Mira Robertson

Mira Robertson is an Australian writer and script editor.

Career

Robertson co-wrote the short film Only the Brave with Ana Kokkinos. She then co-wrote Head On, a feature film adaptation of the 1995 novel Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas, with Ana Kokkinos and Andrew Bovell. Robertson's first novel, The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean, was published in 2018. The plot was partly inspired by Robertson's experience growing up on a farm and her mother's stories.[1] Her second novel, Grace and Marigold, was published in 2024.[2]

Personal life

Robertson lives in Melbourne, Australia. She is in a long-term relationship with filmmaker and frequent creative partner, Ana Kokkinos.[3][4]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Notes
2019 The Hunting Mini-series, script editor
2021 The Unusual Suspects Mini-series, script executive

Film

Year Title Notes
1994 Only the Brave Short film, co-written with Ana Kokkinos
1998 Head On Co-written with Ana Kokkinos and Andrew Bovell[5]
2006 The Book of Revelation Script editor
2008 Whatever Happened to Brenda Hean? Documentary, co-written with Scott Millwood
2010 The Room at the Top of the Stairs Short film, script editor
2013 Galore Script editor

Books

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Notes Ref.
1994 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Screenplay in a Short Film Only the Brave Won with Ana Kokkinos
1998 AWGIE Awards Feature Film - Adaptation Head on Won with Andrew Bovell and Ana Kokkinos
Australian Film Institute Awards Orlando Trilogy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated [10]
Film Critics' Circle of Australia Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Vaarwerk, Alan (11 June 2018). "First Book Club: Mira Robertson on writing 'The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean'". Kill Your Darlings. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Carroll, Steven; Woodhead, Cameron (30 August 2024). "What to read: A propulsive Brisbane satire and a warning from history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Kalina, Paul (10 October 2009). "A passionate take". The Age. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Finding the connections in cultural collisions". The Age. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Head On review: Shocking, confronting and dazzling". SBS What's On. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Cregan, Ellen (22 June 2018). "The Home Front: Mira Robertson's 'The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean'". Kill Your Darlings. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Paull, Emily (1 October 2018). "Book Review: Mira Robertson's The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean adds something new to well-trodden ground". The AU Review. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Woodhead, Cameron (21 March 2018). "Fiction review: The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Swain, Madeleine (8 January 2025). "Book review: Grace and Marigold, Mira Robertson". Arts Hub. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "1998". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
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