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13th AACTA Awards
The 13th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) is an awards ceremony to celebrate the best Australian films and television of 2023. The main ceremony took place on the afternoon of 10 February 2024 at the Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast, and was broadcast on Network 10 and Arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators .... Previously held towards the end of each year, the date in early 2024 instead of December 2023 was designed to bring the Australian ceremony in line with the global awards season and the international awards schedule. In 2024, the previously single award for Best Casting was split by film and television. Awards for Comedy were expanded to include Best Acting in a Comedy, Best Comedy Entertainmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foxtel Group
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company—operating in cable television, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in April 2018, superseding an earlier company from 1995. The service was established as a 50/50 joint venture between News Corporation (now the present day News Corp; through News Limited, now News Corp Australia) and Telstra, with News Corp and Telstra holding 65% and 35% ownership shares respectively. It shares many features with the Sky service in the UK and Ireland — including the iQ box, the electronic programme guide, a similar remote control, and Red Button Active. History In 1995, a venture between News Corporation (in particular 20th Century Fox Media) and Telstra took place whereby Telstra would transmit a TV signal through its coaxial network and News Corporation would be the basis for offering channel negotiations and connections. Foxtel was formed ("Fox" representing News Corporation's Fox and "Tel" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kath Shelper
Kath Shelper is an Australian film producer, known for ''Samson and Delilah''. Her production company is called Scarlett Pictures. Career Shelper's production credits include a number of short films and telemovies, including ''Confessions of a Headhunter'', ''Plains Empty'', ''Bush Mechanics'', ''Above The Dust Level'', and ''Green Bush''. Her first feature film, ''Samson and Delilah'', was directed and filmed by Warwick Thornton, and she produced Beck Cole's first feature film, '' Here I Am'' in 2011. In 2015, Shelper produced the film ''Ruben Guthrie'', and between 2014 and 2020 produced many episodes of the TV comedy series, ''Black Comedy''. Production companies She was a founding member of the film production company Film Depot along with fellow producers Louise Smith and Matthew Dabner, but since 1998 has worked out of her own production company, Scarlett Pictures. _Accolades She_was_the_recipient_of_the_2005_Inside_Film_Awards.html" ;"title="/ref> Accolades She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Savage Christmas
''A Savage Christmas'' is a 2023 Australian comedy drama film directed by Madeleine Dyer, and starring Darren Gilshenan and Helen Thomson. Plot After years of estrangement, transgender woman Davina Savage returns home for Christmas with her new boyfriend. Expecting her transition to be the focus, it's instead overshadowed by family secrets and lies which threaten not only their lives, but another Christmas lunch. Cast *Darren Gilshenan as Uncle Dick *Helen Thomson as Brenda Savage *Ryan Morgan as Jimmy Jnr *David Roberts as James Savage *Thea Raveneau as Davina Savage *Max Jahufer as Kane Lowry *Rekha Ryan as Leia Savage *Gary Sweet as Peter *Rachel Griffiths as Doctor Gabrielle Production ''A Savage Christmas'' is the feature directorial debut of Australian director Madeleine Dyer. The film was produced by Ben McNeill and Daniel Mulvihill of Roaring Entertainment, which commenced production on ''A Savage Christmas'' in late 2022. The film was shot in Brisbane, Queensland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jowsey
David Jowsey is an Australian film producer, co-founder of Bunya Productions. He is known for producing many films made by Indigenous Australian filmmakers. Bunya Productions' co-owners are Indigenous filmmaker Ivan Sen, and Jowsey's wife Greer Simpkin. Early life and education Jowsey was born in Auckland, New Zealand. His mother used to take him to the cinema a lot and he developed a deep love of storytelling and films as a child. At Auckland University, he ran a drama group, which led to a job at TVNZ. Career In his work at TVNZ, he worked for some time in the Māori department, and developed an affinity for telling Indigenous stories. He was on the production team for the first episode of ''Waka Huia'', which went to air in 1987. This is a long-running TV series aiming to record and preserve Māori culture and customs as well as covering social and political concerns, and presented completely in te reo Māori (language). Moving to Australia, Jowsey married an Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Sen
Ivan Sen (born 1972) is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker. He is a director, screenwriter and cinematographer, as well as an editor, composer and sound designer. He is co-founder and director of Bunya Productions. Early life Ivan Sen was born in 1972 in Nambour, Queensland, the second child of Donella and Duro Sen. His mother Donella belongs to the Gamilaraay, Gamilaroi nation of Northern New South Wales, and Duro was born in Croatia to a German father and Hungarian mother. Before moving to Tamworth, New South Wales four years after Sen was born, in his mother's efforts to escape domestic violence, the family would regularly visit her birthplace, Toomelah. The Aboriginal Australian, Aboriginal community there was the last destination of three forced relocations of the Gamilaroi. Founded in 1937 by the New South Wales government, Toomelah turned from Aboriginal reserve , reserve into mission station, mission, but is also called a station, and has a history of precarious conditi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limbo (2023 Film)
''Limbo'' is a 2023 Australian independent mystery- crime film directed by Ivan Sen and starring Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen and Nicholas Hope. The film had its world premiere in competition at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, on 23 February 2023, where it competed for Golden Bear. Synopsis In a small Australian outback town Travis Hurley, a detective, comes to investigate a 20-year-old unsolved homicide of an Aboriginal woman. Travis discovers a collection of unpleasant truths, highlighting the intricacies of loss and injustice faced by Aboriginal Australians. Cast * Simon Baker as Travis Hurley * Rob Collins as Charlie * Natasha Wanganeen as Emma * Nicholas Hope as Joseph * Mark Coe as Zac * Joshua Warrior as Oscar * Alexis Lennon as Jessie Production ''Limbo'' was produced by Bunya Productions and Windalong Films, with the support of Screen Queensland, South Australian Film Corporation, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Filming be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Award For Best Indie Film
