Robert Rabiah
Robert Rabiah was nominated for Best Actor alongside Geoffrey Rush, Hugo
Weaving, Sam Neill and David Wenham at the 2012 AFI/AACTA Academy
Awards and 2011 Inside Film Awards.
Robert Rabiah has also won
Best Actor (Monaco Charity Film Festival) Best Writer at the Australian
Writer's Guild (Monte Miller Award) and Best Writer at the National
Literary Awards (Fellowship of Australian Writers)
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Rabiah's other notable distinctions include a top 5 Award at the first
SPAAMART (Screen Producer's Association of Australia Film Market) and a
SPARK Award given by the Australian Film Commission.
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Rabiah's passion for film was inspired by growing up across the road
from a cinema. The door was never left ajar and he never sneaked in
without paying.
Robert Rabiah was mentored early in his career by
Dominic Minghella (brother of the late Anthony Minghella) Robin Swicord
(Writer "Practical Magic" & "Memoirs of a Geisha") and legendary
Australian icons Linda Aronson and Bud Tingwell.
Robert Rabiah
has also branched out into music and had a number 28 hit on the
Australian dance charts in the 90's with pop outfit RMR. Their song was
released by Standard Records, Australia.