Adelaide
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Katrina Sedgwick
Katrina Anne-Marie Sedgwick (born 27 December 1967) is the CEO and director of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.
Judy Davis
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received the 2011 Don Dunstan AwardAdelaide Film Festival (30 August 2013) ''Don Dunstan Award Recipient Announced''. Retrieved 10 February 2015. (25 February 2011) ''Judy Davis accepts 2011 Don Dunstan Award'' for her contribution to the Australian film industry on the opening night of the Festival. The glass statuette was presented by Australian filmmaker
Fred Schepisi
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.
A special screening of the 2010 Restoration Version of Fritz Lang's classic sci-fi epic ''
Metropolis
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A big ci ...
'' was shown with a new score, written by '' The New Pollutants''.Mister Benjamin Speed ''Metropolis Rescore''. Retrieved 10 February 2015. This original score was conceived, composed and recorded over a 12-month period, and had its world premiere at the 2005 Adelaide Film Festival.
The festival opened with ''Mrs Carey's Concert'', directed by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, and closed with ''
Mad Bastards
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'', directed by Brendan Fletcher. The film poster for the festival featured a man projecting a film from within himself, illustrating the theme "See Within."
The Canadian film '' Incendies'' won the International Award for Best Feature Film.
Competition
Jury
The following people were selected for the In Competition Jury:
* Julietta Sichel, Czech film critic (President)
* Trevor Groth, American Artistic Director, Sundance Film Festival
* Pierre Rissient, French film director
* Hossein Valamanesh, Australian artist
* Robin Gutch, British producer,
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In Competition
The following films were selected for the In Competition section:
Special Screenings
Awards
;The International Award for Best Feature Film
The International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the Canadian film '' Incendies'' directed by Denis Villeneuve.
;Audience Award
The Audience Award for Best Feature Film was won by '' Snowtown''.
The Audience Award for Best Documentary was won by ''Senna''.
The Audience Award for Best Short Film was won by ''
The Palace
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''.
;Don Dunstan Award
The Don Dunstan Award was won by
Judy Davis
Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress in film, television, and on stage. With a career spanning over 40 years, she has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Frequen ...
.
References
External links
Official Website * Includes complete program.
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Adelaide Film Festival
The Adelaide Film Festival (AFF, formerly ADLFF) is film festival usually held for two weeks in mid-October in cinemas in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally presented biennially in March from 2003, since 2013 AFF has been held in October ...
Adelaide Film Festival
The Adelaide Film Festival (AFF, formerly ADLFF) is film festival usually held for two weeks in mid-October in cinemas in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally presented biennially in March from 2003, since 2013 AFF has been held in October ...