Kriv Stenders
Kriv Stenders 2012
Born	Australia
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, film producer

Kriv Stenders is an Australian writer, producer and director best known for the film Red Dog^[1] and the thriller film Kill Me Three Times.^[2][3]

He started off directing music videos for many famous Australian bands, including Go Betweens, Mental As Anything, Choirboys, Noiseworks, et al.

The director has won many awards [listed below]. As of 17 November 2011, his movie Red Dog made more than A$21 million at the Australian box office since opening in August 2011. It is ranked eighth in the list of (Cinema of Australia) highest-grossing Australian films of all time. Eleven days after opening, Red Dog became the highest-grossing Australian film of 2011. It has won numerous awards.

Select Credits

• Streets Of Your Town - 1988, The Go-Betweens, Music Video
• The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005)
• Blacktown (2005)
• Boxing Day (2007)
• Lucky Country (2009)
• Red Dog (2011)
• Kill Me Three Times (2014)
• Red Dog: True Blue (2016)
• Australia Day (2017)
• Wake in Fright (2017)
• Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)
• Slim and I (2020)

Awards

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards:

AACTA Award [Nominee] (2015) Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy Episode 1 The Principal (2015)

AACTA Award [Nominee] (2012) Best Direction Red Dog (2011)

Australian Directors Guild:

ADG Award [Nominee] (2012) Best Direction in a Feature Film Red Dog (2011)

ADG Award [Nominee] (2007) Best Direction in a Feature Film Boxing Day (2007)

Australian Film Institute Awards:

AFI Award [Nominee] (2005) Best Screenplay, Adapted The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005)

AFI Award [Winner] (1998) Best Short Fiction Film Two/Out (1998)

Australian Screen Directors Association:

ASDA Award [Nominee] (2005) Best Direction of a First Feature Film The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005)

Berlin International Film Festival:

Crystal Bear [Nominee] (2017) Generation Kplus - Best Film Red Dog: True Blue (2016)

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards:

FCCA Award [Nominee] (2012) Best Director Red Dog (2011)

FCCA Award [Nominee] (2005) Best Screenplay - Adapted The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005)

Heartland Film Festival:

Grand Prize [Winner] (2017) Narrative Feature Red Dog: True Blue (2016)

IF Awards:

IF Award [Winner] (2011) Best Direction Red Dog (2011)

IF Award [Winner] (2011) Best Feature Film Red Dog (2011)

IF Award [Nominee] (2007) Best Director Boxing Day (2007)

Melbourne International Film Festival:

Best Australian Short Film [Winner] (1998) Two/Out (1998)

Montréal Festival of New Cinema:

Special Mention [Winner] (2007) Boxing Day (2007)

Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma des Antipodes:

Audience Award [Winner] (2012) Best Feature Film Red Dog (2011)

TIFF Kids International Film Festival:

Young People's Jury Award [Winner] (2017) Best Feature Film (Ages 8–10) Red Dog: True Blue (2016)

White Sands International Film Festival:

Grand Jury Award [Winner] (2012) Red Dog (2011)