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Australian filmmaker Esben Storm, who died last year, will be honoured with a new award in his name at the Australian Directors Guild Awards.

The award will be the Esben Storm Award for Best Direction in a Children’s Television Program.

It will be presented at the Adg Awards on May 11.

Storm passed away last March, aged 60.

The head of Storm Productions, which he established in 1978, Esben was particularly known for his work as a director of children’s TV including Round the Twist, Crash Zone, The Genie from Down Under and 2007′s Sbs series Kick) . he was also an actor with his last appearance on All Saints.

Storm directed the features 27A (1974), In Search of Anna (1978), With Prejudice (1982), Stanley (1984) , Deadly (1991) and Subterano (2003). He also made documentaries such as The Tasty Bust Reunion and America, and for many years tried, unsuccessfully, to adapt John Marsden’s novel Tomorrow, When the War Began.

Australian actor, television producer and director Esben Storm has passed away in Melbourne, at age 60.   Part of the burgeoning arts scene in Australia, Storm made his debut feature in 1974 with the politically-minded 27A, which delved into the Australian mental health system. Based on a true story, the film followed a middle-aged alcoholic (Robert McDarra) who after being sentenced to six weeks in prison, becomes trapped in a bureaucratic nightmare. A crackling start to Storm's career, 27A won the AFI for Best Film and also nabbed McDarra the AFI Award for Best Actor.   In 1978, Storm established his own production house, Storm Productions, and the same year he made his second feature with the acclaimed road movie, In Search of Anna (pictured).

Actor, producer and director Esben Storm has passed away in Sydney, aged 60.

The head of Storm Productions, which he established in 1978, Esben was known for his work on television, both as director (particularly in childrens’ programs such as Round the Twist, Crash Zone, The Genie from Down Under and 2007′s Sbs series Kick) and actor – his last appearance was on All Saints .

Storm directed the features 27A (1974), In Search of Anna (1978), With Prejudice (1982), Stanley (1984) , Deadly (1991) and Subterano (2003). He also made documentaries such as The Tasty Bust Reunion and America, and for many years tried, unsuccessfully, to adapt John Marsden’s novel Tomorrow, When the War Began.