John Hipwell
Production
Biography
John Hipwell: Producer John Hipwell is one of Australia’s most versatile & experienced feature film producers with extensive credits on feature films (20), documentaries (16), TV and Cinema Commercials (86), corporate (110), video art (25), international co-productions and numerous short films. Trained at Victorian College of the Arts (Swinburne Campus) in film/TV productions in the early 70’s, his rights of passage were initiated on the early iconic films such as Alvin Purple, Snap Shot and Mad Max. He has eleven Producer credits on more recent Australian feature films including the Australian/Canadian co-production Sci-Fi feature film Arctic Blast (Co-Executive Producer) and the multi award winning Is This Real World, (Producer) 2015. His documentary KoHoNas (Producer), screened on SBS on November 11, 2009 and the Documentary Back to My Roots, (Producer) screened worldwide on BBC World News, 2010. Between 2014 and 2016, John produced two high end Indian TVC’s and three high end Corporate Productions for three separate USA Clients all in Australia. John Is currently developing his next feature film with three scripts in various stages of development/financing. John has received various film and TV awards for his documentary and feature film productions and his Video Art work is collected by public (Inc. ACMI, Australian Jewish Museum, Deakin University) and private collections (Aus. & Int.). John is included in many publications and broadcasts, has held various academic positions and is an active and successful mentor and lecturer. He was a board member of Arts and Recreation Training Victoria from 1989 to 1998 and was an energetic board member of Open Channel Co-operative Limited from 2008 to 2013.
Known For
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
Mad Max
When a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it then sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens to engulf the world in ice and begin a new Ice Age.
Arctic Blast
An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
The story of Grady, a former soldier who is in prison for his part in a major money-laundering operation. Whilst inside, he learns of the brutal, yet mysterious, murder of his brother, Christian. Desperate for answers, Grady makes a daring escape while attending Christian's funeral. Grady becomes a man with one mission in life, to avenge his brother's death - no matter what the cost. His only ally is his ex-lover Kate who reluctantly agrees to help him track down Christian's murderer. To solve the mystery, two more lives are put on the line. But when you've come this far, there's no turning back.
Point of No Return
The Madness of Max is a feature-length documentary on the making of arguably the most influential movie of the past thirty years. With over forty cast-and-crew interviews, hundreds of behind-the-scenes photographs and never-before-seen film footage of the shoot, this is without a doubt the last word on Mad Max (1979).Interviews include: George Miller, Byron Kennedy, Mel Gibson, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Roger Ward, Joanne Samuel, David Eggby, Jon Dowding and many more. From the Producers to the Bike Designers to the Traffic Stoppers, this is the story of how Mad Max was made.
The Madness of Max
A young hairdresser enters into the modeling world while fearing retaliation from her puritanical mother and stalker ex-boyfriend.
Snapshot
A young woman is looking after her sister's house, unaware that her sister and neighbor have been murdered by their handyman who also happens to be a serial killer.
Lady, Stay Dead
Step into the world of the original Mad Max movie and take a rare behind the scenes look at the making of this groundbreaking film.
Mad Max Exposed
An ethical insomniac tries to prevent his immoral gangster friend from killing a civilian at 3:00 AM while attempting to survive the deadly gang infested underbelly of their neighbourhood.
Night and Wrong
As a nested parasite rapidly grows inside the skull of a young woman, she has one night to determine her fate.