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AACTA Award For Best Original Screenplay
The AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), for an Australian screenplay "written directly and originally for the screen". Prior to the establishment of the Academy in 2011, the award was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (more commonly known as the AFI Awards). It was first handed out in 1978 when the award for Best Screenplay (which was first presented at the 1974-75 awards) was split into two categories: Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. The award has since been presented intermittently from 1978-1979, 1983-1987, 1989, 1993-2006, and then from 2008-present. Winners and nominees In the following table, the years listed correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the same year. The films and screenwriters in bold and in yellow background have won are the winners. Those that are neither ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouth To Mouth (1978 Film)
''Mouth to Mouth'' is a 1978 film directed by John Duigan. It stars Kim Krejus and Sonia Peat. It was nominated for three awards by the Australian Film Institute in 1978. The film was shot over four weeks in June and July 1977. Duigan later described it as "in my early period of film-making in Melbourne, the film that I value most. I feel it is closest to what I set out for - and probably was the first film that I got close to achieving what I set out to do.""Interview with John Duigan", ''Signet'', 28 April 1994 and 17 May 1997 Retrieved 18 November 2012 Plot Mouth to Mouth follows the lives of four young people, trying to improve their lives in a harsh and unforgiving city. One night, after a fight with other inmates in a juvenile det ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clinic (1982 Film)
''The Clinic'' is a 1982 Australian film produced by Robert Le Tet and Bob Weis and directed by David Stevens. The film is a comedy/drama describing a day in a Melbourne VD clinic focusing on four doctors and their patients. It was filmed in Melbourne, Australia and Deniliquin, Australia.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p321 It was distributed by Village Roadshow Award nominations In 1983 the film received 2 AFI Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( Pat Evison) and Best Original Screenplay (Greg Millin). Cast * Chris Haywood as Dr. Eric Linden * Simon Burke as Paul *Gerda Nicolson as Linda * Rona McLeod as Dr. Carol Young * Suzanne Roylance as Patty * Veronica Lang as Nancy *Pat Evison as Alda *Max Bruch as Hassad * Gabrielle Hartley as Gillian * Jane Clifton as Sharon Box office '' The Clinic'' grossed $414,000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $1,092,960 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dingwall
John Dingwall (13 July 1940 – 3 May 2004) was an Australian journalist, writer and director of film and television, best known for his screenplay ''Sunday Too Far Away'' (1975). Dingwall should not be confused with the Scottish journalist of the same name. Career Dingwall was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, where he commenced his career as a journalist with a cadetship at the city's daily newspaper, ''The Morning Bulletin''. He then moved to Sydney, where he worked as a police reporter for ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' before going to Crawford Productions as a television writer, working on programs such as ''Homicide'' and '' Division Four''.Simpson, Roger (20 May 2004A nose for the stories that define us ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. Retrieved 19 September 2020. He moved into features with ''Sunday Too Far Away'', which was based on his brother-in-law's experiences as a sheep shearer. He later became a producer and director. Personal life and death He died on the Gold Coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddies (1983 Film)
''Buddies'' is a 1983 Australian comedy/drama film directed by Arch Nicholson and written by John Dingwall. Dingwall won the Best Original Screenplay AFI Award for the script. The film was not a great success in 1983, as no Australian distributor wanted to release it, but Dingwall took it around the country cinemas himself, where it was well received. Plot Young miners Mike and Johnny work in the gem fields of central Queensland around Emerald. Conflict arises when their pick-and-shovel operation is threatened by a large scale bulldozer operator. Cast *Colin Friels as Mike * Harold Hopkins as Johnny *Kris McQuade as Stella *Simon Chilvers as Alfred *Norman Kaye as George * Lisa Peers as Jennifer *Bruce Spence as Ted *Andrew Sharp as Peter *Dinah Shearing as Merle Production John Dingwall wrote the script and decided to produce it himself. He raised the money with the help of Rex Pilbeam, a former mayor of Rockhampton. Most of the money was raised in Queensland, including invest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Beach (film)
''Palm Beach'' is a 1980 Australian drama film directed by Albie Thoms. The stories involving surfing and drugs are followed in Sydney during two days. Thoms was nominated for an AFI award for Best Original Screenplay for the film. Thoms had made a large number of experimental films but this was his first traditional feature. David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980, p. 280 Cast *Kenneth Brown as Joe Ryan *Nat Young as Nick Naylor *Amanda Berry as Leilani Adams *Bryan Brown as Paul Kite *Julie McGregor as Kate O'Brien *John Flaus John Flaus (born 1934) is an Australian broadcaster and actor. Filmography *'' Rake'' (2014) *''Tracks'' (2013) *''Jack Irish'' (2012-2021) - 3 films and 15 episodes as Wilbur *''Pinion'' (2010) *''I Love You Too'' (2010) *''Mary and Max'' ( ... as Larry Kent *Bronwyn Steven-Jones as Wendy Naylor *David Lourie as Zane Green *Peter Wright as Rupert Robert References * External links *''Palm Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Miller (filmmaker)
