Michael Dattilo Rubbo (born 31 December 1938) is an Australian documentarian/
filmmaker
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.
Early life
Rubbo was born in
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 met ...
, the son of Australian microbiologist Sydney Dattilo Rubbo, and the grandson of the painter
Antonio Dattilo Rubbo. He is one of four children and the brother of artist
Kiffy Rubbo
Kristin "Kiffy" Dattilo Rubbo (1944–1980) was an Australian gallery director and curator.
Early life and education
Rubbo was born in Melbourne to artist Ellen Rubbo and professor of microbiology Sydney Dattilo Rubbo. She had three siblings, aca ...
(1944–1980). He attended the private
Scotch College, and studied anthropology at
Sydney University
The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six ...
. He earned a
Fulbright scholarship
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to study film at
Stanford University
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, California; in 1965, he graduated with a Master's degree in Communication Arts.
Career
Rubbo approached the
National Film Board of Canada
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about an internship, but they were so impressed by his thesis film, ''The True Source of Knowledge'', they hired him to make films, initially for children. He spent the next 20 years there, as a director, writer, editor and/or producer, mainly of serious films. At the time, the NFB was encouraging an objective approach to non-fiction film, including the use of
voice-of-God narration,
but Rubbo became an early pioneer in the field of
metafilm
Metacinema, also meta-cinema, is a mode of filmmaking in which the film informs the audience that they are watching a work of fiction. Metacinema often references its own production, working against narrative conventions that aim to maintain the a ...
, creating subjective, highly personal films that were more like personal journals than objective records of reality. His best-known NFB films are ''
Sad Song of Yellow Skin
''Sad Song of Yellow Skin'' is a 1970 direct cinema-style documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, on the effects of the Vietnam War on street children in Saigon.
Production
Michael Rubbo had originally gone to Vietnam with ...
'' (1972)), ''
Waiting for Fidel'' (1973), ''Wet Earth and Warm people'', and ''
Margaret Atwood: Once in August'' (1984).
In between films, Rubbo taught at Australia's
, National Film School, and was a visiting lecturer at
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
,
UCLA
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,
Stanford University
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, the
University of Florida
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,
Harvard University
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and the
Australian Film, Television and Radio School
The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) formerly Australian Film and Television School, is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school. The school is a Commonwealth Government statutory authority.
History
Establishe ...
. In 1973, he helped re-establish
Film Australia
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. His work has inspired numerous filmmakers, notably
Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism.
Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...
,
Nick Broomfield
Nicholas Broomfield (born 1948) is an English documentary film director. His self-reflective style has been regarded as influential to many later filmmakers. In the early 21st century, he began to use non-actors in scripted works, which he cal ...
,
Louis Theroux
Louis Sebastian Theroux (; born 20 May 1970) is a British-American documentarian, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received two British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award.
After graduating fro ...
, Tina DiFeliciantonio and
Karen Goodman
Karen Goodman is an American film and television director and producer, best known for her work on various documentaries. She has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category four times for '' The Childre ...
.
In 1990, he returned to Australia to take the position of Head of Documentaries at the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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.
Rubbo's films have won numerous awards. They have been widely shown on TV and are in the collections of the
Museum of Modern Art
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It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
(MOMA) and film schools around the world. His films are among the most-screened in the history of the
Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival is an annual competitive film festival held in Sydney, Australia, usually over 12 days in June. A number of awards are given, the top one being the Sydney Film Prize.
the festival's director is Nashen Moodley.
Histo ...
.
Rubbo has also directed and written four children's feature films including ''
The Peanut Butter Solution
''The Peanut Butter Solution'' (French title: ''Opération beurre de pinottes'') is a 1985 Canadian children's fantasy film directed by Michael Rubbo. The second installment in the '' Tales for All (Contes Pour Tous)'' series of films by Les Produ ...
'' (1985), ''
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
''Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller'' is a 1988 Canadian fantasy adventure film written and directed by Michael Rubbo. It is the seventh in the ''Tales for All'' series of children's movies created by Les Productions la Fête.
Plot
A young bo ...
