David Elfick

David Elfick
David Elfick
Born	20 December 1944 (age 79); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations	Television and film screenwriter; director; producer; actor;
Years active	1969–present

David Elfick (born 20 December 1944)^[1] is an Australian film and television writer, director, producer and occasional actor. He is known for his association with writer-director Phillip Noyce, with whom he has collaborated on films including Newsfront (1978) and Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002).^[2]

Career

Elfick began his film career as the producer of the 1971 surf movie Morning of the Earth, directed by Alby Falzon. In 1973 Elfick collaborated with surfer, writer and cinematographer George Greenough as producer-director of Crystal Voyager. This became one of the most successful Australian surf movies ever made, grossing over A$100,000 on its first release, followed by six-month run in London, where it ran on a double bill with René Laloux's Fantastic Planet and grossed over UK£100,000.^{[citation needed]}

Elfick was co-writer (with Philippe Mora) of the original story for the acclaimed docu-drama Newsfront, in which he also had a small role, and he also had a minor role (as a projectionist) in Albie Thoms' Palm Beach (1979). In addition to writing, Elfick has also worked as a director, making his directorial debut in 1969. Directing credits include Crystal Voyager (1973), Love in Limbo (1993), and No Worries (1994).^[3]

Elfick's credits as a producer include the pop film Starstruck (1982), Undercover (1983), the comedy Emoh Ruo (1985), the drama Blackrock (1997) and the multi-award-winning Rabbit Proof Fence (2002).^{[citation needed]} He also produced Around the World in 80 Ways (released in 1988), which was directed by his friend Stephen MacLean.^[4]

Filmography

Directing

Year	Title	Notes
1969	Magnificent Males
1973	Crystal Voyager
1975	Surfabout 75
1976	The Levi Strauss Story
1988	Fields of Fire II	Miniseries
1990	Harbour Beat
1993	Love in Limbo
1994	No Worries
1998	Never Tell Me Never	Television film
2002	Gliding with George
2003	Combat Women	Documentary

Acting credits

Year	Title	Role
1975	The Golden Cage	Man at Party
1978	Newsfront	Rocker
1980	Palm Beach	Projectionist
1985	Emoh Ruo	Suitor

References

Notes

^ "David Elfick". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ "David Elfick". Australian Screen. ASO. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ Murray, Caputo & Tanskaya 1996, p. 366.
^ "David Elfick". Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

Sources

Murray, Scott; Raffaele Caputo; Alissa Tanskaya (1995). Australian Film, 1978–1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-195-53777-2.