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The nominatons for this years Australian Film Industry Awards are in and in recognition of the high quality of films coming out of Australia over the past 12 months, the nominations list for best picture has been expanded from 4 to 6. But for some strange reason, the Australian Film Institute doesn't feel that the direction or the acting was a key component as none of the other categories were deemed worthy of the same distinction.
The six films nominate are BALIBO, BEAUTIFUL KATE, BLESSED, MAO'S LAST DANCER, MARY AND MAX and SAMSON AND DELILAH.
On the international scene, once again the nominations are primarily televison based with th eusual exceptions being our man Rusty Russel Crowe and Guy Pearce. The other two nods went to Martin Henderson for his work on HOUSE and Anthony LaPaglia picking up his second nomination on top of Best Actor for his work on WITHOUT A TRACE.
The females up for shining internationally were Rose Byrne,(Damages), Toni Collette (United States of Tara), Melissa George and Mia Wasikowska,(both for In Treatment)
THE FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS
Best Film
Balibo, producers John Maynard, Rebecca Williamson
Beautiful Kate, Leah Churchill-Brown, Bryan Brown
Blessed, Al Clark
Mao’s Last Dancer, Jane Scott
Mary and Max, Melanie Coombs
Samson & Delilah, Kath Shelper
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Australia, producers Baz Luhrmann, G. Mac Brown, Catherine Knapman
Balibo, John Maynard, Rebecca Williamson
Beautiful Kate, Leah Churchill-Brown, Bryan Brown
Mao’s Last Dancer, Jane Scott
Mary and Max, Melanie Coombs
Samson & Delilah, Kath Shelper
Best Direction
Balibo, Robert Connolly
Beautiful Kate, Rachel Ward
Mao’s Last Dancer, Bruce Beresford
Samson & Delilah, Warwick Thornton
Best Original Screenplay
Cedar Boys, Serhat Caradee
Mary and Max.,Adam Elliot
My Year Without Sex, Sarah Watt
Samson & Delilah, Warwick Thornton
Best Adapted Screenplay
Balibo. Robert Connolly, David Williamson
Beautiful Kate. Rachel Ward
Blessed. Andrew Bovell, Melissa Reeves, Patricia Cornelius, Christos Tsiolkas
Mao’s Last Dancer. Jan Sardi
Best Cinematography
Balibo, Tristan Milani ACS
Beautiful Kate, Andrew Commis
Last Ride, Greig Fraser
Samson & Delilah, Warwick Thornton
Best Editing
Balibo, Nick Meyers ASE
Blessed, Jill Bilcock ACE, ASE
Mao’s Last Dancer, Mark Warner
Samson & Delilah, Roland Gallois
Best Sound
Australia, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Wayne Pashley MPSE, Guntis Sics
Balibo, Sam Petty, Emma Bortignon, Phil Heywood, Ann Aucote
Mao’s Last Dancer, David Lee, Andrew Neil, Yulia Akerholt, Mark Franken, Roger Savage
Samson & Delilah, Liam Egan, David Tranter, Robert Sullivan, Tony Murtagh, Yulia Akerholt, Les Fiddess
Best Original Music Score
Australia, David Hirschfelder, Felix Meagher, Baz Luhrmann, Angela Little
Balibo, Lisa Gerrard
Mao’s Last Dancer, Christopher Gordon
Samson & Delilah, Warwick Thornton
Best Production Design
Australia, Catherine Martin, Ian Gracie, Karen Murphy, Beverley Dunn
Balibo, Robert Cousins
Mao’s Last Dancer, Herbert Pinter
Mary & Max, Adam Elliot
Best Costume Design
Australia, Catherine Martin, Eliza Godman
Balibo, Cappi Ireland
Lucky Country, Mariot Kerr
Mao’s Last Dancer, Anna Borghesi
Best Lead Actor
Anthony LaPaglia, Balibo
Ben Mendelsohn, Beautiful Kate
Hugo Weaving, Last Ride
Rowan McNamara, Samson & Delilah
Best Lead Actress
Sophie Lowe, Beautiful Kate
Frances O’Connor, Blessed
Sacha Horler, My Year Without Sex
Marissa Gibson, Samson & Delilah
Best Supporting Actor
Brandon Walters, Australia
Damon Gameau, Balibo
Oscar Isaac, Balibo
Bryan Brown, Beautiful Kate
Best Supporting Actress
Bea Viegas, Balibo
Maeve Dermody, Beautiful Kate
Rachel Griffiths, Beautiful Kate
Mitjili Gibson, Samson & Delilah
International Award For Best Actor
Russell Crowe, State of Play
Martin Henderson, House, Network Ten
Anthony LaPaglia, Without A Trace, Nine Network
Guy Pearce, Bedtime Stories
International Award for Best Actress
Rose Byrne, Damages, Foxtel
