- 2002: Black and White
- 2003: Paradise Found
- 2003: Under the Tuscan Sun
- 2006: Last Holiday
- 2007: Romulus, My Father
- 2008: The Tender Hook
- 2008: Ali & the Ball
- 2009: Dear Diary
- 2011: The Dragon Pearl
- 2011: Sleeping Beauty
- 2012: The Sessions
- 2012: Satellite Boy
- 2017: Cargo
- 2017: Please Stand By
References
References
- "South Australian School of Art - 20 years of Graduates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2025.
- "Simpson, Geoffrey | Encyclopedia.com". Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- "GEOFFREY SIMPSON". Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- "South Australian School of Art - 20 years of Graduates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2025.
- "Global Names from LFS". lfs.org.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- Howe, Desson (25 December 1996), "'Shine': One Life's Sad, Sweet Symphony", The Washington Post, retrieved 31 December 2009
- Maslin, Janet (31 December 1997), "A Bashful Fiennes And a Vivid Heiress In a Quirky Tale", The New York Times, retrieved 31 December 2009
- Murray, Alex, "Romulus, My Father", thescene.com.au, retrieved 31 December 2009
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - "Australian Film Institute Feature Awards 1976-2002". Australian Film Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2009.