The 6th Adelaide Film Festival took place in

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, from 10 to 20 October 2013. This was Amanda Duthie's first year as Festival Director (after eight years at the

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and eight years at the

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during the 1990s), having taken over from

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and

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served as the festival's patrons.

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received the 2013 Don Dunstan AwardAdelaide Film Festival
(30 August 2013) ''Don Dunstan Award Recipient Announced''. Retrieved 10 February 2015. for his contribution to the Australian film industry. The poster this year depicts Screen Worship, which celebrates work for all screens—cinema, television, phone and computer.

Development

The 2013 festival "ran alongside the

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for the first time, with a move from 'mad March' to mid October". The festival featured 166 titles from 48 countries, including 28 world premieres, 47 Australian premieres and 34 South Australian projects.IF.com
(29 August 2013) ''Adelaide Film Festival unveils Aussie premieres'' The line-up included 14 works (including seven features) which were supported by the

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. The festival opened with '' Tracks'' and "with no less than two camels on the red carpet with

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, the author of the book on which John Curran’s film is based". The festival closed with '' A Story of Children and Film'' directed by Mark Cousins. The Turkish film ''Jin'', directed and written by

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, was the winner of the Foxtel Movies International Award for Best Feature Film. This was the first time the Adelaide Film Festival offered a Best Documentary Award. It was sponsored by

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and the inaugural award went to ''Blush of Fruit''.

Competition

Juries

The following people were selected for the Foxtel Movies International Feature Jury: * Al Clark, Australian producer (President) * Liz Watts, Australian producer * Wayne Blair, Australian writer/actor *

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, American art and film writer * Maryanne Redpath,

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Delegate for Australia and New Zealand The Flinders University Best Documentary Jury consisted of: * Joost Den Hartog * Cherelle Zheng * Kristy Matheson

In Competition

The following films were selected for the In Competition section:

Awards

;The International Award for Best Feature Film The International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the Turkish film ''Jin'', directed and written by

. ;The Best Documentary Award The Best Documentary Award was won by the Vietnamese/Australian film ''Blush of Fruit''.Blush of Fruit (2012) Awards
''IMDb'' ;Audience Award The Audience Award for Most Popular Feature was won by '' Charlie's Country''.IF.com
(25 October2013) ''FOXTEL MOVIES AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED'' The Audience Award for Most Popular Documentary was won by Once My Mother. The Audience Award for Most Popular Short was won by ''The Gallant Captain''. ;Don Dunstan Award The Don Dunstan Award was won by

References

External links

Official Website
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