Nadia Tass is one of Australia's most respected and unique filmmakers. Tass came to Australia in the 1960s from Macedonia, northern Greece. After pursuing an academic career in Arts and Psychology, Tass began acting and later directing theatre in Melbourne's vibrant Carlton district.

Tass attended The Actors Studio and H.B Studio in New York, which has given her performance as a director a fine and unique style. Tass' experience as a director of theatre is extensive and diverse, ranging from improvised theatre to conventional classical and contemporary pieces at La Mama, the Pram Factory, Playbox, the Open Stage and MTC.

Tass directed her first feature film, "Malcolm", in 1986. Her classical training both here and in her home country helped her bring a fine mix of comedy and tragedy to "Malcolm", the story of a socially inept man who uses his considerable mechanical skills to rob banks. The film received critical acclaim throughout the world. In Australia it won eight Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Director and Best Film. That same year Nadia Tass and David Parker won the prestigious Byron Kennedy Award for the pursuit of excellence.

Tass then directed and co-produced her second feature "Rikky and Pete" backed by United Artists (U.S.) - a comedy about a brother and sister and their journey into the Australia outback.

This film was praised in America and Europe for its in-depth portrayal of the characters' sibling relationship and for its excellent execution. "Rikky and Pete" enjoyed a successful release in Australia.

In 1989 Tass directed and produced the comedy feature "The Big Steal" - the story of a teenage boy who buys a car to impress a girl but all he gets is trouble.

"The Big Steal" was released in Australia in September 1990, and was the box office success story for the Australian industry that year. "The Big Steal" was nominated for nine Australian Film Institute awards in 1990 and sold strongly on the international market.

In 1990 Nadia Tass directed her first film in the United States, "Pure Luck", produced for Universal Studios, starring Danny Glover, Martin Short and Sam Wanamaker. The film opened on 1600 screens in August 1991.

Tass then directed "Stark", the television mini-series based on Ben Elton's best-selling comic novel. "Stark" was broadcast on BBC2 in late 1993, and was repeated on BBC1 in May 1995.

Tass has directed three Louis Nowra plays for the Melbourne Theatre Company: "Summer of the Aliens", "Cosi", and "Miss Bosnia" which premiered in April 1996.

In 1996, Tass directed the feature "Mr Reliable" for PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (U.K.). The film premiered at the 1996 Edinburgh Film Festival before being released in Britain and Australia. "Mr Reliable" was nominated for the 1996 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film.

In 1998 Tass directed "Amy", starring Rachel Griffiths, Ben Mendelsohn and Alana de Roma. Amy has enjoyed international critical and box office success especially in Japan and France, and has also been a hit on the festival circuit. Amy has won many international awards including the 1998 People’s Choice Award and Best Film, Grand Prix Cannes Junior and the Le Prix Education Nationale at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999, the Le Prix du Public at the Festival du Film de Paris in 2000, Grand Jury Award for Best Film for Outstanding Contribution to Humanity at the Asia Pacific Film Festival Hong Kong 1999, Best Feature Film, Grand Public, Best Actress (Alana de Roma), Best Actor (Ben Mendelsohn) at Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Quebec, Canada 2000.

She recently completed a new version of "The Miracle Worker" (the Helen Keller story) and "Childstar" (story of Shirley Temple) for The Wonderful World of Disney. The "Miracle Worker" starred Alison Elliott and Hallie Kate Eisenberg. The actors in "Childstar" included Ashley Rose Orr, Connie Britton and Hinton Battle who are all stars on Broadway.

David Parker was regarded as the best film stills photographer in Australia for many years.

His stills credits include "A Town Like Alice", "The Man From Snowy River", "Phar Lap", "Burke and Wills", "High Tide" and "Kangaroo".

In 1984 Parker was director of photography on the low budget feature "Mr B Says No", which won a Golden Camera Award at the Chicago Film Festival. "Malcolm" was the first feature film which he wrote, shot and produced with director Nadia Tass

The film won eight Australian Film Institute awards, numerous international awards and Parker was awarded the Premier’s Literary Award in NSW as well as the Australian Film Critic’s Circle Award for Best Screenplay. Following the success of "Malcolm", Parker wrote and filmed "Rikky and Pete" with Tass in 1987. In 1989 he shot "The Outsiders" for Francis Ford Coppola, the pilot for the television series on the Fox Network. Parker then wrote, produced and shot "The Big Steal" with Nadia Tass. "The Big Steal" won local audiences and nine Australian Film Institute nominations, winning Parker the award for Best Screenplay.

