Matilda Brown with her dad, Bryan Brown, in Lessons From The Grave.
Matilda Brown will be an ambassador for AFI | Aacta.s annual online short film competition, #SocialShorts. Brown joins the Blue-Tongue Films group — comprising Joel and Nash Edgerton, David Michôd, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Luke Doolan, Mirrah Foulkes and Spencer Susser — in the role..
Now in its third year, #SocialShorts allows viewers to watch and vote for short films from emerging Aussie filmmakers as they vie against each other in three categories: comedy, drama and open.
The online competition runs over three weeks; one category a week..
The winner in each category will receive a cash prize and a mentorship with #SocialShorts Ambassadors, as well as tickets to attend the 6th Aacta Awards Industry Luncheon presented by Blue Post at Sydney's Star, where they will have the opportunity to "make new connections and discuss new collaborations with industry leaders".
Brown said...
Matilda Brown will be an ambassador for AFI | Aacta.s annual online short film competition, #SocialShorts. Brown joins the Blue-Tongue Films group — comprising Joel and Nash Edgerton, David Michôd, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Luke Doolan, Mirrah Foulkes and Spencer Susser — in the role..
Now in its third year, #SocialShorts allows viewers to watch and vote for short films from emerging Aussie filmmakers as they vie against each other in three categories: comedy, drama and open.
The online competition runs over three weeks; one category a week..
The winner in each category will receive a cash prize and a mentorship with #SocialShorts Ambassadors, as well as tickets to attend the 6th Aacta Awards Industry Luncheon presented by Blue Post at Sydney's Star, where they will have the opportunity to "make new connections and discuss new collaborations with industry leaders".
Brown said...
- 7/25/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
It was less than a week ago that I was writing about how the western genre seems to be experiencing a bit of a resurgence, and now that trend continues as another western film heads our way. Entertainment Weekly has the first trailer and poster for The Duel, which sees Hunger Games stars Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson go from allies to enemies.
The Duel stars Liam Hemsworth as a Texas Ranger who investigates a series of murders in a small town led by a charismatic preacher played by Woody Harrelson. However, the routine undercover investigation soon turns personal for the ranger who must solve the case before he loses everything to the mysterious town.
The film hails from Triple 9 writer Matt Cook and director Kieran Darcy-Smith, who's part of the Blue Tongue Films collective along with Joel Edgerton, Nash Edgerton, Spencer Susser (Hesher), David Michod (Animal Kingdom), Mirrah Foulkes,...
The Duel stars Liam Hemsworth as a Texas Ranger who investigates a series of murders in a small town led by a charismatic preacher played by Woody Harrelson. However, the routine undercover investigation soon turns personal for the ranger who must solve the case before he loses everything to the mysterious town.
The film hails from Triple 9 writer Matt Cook and director Kieran Darcy-Smith, who's part of the Blue Tongue Films collective along with Joel Edgerton, Nash Edgerton, Spencer Susser (Hesher), David Michod (Animal Kingdom), Mirrah Foulkes,...
- 4/27/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
The producers of writer-director Seth Larney's science fiction project Subject 14 have set an ambitious goal for themselves, aiming to raise a hundred thousand Australian dollars in a crowd funding campaign to get the project off the ground. But given the quality of the material, an unusual transmedia approach and the presence of Battlestar Galactica producer Michael Rymer on the team - as is Oscar nominated director Luke Doolan, serving here as editor - I very much hope they make their goal.From a dystopian future, where the planet has been deforested and an oxygen crisis consumes the lives of many on earth, a young man is forced into a newly developed time machine, when a message is received from the future with his name in...
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- 11/25/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Short films director and VFX artist Seth Larney aims to make his feature writing and directing debut on Subject 14, a futuristic sci-fi survival saga.
The film is set in 2067 when the Earth faces an oxygen crisis after deforestation and nuclear spills into the ocean. The protagonist Ethan Whyte boards a time-machine and embarks on a journey as humanity's last hope for survival.
The producer is Lisa Shaunessy, Larney.s partner in Chaotic Pictures. Michael Rymer, currently working on the Deadline Gallipoli miniseries for Foxtel, will serve as Ep after spending several years consulting on script, genre and methodology with Larney. The project has received script and project development support from Screen Australia, Screen Nsw, Aftrs and the Kenneth B Myer Award, Pixomondo Beijing, Arclight Films and Mushroom Pictures, which will distribute in Oz.
Denson Baker (untitled Jim Loach Film, Paper Planes) will lens the film, with Oscar-nominated editor Luke Doolan (Miracle Fish,...
The film is set in 2067 when the Earth faces an oxygen crisis after deforestation and nuclear spills into the ocean. The protagonist Ethan Whyte boards a time-machine and embarks on a journey as humanity's last hope for survival.
The producer is Lisa Shaunessy, Larney.s partner in Chaotic Pictures. Michael Rymer, currently working on the Deadline Gallipoli miniseries for Foxtel, will serve as Ep after spending several years consulting on script, genre and methodology with Larney. The project has received script and project development support from Screen Australia, Screen Nsw, Aftrs and the Kenneth B Myer Award, Pixomondo Beijing, Arclight Films and Mushroom Pictures, which will distribute in Oz.
Denson Baker (untitled Jim Loach Film, Paper Planes) will lens the film, with Oscar-nominated editor Luke Doolan (Miracle Fish,...
- 10/29/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Short films director and VFX artist Seth Larney aims to make his feature writing and directing debut on Subject 14, a futuristic sci-fi survival saga.
The film is set in 2067 when the Earth faces an oxygen crisis after deforestation and nuclear spills into the ocean. The protagonist Ethan Whyte boards a time-machine and embarks on a journey as humanity's last hope for survival.
The producer is Lisa Shaunessy, Larney.s partner in Chaotic Pictures. Michael Rymer, currently working on the Deadline Gallipoli miniseries for Foxtel, will serve as Ep after spending several years consulting on script, genre and methodology with Larney. The project has received script and project development support from Screen Australia, Screen Nsw, Aftrs and the Kenneth B Myer Award, Pixomondo Beijing, Arclight Films and Mushroom Pictures, which will distribute in Oz.
Denson Baker (untitled Jim Loach Film, Paper Planes) will lens the film, with Oscar-nominated editor Luke Doolan (Miracle Fish,...
The film is set in 2067 when the Earth faces an oxygen crisis after deforestation and nuclear spills into the ocean. The protagonist Ethan Whyte boards a time-machine and embarks on a journey as humanity's last hope for survival.
The producer is Lisa Shaunessy, Larney.s partner in Chaotic Pictures. Michael Rymer, currently working on the Deadline Gallipoli miniseries for Foxtel, will serve as Ep after spending several years consulting on script, genre and methodology with Larney. The project has received script and project development support from Screen Australia, Screen Nsw, Aftrs and the Kenneth B Myer Award, Pixomondo Beijing, Arclight Films and Mushroom Pictures, which will distribute in Oz.
Denson Baker (untitled Jim Loach Film, Paper Planes) will lens the film, with Oscar-nominated editor Luke Doolan (Miracle Fish,...
- 10/29/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Joel Edgerton, Baz Luhrmann and Jacki Weaver will be among the beneficiaries at Oct. 24’s Australians in Film Awards dinner, instituted by Australians in Film, the Los Angeles-based industry guild for Australian filmmakers and performers in the United States. Edgerton and his acting, directing and producing colleagues at the Sydney-based collective, Blue Tongue Films, will receive the Orry Kelly International award. Blue Tongue members include Kieran Darcy-Smith, Luke Doolan, Edgerton and his sibling Nash Edgerton, Mirrah Foulkes, David Michod and Spencer Susser – who have made films including Animal Kingdom and Wish You Were Here -- are being
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- 10/17/2013
- by Pip Bulbeck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Joel Edgerton has had a hand in some action behind the camera as producer of his brother Nash Edgerton's film The Square, not to mention some other films from his Blue-Tongue Films cohorts David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), Kieran Darcy-Smith, Luke Doolan, Spencer Susser and Mirrah Foulkes. But now the star of Zero Dark Thirty, The Great Gatsby and Warrior will sit in the director's chair for the first time with a project called Weirdo that he also wrote. Edgerton will also take a supporting role in the film which the actor discussed with ScreenDaily at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. More below! Edgerton says, "It’s about a guy who is forced to face the past when it comes back in the form of an old school friend. But he continually lies about it (the past) and it haunts him in a bad bad way.” It's a smaller film,...
- 9/9/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Weirdo to be produced by Australia-born, Us-based Rebecca Yeldham.
Sydney-based actor/writer Joel Edgerton and Australian-born Us-based producer Rebecca Yeldham are planning to make Edgerton’s directorial debut Weirdo in California next year.
“It’s about a guy who is forced to face the past when it comes back in the form of an old school friend,” Edgerton, who also wrote the script, told Screen. “But he continually lies about it (the past) and it haunts him in a bad bad way.”
“Weirdo is a very contained film: five or six locations and six characters,” he said, explaining why it is an ideal first feature for him as director. “We have people interested in financing subject to casting and we’re playing that game now … I’ll play a supporting role and I will bring the post home.”
Edgerton was talking on the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival, which tomorrow...
Sydney-based actor/writer Joel Edgerton and Australian-born Us-based producer Rebecca Yeldham are planning to make Edgerton’s directorial debut Weirdo in California next year.
“It’s about a guy who is forced to face the past when it comes back in the form of an old school friend,” Edgerton, who also wrote the script, told Screen. “But he continually lies about it (the past) and it haunts him in a bad bad way.”
“Weirdo is a very contained film: five or six locations and six characters,” he said, explaining why it is an ideal first feature for him as director. “We have people interested in financing subject to casting and we’re playing that game now … I’ll play a supporting role and I will bring the post home.”
Edgerton was talking on the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival, which tomorrow...
- 9/9/2013
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Weirdo to be produced by Australia-born, Us-based Rebecca Yeldham.