George Miller (born 3 March 1945) is an Australian filmmaker best known for his ''Mad Max'' franchise, whose second installment, ''Mad Max 2'', and fourth, ''Fury Road'', have been hailed as two of the greatest action films of all time, with ''Fury Road'' winning six Academy Awards. Miller is very diverse in genre and style as he also directed the biographical medical drama '' Lorenzo's Oil'', the dark fantasy ''The Witches of Eastwick'', the Academy Award-winning animated film '' Happy Feet,'' produced the family-friendly fantasy adventure '' Babe'' and directed the sequel '' Babe: Pig in the City.'' Miller is a co-founder of the production houses Kennedy Miller Mitchell, formerly known as Kennedy Miller, and Dr. D Studios. His younger brother Bill Miller and Doug Mitchell have been producers on almost all the films in Miller's later career, since the death of his original producing partner Byron Kennedy. In 2006, Miller won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Max (film)
''Mad Max'' is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and produced by Byron Kennedy. Mel Gibson stars as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, a police officer turned vigilante in a near-future Australia in the midst of societal collapse. Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, and Roger Ward also star. James McCausland and Miller wrote the screenplay from a story by Miller and Kennedy. Principal photography for ''Mad Max'' took place in and around Melbourne and lasted for six weeks. The film initially received a polarized reception upon its release in April 1979, although it won four AACTA Awards. Filmed on a budget of A$400,000, it earned more than US$100 million worldwide in gross revenue and set a ''Guinness'' record for most profitable film. The success of ''Mad Max'' has been credited for further opening up the global market to Australian New Wave films. The film became the first in the ''Mad Max'' series, giving rise to three sequels: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Aronson
Linda Aronson (born 20 March 1950) is a British-born Australian screenwriter, educator and author. She wrote the AACTA-nominated drama '' Kostas'' and several television series, such as ''Something in the Air'' and '' G.P.'' Born in London, Aronson moved out to Essex at a young age. She studied at Ulster University, then did late nineteenth century fiction at Oxford University, but abandoned it to pursue a career as a writer. Her first paid writing job was a 1973 radio adaptation of her own stage play A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between characters and intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. The writer of a play is called a playwright. Plays are performed at a variety of levels, from ..., ''Closing Down'' for ABC. This was followed by ''Cafe in a Side Street'' in 1975, and ''The Fall Guy'' in 1976. The latter success lead to her writing ''Kostas''. ''The 21st Century Screenplay'' Aronson is also a prolific author, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas (film)
''Kostas'' is a 1979 film directed by Paul Cox about a Greek taxi driver.Anna Dzenis, "Kostas", ''Australian Film 1978-92'', Oxford Uni Press 1993 p37 Production The film was shot over four weeks in March 1979. $100,000 of the budget came from the Victorian Film Corporation. Post production on the film was rushed so Cox could ready it in time for the Melbourne Film Festival which he now says was a mistake. However it was the best received of all Cox's features to date. References External links *''Kostas''at Oz Movies 1979 films Australian romantic drama films Films directed by Paul Cox 1970s English-language films 1970s Australian films {{1970s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esben Storm
Esben Storm (26 May 1950 – 28 March 2011) was a Danish Australian actor, screenwriter, television producer, television director, voice artist and songwriter. He was well known for his work with the Australian Children's Television Foundation, headed by Patricia Edgar, where he worked for 15 years. The company sold programs to 92 countries, and Storm was involved in writing, acting, editing, and directing numerous programs, including ''Round the Twist''. He worked to adapt John Marsden's ''Tomorrow'' series but lost the rights to the film. His acting credits included roles in the films ''The Coca-Cola Kid'' (1985), ''Wrong World'' (1985) and ''Young Einstein'' (1988); his last acting role was in the medical drama series '' All Saints''.Finney, SarahVale Esben Storm (1950 – 2011), Australian Film Institute, 29 March 2011. Biography Storm came to Australia with parents Laurits and Ane in 1958 after Laurits lost the family farm to lawyers. After having settled in Melbourne, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Search Of Anna
''In Search of Anna'' is a 1978 film directed by Esben Storm. It was originally envisioned as a TV series but then became a feature.Gordon Glenn and Scott Murray, "Esben Storm", ''Cinema Papers'', July 1977 p52-55 Plot synopsis Richard Moir plays Tony, who has just been released from jail. His former inmates want him to participate in a robbery, but Tony just wants to find Anna and ends up dealing with one problem at a time. Cast *Richard Moir as Tony *Judy Morris as Sam *Chris Haywood Chris Haywood (born ) is an English-born Australian actor, writer and producer, with close to 500 screen performances to his name. Haywood has also worked as a casting director, art director, sound recordist, camera operator, gaffer, grip, l ... as Jerry * Bill Hunter as Peter *Alex Taifer as Tony's father *Ian Nimmo as Buzz * Gary Waddell as Maxie *Richard Murphett as Undertaker Production It was Storm's second feature, following his debut with '' 27A'' and after an unsuccessful attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
