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David Elfick (born 20 December 1944) 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).
David Elfick was born on 20 December 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is a producer and director, known for Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), Newsfront (1978) and No Worries (1993).
Paul Byrnes speaks with David Elfick, the man who helped bring Newsfront and Rabbit-Proof Fence to the screen, about what makes a successful film producer.
Feb 19, 2022 · David Elfick [his business partner] ended up with a couple of tickets. Filmmaker Albe Falzon in Bali. (Su) "He'd met a surfer — Russell Hughes — when he'd come back to Australia after a trip through Asia. [Russell] ended up in Bali and what he saw was no surfers and all this surf … next thing, we were on a plane."
Feb 23, 2022 · Tracks was the brainchild of architecture student and surfer John Witzig, surf photographer and designer Albert Falzon, and music entrepreneur David Elfick. In rough tabloid newspaper format, Tracks railed against pollution, apartheid and the Establishment, and championed pot, sex and soul surfing.
David Elfick. In a production role: Morning of the Earth (1972) — producer. Crystal Voyager (1973) — director, producer. Hot to Trot (1977) — producer. Newsfront (1978) — producer, writer. The Chain Reaction (1980) — producer. Starstruck (1982) — producer. Around the World in 80 Ways (1986) — producer. No Worries (1993) — director, producer.
Co-founder David Elfick, who produced Hot to Trot, aimed it at all kids, trying to make it both relevant and cheeky, with a lot of content generated by the readers, through letters. Tracks carried stories about the environment, alternative lifestyles and politics in Australia.
