Christopher Nelius

Christopher Nelius is an Australian documentary film director.[1] He is most noted as co-director with Justin McMillan of the 2012 film Storm Surfers 3D, which was first runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] and won the AACTA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 2nd AACTA Awards in 2013.[3]

His 2020 film Girls Can't Surf was also an AACTA nominee for Best Documentary at the 11th AACTA Awards in 2021.[4]

His latest film, Whistle, is slated to premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]

References

  1. ^ Andrew F. Peirce, "Girls Can’t Surf Director Christopher Nelius Talks Bondi, Equality in Surfing, and Statues in this Interview". The Curb, 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ Peter Howell, "Silver Linings Playbook writes surprise TIFF ending". Toronto Star, 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Storm Surfers 3D Wins Big with Three Awards". Surf Channel, 22 February 2013.
  4. ^ Jackie Keast, "AACTA announces the six films nominated for Best Documentary". IF Magazine, 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Ben Proudfoot’s Obamas-Backed ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ to Open Toronto Fest Doc Program". The Hollywood Reporter, 6 August 2025.
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