Toni Collette, United States of Tara, ABC1
Melissa George, In Treatment, Foxtel
Mia Wasikowska, In Treatment, Foxtel
Young Actor Award
Brandon Walters, Australia
Sebastian Gregory, Beautiful
Tom Russell, Last Ride
Toby Wallace, Lucky Country
Marissa Gibson, Samson & Delilah
Rowan McNamara, Samson & Delilah
Visual Effects Award
Australia, Chris Godfrey, James E. Price, Andy Brown, Rob Duncan
Death of the Megabeasts, Matt Drummond, Mike Dunn
Plastic, Sandy Widyanata, Eric So, Matthew Mackereth, Christopher Jackson
Scorched, Bertrand Polivka, Soren Jensen.
Best Feature Length Documentary
Bastardy, Philippa Campey, Amiel Courtin-Wilson, Lynn-Maree Milburn, Andrew de Groot
The Choir, Chris Hilton, Michael Davie
Glass: a portrait Of Philip In Twelve Parts, Scott Hicks, Susanne Preissler
Lionel, Lizzette Atkins
Source: www.afi.org.au
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Doha Tribeca Film Festival Labs for Screenwriters and Directors Set to Launch in 2010 as aspiring Filmmakers in Doha and New York Begin Cross-Festival Exchange
The Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) today announced plans for a sweeping, series of year-round educational programs that will dramatically expand on the Festival's existing efforts to discover and support emerging filmmakers and to build a film industry in Qatar over the long term. DTFF revealed details of the programs at a panel devoted to nine Qataris who created one-minute films this past summer as part of a DTFF workshop on the craft of filmmaking.
The initiatives announced by the Festival are: the creation of the Doha Tribeca Labs for screenwriting and directing and a reciprocal exchange program between Doha and New York for aspiring filmmakers. Both programs are manifestations of DTFF's belief in film as a storytelling vehicle.
"The Doha Tribeca Film Festival is not just about four days," said Amanda Palmer, DTFF's executive director. "It is a year-round commitment. The start of these bold educational initiatives is a major step toward welcoming new voices to the global film community, and to
creating a film industry in Qatar in the long term."
Applications for the first labs for screenwriters and directors will be evaluated by a committee led by Palmer and Geoff Gilmore, chief creative officer at Tribeca Enterprises. The labs are slated to begin in March 2010. At next year's DTFF, awards will be given to one participant in each lab to acknowledge their progress.
The exchange program will bring ten budding filmmakers from the Qatari community to the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival in New York and ten aspiring filmmakers from New York to the 2010 DTFF in Qatar. The application process will begin in January 2010. Participants at both festivals will receive all-access education badges, which grant them a behind-the-scenes look at everything in the festival, from production and directing to financing and programming. Between festivals, the two groups will remain in close contact and regularly connect throughout the year.
Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Robert De Niro was on hand during the announcement of the new year-round programs, and also voiced his support for them.
From Soho House in London where the nominations and jury members the 12th British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced.
A record number of films were submitted this year, with the pre-selection committee viewing over 200 films. A highlight from the nominations is the very strong debut director category.
The film receiving the most nods is Fish Tank with 8 nominations. Moon follows with 7
nominations. An Education, In The Loop and Nowhere Boy each receive 6 nominations and Bright Star receives 4. Other films with multiple nominations are Katalin Varga receiving 3, and Bronson and Bunny & The Bull receiving 2 nominations
each.
Daniel Day Lewis, one of the most exceptionally talented and enigmatic actors in the industry, will be honoured with the Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Film by an Actor.
