Luke Jurevicius
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Luke Jurevicius is a director, producer, composer and voice actor from Adelaide, South Australia, who is best known for his TV series The Adventures of Figaro Pho. He frequently collaborates with his brother, artist Nathan Jurevicius.
Career
[edit]Jurevicius' first major breakthrough into independent animated filmmaking was the ABC cross-platform initiative, Dust Echoes.[1] He was the creative director and composer[2] for 13 X 5-minute animated films based on the Indigenous stories of the Beswick community in the Northern Territory, Australia. He was awarded the AGSC/APRA award for Best Music for Children's Television.[3]
As a content creator/director/producer Jurevicius has brought to life numerous projects including two seasons of the animated interstitial series Horace in Slow Motion[4] and the music video for Australian band The Audreys' song "Sometimes the Stars".[5]
Figaro Pho series
[edit]Luke's major breakthrough as a content creator was the worldwide hit series Figaro Pho[6] (26 X 90second interstitial series). The animated series garnered numerous awards, including two AFI[7] and three Kidscreen Awards in New York City.[8]
The success of Figaro Pho attracted producers Chocolate Liberation Front,[9] giving birth to the longform animated series The New Adventures of Figaro Pho,[10] which has been aired in over 100 countries. The series collected multiple awards including the AFI/AACTA Award for Best Children's Television Animation,[11] two Kidscreen Awards for Best Animation and Best Design,[12] two Asian Television Awards[13] and the AEAF Award for Best Children's TV series.[14]
Following the success of series one, Luke directed & co-produced The New Adventures of Figaro Pho with Oscar nominated VFX giants LUMA Pictures under their newly created Luma Toons banner.[15] Luke received the APRA/AGSC Music award the second time for his music composition.[16]
Work with Nathan Jurevicius
[edit]Luke has a long-standing collaboration with fellow artist and brother, Nathan Jurevicius (Scarygirl) and together, they co-created, directed and produced PELEDA[17] – a multi-platform animation set in a pseudo-Baltic wonderland. It wowed the Kidscreen Judges, winning two Kidscreen Awards[18] in NYC. It also won the AACTA Award for Best Production Design[19] and the Golden Panda Award in China for the Most Innovative Mature Audience Web-based Animation Award.[citation needed]
The duo paired up again to produce the short film Junction,[20] based on Nathan's original graphic novel, with leading Lithuanian studio Okta Films. Junction was screened in over 50 festivals around the world and received the Vilnius International Film Festival "Kino Pavasaris" award for Audience choice,[21] the internal Judges award at the Rincon International Film Festival and the Best Animation Short Movie award[22] at the Cayman Islands International Film Festival.[citation needed]
Luke is director of the animated feature film Arkie,[23] with producer Sophie Byrne (The Lost Thing), and based on Nathan's Scarygirl concept. In 2017 it was announced that Shailene Woodley and Jai Courtney would star in the film.[24]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Larry the Wonderpug | Animation Director | TV series |
| 2017 | Sherazade: The Untold Stories | Co-Director / Creative Producer / Voice Director / Actor | TV series |
| 2016 | Junction | Consulting Director / Editor / Composer | Short |
| 2015 | The New Adventures of Figaro Pho | Producer / Director / Actor / Composer | TV series |
| 2013 | Peleda | Producer / Director / Composer | TV series and Online Game |
| 2012 | Horace in Slow Motion | Producer / Director / Designer / Composer | TV series |
| 2012 | The Adventures of Figaro Pho | Director / Actor / Producer / Composer | TV series |
| 2010 | Wadu Matyidi | Animation Director / Producer | Short |
| 2009 | Figaro Pho | Producer / Director / Composer | TV series |
| 2007 | Dust Echoes | Creative Producer / Director / Composer | Shorts |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dust Echoes official website". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Award-winning Dust Echoes expands website".
- ^ "Dust Echoes wins APRA".
- ^ "Horace in Slow Motion at ACTF".
- ^ "Interview with Director of Sometimes the Stars".
- ^ "Program summary for Figaro Pho at ABC". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "AFI Award winners announced".
- ^ "Kidscreen Award winners".
- ^ "Figaro Pho Director Banks on Trust".
- ^ "Interview with Luke Jurevicius on the Making of Figaro Pho".
- ^ "AACTA Award winners".
- ^ "Kidscreen Award winners".
- ^ "The Adventures of Figaro Pho wins two Asia TV Awards".
- ^ "AEAF Finalists & Winners 1996 - 2013". Australian Effects & Animation Festival. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "New Head of Animation for The New Adventures of Figaro Pho's LumaToons".
- ^ "AAPRA Winners list". Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Peleda website".
- ^ "Kidscreen Award winners".
- ^ "AACTA Award winners".
- ^ "Jurevicius Adapts Junction".
- ^ "Vilnius Award winners".
- ^ "Cayman Film Festival winners".
- ^ "Nitrogen Boards Scarygirl Feature Arkie".
- ^ "Shailene Woodley Joins the Cast of Arkie".