Acclaimed Australian filmmaker Peter Weir recently returned to cinemas with the WWII epic The Way Back, and in December he was invited to deliver the 2010 David Lean lecture at BAFTA's headquarters in London. Weir - who is a three time BAFTA Award winner (Best Film - Dead Poet's Society, Best Director - The Truman Show, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) - offers his insight into his own filmmaking style and provides advice to aspiring directors looking to break into the industry. BAFTA has recently uploaded a video of the full lecture to its website, along with a special Q&A hosted by British film critic Mark Kermode. The site also includes the lecture in podcast form (which is available to download through iTunes), along with an event brochure and clips from Weir's back catalogue exclusively introduced by the director himself. Check it out here.
The David Lean Lecture series seeks to bring expert insight from the world's leading film directors and serves to continue the legacy of legendary film-maker David Lean, one of the founding members of the British Film Academy. Past speakers include Sydney Pollack (Out of Africa), Robert Altman (The Player), Ken Loach (Kes), John Boorman (Deliverance), Woody Allen (Annie Hall), Oliver Stone (Platoon), David Lynch (Blue Velvet) and Atom Egoyan (Where the Truth Lies).
For more on Peter Weir, be sure to check out Trevor Hogg's extensive career retrospective, which includes reviews of Weir's complete body of work alongside conversations with cinematographer Russell Boyd and film editor Lee Smith.
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