'' (1988), ''The Return of Tommy Tricker'' (1994), and the
Daytime Emmy
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award-winning film ''
Vincent and Me
''Vincent and Me'' ( French-language title: ''Vincent et moi'') is a 1990 French Canadian fantasy film. The movie was directed by Michael Rubbo and is the 11th in the '' Tales for All (Contes Pour Tous)'' series of children's movies created by ...
'' (1990).
In 2017, he published the book ''Travels with My Art''.
Personal life
Rubbo and his wife Katerina, a Russian interpreter, teacher and artist, have two grown children and live in
Avoca Beach, New South Wales
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.
In 2013, the
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named the Avoca Beach Theatre as one of the 10 most beautiful cinemas in the world. Rubbo spearheaded the campaign to stop plans to redevelop the theatre; it is now owned, and protected, by the
National Trust of Australia
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. Rubbo is also a prominent advocate for the widespread use of bicycles.
Rubbo has been active in the defense of
Julian Assange
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He was also among a group of people who helped to secure the release of the filmmaker
James Ricketson
James Staniforth Ricketson is an Australian film director, known for the feature film ''Blackfellas''. He became more widely known when he was charged with espionage for flying a drone in Cambodia in 2017.
Film career
Ricketson studied at the A ...
, who was wrongfully held in prison in
Cambodia
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.
Filmography
*''The True Source of Knowledge'' - documentary short,
Stanford University
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1965 - director
*''The Long Haul Men'' - documentary short 1966 - director
*''Labour College'' - documentary short, Mort Ransen,
National Film Board of Canada
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1966 - writer
*''The Bear and the Mouse'' - documentary short, F.W. Remmler & Ingmar Remmler
National Film Board of Canada
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1966- editor
*''That Mouse'' - short film,
National Film Board of Canada
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1967 - director, writer, editor
*''Adventures'' - live-action short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1968 - director, writer, editor
*''Sir! Sir!'' - documentary short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1968 - director
*''Mrs. Ryan’s Drama Class'' - documentary short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1969 - director
*''
Sad Song of Yellow Skin
''Sad Song of Yellow Skin'' is a 1970 direct cinema-style documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, on the effects of the Vietnam War on street children in Saigon.
Production
Michael Rubbo had originally gone to Vietnam with ...
'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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/
PBS
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1970 - director, writer, editor
*''Solomon’s Housing'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1970 - director
*''Here’s to Harry’s Grandfather'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1970 - director
*''Wet Earth and Warm People'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1971 - director, writer, editor
*''Persistent and Finagling'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1971 - director, writer, editor
*''Summer’s Nearly Over'' - documentary short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1971 - director and editor
*''Beware, Beware, My Beauty Fair'' - documentary short, Jean Lafleur and Peter Svatek,
National Film Board of Canada
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1972 - editor, producer
*''Cold Pizza'' - documentary short,
Larry Kent,
National Film Board of Canada
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1972 - editor
*''OK…Camera'' - documentary short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1972 - director
*''The Streets of Saigon'' - documentary short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1973 - director, writer, editor
*''Jalan, Jalan: A Journey in Sundanese Java'' - documentary short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1973 - editor, writer, director
*''The Man Who Can’t Stop'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1973 - director, writer, editor
*''Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut'' - documentary short,
Tony Ianzelo
Tony Ianzelo (born June 13, 1935) is a Canadian documentary director and cinematographer.
Career
Ianzelo was born in Toronto, Ontario, and attended Toronto's Ryerson Institute of Technology. His career at the National Film Board of Canada wa ...
,
National Film Board of Canada
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1974 - producer
*''
Waiting for Fidel'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1974 - director, writer, editor, co-producer with
Tom Daly
*''I Am an Old Tree'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1975 - director, writer, editor, co-producer with
Tom Daly
*''Temiscaming, Québec'' - documentary,
Martin Duckworth
Martin Duckworth (born March 8, 1933) is a Canadian documentary director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 20 ...
,
National Film Board of Canada
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1975 - editor
*''River: Planet Earth'' – documentary short,
Peter Raymont
Peter Raymont (born February 28, 1950) is a Canadian filmmaker and producer and the president of White Pine Pictures, an independent film, television and new media production company based in Toronto. Among his films are ''Shake Hands with the De ...
