Georgina Willis
Georgina Willis | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, photographer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Georgina Willis is an Australian film director and photographer. She is known for directing films such as Watermark (2004) and Insect O Cide (2025).[1][2]
Life and career
[edit]Willis studied arts and economics at the University of Sydney and completed a Master of Economics. She developed an interest in photography through the university's Architecture Department and later transitioned into filmmaking.[3]
In 1995, she co-founded the production company Potoroo Films with producer Kerry Rock.[4][5] Her early films include Trees at the Crossing (1995), A Small Boat on an Ocean of Promises (1996), and Edge of Town (1999). She directed the feature film Watermark in 2003, which was screened at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival.[6][7][8][9][10] Willis' short films have been screened at over seventy international festivals.
In 2005, Willis moved to London, where she continued working in both film and photography.[11] She directed Insect O Cide, a documentary written and narrated by biologist Dave Goulson, which explores the decline of global insect populations.[12] Filming of the documentary was done over a period of few years and was completed in 2024.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Review – 'watermark' Directed by Georgina Willis - IndieWrap". 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Willis, Georgina (2025-05-12), Insect O Cide (Documentary), Potoroo Films, retrieved 2025-06-26
- ^ "Georgina Willis - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "potoroofilms.com - Home". web.archive.org. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Georgina Willis". Quinzaine des cinéastes. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Jobling, David (2004-03-22). "Making their mark: when we first met in the mid-1990s Georgina Willis and Kerry Rock struck me as filmmakers with a fabulously curious aesthetic. They oftens described emotions in surreal visual terms. Both came to film from other areas. Kerry studied economics and geography and Georgina arts and economics". Metro Magazine (140): 128–133.
- ^ "Georgina WILLIS". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Watermark". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Watermark (2003) movie review | Cinephilia". www.cinephilia.net.au. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Watermark". Quinzaine des cinéastes. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Georgina Willis - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Michael (2025-06-04). "INSECT_ O_ CIDE - A Documentary Feature Film by Georgina Willis". indieactivity. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Michael (2021-08-28). "Georgina Willis Discusses the Difficulties of Filming Insect-O-Cide Through a Pandemic". indieactivity. Retrieved 2025-06-26.