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Australian International Film Festival
The Australian International, or AI, was a Melbourne festival held in 2006. An earlier festival with this name was renamed to Canberra International. Awards * Golden Spotlight Award, the ''Best Feature Film'' and ''Best Short Film'' * Silver Spotlight Award, winner in other core categories October 2006 In 2006 it was held at Hoyts Melbourne Central on 21–30 October under the direction of Tim. K. Ali and Cameron R. Male. * Best Feature Film: Self-Medicated (US), directed by Monty Lapica * Best Australian Film: Puppy (Australia) Kieran Galvin * Best International Film: Beautiful Dreamer (US), directed by Terri Farley-Teruel * Best Debut Feature: Johnny Montana (US), directed by John Gavin * Best Director: Jaume Balagueró for Fragile (Spain) * Best Actor: Paddy Considine for Stoned (UK), directed by Stephen Woolley * Best Actress: Diane Venora for Self-Medicated (US) directed by Monty Lapica * Best Cinematography: Nic Sadler for Intellectual Property (US), directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Considine
Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard British Film Awards, British Independent Film Awards and a Silver Lion for Best Short Film at the 2007 Venice Film Festival. His first major onscreen appearance was in his first collaboration with Meadows in ''A Room for Romeo Brass'' (1999) in which he played the small-town disturbed character Morell. His first lead role as love-struck misfit Alfie in Paweł Pawlikowski’s '' Last Resort'' (2000) won him the Best Actor award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. Through the early 2000’s he had leading performances in both '' In America'' (2003) and ''My Summer of Love'' (2004), and supporting parts in '' Doctor Sleep'' (2002) and '' 24 Hour Party People'' (2002). His role as Richard in Meadows' revenge film '' Dead Man's Shoes'' (2004), a fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Film Guide
Alternative or alternate may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' * ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film * ''The Alternative'', a radio show hosted by Tony Evans * ''120 Minutes'' (2004 TV program), an alternative rock music video program formerly known as ''The Alternative'' *''The American Spectator'', an American magazine formerly known as ''The Alternative: An American Spectator'' * Alternative comedy, a range of styles used by comedians and writers in the 1980s * Alternative comics, a genre of comic strips and books * Alternative media, media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication * Alternative reality, in fiction * Alternative title, the use of a secondary title for a work when it is distributed or sold in other countries Music * ''Alternative'' (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys * ''The Alternative'' (album), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Barras
Claude Barras (born 1973) is a Swiss director, producer, and writer. Barras was born in Sierre, Switzerland. He studied illustration and computer graphics at Emile Cohl School in Lyon and 3D infographics at ECAL. He then received a degree in anthropology and digital images from Lumiere University. He works as a freelance illustrator in Geneva. After his studies, Barras and his friend Cédric Louis co-founded Hélium Films. Under this production company, they’ve co-produced and sometimes co-directed multiple animated short films. Many of their films, like ''Land of the Heads'' (2008), have received awards and critical acclaim at numerous festivals. Throughout his career, Barras directed several short films, including ''The Genie in a Ravioli Can'' (2006). Barras' first full-length animated feature, ''My Life as a Courgette'' (2016), was presented at the Director's Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Genie Of The Ravioli Box
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Ray
Rick Ray is an American filmmaker best known for his 2006 documentary film 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama which he wrote, filmed and directed. In 2022, Ray headed to war torn Ukraine for a 5-week exploration of the traumatic effects of war on Ukraine’s people. He documents his experiences and the Ukrainian story in his soon to be released documentary “Be Safe, Stories From Ukraine”. His documentary ''Lynching Charlie Lynch'', about the trials of former medical marijuana dispensary owner Charles C. Lynch, premiered at the 2011 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival on March 9. Career Before 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama, Ray had traveled the world for several decades and produced eleven travel documentaries including ''The Soul of India'', ''Raise the Bamboo Curtain: Vietnam, Cambodia and Burma'' (narrated by Martin Sheen), ''Morocco'', ''Jerusalem: Sacred and Profane'' and ''Lost Worlds of the Middle East''. Education Rick Ray graduated with a degree in film from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Peterson