Sydney-based actor/writer Joel Edgerton and Australian-born Us-based producer Rebecca Yeldham are planning to make Edgerton’s directorial debut Weirdo in California next year.
“It’s about a guy who is forced to face the past when it comes back in the form of an old school friend,” Edgerton, who also wrote the script, told Screen. “But he continually lies about it (the past) and it haunts him in a bad bad way.”
“Weirdo is a very contained film: five or six locations and six characters,” he said, explaining why it is an ideal first feature for him as director. “We have people interested in financing subject to casting and we’re playing that game now … I’ll play a supporting role and I will bring the post home.”
Edgerton was talking on the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival, which tomorrow...
Sydney-based actor/writer Joel Edgerton and Australian-born Us-based producer Rebecca Yeldham are planning to make Edgerton’s directorial debut Weirdo in California next year.
“It’s about a guy who is forced to face the past when it comes back in the form of an old school friend,” Edgerton, who also wrote the script, told Screen. “But he continually lies about it (the past) and it haunts him in a bad bad way.”
“Weirdo is a very contained film: five or six locations and six characters,” he said, explaining why it is an ideal first feature for him as director. “We have people interested in financing subject to casting and we’re playing that game now … I’ll play a supporting role and I will bring the post home.”
Edgerton was talking on the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival, which tomorrow...
- 9/9/2013
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Vol. I Issue 10 February 2013
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As this last weekend approached I was faced with marking my Academy Award ballot. This process is always really difficult. How does one sort out the “best” film or accomplishment of five or nine in the case of the Best Picture? For me it has been over 30 years of screenings. Thousand of films. Some really great films and many not so great. I also try to think what it means to be one of the nominees. What was the off-screen story but always more importantly what their contribution was to the work and how the film compares to others. What’s great about short films is that they can be made for almost nothing by a few filmmakers without a large budget, crew or cast.
The Academy has three nomination categories for films less than 41 minutes in length: short fiction, documentary and animation. Once nominated, there are public screenings and panels to celebrate the nominated films at the Academy in Beverly Hills. A group photograph of all the nominees is taken with a large Oscar in the lobby of the Academy headquarters. It is really a wonderful experience.
It wasn’t always like that. There were no special celebrations for the short or documentary films until the l980s. While the Foreign Language films had their seminar, nothing was done for these films. We tried to remedy that in the 1980s and started the Direct Cinema receptions and screenings with UCLA, USC and, a few years later, the Ida sponsored “Docuday” and the Academy started doing an annual reception for the shorts and documentary filmmakers. Today the Academy’s evening receptions for the short films, animated features (a relatively new Oscar category) and the documentaries are annual sell-out events. The filmmakers and their works are celebrated and it has become a highlight of the Oscar week for the filmmakers and those associated with the films.
When I first became a member of the Academy the short films and animation branch was headed by a number of extraordinary talents: T Hee, Saul Bass and June Forey. These three remarkable artists represented classic Disney animation (T. Hee), fiction and narrative short films (Saul Bass), and the television and theatrical films (June Forey, who voiced hundreds of characters.)
Saul Bass articulated the branch’s membership policy, “We want them to be part of our branch.” This liberal interpretation allowed documentary filmmakers like Ken Burns as well as voice artists and creatives like Stan Friedberg (and June Forey) to be part of a group that included IMAX filmmakers as well as classic character animation directors, colorists, layout artists, producers and other key short film and animation filmmakers. The animation filmmakers represent both the studio animators and the independent animators who work globally doing personal work as well as studio work. Other governors from 1979 to the present have included Hal Elias, who served on the Academy board for 37 years and was a short film publicist for MGM among other things; Bill Littlejohn, who worked on over 90 films as an animator ranging from Charley Brown, Peanuts Christmas Specials to working with the Hubleys’; Bill Scott, who acted and wrote over a hundred animated films, and Carl Bell, who worked on over 35 films at Disney in its animation department.
Unlike most of the other branches, the Short Films branch screens all of the submitted films in 16mm and 35mm and now in Digital Cinema, in an effort to find and nominate the best short films produced in the world. The branch rules allowed films to qualify in an effort to encourage more international entries in the 1990s by taking a first prize at key festivals in addition to the method that all Academy films can use to qualify, a theatrical week long (now three day for shorts) run in a theater in Los Angeles County. Branch screenings were expanded to New York to permit more members to participate in the nomination process in the 1990s. The final short listed screenings are in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Over one-third of the branch participates in the voting. The best change took place this year, sending DVD screeners to all Academy members of the short live action and animated nominated films. While this still won’t force members to watch them, members can’t claim they can’t see them. This is not only great for the branch but great for the nominated filmmakers. Who would not want to screen their short film for Academy members?
The process of the branch for selecting Nominees has remained unchanged for years—members screen the films in a theater rather than on DVDs, which is how the Documentary branch is dealing with the flood of feature docs and their unwillingness to trust committees. Nothing beats seeing films projected on a large screen with perfect sound and that is now lost. In a two step process, a committee (self selected from the branch membership) screens the films and the 15 films with the highest scores are short listed. The short listed films are then screened again and members vote.
The current Short Film Branch governors are Jon Bloom (pictured with the 2007 nominees), a 1983 fiction short nominee, filmmaker, editor and producer who chairs the branch, animator and Disney Creative Head and multi-Oscar winner, John Lasseter, and William "Bill" Kroyer,an award-winning director of animation and computer graphics commercials, short films, movie titles and theatrical films and faculty member Chapman College.
One of the challenges for the branch is how to grow live action producing members. With the addition of feature animation to the awards and the large number of feature animation films being released, the branch would like to have the most qualified animators to become members. The number of animators grows at a far faster rate than that of the live action filmmakers since only a few live action filmmakers can qualify for membership. The commercial success of animated features, the long production schedules and the large number of animators who work in qualifying positions allows for six plus individuals per picture to be eligible for membership. With five nominees a year, the number of individuals who can play a key role in two or three features becoming eligible for membership can easily approach 30 plus individuals annually. Add in the short animation nominees and competition for the limited new slots allocated to the branch can be brutal. The talent pool of animators is both astonishingly strong and suggests that Hollywood can easily double production from the 15 or so films made annually to 25 or 30 without having to compromise on talent.
Many of the filmmakers in the branch who make their Oscar nominated or winning live action short have made or are interested in making feature length works. A number of recent nominees or winners have made that transition. The following list looks at all of the live action nominees from 2001 to 2011, using the Internet Movie Database I looked up each nominee and listed what they reported they were doing professionally. Obviously, this is not intended to show everything. In each case, I listed credits or summarized credits shown in the IMDb listing.
Some observations about 11 years of Live Action Short Film Academy Award Nominees:
There were 86 nominations (out of a possible 110) This is because in some years only three films were nominated and in some cases only one filmmaker from a film was eligible for a nomination. Non-us based filmmakers dominate this category. Despite the huge number of short films being made annually in the Us, a majority of the nominated films come from filmmakers based abroad. In part this is due to the government subsidies available, but it is also due to the strong training programs, commercial support for the short films and a rich tradition of theatrical shorts. This year (2012) four of the five films in the live action category are from Us filmmakers. This is an unusual year. Few filmmakers have more than one nomination, only a handful of the nominees have made multiple Academy worthy short films. As one might expect, many of the filmmakers have continued their film work in television, some in features. The European Oscar winners (vs nominees) have done better at snagging features after a win than have their American counterparts. Again, this is likely a function of government support for entry features. Perhaps one of the short films seem to have been turned into a feature (or television) film. Some of the short films are intended to be sizzle reels for features, but it is not clear why so few of the nominated short films have been turned into features. A number of the Oscar winners have not continued working in film. No record of future productions are shown on IMDb. It would be interesting to see what they are doing now. Two of the Oscar winners have written critically award winning screenplays, one received two Academy Award nominations for his screenwriting. None of these nominees have gone on to win Oscars in directing or producing for feature films.
The data is from the Academy and the IMDb databases.
Apologies in advance, if credits were missed or other factual errors were made. In a week we’ll be able to add this year's winner.
2001 (74th)
Short Film (Live Action) (* won Academy Award)
*the accountant -- Ray McKinnon: Two Features: Randy and the Mob 2007 and Crystal 2004 Lisa Blount: Produced these features. Copy Shop -- Virgil Widrich Gregor's Greatest Invention -- Johannes Kiefer A Man Thing (Meska Sprawa) -- Slawomir Fabicki, Two Features: Loving 2012, Retrieval 2006 (Also wrote) Bogumil Godfrejow Has shot multiple features Speed for Thespians -- Kalman Apple, Shameela Bakhsh
2002 (75th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Fait D'Hiver -- Dirk Beliën, Anja Daelemans produced Comrade Kim Goes North I'll Wait for the Next One... (J'Attendrai Le Suivant...) -- Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin Inja (Dog) -- Steven Pasvolsky Feature, Deck Dogz Joe Weatherstone, produced episodic television. Johnny Flynton -- Lexi Alexander, directed 3 features: Lifted, Punisher: War Zone and Green Street Hooligans Alexander Buono as a Dp has shot series and features *This Charming Manon (Der Er En Yndig Mand) -- Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen produced both features, series and documentaries.
2003 (76th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) -- Florian Baxmeyer Multiple television films and series Most (The Bridge) -- Bobby Garabedian, William Zabka Mr. Zabka has appeared as an actor in numerous films and television shows Squash -- Lionel Bailliu Features: Fair Play and Denis (in post) (A) Torzija [(A) Torsion] -- Stefan Arsenijevic Directed: Lost and Found, Love and Other Crimes, and Do Not Forget Me Istanbul *Two Soldiers -- Aaron Schneider,Asc (Cinematographer numerous credits) and feature, Kiss the Girls, Andrew J. Sacks Series The Closer (98 episodes) and Major Crimes.
