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Nadia Tass
Nadia Tass (born Tassopoulou or Tassopoulos; c. 1959), is an Australian theatre and film director and film producer. She mostly makes films with her writer-producer husband David Parker, through their production company Cascade Films. Tass is known for the films Malcolm (1986) and The Big Steal (1990), as well as an extensive body of work in the theatre, both in Australia and internationally.
Nadia Tassopoulou (or Tassopoulos) was born in the village of Lofoi, near Florina, in Macedonia, northern Greece. Aged eight, she moved with her parents to Melbourne, Australia, in 1966. Her original surname is Tassopoulos. She has some Russian heritage.
She had her first acting role aged 14, in the police drama series Division 4.
Tass studied psychology at the University of Melbourne, and while there became interested in theatre, including works by students at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). After doing some theatre directing, she went to film school to learn technical aspects of filmmaking. In the 1980s she took a course in the Stanislavski method of acting, in Yugoslavia, and also later attended a film school in New York City.
Tass started her career acting in the first season of television drama series Prisoner in 1979, playing Tessa Zervos, returning in 1983 to play a solicitor. She started directing works in Melbourne theatres around the same time. She has said that she loves working with actors, and her acting experience and training has informed her directing style.
Tass has made many films with her husband and business partner, filmmaker David Parker, who has written, co-produced, and shot many of her films. They established Cascade Films in 1983, and co-produce their films.
Her debut feature film as a director, was Malcolm, which she co-wrote with Parker. After Australian distributors were uninterested in the film, Tass, Parker, and collaborator Tim White took it to the United States, where there was a bidding war for it. Released in 1986, the film proved to be a critically acclaimed and box-office hit, winning 21 international awards and 8 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
In 1988, with the backing of United Artists in the US, Tass directed and co-produced the comedy Rikky and Pete, which was again successfully around the world. The following year, she directed and produced The Big Steal (released in 1990), which won three and was nominated for six AFI Awards, as well as being an international hit.
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Nadia Tass
Nadia Tass (born Tassopoulou or Tassopoulos; c. 1959), is an Australian theatre and film director and film producer. She mostly makes films with her writer-producer husband David Parker, through their production company Cascade Films. Tass is known for the films Malcolm (1986) and The Big Steal (1990), as well as an extensive body of work in the theatre, both in Australia and internationally.
Nadia Tassopoulou (or Tassopoulos) was born in the village of Lofoi, near Florina, in Macedonia, northern Greece. Aged eight, she moved with her parents to Melbourne, Australia, in 1966. Her original surname is Tassopoulos. She has some Russian heritage.
She had her first acting role aged 14, in the police drama series Division 4.
Tass studied psychology at the University of Melbourne, and while there became interested in theatre, including works by students at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). After doing some theatre directing, she went to film school to learn technical aspects of filmmaking. In the 1980s she took a course in the Stanislavski method of acting, in Yugoslavia, and also later attended a film school in New York City.
Tass started her career acting in the first season of television drama series Prisoner in 1979, playing Tessa Zervos, returning in 1983 to play a solicitor. She started directing works in Melbourne theatres around the same time. She has said that she loves working with actors, and her acting experience and training has informed her directing style.
Tass has made many films with her husband and business partner, filmmaker David Parker, who has written, co-produced, and shot many of her films. They established Cascade Films in 1983, and co-produce their films.
Her debut feature film as a director, was Malcolm, which she co-wrote with Parker. After Australian distributors were uninterested in the film, Tass, Parker, and collaborator Tim White took it to the United States, where there was a bidding war for it. Released in 1986, the film proved to be a critically acclaimed and box-office hit, winning 21 international awards and 8 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
In 1988, with the backing of United Artists in the US, Tass directed and co-produced the comedy Rikky and Pete, which was again successfully around the world. The following year, she directed and produced The Big Steal (released in 1990), which won three and was nominated for six AFI Awards, as well as being an international hit.