,
National Film Board of Canada
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1975 - writer, editor
*''Log House'' - documentary short
National Film Board of Canada
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1976 - director, with Andreas Poulsson
*''The Walls Come Tumbling Down'' - documentary short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1976 - director (with Pierre Lasry &
William Weintraub
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Early life
Weintraub was born in Montreal ...
), writer, editor
*''I Hate to Lose'' - documentary
National Film Board of Canada
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1977 - director, writer, editor
*''Tigers and Teddy Bears'' - documentary short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1978 - director, writer
*''Where Have All the Maoists Gone?'' - documentary, 1978 - director
*''Solzhenitsyn’s Children…Are Making a Lot of Noise in Paris'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1979 - director, writer, editor
*''Yes or No, Jean-Guy Moreau'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1979 - director, writer
*''Daisy: The Story of a Facelift'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1982 - director, writer, editor, co-producer with Kate Jansen
*''Not Far from Bolgatanga'' - documentary short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1982 - writer, editor, co-producer and co-director with Barrie Howells
*''
Margaret Atwood: Once in August'' - documentary,
National Film Board of Canada
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1984 - director, writer, editor, co-producer with Barrie Howells
*''Atwood and Family'' - documentary short,
National Film Board of Canada
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1985 - director, writer, co-producer with Barrie Howells
*''
The Peanut Butter Solution
''The Peanut Butter Solution'' (French title: ''Opération beurre de pinottes'') is a 1985 Canadian children's fantasy film directed by Michael Rubbo. The second installment in the '' Tales for All (Contes Pour Tous)'' series of films by Les Produ ...
'' - feature, Les Productions La Fête/
Telefilm Canada
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1985 - director, writer, producer
*''Courage to Change'' - documentary, Tanya Ballantyne Tree,
National Film Board of Canada
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1986 - co-producer with Tanya Ballantyne Tree
*''
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
''Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller'' is a 1988 Canadian fantasy adventure film written and directed by Michael Rubbo. It is the seventh in the ''Tales for All'' series of children's movies created by Les Productions la Fête.
Plot
A young bo ...
'' - feature, Les Productions La Fête/
Telefilm Canada
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1988 - director, writer
*''
Vincent and Me
''Vincent and Me'' ( French-language title: ''Vincent et moi'') is a 1990 French Canadian fantasy film. The movie was directed by Michael Rubbo and is the 11th in the '' Tales for All (Contes Pour Tous)'' series of children's movies created by ...
'' aka ''Vincent et Moi'' - feature, Les Productions La Fête/
Telefilm Canada
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1990 - director, writer
*''Loggerheads'' - documentary,
David Bradbury, Frontline Films 1990 - writer
*''The Return of Tommy Tricker'' - feature, Les Productions La Fête/
Telefilm Canada
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1994 - director, writer
*''No Place Like Home'' - documentary, Fiona Hergstrom, Living Pictures 1996 - producer
*''Final Insult'' - documentary, Ivan Hexter,
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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1997 - producer
*''Brushes With Fame'' - documentary, Richard Mordaunt, Coolamon Films 1997 - producer
*''Uni'' - documentary series,
Simon Target
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,
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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1997 - producer
*''
Race Around the World
''Race Around the World'' was an Australian travel documentary and competition series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1997 and 1998. The series was brought to the ABC by filmmaker Michael Rubbo, and was based on the Canad ...
