Luke Doolan is anAustralianfilm editor anddirector. He was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and he is the winner of threeAustralian Film Institute Awards.[1]
Doolan is part of a network of young Australian filmmakers who collaborate on projects, called Blue-Tongue Films. Others in the group includeNash andJoel Edgerton,David Michôd,Kieran Darcy-Smith .[2]
In 2010, Doolan was nominated for an Academy Award as a best live-action short for his 17-minute filmMiracle Fish. It was made with a producer Drew Bailey. Doolan filmedMiracle Fish at his 10-year-old sister's school, Annandale North Public School. Some scenes were shot at Matraville Sports High.[2]
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Spider | Nash Edgerton | Short film |
| 2008 | The Square | ||
| Ten Empty | Anthony Hayes | ||
| 2010 | Miracle Fish | Himself[3] | Short film Also writer & director AACTA Award for Best Short Fiction Film AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Film Nominated—Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film |
| Animal Kingdom | David Michôd | AACTA Award for Best Editing Nominated—ASE Award for Best Editing in a Feature Film Nominated—Inside Film Award for Best Editing | |
| 2012 | Cyro(short film)[4] | Himself | Winner Australian Screen Sound Guild - Best Achievement in Sound for a Short Film 2012[4] Winner National Irish Science Fiction Film Awards (Golden Blasters) - Silver Blaster 2012[4] |
| 2015 | Backtrack | Michael Petroni | |
| The Gift | Joel Edgerton | ||
| 2016 | Colossal | Nacho Vigalondo | |
| 2018 | Gringo | Nash Edgerton | |
| 2019 | The Kill Team | Dan Krauss | |
| 2024 | Sting | Kiah Roache-Turner | co-edited with Kiah Roache-Turner and Jeff Cummings |
| 2026 | They Will Kill You | Kirill Sokolov |