2004 (77th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Everything in This Country Must -- Gary McKendry Directed Killer Elite, Joseph and the Girl Little Terrorist -- Ashvin Kumar Produced and Directed features (2) and documentaries (2) 7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana) -- Nacho Vigalondo Directed and written multiple films, series, shorts Two Cars, One Night -- Taika Waititi, Acted and directed and written multi television and films Ainsley Gardiner Nz based producer of multiple shorts, television and feature films *Wasp -- Andrea Arnold Actor, director and writer of numbers films, television programs
2005 (78th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Ausreisser (The Runaway) -- Ulrike Grote Ms. Grote has acted in over 42 programs, features, television series and films Cashback -- Sean Ellis, Director/Writer Metro Manila, The Broken Lene Bausager Producer, The Broken, Ginger and Rosa The Last Farm -- Rúnar Rúnarsson, Director/Writer Volcano, Thor S. Sigurjónsson Produced multiple features Our Time Is Up -- Rob Pearlstein, Director/Writer multiple television and a feature Pia Clemente Producer, documentaries *Six Shooter -- Martin McDonagh Writer/Director Seven Psychopaths, In Bruges
2006 (79th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) -- Javier Fesser, no other credits shown Luis Manso Produced multiple features Éramos Pocos (One Too Many) -- Borja Cobeaga Writer, multi films and television series Helmer & Son -- Søren Pilmark no other credits, Kim Magnusso Producer over 100 film, television films (4 Best Short Film Academy Award nominations) Won for Ernst & Lyset The Saviour -- Peter Templeman, no other credits Stuart Parkyn, Producer, multi-short film credits *West Bank Story -- Ari Sandel Director, one short, one documentary
2007 (80th)
Short Film (Live Action)
At Night -- Christian E. Christiansen, Directed, Features and television series Louise Vesth Producer, multi features Il Supplente (The Substitute) -- Andrea Jublin
*Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets) -- Philippe Pollet-Villard Actor and director short films, a television film
Tanghi Argentini -- Guido Thys, Director, Multiple television series Anja Daelemans, nominated for 2 Short Film nominations (Gridlock, 2002) Producer/Pm various The Tonto Woman -- Daniel Barber, Directed The Keeping Room, Harry Brown Matthew Brown Produced 2 shorts
2008 (81st)
Short Film (Live Action)
Auf der Strecke (On the Line) -- Reto Caffi Manon on the Asphalt -- Elizabeth Marre, Director, Television series Olivier Pont Director, Television series New Boy -- Steph Green, Director Run and Jump Tamara Anghie Producer Run and Jump The Pig -- Tivi Magnusson, Producer Over 64 titles many short films, Dorte Høgh Writer multiple series, (Directed The Pig) *Spielzeugland (Toyland) -- Jochen Alexander Freydank Producer of multiple television series
2009 (82nd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Door -- Juanita Wilson, Director As If I Am Not There James Flynn Multiple Producer credits for over 50 titles, television and theatrical Instead of Abracadabra -- Patrik Eklund, Director, Television film and feature Mathias Fjellström Kavi -- Gregg Helvey Miracle Fish -- Luke Doolan, Multiple credits as editor Drew Bailey Multiple credits as Assistant Director *The New Tenants -- Joachim Back, no other credits shown as a director, Tivi Magnusson This is Mr. Magnusson’s first Academy Award and second nomination. See 2008.
2010 (83rd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Confession -- Tanel Toom The Crush -- Michael Creagh *God of Love -- Luke Matheny Feature Love Sick and multiple Television series episode Na Wewe -- Ivan Goldschmidt Wish 143 -- Ian Barnes, Multiple directing credits Television Samantha Waite Credits as production coordinator on multiple titles
2011 (84th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost -- Peter McDonald, Credits as actor Eimear O'Kane Credits as Producer on The Shadows and on television programs. Raju -- Max Zähle, Director, Television series Stefan Gieren Producer-Writer credit on feature film, Kunduz: The Incident at Hadji Ghafur *The Shore -- Terry George, Writer Two Oscar nominations for screenplays In the Name of the Father and Hotel Riwanda Producer and director on films and television series Oorlagh George Numerous credits as Assistant on features, documentaries and television shows Time Freak -- Andrew Bowler Writer and actor in a short film Gigi Causey Production manager, producer shorts, series and films
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As this last weekend approached I was faced with marking my Academy Award ballot. This process is always really difficult. How does one sort out the “best” film or accomplishment of five or nine in the case of the Best Picture? For me it has been over 30 years of screenings. Thousand of films. Some really great films and many not so great. I also try to think what it means to be one of the nominees. What was the off-screen story but always more importantly what their contribution was to the work and how the film compares to others. What’s great about short films is that they can be made for almost nothing by a few filmmakers without a large budget, crew or cast.
The Academy has three nomination categories for films less than 41 minutes in length: short fiction, documentary and animation. Once nominated, there are public screenings and panels to celebrate the nominated films at the Academy in Beverly Hills. A group photograph of all the nominees is taken with a large Oscar in the lobby of the Academy headquarters. It is really a wonderful experience.
It wasn’t always like that. There were no special celebrations for the short or documentary films until the l980s. While the Foreign Language films had their seminar, nothing was done for these films. We tried to remedy that in the 1980s and started the Direct Cinema receptions and screenings with UCLA, USC and, a few years later, the Ida sponsored “Docuday” and the Academy started doing an annual reception for the shorts and documentary filmmakers. Today the Academy’s evening receptions for the short films, animated features (a relatively new Oscar category) and the documentaries are annual sell-out events. The filmmakers and their works are celebrated and it has become a highlight of the Oscar week for the filmmakers and those associated with the films.
When I first became a member of the Academy the short films and animation branch was headed by a number of extraordinary talents: T Hee, Saul Bass and June Forey. These three remarkable artists represented classic Disney animation (T. Hee), fiction and narrative short films (Saul Bass), and the television and theatrical films (June Forey, who voiced hundreds of characters.)
Saul Bass articulated the branch’s membership policy, “We want them to be part of our branch.” This liberal interpretation allowed documentary filmmakers like Ken Burns as well as voice artists and creatives like Stan Friedberg (and June Forey) to be part of a group that included IMAX filmmakers as well as classic character animation directors, colorists, layout artists, producers and other key short film and animation filmmakers. The animation filmmakers represent both the studio animators and the independent animators who work globally doing personal work as well as studio work. Other governors from 1979 to the present have included Hal Elias, who served on the Academy board for 37 years and was a short film publicist for MGM among other things; Bill Littlejohn, who worked on over 90 films as an animator ranging from Charley Brown, Peanuts Christmas Specials to working with the Hubleys’; Bill Scott, who acted and wrote over a hundred animated films, and Carl Bell, who worked on over 35 films at Disney in its animation department.
Unlike most of the other branches, the Short Films branch screens all of the submitted films in 16mm and 35mm and now in Digital Cinema, in an effort to find and nominate the best short films produced in the world. The branch rules allowed films to qualify in an effort to encourage more international entries in the 1990s by taking a first prize at key festivals in addition to the method that all Academy films can use to qualify, a theatrical week long (now three day for shorts) run in a theater in Los Angeles County. Branch screenings were expanded to New York to permit more members to participate in the nomination process in the 1990s. The final short listed screenings are in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Over one-third of the branch participates in the voting. The best change took place this year, sending DVD screeners to all Academy members of the short live action and animated nominated films. While this still won’t force members to watch them, members can’t claim they can’t see them. This is not only great for the branch but great for the nominated filmmakers. Who would not want to screen their short film for Academy members?
The process of the branch for selecting Nominees has remained unchanged for years—members screen the films in a theater rather than on DVDs, which is how the Documentary branch is dealing with the flood of feature docs and their unwillingness to trust committees. Nothing beats seeing films projected on a large screen with perfect sound and that is now lost. In a two step process, a committee (self selected from the branch membership) screens the films and the 15 films with the highest scores are short listed. The short listed films are then screened again and members vote.
The current Short Film Branch governors are Jon Bloom (pictured with the 2007 nominees), a 1983 fiction short nominee, filmmaker, editor and producer who chairs the branch, animator and Disney Creative Head and multi-Oscar winner, John Lasseter, and William "Bill" Kroyer,an award-winning director of animation and computer graphics commercials, short films, movie titles and theatrical films and faculty member Chapman College.
One of the challenges for the branch is how to grow live action producing members. With the addition of feature animation to the awards and the large number of feature animation films being released, the branch would like to have the most qualified animators to become members. The number of animators grows at a far faster rate than that of the live action filmmakers since only a few live action filmmakers can qualify for membership. The commercial success of animated features, the long production schedules and the large number of animators who work in qualifying positions allows for six plus individuals per picture to be eligible for membership. With five nominees a year, the number of individuals who can play a key role in two or three features becoming eligible for membership can easily approach 30 plus individuals annually. Add in the short animation nominees and competition for the limited new slots allocated to the branch can be brutal. The talent pool of animators is both astonishingly strong and suggests that Hollywood can easily double production from the 15 or so films made annually to 25 or 30 without having to compromise on talent.
Many of the filmmakers in the branch who make their Oscar nominated or winning live action short have made or are interested in making feature length works. A number of recent nominees or winners have made that transition. The following list looks at all of the live action nominees from 2001 to 2011, using the Internet Movie Database I looked up each nominee and listed what they reported they were doing professionally. Obviously, this is not intended to show everything. In each case, I listed credits or summarized credits shown in the IMDb listing.
