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词条 Chris Nyst
释义

  1. Legal career

  2. Writing and Film Career

  3. Private life

  4. Awards and nominations

      Films    Books  

  5. Bibliography

     Novels  Screenplays 

  6. References

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Chris Nyst (born November 1953) in Blackall, Queensland, is an Australian solicitor and crime fiction writer.

Legal career

Nyst attended the University of Queensland and was awarded a Law Degree and in 1977 he was admitted as a solicitor in the Queensland Supreme Court.[1] In 2001, Nyst resigned as a senior partner with the International Minter Ellison Legal Group to become the founding principal of the litigation firm Nyst Lawyers,[1] now renamed Nyst Legal.[2]

He is an adjunct professor of law with the Griffith University, and is a past President of the Gold Coast Law Association. "He has also been a visiting lecturer in Criminal Law, Advocacy and Entertainment Law at the Queensland University of Technology and Bond University".[1]

He has been admitted to practice in other jurisdictions including the supreme Courts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania as a Barrister and Solicitor. He is also a practitioner of the High Court of Australia.[1]

He is a senior member of the International Commission of Jurists and was a special adviser to the UN investigation into human rights violations in East Timor. He is a co-founder with Lynne Weathered and Jason Murakami[3] and a current member of the Griffith University Innocence Project.[4]

Writing and Film Career

In 1999, Chris Nyst turned his hand to fiction writing his first novel Cop This! His second novel Gone was short-listed for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and his third novel Crook as Rookwood won the 2006 Ned Kelly Award,[5] Australia's leading accolade for crime fiction.

Nyst launched his career in film with the acclaimed Australian movie Gettin’ Square, starring David Wenham and Sam Worthington, which he wrote and co-produced. The film won Chris the 2003 Lexus IF Award for Best Script[6] and won David Wenham the Best Actor award at the AFI Awards, the Critic's Circle Awards, the Lexus IF Awards and the Australian Comedy Awards.

In 2006, Nyst established his own production company Nyst Entertainment and Carbon Studio, which produced the 2007 feature film Crooked Business. He wrote and directed the film, which was released nationally in 2008.[7] Books and films are now under Entertainment on the Nyst Legal site.[2]

In 2009 Nyst was appointed as a Director to the Board of Screen Queensland.[8] During his career he has represented several high-profile clients including Brenden Abbott, Pauline Hanson and Bernard Tomic.[9]

Private life

Born in the central western town of Blackall in Queensland to parents Edmond and Teresa. He had two older brothers Phillip and Malcolm and his childhood was spent on a farm near Ipswich. He is married to Julie and has four children, two daughters Carly and Annabelle and two sons Bendon and Jonathan who work in his legal practice.[9][10]

Awards and nominations

Films

  • Winner Lexus IF Award for Best Script, 2003 for Gettin' Square[6]
  • Nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCAA) Awards, Best Screenplay Original, 2003: for Gettin' Square[11]
  • Nominated Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, Best Original Screenplay, 2003: nominated for Gettin' Square[11]
  • Shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Script Writing Award, 2004: for Gettin' Square

Books

  • Joint winner Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2006: for Crook as Rookwood[5]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Cop This! (1999)
  • Gone (2000)
  • Crook as Rookwood (2005)

Screenplays

  • Gettin' Square (2003)[12]
  • Crooked Business (2008)[13]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.griffith.edu.au/criminology-law/innocence-project/board-members/mr-christopher-nyst|title=Mr Christopher Nyst, Adjunct Professor Professional experience and activities|last=|first=|date=|website=Griffith University|dead-url=|access-date=15 March 2017}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nystlegal.com.au/who-we-are/|title=Nyst Legal|last=|first=|date=|website=Nyst Legal|dead-url=|access-date=15 March 2017}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.griffith.edu.au/criminology-law/innocence-project|title=Innocence Project|last=|first=|date=|website=Griffith University|dead-url=|access-date=15 March 2017}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.griffith.edu.au/criminology-law/innocence-project/board-members|title=Board Members Innocence Project|last=|first=|date=|website=Griffith University|dead-url=|access-date=15 March 2017}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.austcrimewriters.com/ned-kelly-award-winners/12|title=Winner Ned Kelly Award 2006|last=|first=|date=|website=Australian Crime Writers Association|dead-url=|access-date=16 March 2017}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://afcarchive.screenaustralia.gov.au/newsandevents/afcnews/fest_awards/archive/2003/if/newspage_60.aspx|title=The winners of the Lexus IF (Inside Film) Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=Archive Screen Australia|dead-url=|access-date=16 March 2017}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/c/nyst-entertainment---carbon-studio/13487/#ccTall|title=Nyst Entertainment & Carbon Studio|last=|first=|date=|website=Screen Australia|dead-url=|access-date=15 March 2017}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/Id/67920|title=New Directors for board of Screen Queensland December 18 2017|last=|first=|date=|website=Queensland Government|dead-url=|access-date=15 March 2017}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/crime-court/gold-coast-star-lawyer-chris-nyst-looks-back-on-40-years-at-the-bar/news-story/1b173667d5a7e03baebbbf86f416b8ec|title=Gold Coast star lawyer Chris Nyst looks back on 40 years at the bar January 14 2017|last=|first=|date=|website=Gold Coast Bulletin|dead-url=|access-date=15 March 2017}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.oceanroadmagazine.com.au/single-post/2016/1/20/Criminal-Mind|title=Criminal Mind January 20 2016|last=|first=|date=|website=Ocean Road Magazine|dead-url=|access-date=15 March 2017}}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0341376/awards?ref_=tt_awd|title=Gettin' Square (2003) Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=IMBd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317025150/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0341376/awards?ref_=tt_awd|archive-date=2017-03-17|dead-url=yes|access-date=16 March 2017}}
12. ^[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0341376/ IMDB "Gettin' Square"]
13. ^[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0954272/ IMDB "Crooked Business"]
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