Dee McLachlan

Dee McLachlan
Born Duncan McLachlan
(1951-03-04) March 4, 1951
Cape Town, South Africa
Occupation Film director, screenwriter and film producer
Years active 1990–98
2007–present

Dee McLachlan is a film director, producer and writer from Middle Park, Victoria.[1] McLachlan was born Duncan McLachlan in the early 1950s in South Africa. As Duncan, McLachlan directed such films as Scavengers, The Double 0 Kid, Running Wild, Deadly Chase and The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo.

In 1999 McLachlan moved to Australia, where she transitioned gender and changed her name to Dee.[2] Her credits include The Jammed, a film for which she won IF Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Script[3] She also received nominations for Best Editing at the IF Awards,[4] Best Film, Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay at the AFI Awards,[5] and for Best Director, Best Film and Best Screenplay at the FCCA awards[6] She followed up The Jammed with 2012's 10Terrorists.

References

  1. ↑ Schembri, Jim (5 December 2008). "A wild ride ... and it's not over yet". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dee McLachlan". The Australian.
  3. ↑ "Joel adds winning chapter to stories". The Australian.
  4. ↑ Nominations for the 2007 Inside Film Awards revealed, inside film
  5. ↑ "The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise". The Herald Sun. 4 December 2008.
  6. ↑ FCCA AWARDS 2008 – WINNERS, urban cinefile, archived from the original on 12 March 2016



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