Some observations about 11 years of Live Action Short Film Academy Award Nominees:
There were 86 nominations (out of a possible 110) This is because in some years only three films were nominated and in some cases only one filmmaker from a film was eligible for a nomination. Non-us based filmmakers dominate this category. Despite the huge number of short films being made annually in the Us, a majority of the nominated films come from filmmakers based abroad. In part this is due to the government subsidies available, but it is also due to the strong training programs, commercial support for the short films and a rich tradition of theatrical shorts. This year (2012) four of the five films in the live action category are from Us filmmakers. This is an unusual year. Few filmmakers have more than one nomination, only a handful of the nominees have made multiple Academy worthy short films. As one might expect, many of the filmmakers have continued their film work in television, some in features. The European Oscar winners (vs nominees) have done better at snagging features after a win than have their American counterparts. Again, this is likely a function of government support for entry features. Perhaps one of the short films seem to have been turned into a feature (or television) film. Some of the short films are intended to be sizzle reels for features, but it is not clear why so few of the nominated short films have been turned into features. A number of the Oscar winners have not continued working in film. No record of future productions are shown on IMDb. It would be interesting to see what they are doing now. Two of the Oscar winners have written critically award winning screenplays, one received two Academy Award nominations for his screenwriting. None of these nominees have gone on to win Oscars in directing or producing for feature films.
The data is from the Academy and the IMDb databases.
Apologies in advance, if credits were missed or other factual errors were made. In a week we’ll be able to add this year's winner.
2001 (74th)
Short Film (Live Action) (* won Academy Award)
*the accountant -- Ray McKinnon: Two Features: Randy and the Mob 2007 and Crystal 2004 Lisa Blount: Produced these features. Copy Shop -- Virgil Widrich Gregor's Greatest Invention -- Johannes Kiefer A Man Thing (Meska Sprawa) -- Slawomir Fabicki, Two Features: Loving 2012, Retrieval 2006 (Also wrote) Bogumil Godfrejow Has shot multiple features Speed for Thespians -- Kalman Apple, Shameela Bakhsh
2002 (75th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Fait D'Hiver -- Dirk Beliën, Anja Daelemans produced Comrade Kim Goes North I'll Wait for the Next One... (J'Attendrai Le Suivant...) -- Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin Inja (Dog) -- Steven Pasvolsky Feature, Deck Dogz Joe Weatherstone, produced episodic television. Johnny Flynton -- Lexi Alexander, directed 3 features: Lifted, Punisher: War Zone and Green Street Hooligans Alexander Buono as a Dp has shot series and features *This Charming Manon (Der Er En Yndig Mand) -- Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen produced both features, series and documentaries.
2003 (76th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) -- Florian Baxmeyer Multiple television films and series Most (The Bridge) -- Bobby Garabedian, William Zabka Mr. Zabka has appeared as an actor in numerous films and television shows Squash -- Lionel Bailliu Features: Fair Play and Denis (in post) (A) Torzija [(A) Torsion] -- Stefan Arsenijevic Directed: Lost and Found, Love and Other Crimes, and Do Not Forget Me Istanbul *Two Soldiers -- Aaron Schneider,Asc (Cinematographer numerous credits) and feature, Kiss the Girls, Andrew J. Sacks Series The Closer (98 episodes) and Major Crimes.
2004 (77th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Everything in This Country Must -- Gary McKendry Directed Killer Elite, Joseph and the Girl Little Terrorist -- Ashvin Kumar Produced and Directed features (2) and documentaries (2) 7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana) -- Nacho Vigalondo Directed and written multiple films, series, shorts Two Cars, One Night -- Taika Waititi, Acted and directed and written multi television and films Ainsley Gardiner Nz based producer of multiple shorts, television and feature films *Wasp -- Andrea Arnold Actor, director and writer of numbers films, television programs
2005 (78th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Ausreisser (The Runaway) -- Ulrike Grote Ms. Grote has acted in over 42 programs, features, television series and films Cashback -- Sean Ellis, Director/Writer Metro Manila, The Broken Lene Bausager Producer, The Broken, Ginger and Rosa The Last Farm -- Rúnar Rúnarsson, Director/Writer Volcano, Thor S. Sigurjónsson Produced multiple features Our Time Is Up -- Rob Pearlstein, Director/Writer multiple television and a feature Pia Clemente Producer, documentaries *Six Shooter -- Martin McDonagh Writer/Director Seven Psychopaths, In Bruges
2006 (79th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) -- Javier Fesser, no other credits shown Luis Manso Produced multiple features Éramos Pocos (One Too Many) -- Borja Cobeaga Writer, multi films and television series Helmer & Son -- Søren Pilmark no other credits, Kim Magnusso Producer over 100 film, television films (4 Best Short Film Academy Award nominations) Won for Ernst & Lyset The Saviour -- Peter Templeman, no other credits Stuart Parkyn, Producer, multi-short film credits *West Bank Story -- Ari Sandel Director, one short, one documentary
2007 (80th)
Short Film (Live Action)
At Night -- Christian E. Christiansen, Directed, Features and television series Louise Vesth Producer, multi features Il Supplente (The Substitute) -- Andrea Jublin
*Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets) -- Philippe Pollet-Villard Actor and director short films, a television film
Tanghi Argentini -- Guido Thys, Director, Multiple television series Anja Daelemans, nominated for 2 Short Film nominations (Gridlock, 2002) Producer/Pm various The Tonto Woman -- Daniel Barber, Directed The Keeping Room, Harry Brown Matthew Brown Produced 2 shorts
2008 (81st)
Short Film (Live Action)
Auf der Strecke (On the Line) -- Reto Caffi Manon on the Asphalt -- Elizabeth Marre, Director, Television series Olivier Pont Director, Television series New Boy -- Steph Green, Director Run and Jump Tamara Anghie Producer Run and Jump The Pig -- Tivi Magnusson, Producer Over 64 titles many short films, Dorte Høgh Writer multiple series, (Directed The Pig) *Spielzeugland (Toyland) -- Jochen Alexander Freydank Producer of multiple television series
2009 (82nd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Door -- Juanita Wilson, Director As If I Am Not There James Flynn Multiple Producer credits for over 50 titles, television and theatrical Instead of Abracadabra -- Patrik Eklund, Director, Television film and feature Mathias Fjellström Kavi -- Gregg Helvey Miracle Fish -- Luke Doolan, Multiple credits as editor Drew Bailey Multiple credits as Assistant Director *The New Tenants -- Joachim Back, no other credits shown as a director, Tivi Magnusson This is Mr. Magnusson’s first Academy Award and second nomination. See 2008.
2010 (83rd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Confession -- Tanel Toom The Crush -- Michael Creagh *God of Love -- Luke Matheny Feature Love Sick and multiple Television series episode Na Wewe -- Ivan Goldschmidt Wish 143 -- Ian Barnes, Multiple directing credits Television Samantha Waite Credits as production coordinator on multiple titles
2011 (84th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost -- Peter McDonald, Credits as actor Eimear O'Kane Credits as Producer on The Shadows and on television programs. Raju -- Max Zähle, Director, Television series Stefan Gieren Producer-Writer credit on feature film, Kunduz: The Incident at Hadji Ghafur *The Shore -- Terry George, Writer Two Oscar nominations for screenplays In the Name of the Father and Hotel Riwanda Producer and director on films and television series Oorlagh George Numerous credits as Assistant on features, documentaries and television shows Time Freak -- Andrew Bowler Writer and actor in a short film Gigi Causey Production manager, producer shorts, series and films
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- 2/28/2013
- by Mitchell Block
- Sydney's Buzz
If you're into short films, you need the Blue-Tongue Films collective in your life. Consisting of Nash Edgerton (The Square co-writer/director; stuntman pundit), Spencer Susser (Hesher writer/director), Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Animal Kingdom, Zero Dark Thirty actor), Luke Doolan, Kieran Darcy-Smith (Wish You Were Here co-writer/director), David Michôd (Animal Kingdom writer/director), and Mirrah Foulkes, these folks have paved their way in the short film world with perhaps the most innovative films in the last decade. These guys are responsible for cult hits Spider, I Love Sarah Jane, Lucky, Bear, and a lot more. You can watch all of them over on their official website. Co-directors Nash and Spencer teamed up with Taika Waititi (Eagle vs Shark writer/director) for their latest short, The Captain. It's about a pilot...
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- 1/24/2013
- Screen Anarchy
One of our most anticipated titles at Sundance 2013 is The Captain, the short film collaboration between directors Nash Edgerton and Spencer Susser - who have made some of the most memorable short films in recent years: Lucky, Spider, Bear and I Love Sarah Jane.Like Nash did with Bear, in which he cast fellow director Warwick Thornton in a small but crucial role, not to mention his "Must Be Santa" music video for Bob Dylan, which had directors Glendyn Ivin and Luke Doolan prancing around a Christmas party, The Captain stars another director chum. This time Eagle vs Shark and Boy director Taika Waititi is the star of the show. Here's the synopsis:a man wakes up with a hangover, only to discover the consequences of...
- 12/9/2012
- Screen Anarchy
To celebrate their 13th anniversary this year, the Melbourne Underground Film Festival is going green!
No, they’re not out to save the kookaburra or anything. Instead, they’re hosting a special tribute to the New Irish Low Budget Cinema, featuring two films by acclaimed filmmaker Ivan Kavanagh, plus work by Colin Downey, Gary Kenneally and Gerard Lough.
Muff will host a repeat screening of Kavanagh’s celebrated thriller Tin Can Man — it previously screened at Muff in 2008 — as well as his latest film, The Fading Light. The three other Irish films screening all fall into the horror/thriller genres, from Downey’s The Looking Glass to Kenneally’s Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman and Lough’s trilogy-ending The Shaken 3. And, in addition, the entire fest kicks off with the opening night Irish thriller Charlie Casanova by Terry McMahon.
But don’t think Muff is all Irish all the time this year,...
No, they’re not out to save the kookaburra or anything. Instead, they’re hosting a special tribute to the New Irish Low Budget Cinema, featuring two films by acclaimed filmmaker Ivan Kavanagh, plus work by Colin Downey, Gary Kenneally and Gerard Lough.
Muff will host a repeat screening of Kavanagh’s celebrated thriller Tin Can Man — it previously screened at Muff in 2008 — as well as his latest film, The Fading Light. The three other Irish films screening all fall into the horror/thriller genres, from Downey’s The Looking Glass to Kenneally’s Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman and Lough’s trilogy-ending The Shaken 3. And, in addition, the entire fest kicks off with the opening night Irish thriller Charlie Casanova by Terry McMahon.
