Ned Lander
Ned Lander | |
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Lander at the AACTA Awards in 2015 for Last Cab to Darwin | |
| Born | 6 April 1956 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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| Years active | 1974-present |
| Known for | Wrong Side of the Road Last Cab to Darwin Radiance Little J & Big Cuz |
| Awards | AACTA Awards Jury Prize, 1981 Best Documentary, 1994 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Children's Program, 2018 |
Ned Lander is an Australian film producer, director, and former head of SBS Independent, from Adelaide, South Australia.
He has produced or commissioned many culturally significant programs, including the animated children's series Little J and Big Cuz (2017), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) and Radiance (1998).
He is best known for directing Wrong Side of the Road (1981), a drama-documentary spotlighting Aboriginal musicians, which earned the Jury Prize at the Australian Film Institute Awards. Another notable work is 50 Years Of Silence (1994), which won the AACTA award for Best Documentary.