Byron Eric Kennedy (18th August 1949 - July 17 1983) Born Melbourne was an Australian Film Producer best known for the Mad Max series of films. Mad Max is an Australian apocalyptic science fiction film starring Mel Gibson which was first released in Australia in 1979, and internationally in 1980. ...

At the age of 18 years Kennedy formed his own company named "Warlok Films" and produced many amateur short films under this logo.

In 1970, at the age of 21 years he won The Kodak Trophy - Australia's Ten Best On Eight - for the short film "Hobson's Bay", a short documentary film about the Melbourne port suburb of Williamstown.

This award enabled him to travel overseas and gain invaluable knowledge of the international film/television industry. Upon his return he embarked upon a television/film course at the University of NSW where he met George Miller. The first mini film made by BOTH was "VIOLENCE IN THE CINEMA"...filmed in yarraville melbourne...Won International acclaim...this led to .....the formation of the company below... University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... George Miller (born March 3, 1945) is an Australian film and television screenwriter, film director and producer. ...

"Kennedy Miller" was incorporated in 1975 with both George Miller and Byron Kennedy as co-directors.

Their first major movie together was the international smash hit Mad Max. This film set a record for the highest grossing film relative to budget, a record which was only broken with the advent of The Blair Witch Project. Mad Max is an Australian apocalyptic science fiction film starring Mel Gibson which was first released in Australia in 1979, and internationally in 1980. ... The Blair Witch Project is a low-budget American horror film released in 1999. ...

In 1983, at the age of 33, Kennedy was killed in a helicopter crash at Warragamba Dam in New South Wales, Australia. In his honour, the Australian Film Institute , with George Miller as a panel member, established the Byron Kennedy Award. This award is bestowed upon those whose work is marked by their pursuit of excellence within the film and television industry. Warragamba Dam Spillway Warragamba Dam is the structure that provides the major water supply for Sydney, Australia, situated approximately 65 km to the west of Sydney in the Burragorang Valley. ... The Australian Film Institute (AFI), established in 1958, is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership program and AFI film events throughout the year. ... The Byron Kennedy Award was established in 1984 by the Australian Film Institute in honour of the late film producer Byron Kennedy. ...

Filmography

Motion pictures

• Violence in the Cinema - part 1 (1971)
• The Last of the Knucklemen (1977)
• Mad Max (1979)
• Mad Max 2 (1982)
• Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Mad Max is an Australian apocalyptic science fiction film starring Mel Gibson which was first released in Australia in 1979, and internationally in 1980. ... Road Warrior redirects here. ... Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was a 1985 film, the third entry to the action movie Mad Max. ...

Mini series

• Dirtwater Dynasty
• Cowra Breakout
• Vietnam
• Bodyline
• The Dismissal-mini series produced for Network 10 Australia.

The Dismissal is a Australian television miniseries, first screened in 1983, that dramatised the events of the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975. ... Ten Network logo Network TEN so called because it broadcasts on Channel TEN in most cities, is Australias third but possibly most profitable television network. ...

External links

• Byron Kennedy at the Internet Movie Database.