Nicholas Peterson is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) where he developed skills in stop-motion animation. In 1998 Peterson crewed on the first ever stop-motion IMAX filMore later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Soon after, he made his own stop-motion short filMuMreceiving critical acclaim at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival and winning College Emmy Award In 2001 Peterson made the live action short filCookies for Harry before setting sights on directing a low budget feature film. In spring 2006 Peterson completed his first independent feature film Intellectual Property starring Christopher Masterson of Malcolm in the Middle. Peterson continues to live and work in Los Angeles. Filmography * ''Patient Seven'' (2016), segment ''The Visitant'' * '' Intellectual Property'' (2006) * Cookies for Harry' (2001) * MuM' (1999) Awards * Australian International Film Festival The Australian International, or AI, was a Melbourne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intellectual Property (film)
''Intellectual Property'' is a 2006 film starring Christopher Masterson and Lyndsy Fonseca, with Bryan Cranston. It was written, produced, and directed by Nicholas Peterson. Awards The film won multiple awards: *Best Actor, Christopher Masterson, Oxford International Film Festival *Best Cinematography, Australian International Film Festival *Best Director, Oxford International Film Festival *Best Film, Oxford International Film Festival *Grand Jury Prize, Best Film, DC Independent Film Festival The DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF) is a film festival in Washington, D.C. Launched in 1999, DCIFF exhibits features, animation, shorts and documentaries from around the world, focusing on cutting-edge ideas, new visions and advances in the c ... References External links * * * American independent films 2000s thriller films 2006 films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nic Sadler
Nic Sadler is a British/Australian cinematographer, photographer and inventor, living in Los Angeles. Early life Sadler was born in East London in May 1965, to an Anglo-Indian mother and a British-Roma father. His mother Elizabeth "Betty" King emigrated from India in 1956 with her mother Mavis, siblings Aubrey and Angela "Angie" King, shortly after their father died in Madras. At age seven he moved with his parent to Perth, Western Australia. While at North Lake Senior High School he developed an interest in photography from Daniel, his photolithographer father, supported by then teacher at NLSH, John Longley (a future crew member of the successful 1980 America's Cup challenger, Freedom). Sadler graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from WAIT (Western Australian Institute of Technology), later known as Curtin University, in Western Australia in 1985, studying under filmmakers Bill Constable and Steve Jodrell, and renown cultural theorists John Fiske and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Venora
Diane Venora is an American stage, television and film actress. She graduated from the Juilliard School in 1977 and made her film debut in 1981 opposite Albert Finney in '' Wolfen''. She won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Bird'' (1988). Her other films include '' The Cotton Club'' (1984), ''Heat'' (1995), ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996), '' The Jackal'' (1997), '' The Insider'' (1999) and ''Hamlet'' (2000). Early life Venora was born in East Hartford, Connecticut, one of six children of Marie (née Brooks) and Robert P. Venora, who owned a dry-cleaning business. She graduated from East Hartford High School (class of 1970), where she was active in musicals and plays. She studied at Boston Conservatory of Music and two years later won a scholarship to Juilliard School in New York City, where she graduated in 1977. At Juilliard she was a member of the drama department's Group 6 (1973–1977), which included Kelsey Grammer, Harriet Sansom Harris a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Woolley
Stephen Woolley (born 3 September 1956) is an English film producer and director, whose prolific career has spanned over three and a half decades, for which he was awarded the BAFTA award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in February 2019. As a producer he has been Oscar-nominated for ''The Crying Game'' (1992), and has also produced multi-Academy Award nominated films including ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), '' Little Voice'' (1998), ''Michael Collins'' (1996), ''The End of the Affair'' (1999), ''Interview with the Vampire'' (1994), and '' Carol'' (2016). He currently runs the production company Number 9 Films with his partner Elizabeth Karlsen. Career Woolley's first film as a producer was ''The Company of Wolves'' (1984), but his career began after leaving Dame Alice Owen's School in Islington, London. In 1976 he became an usher at the venue Quentin Tarantino described as “the coolest cinema in London”, The Screen on the Green in Islington, run by Romaine Hart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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