In 1991 Parker shot his first feature in the United States "Pure Luck" for Universal Studios. The following year he produced and shot the three hour mini-series "Stark" for the BBC based on Ben Elton’s novel with Tass directing. Parker’s work on "Stark" won him the Australian Cinematographer’s Society Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography in 1993.

David Parker shot Nadia Tass’ "Mr Reliable" in late 1995 for which he also won a gold ACS award. Early the following year he co-produced "Hotel de Love" for director Craig Rosenberg.

David Parker has directed two feature films, "Diana and Me" in 1996 and "Hercules Returns" in 1993.

He directs commercials, notably the Vodafone campaign with Michael Richards (Kramer) and the AFL "I’d like to see that" campaign with Ray Charles, Shaquille O’Neill, Elton John & Christy Turlington.

Phil Jones is a producer and first assistant director who has been working in the Australian film and television industry for twenty years.

Phil Jones graduated from Rusden with a Bachelor of Education in Media, before joining Crawfords, where he worked in various roles but mainly as a first assistant director.

Jones television credits include "Carson's Law", "The Flying Doctors", "The Humpty Dumpty Man" "Mission Impossible" and "Stark" with Nadia Tass and David Parker.

Television production credits include "Lift Off II" and the highly successful "The Journey From Down Under" a co-production between the BBC and the Australian Children's Television Foundation for which he received an Australian Film Institute nomination.

As a first assistant director, Jones' film credits include "The Ghosts of the Civil Dead", "Celia", "Isabelle Eberhardt" and "That Eye The Sky".

Most recently he worked on "Head On", produced by Jane Scott and directed by Ana Kokkinos. Feature production credits include "Romper Stomper" and "Metal Skin".

Jon Dowding is one of Australia's most experienced designers whose feature film credits include George Miller's groundbreaking "Mad Max".

Dowding worked with Nadia Tass on "Mr Reliable". Dowding's other feature credits include "Georgia", "Gross Misconduct", "Hunting", "Initiation", "Departure", "Frog Dreaming", "Return to the Blue Lagooon" and "Hercules Returns" and David Parker's "Diana and Me".

With an extensive career in film, television and documentaries, Bill Murphy's film credits include the highly acclaimed "Romper Stomper" and "Metal Skin", both directed by Geoffrey Wright; "Body Melt" , "Hotel de Love" and David Parker's "Diana and Me".

Most recently, Murphy edited "Hurrah", directed by Frank Shields.

Murphy's documentary credits include the recent "Exile to Sarajevo", the highly acclaimed personal documentary on Bosnia by Tahir Cambis, and "Pat and Eddie's Greyhound Racing Family."

Murphy's television work includes "The Feds", "Heartbreak High", "Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left", "The Flying Doctors" and "The Petrov Affair".

Born in Germany, Christiana Plitzco was assistant costume director for the Victoria State Opera from 1988-1990. Her Swiss and German work as a costume designer inclues "Romeo's Sohn" (Theater an Hechtplatz) and "Arriman der Schreckliche" (Kampnagel Theater).

Plitzco's Australian film and television credits as costume designer or supervisor include "Heartbreak High" "Max Gillies at the Club Republic"and the "Short Wave" dramas. "Amy" is Christiana Plitzco's first feature as costume designer.

Philip Judd is perhaps best known as a songwriter and recording artist, as co-founder (with Tim Finn) of Split Enz, one of th most innovative and important bands of the 1970s.

In the '80s, Judd formed "The Swingers" and later "Schnell Fenster" in New Zealand, both groups enjoying considerable success at home and abroad.

As composer of film score, Philip Judd's credits include "Rikky and Pete", The Big Steal","Death in Brunswick", "Eight Ball" "Hercules Returns" and "Mr Reliable". His television credits include "Skytrackers" and most recently "Good Guys Bad Guys" series I and II.

His theatre credits include the scores for Nadia Tass' productions of "Summer of the Aliens", "Cosi" and "Miss Bosnia" for the MTC.

Dean Gawen is one of Australia's most experienced sound designers. His work includes some of the most interesting and acclaimed films of the last decade.

"Bliss", "Strikebound", "Dogs in Space", "Ghosts of the Civil Dead", "Return Home", "Death in Brunswick", "Isabelle Eberhardt", "Resistance" and "That Eye The Sky" are amongst his credits. Most recently Gawen worked on "To Have And To Hold."

Gawen has received six AFI nominations for Best Sound, winning the award in 1986 for his work on "Malcolm".

"Amy" marks Gawen's fourth collaboration with Nadia Tass; Gawen was sound designer on "Malcolm", "The Big Steal", and "Stark" .