But don’t think Muff is all Irish all the time this year,...
- 8/17/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
For Sydney-based photographer Alina Gozin.a, being a great on-set photographer means being everywhere and nowhere.
.By .being everywhere., I mean you have to be alert," she said "because you might lose the moment in a split of a second. At the same time you need to decide when you should shut up and move away and give up the potential photograph for the sake of the production..
Gozin.a's work has been selected and exhibited in numerous prestigious portrait exhibitions and won several awards including the highly prestigious London Photographic Association's Let's Face It 8 portrait competition (for her photo of filmmaker Luke Doolan) while her on-set experience spreads across feature films, documentaries, TV productions, theatre and key art (including this year's Flickerfest poster). She also recently shot stills and key art on Around the Block starring Christina Ricci and shared unit stills on highly-anticipated ABC series Redfern Now.
.By .being everywhere., I mean you have to be alert," she said "because you might lose the moment in a split of a second. At the same time you need to decide when you should shut up and move away and give up the potential photograph for the sake of the production..
Gozin.a's work has been selected and exhibited in numerous prestigious portrait exhibitions and won several awards including the highly prestigious London Photographic Association's Let's Face It 8 portrait competition (for her photo of filmmaker Luke Doolan) while her on-set experience spreads across feature films, documentaries, TV productions, theatre and key art (including this year's Flickerfest poster). She also recently shot stills and key art on Around the Block starring Christina Ricci and shared unit stills on highly-anticipated ABC series Redfern Now.
- 8/10/2012
- by Yuan Liu
- IF.com.au
This article originally appeared in If Magazine issue #146 (April-May 2012).
Broadcasters, take heed. Science-fiction is no longer just the domain of socially-inept teenage boys and overgrown fans of Dungeons and Dragons. With shows like The Walking Dead attracting viewers in their millions and HBO developing a series based on Neil Gaiman's best-selling fantasy American Gods, it has never been more acceptable to prefer your entertainment with a touch of nerdiness.
As a television genre, sci-fi has a long history. The grandfather of all American science-fiction programming is Star Trek, while the United Kingdom has spent almost half a century watching the adventures of everyone's favourite timelord in Doctor Who. But try naming a similarly iconic Australian TV series and you'll find yourself struggling.
The science-fiction and fantasy genre has always been enormously popular with younger audiences across all mediums, a factor ABC3 is all too aware of. Last year the...
Broadcasters, take heed. Science-fiction is no longer just the domain of socially-inept teenage boys and overgrown fans of Dungeons and Dragons. With shows like The Walking Dead attracting viewers in their millions and HBO developing a series based on Neil Gaiman's best-selling fantasy American Gods, it has never been more acceptable to prefer your entertainment with a touch of nerdiness.
As a television genre, sci-fi has a long history. The grandfather of all American science-fiction programming is Star Trek, while the United Kingdom has spent almost half a century watching the adventures of everyone's favourite timelord in Doctor Who. But try naming a similarly iconic Australian TV series and you'll find yourself struggling.
The science-fiction and fantasy genre has always been enormously popular with younger audiences across all mediums, a factor ABC3 is all too aware of. Last year the...
- 6/21/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
Zak Hilditch's short film Transmission took out the prize for Best Short Film at the St Kilda Film Festival overnight.
Hilditch and producer Liz Kearney were presented with a $10,000 cheque City of Port Phillip Mayor Rachel Powning at the St Kilda Town Hall.
The film, which tells the story of a deadly pandemic and its impact on a father-daughter relationship, also picked up awards for Best Director (for Hilditch), Best Actor (Angourie Rice) and Best Achievement in Editing (for Merlin Cornish).
Screen Australia supported the production of Transmission via its Springboard program. The short was made to support upcoming feature film These Final Hours, which is set to shoot in and around Perth in the second half of this year.
Seven minute documentary The Globe Collector took out Best Documentary for director Summer DeRoche and producer Andrea Distefano.
Any Questions for Ben? actor Josh Lawson won Best Achievement in Screenplay for After Credits,...
Hilditch and producer Liz Kearney were presented with a $10,000 cheque City of Port Phillip Mayor Rachel Powning at the St Kilda Town Hall.
The film, which tells the story of a deadly pandemic and its impact on a father-daughter relationship, also picked up awards for Best Director (for Hilditch), Best Actor (Angourie Rice) and Best Achievement in Editing (for Merlin Cornish).
Screen Australia supported the production of Transmission via its Springboard program. The short was made to support upcoming feature film These Final Hours, which is set to shoot in and around Perth in the second half of this year.
Seven minute documentary The Globe Collector took out Best Documentary for director Summer DeRoche and producer Andrea Distefano.
Any Questions for Ben? actor Josh Lawson won Best Achievement in Screenplay for After Credits,...
- 5/28/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
If Magazine's portrait of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luke Doolan has won the top prize in the London Photographic Association's Let's Face It 8 portrait competition.
The double-page spread, which appeared in If Magazine #142 (August-September 2011), was the vision of Sydney-based photographer Alina Gozin'a.
"Doolan likes the Infinite Monkey Theorem, which suggests that monkeys randomly banging on typewriters for an infinite amount of time would eventually produce the works of Shakespeare," Gozin'a told the Lse. "In this photograph, the same idea is applied for the Australian film industry . which meant only one monkey was afforded and at mates' rates!"
Doolan was nominated for an Oscar for his short film Miracle Fish and has also edited several award-winning films including Animal Kingdom. He is also the head of editing at Aftrs, where the portrait was shot.
More information about Alina Gozin'a can be found at her website. More information about the Luke Doolan portrait and...
The double-page spread, which appeared in If Magazine #142 (August-September 2011), was the vision of Sydney-based photographer Alina Gozin'a.
"Doolan likes the Infinite Monkey Theorem, which suggests that monkeys randomly banging on typewriters for an infinite amount of time would eventually produce the works of Shakespeare," Gozin'a told the Lse. "In this photograph, the same idea is applied for the Australian film industry . which meant only one monkey was afforded and at mates' rates!"
Doolan was nominated for an Oscar for his short film Miracle Fish and has also edited several award-winning films including Animal Kingdom. He is also the head of editing at Aftrs, where the portrait was shot.
More information about Alina Gozin'a can be found at her website. More information about the Luke Doolan portrait and...
- 4/2/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
We write about Australian filmmaking collective Blue-Tongue Films a lot here at Twitch. In the past five years they have produced features such as The Square, Animal Kingdom, Hesher and 2012 Sundance opener Wish You Were Here, as well as a string of acclaimed short films. Blue-Tongue members Nash and Joel Edgerton, Spencer Susser, David Michôd, Luke Doolan and Kieran Darcy-Smith get their fair share of column inches, however hardly a peep is ever heard from founding member Tony Lynch. Not a filmmaker like the rest of the Blue-Tongue crew, Lynch has been working as a stuntman, and these days, a stunt coordinator, since 1985. Over this career he's worked on a whole swag of movies like Dark City, Moulin Rouge, The Phantom, The Matrix, Australia, and many...
- 1/4/2012
- Screen Anarchy
The Australian collective Blue Tongue Films have slowly been making a name for themselves. The loose bunch which includes Kieran Darcy-Smith, Joel Edgerton, Nash Edgerton, Luke Doolan, David Michôd and Spencer Susser have collaborated on numerous projects, but are best known internationally for the the thriller "The Square." Well, Blue Tongue are going to Sundance with another genre pic, this time with "Wish You Were Here." And with Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer toplining the film that is also opening the festival, it's likely to attract some serious attention. Directed by Darcy-Smith, the film also stars Felicity Price (who co-wrote the film as well) and Anthony Starr, in the tale of four friends who go on vacation in Cambodia, but only three of them come back. As the secrets are revealed what happened that fateful night, things begin to bubble to a boil. Edgerton and Price play a married couple with children,...
- 12/2/2011
- The Playlist
It may only be in its infancy, but The MyState Bofa (Breath of Fresh Air) Film Festival in Launceston has already accomplished a significant achievement, with the premiere of Luke Doolan's much-awaited new short, Cryo. Doolan's previous short, Miracle Fish, received critical and popular acclaim on the festival circuit a couple of years ago, culminating in and Oscar nomination in 2010.
- 11/28/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
FlickerFest partnered with Movie Extra for another year to broadcast its 2011 selection of films and series 3 of Flickerfest On Extra is now available online for all.
The subsite on Movie Network Channels features not only include the films themselves but animated intros by Picture Drift Studios as well as clips such as explanations and introductions by directors.
Rewatch Dik, fresh from a Best comedy award at Aspen and audience award at Palm Springs festivals. When the Wind Changes (pictured) won Flickerfest/If Audience Award 2011, directed by Alethea Jones and written, produced and acted by Richard Davies and Miracle Fish, the 2010 Academy Award nominee and Flickerfest Movie Extra Special Jury Prize winner, written and directed by Luke Doolan.
To watch the films, visit mnc.tv/flickerfest-2011 and for more information on Flickerfest, visit www.flickerfest.com.au...
The subsite on Movie Network Channels features not only include the films themselves but animated intros by Picture Drift Studios as well as clips such as explanations and introductions by directors.
Rewatch Dik, fresh from a Best comedy award at Aspen and audience award at Palm Springs festivals. When the Wind Changes (pictured) won Flickerfest/If Audience Award 2011, directed by Alethea Jones and written, produced and acted by Richard Davies and Miracle Fish, the 2010 Academy Award nominee and Flickerfest Movie Extra Special Jury Prize winner, written and directed by Luke Doolan.
To watch the films, visit mnc.tv/flickerfest-2011 and for more information on Flickerfest, visit www.flickerfest.com.au...
