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10th AACTA Awards
The 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) is an award's ceremony to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 2020. The main ceremony was held at The Star in Sydney and televised on Foxtel Arts and the Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of .... Feature film Television Documentary Short film and online Additional awards References Further reading {{Australian Film Institute Awards AACTA Awards ceremonies 2020 in Australian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star, Sydney
The Star Sydney (formerly Star City Casino and prior to that, Sydney Harbour Casino) in Pyrmont, New South Wales, Pyrmont, Sydney, is the second largest casino in Australia after Melbourne's Crown Melbourne, Crown Casino. Overlooking Darling Harbour, The Star, owned by Star Entertainment Group features two gaming floors, one Bar (establishment), bars, 3 restaurants, 351 hotel rooms and 130 serviced and privately owned apartments. It also includes the 2,000 seat Sydney Lyric theatre and 3,000-seat Event Centre. Its gaming operations are overseen and controlled by the New South Wales Casino Control Authority and is licensed to be the only legal casino in New South Wales. In late 2007, it was granted a 12-year extension of its exclusivity and licence. In December 1994, a consortium of CIMIC Group, Leighton Properties and Showboat, Inc., Showboat was announced by the NSW Casino Control Authority as the successful applicant for New South Wales' first casino licence. A temporary casin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Woman (film)
I Am Woman is a 2019 Australian biographical film about singer Helen Reddy, directed and produced by Unjoo Moon, from a screenplay by Emma Jensen. Tilda Cobham-Hervey stars as Reddy alongside Evan Peters, as her manager husband Jeff Wald, and Danielle Macdonald as rock writer Lilian Roxon. Plot The film opens with Reddy, aged 24, arriving in New York in 1966 with her three-year-old daughter, a suitcase and just . Within five years she had become one of the biggest superstars of her time, with eight number one US singles, her own hour-long TV show and an icon of the 1970s feminist movement, which adopted her power anthem. The film follows her troubled relationships with Roxon, author of the influential ''Lillian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia'', and husband/manager Wald, who also managed such artists as Sylvester Stallone, Donna Summer, Deep Purple and Tiny Tim. Cast * Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Helen Reddy * Evan Peters as Jeff Wald * Danielle Macdonald as Lilian Roxon * Molly Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serhat Caradee
Serhat Caradee is an Australian filmmaker, writer and actor based in Sydney, New South Wales. He is known for feature films ''Cedar Boys'' (2009) and ''A Lion Returns'' (2020) and short films previously. His films have screened at many local and international film festivals, and also been nominated for numerous awards and won four. Early life and education Born in Turkey, Caradee arrived in Australia when he was two and half years old, and grew up in the inner west Sydney suburb of Homebush. He played representative rugby league for Western Suburbs Juniors Harold Matthews Cup and Eastern Suburbs Juniors S.G. Ball Cup, rugby union and cricket at Homebush Boys High, amateur boxing and martial arts achieving a Black Belt in Hap Ki Do before becoming interested in drama and acting on stage. He studied performing arts for five years, then switched focus into theatre and film direction. Caradee gained a Graduate Diploma of Arts (Film and Television) - Directing, from AFTRS (the Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lion Returns
''A Lion Returns'' is a 2020 Australian drama film directed by Serhat Caradee, starring Tyler De Nawi, Danny Elacci, Jacqui Purvis, Taffy Hany, Buddy Dannoun, Helen Chebatte and Maha Wilson. Cast * Tyler De Nawi as Jamal Alamein * Danny Elacci as Omar Alamein * Jacqui Purvis as Heidi Alamein * Taffy Hany as Yusef Alamein * Buddy Dannoun as Yahya Alamein * Helen Chebatte as Manal Alamein * Maha Wilson as Maya Alamein * Maddox Elachi as Khalil Alamein * Mohammad Mick Farroukh as Hesham * Oliver Trajkovski as Mahmood * Serhat Caradee as Ahmed * Frances Duca as Auntie Fadia Release The film premiered at the Gold Coast Film Festival on 22 April 2020. The film opened in theatres in Australia on 5 November. Reception Erin Free of '' FilmInk'' called the film a "volatile, extraordinarily well-crafted treatise on the dangers of extremism, and how the bonds with the ones that you love can bring it undone", a "mini-miracle of local filmmaking" and an "excellent piece of cinema outside o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Red Dog Story
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Curry