'' - documentary series,
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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1997 - executive producer
*''Where Angels Fear to Tread'' - documentary, Nicola Woolmington, Annamax Media 1997 - executive producer
*''King’s School'' - documentary series,
Simon Target
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,
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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1998 - producer
*''Burden of Proof'' - documentary, David Goldie,
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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1998 - producer
*''Love’s Tragedies'' - documentary, Don Parham, Parham Media Productions, 1998 - producer
*''To Get Rich is Glorious'' - documentary, Nick Torrens, Nick Torrens Film Productions 1998 - producer
*''Race Around the Corner'' - documentary series, Stephen G, Jones,
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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1998 - producer
*''The Little Box That Sings'' - documentary,
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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1999 - director, writer, producer
*''The Man Who’s Still Going'' - documentary, independent 1999 - director, writer, producer
*''Wamsley’s War'' - documentary,
David Bradbury, Frontline Films 2000 - producer
*''Much Ado About Something'' - documentary,
PBS
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/
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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2001 - director, writer, producer
*''All About Olive'' - documentary, The Helpful Eye 2004 - director
*''Fond Memories of Cuba'' - documentary,
David Bradbury, Frontline Films 2002 - writer, producer
*''Blowin’ in the Wind'' - documentary,
David Bradbury, Frontline Films 2005 - writer
*''A Hard Rain'' - documentary,
David Bradbury, Frontline Films 2007 - writer
*''The Guy from Cycle Chic'' - short film, The Helpful Eye 2009 - director, editor, producer
*''On Borrowed Time'' - documentary,
David Bradbury, Frontline Films 2011 - writer
*''Michael Rubbo's Documentary Journey'' - instructive series, Michael Rubbo, Ellen Rubbo 2020
Awards
''Mrs. Ryan's Drama Class'' 1969 (director)
* Conference on Children, Washington DC: Certificate of Merit, 1970
''
Sad Song of Yellow Skin
''Sad Song of Yellow Skin'' is a 1970 direct cinema-style documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, on the effects of the Vietnam War on street children in Saigon.
Production
Michael Rubbo had originally gone to Vietnam with ...
'' (1970)
*
24th British Academy Film Awards
The 24th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1971, honoured the best films of 1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai ...
, London:
BAFTA Award for Best Documentary
This page lists the winners for the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, formerly known as the Robert Flaherty Documentary Award, for each year.
History
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Melbourne International Film Festival
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Melbourne
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: Silver Boomerang, Best Film, 1971
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San Antonio
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TX: Best Film, 1971
* Festival of World Television, Los Angeles: Best Documentary, 1971
* American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon Award, 1971
* American Film and Video Festival, New York: Emily Award, 1971
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22nd Canadian Film Awards
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: Special Award for Reportage, 1970
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Atlanta Film Festival
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: Gold Medal, Special Jury Award, 1971
''Wet Earth and Warm People'' (1971)
* Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: Honourable Mention, Sociological Studies of Specific Groups or Lifestyles in a Society, 1972
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Atlanta Film Festival
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Atlanta
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: Bronze Medal, Feature, 1972
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Melbourne International Film Festival
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Melbourne
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: Diploma of Merit, 1972
''The Man Who Can’t Stop'' (1973)
* Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago: Certificate of Merit, 1974
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Waiting for Fidel'' (1974)
* American Film and Video Festival, New York: Red Ribbon, World Concerns, 1976
''Bate’s Car: Sweet as a Nut'' (1974)
* Biofest,
Novi Sad
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Yugoslavia
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: Award of Merit, 1976
''The Walls Come Tumbling Down'' (1976)
* American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon Award, Citizen Action, 1978
''Where Have All the Maoists Gone?'' (1978)
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International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
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Mannheim
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, Germany: Interfilm Award, 1978
''Solzhenitsyn’s Children…Are Making a Lot of Noise in Paris'' (1979)
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International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
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Mannheim
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, Germany: International Evangelical Award, 1979
''Daisy: The Story of a Facelift'' (1982)
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Melbourne International Film Festival
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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 met ...
: Diploma of Merit, 1983
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Uppsala International Short Film Festival,
Uppsala
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, Sweden: Best Documentary Film, 1984
* American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon Award, Mental Health/Health/Guidance, 1984
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The Peanut Butter Solution
''The Peanut Butter Solution'' (French title: ''Opération beurre de pinottes'') is a 1985 Canadian children's fantasy film directed by Michael Rubbo. The second installment in the '' Tales for All (Contes Pour Tous)'' series of films by Les Produ ...
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Giffoni Film Festival
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, Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy: Gold Medal, 1986
* Laon International Film Festival for Young People,
Laon
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History
Early history
The holy district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance. In ...
, France: Public's Choice Award, 1986
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Vincent and Me
''Vincent and Me'' ( French-language title: ''Vincent et moi'') is a 1990 French Canadian fantasy film. The movie was directed by Michael Rubbo and is the 11th in the '' Tales for All (Contes Pour Tous)'' series of children's movies created by ...
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Daytime Emmy Awards
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, New York: Outstanding Children's Special, 1991
* Wisconsin International Children's Film Festival,
Milwaukee
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: WisKid Award, Full-Length Feature, 1991
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