- 7/19/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Despite Dark City, Farscape and - of course - Fortress, the words "sci-fi" and "Australia" don't naturally go hand-in-glove. However with Luke Doolan's Cargo, Armstrong and Krause's Tremula, and Zak Hilditch's These Final Hours, all Aussie sci-fi films currently in development, this may all very well change. Until then let's tide ourselves over with the just-announced Carey Mulligan Australian-set sci-fi movie Outback, directed by Hunger Games helmer Gary Ross. There is scant detail on this project, but I'm wondering if the throwback title is supposed to be reminiscent of 1970s and 1980s Aussie desert-wave cinema that included Wake in Fright (also called Outback overseas), Razorback and, naturally, Mad Max. Until then we can imagine what it will be like by looking at this amazing image I found on the interwebs....
- 6/28/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Oscar-nominated Miracle Fish director and Animal Kingdom editor Luke Doolan has been appointed head of editing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
“I am delighted to welcome Luke to Aftrs. His extensive experience and creative drive will certainly prove to be a real asset for our students. His career path to date has been inspirational, and we feel his hands on experience will translate well into the practical education that Aftrs offers. He is a great addition to our roster of teachers who are all highly experienced working professionals,” said Aftrs CEO Sandra Levy.
Doolan’s editing credits include The Square, Ten Empty and New Skin, as well as the shorts Spider, Crossbow, Lucky and Fuel. He assisted Jill Bilcock on Moulin Rouge and edited previsualisation on both Australia and Baz Luhrmann’s failed project Alexander, as well as the Sydney-shot Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
“I am delighted to welcome Luke to Aftrs. His extensive experience and creative drive will certainly prove to be a real asset for our students. His career path to date has been inspirational, and we feel his hands on experience will translate well into the practical education that Aftrs offers. He is a great addition to our roster of teachers who are all highly experienced working professionals,” said Aftrs CEO Sandra Levy.
Doolan’s editing credits include The Square, Ten Empty and New Skin, as well as the shorts Spider, Crossbow, Lucky and Fuel. He assisted Jill Bilcock on Moulin Rouge and edited previsualisation on both Australia and Baz Luhrmann’s failed project Alexander, as well as the Sydney-shot Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
- 4/12/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Amy Gebhardt has won the YouTube-Screen Australia online initiative, Map My Summer, and will now make a short film which will premiere at the Sydney Film Festival. Gebhardt, a former If Award rising talent nominee, was selected by filmmaker George Miller, who will now also mentor her project. The new short film will include footage submitted by the public to the Map My Summer initiative, where Australians can upload footage of how they spent their summer. Miller selected Gebhardt's short film, Into the Sun, over two other short films by Ariel Kleiman and Luke Doolan. In an unusual move, Screen Australia and YouTube selected each of the initial three filmmakers, paying them $5000 in exchange for the exclusive rights to their short.films until July 1, and non-exclusive...
- 3/8/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
George Miller has selected Amy Gebhardt to make a short film from the raw footage from the Map My Summer Screen Australia/YouTube promotion.
“I went with Amy’s film because I responded to [her short Into the Sun] viscerally. Although its narrative was minimal, it was, moment to moment, compelling to watch. And once seen it stuck in the mind,” said Miller of his decision.
Gebhardt was one of three directors (including Ariel Kleiman and Luke Doolan) initially chosen by Screen Australia and YouTube to create a short for the Map My Summer campaign – which asked the public to upload footage of how they spent their summer. She will now use that footage as the basis for a final film, set to be a tribute to what summer means in Australia.
“The invitation to build a film from the general public’s uploaded content is a creative challenge unlike anything I’ve ever encountered,...
“I went with Amy’s film because I responded to [her short Into the Sun] viscerally. Although its narrative was minimal, it was, moment to moment, compelling to watch. And once seen it stuck in the mind,” said Miller of his decision.
Gebhardt was one of three directors (including Ariel Kleiman and Luke Doolan) initially chosen by Screen Australia and YouTube to create a short for the Map My Summer campaign – which asked the public to upload footage of how they spent their summer. She will now use that footage as the basis for a final film, set to be a tribute to what summer means in Australia.
“The invitation to build a film from the general public’s uploaded content is a creative challenge unlike anything I’ve ever encountered,...
- 3/8/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
The collective, made up of six Aussies and one American, hit a high point this past Sunday when Jacki Weaver, star of Blue-Tongue member David Michod’s Animal Kingdom, was among the nominees for Best Actress at the Oscars. Formed by seasoned stuntman Nash Edgerton, his actor brother Joel, and Kieran Darcy Smith, Blue-Tongue began as a group of friends who could turn to each other for guidance and inspiration in all their various film projects. It seems to be working. Last year, member Luke Doolan’s short, Miracle Fish, was nominated for an Oscar and the Brothers Edgerton collaboration, The Square, raked in a bevy of Australian film awards. Now, the collective, which Film Comment hailed as “the next New Wave,” is focusing their attention on Say Nothing, a psychological thriller that is currently shooting in Cambodia under the direction of Darcy-Smith. Lone American member and self proclaimed “wannabe...
- 3/1/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Last year right before Halloween we shared with our readers a pretty cool Aussie short film entitled "I Love Sarah Jane". What does that have to do with the Oscars? In a round-about way Natalie Portman's win for Black Swan and Jacki Weaver's nomination for Animal Kingdom could help the filmmaking collective known as Blue-Tongue Films finance a feature-length version of Spencer Susser's zombie-themed short.
As IndieWire's The Playlist blog explains it, among the gestating films from the [Blue-Tongue] team is one from [director] Spencer Susser — the man behind the upcoming Hesher starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, [Best Actress Oscar winner] Natalie Portman, and Rainn Wilson — and it will see him adapt his acclaimed post-apocalytic zombie short “I Love Sarah Jane” into a full-length feature film. No word on if the project will be Susser’s next, but with zombies all the rage at the moment, there’s probably never been a better time for him to tackle it.
As IndieWire's The Playlist blog explains it, among the gestating films from the [Blue-Tongue] team is one from [director] Spencer Susser — the man behind the upcoming Hesher starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, [Best Actress Oscar winner] Natalie Portman, and Rainn Wilson — and it will see him adapt his acclaimed post-apocalytic zombie short “I Love Sarah Jane” into a full-length feature film. No word on if the project will be Susser’s next, but with zombies all the rage at the moment, there’s probably never been a better time for him to tackle it.
- 3/1/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Originally posted online on August 11, 2010. Animal Kingdom is nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver).
Like his stunning short films Netherland Dwarf and Crossbow, David Michod’s terrific and terrifying feature debut, the 2010 Sundance World Dramatic Competition winner Animal Kingdom, is a smoothly photographed, moodily scored tale of a trapped, dim and docile young man who suffers at the hands of a careless and, in this case, criminal family. As in his previous work, Michod relies on an insistent voiceover to provide biting interiority while the unrelentingly grim working-class Melbourne milieu is strikingly depicted in slow-motion shots and even slower push-ins. James Frecheville is stoic and sullen as the lead, who we first glimpse as he’s watching a rancid television gameshow next to an unconscious woman who turns out to be his just recently heroin Od’d mother. Brought into the fold of his criminal clan of uncles by his complicit grandmother,...
Like his stunning short films Netherland Dwarf and Crossbow, David Michod’s terrific and terrifying feature debut, the 2010 Sundance World Dramatic Competition winner Animal Kingdom, is a smoothly photographed, moodily scored tale of a trapped, dim and docile young man who suffers at the hands of a careless and, in this case, criminal family. As in his previous work, Michod relies on an insistent voiceover to provide biting interiority while the unrelentingly grim working-class Melbourne milieu is strikingly depicted in slow-motion shots and even slower push-ins. James Frecheville is stoic and sullen as the lead, who we first glimpse as he’s watching a rancid television gameshow next to an unconscious woman who turns out to be his just recently heroin Od’d mother. Brought into the fold of his criminal clan of uncles by his complicit grandmother,...
- 2/26/2011
- by Brandon Harris
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Guy Pearce and Aussie veteran Jacki Weaver star in a gritty crime tale that's making Michôd in demand in Hollywood
If your mental picture of Melbourne is dominated by sweaty men chasing variously shaped balls and the sunny soapings of Neighbours, then you've been watching the wrong channel, mate. Turn over and you'll find Australia's second city is infested with bank robbers, drug traffickers, murderous criminal gangs, vengeful coppers and the most notorious history of violence in the southern hemisphere. Melbourne's flipside has become a cultural export of its own, as seen in Eric Bana's portrayal of ear-amputated ex-con Mark "Chopper" Read, or the real-life Chopper's own crime fiction, or TV series Underbelly, a kind of Antipodean Sopranos that was so close to real events it was banned from Melbourne's airwaves, or countless other TV series and true-crime paperbacks the city's grisly history continues to generate.
To be fair,...
If your mental picture of Melbourne is dominated by sweaty men chasing variously shaped balls and the sunny soapings of Neighbours, then you've been watching the wrong channel, mate. Turn over and you'll find Australia's second city is infested with bank robbers, drug traffickers, murderous criminal gangs, vengeful coppers and the most notorious history of violence in the southern hemisphere. Melbourne's flipside has become a cultural export of its own, as seen in Eric Bana's portrayal of ear-amputated ex-con Mark "Chopper" Read, or the real-life Chopper's own crime fiction, or TV series Underbelly, a kind of Antipodean Sopranos that was so close to real events it was banned from Melbourne's airwaves, or countless other TV series and true-crime paperbacks the city's grisly history continues to generate.
To be fair,...
- 2/19/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The Film Critics Circle of Australia has announced the nominees for its 2010 Awards, and Animal Kingdom leads the pack with 10 nominations.
Beneath Hill 60 and The Waiting City follow behind with eight nominations each; Tomorrow, When the War Began has five, and Bran Nue Dae and South Solitary have four each.
It’s the first awards ceremony to recognise the previosly ignored Lou and The Waiting City as two of the best films of the year in the main categories; it’s also the first official recognition for South Solitary, which its producers did not even submit for consideration at last December’s AFI Awards.
