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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] |
AACTA Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry, both locally and internationally, including the producers, directors, actors, writers, and cinematographers. It is the most prestigious awards ceremony for the Australian film and television industry. They are generally considered to be the Australian counterpart of the Academy Awards for the U.S. and the BAFTA Awards for the U.K. The awards, previously called Australian Film Institute Awards or AFI Awards, began in 1958, and involved 30 nominations across six categories. They expanded in 1986 to cover television as well as film. The AACTA Awards were instituted in 2011. The AACTA International Awards, inaugurated on 27 January 2012, are presented every January in Los Angeles. History 1958–2010: AFI Awards The awards were presented ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodd Rathjen
Rod Rathjen is an Australian film director. Life He was born in Colbinabbin and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2010. Rodd is a graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts. His final year film 'Thirst' won 'Best Directing' at the College's screening night. Rodd has continued to work as a director, most notably his short film ''Tau Seru'' (2013) was selected to screen at Cannes as part of Critic's Week and won awards including Best Australian Short Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Career His debut feature film is ''Buoyancy Buoyancy (), or upthrust, is an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of a partially or fully immersed object. In a column of fluid, pressure increases with depth as a result of the weight of the overlying fluid. Thus the ...'', which won the Panorama Prize from the Ecumenical Jury. He hopes that the movie sheds light on Thailand's fishing industry and educates Cambodians about the risk of migra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Coleman (director)
Lucy Coleman (born 29 March 1998) is an Australian representative lightweight Rowing (sport), rower. She is an Australian national champion and has represented at senior World Championships. Club and state rowing Coleman was raised in far western NSW and boarded at St Hilda's School in Southport where she took up rowing. She first made state selection for Queensland in the 2017 women's youth eight which contested the Bicentennial Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. Coleman then studied at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma and rowed at varsity level. She won a silver medal in a lightweight women's double scull at the US IRA Championships in 2018. Following her return from the USA she rowed from the Sydney University Boat Club. In 2021 in SUBC colours she won the open lightweight women's quad scull title at the Australian Rowing Championships and placed second in the open lightweight double scull. In 2023 she made NSW state selection in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Nugent
Cameron may refer to: People * Clan Cameron, a Scottish clan * Cameron (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Cameron (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) ;Mononym * Cam'ron (born 1976), stage name of hip hop artist Cameron Giles * Cameron (architect) (1745–1812), Scottish architect who made an illustrious career at the court of Catherine II of Russia * Cameron (musician) (born 1978), Iranian-born Swedish pop singer and songwriter * Cameron (wrestler) (born 1987), professional wrestler (real name Ariane Andrew) * Marjorie Cameron (1922–1995), occultist and actress who billed herself as "Cameron" Places Australia * Cameron Park, New South Wales Canada * Cameron, Manitoba * Cameron, Peterborough County, Ontario * Cameron, Ontario, an unincorporated village in the City of Kawartha Lakes * Papineau-Cameron, Ontario * Cameron Township, Quebec, merged in 1980 with Bouchette, Quebec * Cameron Settlement, Nova Scotia ... [...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] |
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] |
Sequin In A Blue Room
''Sequin in a Blue Room'' is a 2019 Australian independent queer coming-of-age, mystery and drama film directed by Samuel Van Grinsven, in his feature film debut. It was written by Van Grinsven and Jory Anast. The film stars Conor Leach in his feature film debut, Simon Croker, Anthony Brandon Wong and Jeremy Lindsay Taylor. It had its world premiere on 14 June 2019 at the Sydney Film Festival, where it won an award for Best Narrative Feature, and was released in theatres in August 2020. The film received generally wide acclaim, and American review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes certified the film fresh with a score of . It was filmed on location in Sydney. Plot Sixteen year old Sequin is queer and comfortable with his sexuality and has a healthy relationship with his father. He prefers anonymous and unconditional sexual encounters over having a serious and meaningful relationship. Sequin meets his one-night-stands through a dating app, and quickly ghosts them after their sexual liai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imogen Thomas (director)
''Emu Runner'' is a 2018 Australian independent film. It was written and directed by Imogen Thomas, who wrote the film with Indigenous script consultant Frayne Barker. Thomas co-produced the film with Victor Evatt. The film stars Rhae-Kye Waites, Wayne Blair, Rob Carlton, Georgia Blizzard, Maurial Spearim, Stella Carter, Mary Waites, Lindsay Waites, Letisha Boney and Rodney McHughes. Plot The film centres around 9-year-old Ngemba girl Gemma "Gem" Daniels (played by 11-year-old Rhae-Kye Waites) who lives in the remote New South Wales town of Brewarrina. Following a fishing trip on the banks of the Barwon River with her mother Darlene (Spearim) and older sister Valerie (Boney), Darlene unexpectedly collapses. Despite sprinting into town to get help from her father Jay Jay (Blair) and older brother Ecker (McHughes), there is little they can do. As the family grieve following Darlene's death, Gemma finds comfort by spending time and bonding with a wild emu, her mother's Tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emu Runner
''Emu Runner'' is a 2018 Australian independent film. It was written and directed by Imogen Thomas, who wrote the film with Indigenous script consultant Frayne Barker. Thomas co-produced the film with Victor Evatt. The film stars Rhae-Kye Waites, Wayne Blair, Rob Carlton, Georgia Blizzard, Maurial Spearim, Stella Carter, Mary Waites, Lindsay Waites, Letisha Boney and Rodney McHughes. Plot The film centres around 9-year-old Ngemba girl Gemma "Gem" Daniels (played by 11-year-old Rhae-Kye Waites) who lives in the remote New South Wales town of Brewarrina. Following a fishing trip on the banks of the Barwon River with her mother Darlene (Spearim) and older sister Valerie (Boney), Darlene unexpectedly collapses. Despite sprinting into town to get help from her father Jay Jay (Blair) and older brother Ecker (McHughes), there is little they can do. As the family grieve following Darlene's death, Gemma finds comfort by spending time and bonding with a wild emu, her mother's Tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heath Davis (director)
''Christmess'' is a 2023 Australian Christmas film written and directed by Heath Davis. Premise Three recovering addicts try to get through the festive season without relapsing, in Campbelltown, a suburb in western Sydney, Australia. Cast * Hannah Joy as Joy * Steve Le Marquand as Chris Flint * Darren Gilshenan as Nick * Aaron Glenane as Jeff * Nicole Pastor as Noelle * George Burgess as a Doorman/bouncer Production An independent Australian film, ''Christmess'' is written and directed by Heath Davis. Davis began writing an “authentic” Christmas film after Christmas 2020 when he spent time in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic without work or family, and watched a lot of “bad Christmas films”. It is produced by Daniel Fenech, Cindy Pritchard, and Matthew McCracken. Funding for the film partially came from crowd-funding. Casting The film marks the feature film acting debut of Hannah Joy, the lead singer with rock band Middle Kids. Joy wrote several original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
