Goalpost Pictures is an Australian

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company founded and run by

Rosemary Blight Rosemary Blight is an Australian film producer, credited with films such as '' The Sapphires'' (world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and AACTA Award for Best Film), '' The Tree'' (closed the 2010 Cannes Film Festival), and '' Clubl ...

, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne, and Cass O’Connor.

History

The 2007 suburban comedy '' Clubland'', directed by

Cherie Nowlan Cherie Nowlan (born Singleton, New South Wales, Australia)

, debuted at the 2009

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, and was picked up for US distribution by Warner Bros. under the title ''Introducing The Dwights''. In 2009, Goalpost produced ''

The Eternity Man ''The Eternity Man'' is a chamber opera in one act and seven scenes by the Australian composer Jonathan Mills to a libretto by Dorothy Porter. It deals with the life of Arthur Stace who was known as "The Eternity Man" because he chalked the word "E ...

'', a film opera depicting the true story of

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veteran

Arthur Stace Arthur Malcolm Stace (9 February 1885 – 30 July 1967), known as Mr Eternity, was an Australian soldier. He was an alcoholic from his teenage years until the early 1930s, when he converted to Christianity and began to spread his message by ...

, who roamed the backstreets of

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chalking the single word "Eternity" across the pavements. The film, which was released in conjunction with

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TV and

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UK, earned the

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award for outstanding performing arts program. Other credits include ''Lockie Leonard'' Series One and Two, which were screened on Channel 9 and based on

Tim Winton Timothy John Winton (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian writer. He has written novels, children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In 1997, he was named a Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia, and has won the Miles ...

's book series. ''Lockie Leonard'' won 'Best Children's Series' at the 2009 TV Week Logie Awards as well as the 2007 AFI for 'Best Children's Drama Series'. It was also picked up in the UK by BBC 2. Further productions include ''Scorched,'' a television and cross-platform event that won the 2009 Digital Emmy Award, and

James Bogle James Bogle (born 1959) is an Australian director and writer of films and TV.

's ''Closed for Winter'', starring

Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( , ; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian singer and actress. In the early 1990s, she played Beth Brennan in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''. Three years after leaving the programme, she began a singing car ...

. Goalpost Pictures executive-produced the 2010 Australian-French film ''The Tree'', adapted from the book ''Our Father Who Art In The Tree'', by Australian author

Judy Pascoe Judy Pascoe is the Australian author of the book ''Our Father Who Art in the Tree''. The book was made into the 2010 feature film '' The Tree''. Biography Born and educated in Brisbane, Australia, Judy spent several years as an acrobat, tou ...

. Starring

Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (; born 21 July 1971) is a British-French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French musician Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song "Lemon I ...

, the film was selected to be the closing night film at the

2010 Cannes Film Festival The 63rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 2010, in Cannes, France. The Cannes Film Festival, hailed as being one of the most recognized and prestigious film festivals worldwide, was founded in 1946. It consists of having films scr ...

. In 2011 they produced Tony Tilse's event horror-thriller telemovie ''Panic At Rock Island'' for The Nine Network and

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. Goalpost Pictures received the "Production Business of the Year" award in the 2013

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Awards.

Governance

Goalpost is led by founding members, producers

, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne, and Cass O'Connor.

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

*{{official, https://www.goalpostpictures.com/ Australian film studios