BIFA are proud to announce the following nominees for this year's awards:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
An Education
Fish Tank
In The Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy
BEST DIRECTOR
Sponsored by The Creative Partnership
Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank
Armando Iannucci – In The Loop
Duncan Jones – Moon
Jane Campion – Bright Star
Lone Scherfig – An Education
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Armando Iannucci – In The Loop
Duncan Jones – Moon
Peter Strickland – Katalin Varga
Sam Taylor Wood – Nowhere Boy
Samantha Morton – The Unloved
BEST SCREENPLAY
Sponsored by BBC Films
An Education – Nick Hornby
Fish Tank – Andrea Arnold
In The Loop – Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Moon – Nathan Parker
Nowhere Boy – Matt Greenhalgh
BEST ACTRESS
Sponsored by M.A.C
Abbie Cornish – Bright Star
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
Sophie Okonedo – Skin
BEST ACTOR
Sponsored by Stolichnaya Elit
Aaron Johnson – Nowhere Boy
Andy Serkis – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Peter Capaldi – In The Loop
Sam Rockwell – Moon
Tom Hardy – Bronson
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy
Kerry Fox – Bright Star
Kierston Wareing – Fish Tank
Kristin Scott Thomas – Nowhere Boy
Rosamund Pike – An Education
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sponsored by Stolichnaya
Alfred Molina – An Education
Jim Broadbent – The Damned United
John Henshaw – Looking for Eric
Michael Fassbender – Fish Tank
Tom Hollander – In The Loop
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Christian McKay – Me & Orson Welles
Edward Hogg – White Lightnin’
George MacKay – The Boys Are Back
Hilda Péter – Katalin Varga
Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Bronson
Bunny & The Bull
The Hide
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Katalin Varga
RAINDANCE AWARD
Sponsored by Raindance
Colin
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Down Terrace
Exam
They Call It Acid
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
Bright Star – Cinematography – Greig Fraser
Bunny & The Bull – Production Design – Gary Williamson
Fish Tank – Cinematography – Robbie Ryan
Moon – Original Score – Clint Mansell
Moon – Production Design – Tony Noble
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Sponsored by Chapter Media
The Age of Stupid
The End of The Line
Mugabe and The White African
Sons of Cuba
Sounds Like Teen Spirit
BEST BRITISH SHORT
Christmas with Dad
Leaving
Love You More
Sidney Turtlebaum
Washdays
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Il Divo
The Hurt Locker
Let The Right One In
Sin Nombre
The Wrestler
THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution to British Film)
Daniel Day Lewis
THE VARIETY AWARD
To Be Announced
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Sponsored by The UK Film Council and announced at the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 6 December
Thursday night saw the announcement of the 2009 If Awards at Sydneys Luna Park to end the first day of the SPAA (Screen Producers Associationof Australia) conference.
Samson and Delilah an unconventional love story set in outback Australia turned out to be the biggest success story of recent years taking home the top 5 Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Script as well as Best Music.
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Rooftop Films is currently accepting submissions for the 2010 Summer Series. In May 2010 they begin celebrating year 14 of bringing the best underground films in the world outdoors and to the rooftops of New York. Submit your films and videos now and participate in one of the most unforgettable, unique, filmmaker-friendly, independent film events in the world. You can submit directly by downloading the submission form or you can submit via Without A Box.
Submit your films before December 5th and the early submission fee is just $9 (just $4 if you are a member of WAB*). Plus, everyone who submits will receive TWO free tickets to a regularly priced Rooftop Films screening (an $18 value). Submitting your film early costs even less than buying the tickets, so send in your work now and save.
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The Canada International Film Festival brings the best of world cinema to Canada and plays an important role in maintaining and further enriching its film culture accepting films and screenplays of any type, in any genre.
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The Adirondack Film Society Board of Directors is pleased to announce that plans are underway to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Lake Placid Film Forum.
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THE MOST SHOCKING FILM EVER TO SCREEN AT CANNES… LARS VON TRIER’S “ANTICHRIST” (UNCENSORED AND UNCUT)
Popcorn Taxi is proud to present the premiere screening of “Antichrist” – followed by an exclusive Q&A with the film’s controversial writer-director, Lars von Trier (Manderlay, Dogville, Dancer in the Dark, Breaking the Waves, The Idiots), live from Denmark.
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IT’S ON!
Coming soon - a new Friday night season of double punches and big screen knockouts. Click on the dates below to purchase advance tickets online.
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