Andrew Curry (born 2 July 1972, Melbourne) is an Australian producer and actor who has appeared in many television drama and comedy series, and in feature films. One of Curry's most notable roles was Larry Woodhouse in ''Neighbours'', a recurring role he played from 2000 to 2002. He was also a film reviewer on the Foxtel show ''Premiere'' in 2002. He is the brother of Stephen Curry and Bernard Curry, who have also made a significant number of appearances on Australian television. In 2007 he founded iCandy Productions with business partner Cameron Nugent, and has made numerous short films, music videos and corporate presentations. In 2010 he was awarded funding to produce a short film, ''Spider Walk'' through Film Victoria's 'Propellor Shorts' funding scheme. In September 2010, it was announced that Curry would be reprising his role as Woody in ''Neighbours''. Numerous producer roles have since followed, with 2017 marking the completion of his debut feature film, ''A Boy Calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Boy Called Sailboat
''A Boy Called Sailboat'' is a 2018 American-Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Nugent and starring Lew Temple, Elizabeth De Razzo, Noel Gugliemi, Jake Busey and J. K. Simmons. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2020, its soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.ARIA Award previous winners. Cast * Julian Atocani Sanchez as Sailboat *Jake Busey as Bing *J. K. Simmons as Ernest *Noel Gugliemi as José *Lew Temple as DJ *Bernard Curry as Referee / Hacienda Hill Actor / Instructional CD Voice *Elizabeth De Razzo as Meyo Reception The film has rating on Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang .... References External links * * 2010s Spanish-language films American comedy-drama films Australian co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Vidler (actor)
Steven Vidler (born 1960) is an Australian actor known for his part in the Scottish–Australian series ''Jeopardy''. Career His film credits include ''The Good Wife'' (1987) where he played "Sugar", the younger brother who 'knew' his brother's wife. Vidler made his feature film directorial debut with the 1997 film ''Blackrock''. It was the only feature film he ever directed. He was the good-meaning teacher, Mr Simmons in the BAFTA award-winning ''Jeopardy'' and also plays Neil Webster, Tara's father in the Australian drama ''Dance Academy ''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen-oriented Dramatic programming, television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series tw ...'', he also played officer Frank Williams in WWE Films' '' See No Evil'' (2006). Filmography External links 1960 births Living people AACTA Award winners Australian male film acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standing Up For Sunny
''Standing Up for Sunny'' is a 2019 Australian film comedy written and directed by Steven Vidler, and starring RJ Mitte, Sam Reid and Matt Nable. Synopsis An isolated man with cerebral palsy is railroaded into helping an unassertive comedienne, and finds love and acceptance through stand-up comedy. Cast * RJ Mitte as Travis * Sam Reid as Mikey * Matt Nable as Male Interviewer * Barry Humphries as Himself * Ella Scott Lynch as Felicity * Philippa Northeast as Sunny Production Filming took place in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ..., New South Wales, Australia in 2018. Release The film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in June 2019. It was also shown at CinefestOZ to a packed audience in September 2019. The general release date was 5 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relic (2020 Film)
In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, shamanism, and many other religions. ''Relic'' derives from the Latin ''reliquiae'', meaning "remains", and a form of the Latin verb ''relinquere'', to "leave behind, or abandon". A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more religious relics. In classical antiquity In ancient Greece, a city or sanctuary might claim to possess, without necessarily displaying, the remains of a venerated hero as a part of a hero cult. Other venerable objects associated with the hero were more likely to be on display in sanctuaries, such as spears, shields, or other weaponry; chariots, ships or figureheads; furniture such as chairs or tripods; and clothing. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Kurzel
Justin Dallas Kurzel (; born 1974) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. Early life Kurzel was born 1974 in Gawler, South Australia to a family of immigrant roots, his father hailing from Poland and his mother from Malta. His younger brother, Jed Kurzel, is a blues rock musician who has scored most of Justin's films. Career In 1999 he was awarded a Mike Walsh Fellowship. His film debut was the Australian short film ''Blue Tongue'' (2004). His feature film debut was '' Snowtown'' (2011), for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Direction. Though controversial for its violence, the film was generally praised and holds an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes with the critic consensus: "It's a bleak and brutal endurance test, but for viewers with the strength and patience to make it to the end, Snowtown will prove an uncommonly powerful viewing experience." His 2015 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes ... [...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] |
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