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{{infobox person
| name        = Peter Cornwell
| birth_date  =
| nationality = Australian
| occupation  = Filmmaker
| website     = http://www.ward13.com.au
}}
'''Peter Cornwell''' is an Australian filmmaker. Cornwell got his start working at the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|Australian Broadcasting Commission]] (ABC) in [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]]. Cornwell left ABC in order to create Trephine Production Studios, which he used to complete his award-winning short ''Ward 13'', a stop motion animation that enjoyed success at several international film festivals.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130117153211/http://www.awn.com/articles/festivals/fresh-festivals-january-2004-s-film-reviews/page/2,1 January 2004 film reviews]</ref> ''Ward 13'' received the FIPRESCI Award from the [[International Federation of Film Critics|International Federation of Film Critics at Valladolid]], and was short-listed for an [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nomination in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2003/valladolid_2003/valladolid2003_ndx.htm |title=FIPRESCI - Festival Reports - Valladolid 2003 |accessdate=2012-12-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615000804/http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2003/valladolid_2003/valladolid2003_ndx.htm |archivedate=15 June 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

After the success of ''Ward 13'', Cornwell partnered with [[Gold Circle Films]] and [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lions Gate]] to direct the psychological horror film [[The Haunting in Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492044/|title=The Haunting in Connecticut|date=27 March 2009|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> The film had its world premiere at the [[South by Southwest|South by Southwest Film Festival]] in [[Austin, Texas]] and stars [[Virginia Madsen]], [[Kyle Gallner]], and [[Martin Donovan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2009/03/peter-cornwell-hollywood-interview.html|title=Peter Cornwell: The Hollywood Interview with the Director of THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT|website=Thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> It was released in March 2009 and went on to gross over $77 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hauntinginconnecticut.htm|title=The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) - Box Office Mojo|website=Boxofficemojo.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>

Cornwell also directed the feature film ''[[Mercy (2014 film)|Mercy]]'', an adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s short story ''[[Gramma (short story)|Gramma]]'', which was produced by [[Jason Blum]]'s [[Blumhouse Productions]], [[McG]]'s [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]], and [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blumhouse.com/2012/12/03/68/casting_announcement_for_mercy.html |title=Blumhouse Productions |accessdate=2012-12-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130118120838/http://blumhouse.com/2012/12/03/68/casting_announcement_for_mercy.html |archivedate=18 January 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''Mercy'' starred [[Chandler Riggs]], [[Joel Courtney]], [[Frances O'Connor]] and [[Mark Duplass]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/walking-dead-super-8-actors-395696|title='Walking Dead,' 'Super 8' Actors to Star in Stephen King's 'Mercy' (Exclusive)|website=Hollywoodreporter.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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