GUEST OF HONOUR
GEORGE MILLER
George Miller is an Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and former medical doctor. He rose to prominence directing the dystopian action-adventure films Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2 (1981) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). He then directed the dark fantasy comedy The Witches of Eastwick (1987), and the biographical medical drama Lorenzo’s Oil (1992), which he also co-wrote earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Miller also produced and co-wrote Babe (1995) earning a Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination and later directed the sequel Babe: Pig in the City (1998). Miller won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Happy Feet (2006) and directed its sequel Happy Feet Two (2011). He returned to Mad Max directing the critically acclaimed sequel Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), which went on to win six Academy Awards with Miller receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. Most recently, he directed the prequel film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024).