Ken Hannam (12 July 1929 â€" 16 November 2004) was an Australian film
and television director.Born in St Kilda, Melbourne, the eldest of
three boys, Hannam lived in his youth in Sydney and was educated at
Wollaroi College in Orange, New South Wales. He worked in Australian
radio and television, then moved in 1968 to England. He worked in
English television, and returned to direct Australian feature
films.His first feature Sunday Too Far Away (1975) marked the
emergence of an internationally recognised Australian film industry.
He went on to direct Summerfield (1977) and other films. His 1979 film
Dawn! was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
and television director.Born in St Kilda, Melbourne, the eldest of
three boys, Hannam lived in his youth in Sydney and was educated at
Wollaroi College in Orange, New South Wales. He worked in Australian
radio and television, then moved in 1968 to England. He worked in
English television, and returned to direct Australian feature
films.His first feature Sunday Too Far Away (1975) marked the
emergence of an internationally recognised Australian film industry.
He went on to direct Summerfield (1977) and other films. His 1979 film
Dawn! was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
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