The ceremony will be held on March 13 at the North Sydney Leagues Club in Cammeray.
The nominees are:
• Best Film
Animal Kingdom Producer: Liz Watts
Beneath Hill 60 Producer: Bill Leimbach
Bran Nue Dae Producers: Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac
Tomorrow When The War Began Producers: Andrew Mason,...
Beneath Hill 60 and The Waiting City follow behind with eight nominations each; Tomorrow, When the War Began has five, and Bran Nue Dae and South Solitary have four each.
It’s the first awards ceremony to recognise the previosly ignored Lou and The Waiting City as two of the best films of the year in the main categories; it’s also the first official recognition for South Solitary, which its producers did not even submit for consideration at last December’s AFI Awards.
The ceremony will be held on March 13 at the North Sydney Leagues Club in Cammeray.
The nominees are:
• Best Film
Animal Kingdom Producer: Liz Watts
Beneath Hill 60 Producer: Bill Leimbach
Bran Nue Dae Producers: Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac
Tomorrow When The War Began Producers: Andrew Mason,...
- 2/8/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has launched its YouTube channel, as well as the Map My Summer initiative, inviting Australians to share footage of their summer experience for use in a short film that will be developed under the mentorship of George Miller, set to debut at the Sydney Film Festival.
“Acting as a sort of curator and having a lot of people visit this channel because the Map My Summer promotion and through word of mouth, we can become a ‘door’ for the combined output of Australian screen content,” head of marketing Kathleen Drumm told Encore.
“[The YouTube channel] is heading in a new exciting direction, and we hope it will be of great benefit to the industry. And from our point of view, we have a lot of really talented people with particular expertise within the organisation, so it’s been an agency-wide initiative: legal, It, communications, sales and library, etc. All kinds of people have worked on it.
“Acting as a sort of curator and having a lot of people visit this channel because the Map My Summer promotion and through word of mouth, we can become a ‘door’ for the combined output of Australian screen content,” head of marketing Kathleen Drumm told Encore.
“[The YouTube channel] is heading in a new exciting direction, and we hope it will be of great benefit to the industry. And from our point of view, we have a lot of really talented people with particular expertise within the organisation, so it’s been an agency-wide initiative: legal, It, communications, sales and library, etc. All kinds of people have worked on it.
- 1/31/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Over the past ten days, filmgoers have been heading to Bondi Pavilion to catch short flicks at Australia's long running and only Academy Award - and now BAFTA - accredited short film festival. The always popular event saw 108 films screen in official competition, 11 of which were world premieres and 46 were Australian premieres. The festivities wrapped up on Sunday at the Closing Night screening, awards ceremony and after party which saw guests including Joel and Nash Edgerton and Barry Otto amongst the VIP guests. Determining the winners on the night was The Flickerfest Jury, which comprised of a panel of Australian and international film experts including director Hannah Hillard (Franswa Sharl), Australian actress Susie Porter (East West 101) and Academy Award Nominated filmmaker Luke Doolan (Miracle Fish).
- 1/17/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
Edouard Deluc’s short ¿Dónde Está Kim Basinger? has won the Flickerfest Award for Best Short Film.
The Best Australian Film went to Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Taun’s The Lost Thing, while the Jury Prize was awarded to the British short Baby, by Daniel Mulloy.
The 20th edition of Flickerfest Short Film Festival came to an end last night at Bondi Pavilion, Sydney. The best films from the festival will now embark on a 30-stop national tour, starting in Byron Bay on January 21 and traveling through to March.
The winners – selected by a Jury consisting of Kryzystof Geirat (Director Krakow Film Festival), Eileen Arandiga (Festival Director of the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto,) Renee Brack (face of Movie Extra), Hannah Hillard (director), Susie Porter (actress), Luke Doolan (director), Peta Watermayer (National Geographic Channel’s Program and Acquisitions Manager) and Tom Zubrycki (director) – are:
National Geographic Award – Best Documentary...
The Best Australian Film went to Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Taun’s The Lost Thing, while the Jury Prize was awarded to the British short Baby, by Daniel Mulloy.
The 20th edition of Flickerfest Short Film Festival came to an end last night at Bondi Pavilion, Sydney. The best films from the festival will now embark on a 30-stop national tour, starting in Byron Bay on January 21 and traveling through to March.
The winners – selected by a Jury consisting of Kryzystof Geirat (Director Krakow Film Festival), Eileen Arandiga (Festival Director of the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto,) Renee Brack (face of Movie Extra), Hannah Hillard (director), Susie Porter (actress), Luke Doolan (director), Peta Watermayer (National Geographic Channel’s Program and Acquisitions Manager) and Tom Zubrycki (director) – are:
National Geographic Award – Best Documentary...
- 1/16/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Polish film expert and instigator of the Krakow Film Foundation and the Film Polski Foundation Kryzystof Geirat will head the jury for the 20th Flickerfest Short Film Festival.
The international program jury includes Movie Extra’s Renee Brack and Franswa Sharl director Hannah Hillard. The Australian program includes Eileen Arandiga (Toronto’s Worldwide Short Film Festival), actress Susie Porter and Oscar-nominated Miracle Fish and Cryo director Luke Doolan.
The documentary strand will be judged by Anne Vierhout (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam), Peta Watermayer (National Geographic Channel’s Program and Acquisitions Manager) and director Tom Zubrycki.
The program for the Academy Award-accredited festival is available at www.flickerfest.com.au, and includes
Flickerfest runs from January 7-16 at Bondi Beach Pavillion, Sydney, followed by a national tour.
The international program jury includes Movie Extra’s Renee Brack and Franswa Sharl director Hannah Hillard. The Australian program includes Eileen Arandiga (Toronto’s Worldwide Short Film Festival), actress Susie Porter and Oscar-nominated Miracle Fish and Cryo director Luke Doolan.
The documentary strand will be judged by Anne Vierhout (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam), Peta Watermayer (National Geographic Channel’s Program and Acquisitions Manager) and director Tom Zubrycki.
The program for the Academy Award-accredited festival is available at www.flickerfest.com.au, and includes
Flickerfest runs from January 7-16 at Bondi Beach Pavillion, Sydney, followed by a national tour.
- 12/20/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
In the past week Animal Kingdom's diminutive crime matriarch Janine 'Smurf' Cody -- played by Australian acting queen bee Jacki Weaver -- has been getting a lot of awards notice, capped off by a well-deserved Golden Globes nomination for best supporting actress.
With David Michod's debut also sweeping the Australian Film Institute awards with 10 wins, the film's local distributor Madman is bringing Animal Kingdom back into cinemas for a limited release.
So far this is only happening in Australia, where the film has also been available on DVD for a few months -- actually I recommend you grab a copy, if only to hear the awesome cast commentary track featuring Weaver still playing "mum" to her brood.
Seeing the film in cinemas is worth it for Sam Petty's sound design and Antony Partos' score alone -- but the film is also an intricate, menacing, amazing ensemble piece...
With David Michod's debut also sweeping the Australian Film Institute awards with 10 wins, the film's local distributor Madman is bringing Animal Kingdom back into cinemas for a limited release.
So far this is only happening in Australia, where the film has also been available on DVD for a few months -- actually I recommend you grab a copy, if only to hear the awesome cast commentary track featuring Weaver still playing "mum" to her brood.
Seeing the film in cinemas is worth it for Sam Petty's sound design and Antony Partos' score alone -- but the film is also an intricate, menacing, amazing ensemble piece...
- 12/15/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Comprising of Australian industry heavyweights including Nash Edgerton (The Square), Joel Edgerton (Animal Kingdom, The Waiting City, The Square), David Michod (Animal Kingdom) Luke Doolan (Miracle Fish, Animal Kingdom and The Square editor) and Spencer Susser (Hesher), Blue-Tongue Films is a talented, multi-skilled Australian filmmaking collective. Voting as one body, Blue-Tongue Films have signed on as part of the judging panel at this year's Optus One80Project, joining actress Kat Stewart and other judges still to be announced. "We are so excited that Blue-Tongue Films will be a part of this year's Optus One80Project," says Blue-Tongue member, director/stuntman Nash Edgerton.
- 12/15/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Bright Star David Michod's Animal Kingdom tied with Jane Campion's Bright Star at the Australian Film Institute's "industry" awards, which were announced Dec. 10. The "top" awards will be announced Dec. 11. Animal Kingdom received trophies for best editing (Luke Doolan) and best original music score (Antony Partos and Sam Petty), in addition to the AFI members' choice prize — a sort of "side" Best Picture award. Bright Star, which was screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009, won AFI awards for best cinematography (Greig Fraser), best production design (Janet Patterson), and best costume design (also Patterson). Other feature-film winners were Stuart Beattie's Tomorrow When the War Began, winner of the best sound award, and Peter and Michael Spierig's Daybreakers, which was given the award for best visual effects. Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing, a semi-finalist for the 2011 Academy Award...
- 12/11/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
It was a big night for David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom and Jane Campion’s Bright Star at the 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Industry Awards last night, with three statues each. Glenn Dunks reports.
The first of the AFI Awards ceremonies rewarded the technical crafts and behind-the-scenes players in a gala hosted by actor Shane Jacobson.
Opening with speeches by AFI Chief Executive Officer Damian Trewhalla and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne Susan Riley as well as a musical performance by Claire Bowditch, the night was also filled with some great material from Jacobson.
Animal Kingdom took out the night’s big prize of the Member’s Choice Award and is the odds on favourite to reap far bigger rewards at tonight’s major ceremony. Bright Star could pose a threat, however, after it’s big haul including two for Janet Patterson (Best Production Design, Best Costume Design),who wasn’t at the ceremony.
The first of the AFI Awards ceremonies rewarded the technical crafts and behind-the-scenes players in a gala hosted by actor Shane Jacobson.
Opening with speeches by AFI Chief Executive Officer Damian Trewhalla and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne Susan Riley as well as a musical performance by Claire Bowditch, the night was also filled with some great material from Jacobson.