The AACTA Award for Best Indie Film is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) since 2018. The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films. Since 2024 the awards have been held at the Gold Coast, Queensland. History The establishment of the AACTA Award for Best Indie Film was announced on 1 May 2018. The inaugural award was won by ''Jirga (film), Jirga'', directed by Benjamin Gilmour. Eligibility The intention of the award is to allow "a pathway into competition for a greater number of films from filmmakers with diverse backgrounds (gender, sexual and cultural diversity), as well as films from emerging filmmakers". Only films with a budget of under million are eligible. Winners and nominees 2018 The winner of the inaugural award in 2018, in the 8th AACTA Awards: *''Jirga (film), Jirga'', directed by Benjamin Gilmour Other film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See-Saw Films
See-Saw Films is a British-Australian film and television production company founded in 2008 by Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, with offices in London and Sydney. Their productions include ''The King's Speech'', ''Top Of The Lake'', ''Lion'', '' The Power of the Dog, Slow Horses'' and the British teen series '' Heartstopper''. History Producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman co-founded See-Saw Films in 2008. In 2011, See-Saw won the Academy Award for Best Picture for their film ''The King's Speech'' directed by Tom Hooper. The film stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter. See-Saw's first television series was ''Top Of The Lake'', directed by Jane Campion and starring Elisabeth Moss and Holly Hunter. The first series released in 2013 and was nominated for eight Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. The second series, '' Top Of The Lake: China Girl'', also directed by Campion, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2017. Elisabeth Moss reprises her role as D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Canning
Iain Canning is an English film and television producer best known for producing the film ''The King's Speech'' (2010), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture and the BAFTA award for Best Film and Best British Film, and for executive producing television series ''Top of the Lake,'' which was nominated for an Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe award. He has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards and won 1, nominated for 5 BAFTAs and won 3, and nominated for 2 Emmy Awards and won 1. Iain co-founded See-Saw Films with producing partner Emile Sherman in 2008. Their offices are based in London, UK and Sydney, Australia. Career Iain Canning co-founded See-Saw Films with Emile Sherman in 2008 and has produced several major films including '' Lion'', winner of two BAFTA Awards, starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara, and '' The Power of the Dog,'' starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons. Canning produced Jane Campion's Emmy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Sherman
Emile Sherman is an Australian film and television producer best known for producing the film ''The King's Speech'' (2010), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture and the BAFTA award for Best Film and Best British Film, and for executive producing television series ''Top of the Lake,'' which was nominated for an Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe award. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won one; nominated for five BAFTAs and won three, and nominated for two Emmy Awards and won one. Emile co-founded See-Saw Films with producing partner Iain Canning in 2008. Their offices are based in Sydney, Australia and London, UK. Early life and education Emile Sherman graduated from the University of New South Wales with degrees in arts and law, as well as a masters in arts. He is Jewish. Career Sherman was co-executive producer on ''Rabbit-Proof Fence (film), Rabbit-Proof Fence'' (2002), starring Kenneth Branagh and directed by Phillip Noyce. Feature films film p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Watts
Liz Watts is an Australian film producer best known for '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010). In 1997, with Vincent Sheehan and Anita Sheehan, and she formed Porchlight Films. around 2008. The company ceased operations on 20 June 2020. In 2021 she struck an overall deal with Matchbox Pictures. Selected filmography *'' Martha's New Coat'' (2003) *''Jewboy'' (2005) *'' Little Fish'' (2005) *''The Home Song Stories'' (2007) *'' Animal Kingdom'' (2010) *'' Laid'' (2011–12) (TV series) *''Lore'' (2012) *''Dead Europe'' (2012) *'' The Rover'' (2014) *''Jasper Jones'' (2017) *''Mary Magdalene'' (2018) * ''True History of the Kelly Gang ''True History of the Kelly Gang'' is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey, based loosely on the history of the Kelly Gang. It was first published in Brisbane by the University of Queensland Press in 2000. It won the 2001 Booker Prize and ...'' (2019) References External links * * 1965 births Living people Australian film producers {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Hotel (film)
''The Royal Hotel'' is a 2023 Australian psychological thriller film directed by Kitty Green, who co-wrote the screenplay with Oscar Redding. The film stars Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Toby Wallace, and Hugo Weaving. It is inspired by the 2016 documentary ''Hotel Coolgardie'' by Pete Gleeson. ''The Royal Hotel'' premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2023. It was released in Australia by Transmission Films on 23 November 2023. Plot Two young Canadian backpackers, Hanna and Liv, are travelling through Australia. After running out of money while partying in Sydney, they take up an employment agency's offer to work as bartenders at the Royal Hotel, a pub in a remote outback mining town. Upon arrival, they meet the pub's owner Billy and his wife Carol, who also works as the pub's chef. Hanna and Liv's first shift is handling the raucous farewell party for their predecessors, English tourists Jules and Cassie. While working, they meet several of the regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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