Animal Kingdom took out the night’s big prize of the Member’s Choice Award and is the odds on favourite to reap far bigger rewards at tonight’s major ceremony. Bright Star could pose a threat, however, after it’s big haul including two for Janet Patterson (Best Production Design, Best Costume Design),who wasn’t at the ceremony.
- 12/11/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
I love how each generation has its own burst of energy. You just have to look at the youngsters and what great work they’re doing. Our cinematographer Adam Arkapaw is still in his 20s. Our editor Luke Doolan just turned 30 and was nominated for an Oscar for a short film. David’s only in his 30s; they’re all part of this clique of filmmakers who care about each other’s work. It’s a real community spirit; I love it.
Jackie Weaver agreeing with Vanity Fair‘s John Lopez, who feels “Australian film is blossoming right now”.
Weaver said: “When you get as old as I am, you kind of believe there’s nothing new under the sun, but there’s always a fresh way of looking at something. That’s why I love working with young people. They remind you of things you used to know and have since forgotten.
Jackie Weaver agreeing with Vanity Fair‘s John Lopez, who feels “Australian film is blossoming right now”.
Weaver said: “When you get as old as I am, you kind of believe there’s nothing new under the sun, but there’s always a fresh way of looking at something. That’s why I love working with young people. They remind you of things you used to know and have since forgotten.
- 12/7/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Taking place December 5, the Australian Screen Editors Guild Awards is a ceremony which recognises the achievements of editors in the art of filmmaking. This year the contenders for Best Editing in a Feature Film include Luke Doolan (Animal Kingdom), Nick Meyers (Balibo), Dany Cooper (Beneath Hill 60), Alexandre de Franceschi (Bright Star) and Adrian Rostirolla (Coffin Rock). Previous winner of the award for his work on the highly acclaimed Samson and Delilah, Roland Gallois (pictured), understands better than anyone the essential contribution an editor makes to a film. It's a role that's often not given its due.
- 12/3/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
The Australian Screen Editors Guild has nominated Animal Kingdom, Bright Star and Beneath Hill 60 for Best Editing in a Feature, alongside 2009 releases Balibo and – surprisingly – Coffin Rock.
This is the first and only award nomination the David Lightfoot production has received since its release in November 2009.
The TV drama category sees the telemovie A Model Daughter competing against All Saints, Packed to the Rafters and Wilfred.
The nominees are:
Avid Award for Best Editing in a Feature Film
Animal Kingdom – Luke Doolan
Balibo - Nick Meyers Ase
Beneath Hill 60 – Dany Cooper Ase
Bright Star – Alexandre de Franceschi Ase
Coffin Rock - Adrian Rostirolla
The Lab Award for Best Editing in a Television Drama
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne – Deborah Peart
All Saints, Episode 478 – Nicholas Holmes Ase
Packed to the Rafters, Episode 44 – James Manche Ase
Wilfred Series 2, Episode 8 – Richard Hamer
Best Editing in a Documentary
Catching Cancer...
This is the first and only award nomination the David Lightfoot production has received since its release in November 2009.
The TV drama category sees the telemovie A Model Daughter competing against All Saints, Packed to the Rafters and Wilfred.
The nominees are:
Avid Award for Best Editing in a Feature Film
Animal Kingdom – Luke Doolan
Balibo - Nick Meyers Ase
Beneath Hill 60 – Dany Cooper Ase
Bright Star – Alexandre de Franceschi Ase
Coffin Rock - Adrian Rostirolla
The Lab Award for Best Editing in a Television Drama
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne – Deborah Peart
All Saints, Episode 478 – Nicholas Holmes Ase
Packed to the Rafters, Episode 44 – James Manche Ase
Wilfred Series 2, Episode 8 – Richard Hamer
Best Editing in a Documentary
Catching Cancer...
- 11/18/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Remember that one year (2001) when the list-happy AFI (American Film Institute) decided to compete with the Globes and the Oscars in year end prizes? No, that didn't last long. But there's another AFI, The Australian Film Institute, that has been around for a long time and is in no such danger of being a one-off. This year, they're all about the amazing family crime drama Animal Kingdom which they awarded with a record breaking 18 nominations. Sure, the film is in danger of being way overhyped for people who are coming to it late (which is just about everyone given the sorry state of international distribution for dramas of virtually any kind) but for those who can slough off the "omg" raves, I guarantee you'll think it at least an insinuating and well executed crime drama.
AFI Favorites with multiple nominations
Its main competition for the coveted prizes, if you go by nomination counts,...
AFI Favorites with multiple nominations
Its main competition for the coveted prizes, if you go by nomination counts,...
- 10/29/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Animal Kingdom received 18 nominations for this year’s Australian Film Institute Awards, followed by Beneath Hill 60 (12), Bright Star (11), Tomorrow, When the War Began (8), The Tree, Bran Nue Dae (7 each) and The Boys Are Back (4)
The Best Film category will see Animal Kingdom competing against Beneath Hill 60, Bright Star, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Australia’s top rated drama productions – Packed to the Rafters and Underbellly: The Golden Mile – were both absent from the main Television categories (except for Underbelly‘s two acting nods).
The winners will be revealed on December 10 (Industry Awards) and 11 (main Awards Ceremony) in Melbourne.
This is the full list of nominees:
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts. Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach. Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac. Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt. The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White. Tomorrow When The War Began.
The Best Film category will see Animal Kingdom competing against Beneath Hill 60, Bright Star, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Australia’s top rated drama productions – Packed to the Rafters and Underbellly: The Golden Mile – were both absent from the main Television categories (except for Underbelly‘s two acting nods).
The winners will be revealed on December 10 (Industry Awards) and 11 (main Awards Ceremony) in Melbourne.
This is the full list of nominees:
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts. Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach. Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac. Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt. The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White. Tomorrow When The War Began.
- 10/27/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey are the director/producer team behind the Oscar-nominated short Miracle Fish. They are currently in post-production for Cryo, a science fiction short that will complement the story – and hopefully help finance – their first feature, Cargo.
Luke: Miracle Fish opened up a lot of doors, especially with the funding bodies in Australia and generating interest from agents and studios overseas. It thrust us into a world we knew in theory, and suddenly we were taking pretty significant meetings. I’ve got several things happening at once and they’re not all going to happen at the same time, so I’m keeping my finger in quite a few pies.
We’ve spent all of this year trying to figure out our options and what to pursue, because by January next year, when the Oscar nominations are announced, nobody is going to care anymore. There’s definitely...
Luke: Miracle Fish opened up a lot of doors, especially with the funding bodies in Australia and generating interest from agents and studios overseas. It thrust us into a world we knew in theory, and suddenly we were taking pretty significant meetings. I’ve got several things happening at once and they’re not all going to happen at the same time, so I’m keeping my finger in quite a few pies.
We’ve spent all of this year trying to figure out our options and what to pursue, because by January next year, when the Oscar nominations are announced, nobody is going to care anymore. There’s definitely...
- 10/26/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
The first images from Cryo, the science fiction short from the team behind the Oscar-nominated Miracle Fish – director Luke Doolan and producer Drew Bailey.
When a journey to another planet goes horribly wrong mid‐flight, an ordinary female engineer finds herself fighting to ensure the future of mankind. Cryo stars Mirrah Foulkes, Brendan Donogue and Henry Nixon.
Cryo was developed and funded through Screen Australia’s Springboard initiative. The short film was devised to complment the feature film Cargo, which Bailey, Doolan and writer Matthew Dabner currently have in development with executive producer Paula Wagner.
Photos by Brad Shield and Drew Bailey.
When a journey to another planet goes horribly wrong mid‐flight, an ordinary female engineer finds herself fighting to ensure the future of mankind. Cryo stars Mirrah Foulkes, Brendan Donogue and Henry Nixon.
Cryo was developed and funded through Screen Australia’s Springboard initiative. The short film was devised to complment the feature film Cargo, which Bailey, Doolan and writer Matthew Dabner currently have in development with executive producer Paula Wagner.
Photos by Brad Shield and Drew Bailey.
- 10/25/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Actor, writer and director Anthony Hayes has many nicknames.
While "Tony" or "Hayes" are obvious, he's also been called "the John Turturro of Australian acting" given his tendency to nail standout supporting roles and the fact that filmmakers tend to offer him roles they have earmarked for him, rather than audition him. Luis Guzman could be another comparison.
His roles playing bearded, mulleted, working-class criminal types have spawned a moniker: "The King of Western Grit" -- and his most hardcore fans have created an online shrine as a homage to this idea.
Nominated for four Australian Film Institute awards and winner of two, he's played bogans and crims, soldiers and cops; in David Ceasar's Prime Mover he played three separate roles, and in his most recent work on the box -- in the dark black satirical comedy series Review with Myles Barlow -- he played himself, albeit a mad drug-dealing criminal version.
While "Tony" or "Hayes" are obvious, he's also been called "the John Turturro of Australian acting" given his tendency to nail standout supporting roles and the fact that filmmakers tend to offer him roles they have earmarked for him, rather than audition him. Luis Guzman could be another comparison.
His roles playing bearded, mulleted, working-class criminal types have spawned a moniker: "The King of Western Grit" -- and his most hardcore fans have created an online shrine as a homage to this idea.
Nominated for four Australian Film Institute awards and winner of two, he's played bogans and crims, soldiers and cops; in David Ceasar's Prime Mover he played three separate roles, and in his most recent work on the box -- in the dark black satirical comedy series Review with Myles Barlow -- he played himself, albeit a mad drug-dealing criminal version.
- 9/5/2010
- Screen Anarchy
James Frecheville and Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom
Photo: Sony Pictures Classics David Michod is part of the Australian filmmaking group Blue Tongue Films alongside Nash Edgerton and other up and comers such as Spencer Susser and Luke Doolan. It's a group of filmmakers loaded with potential and some have already started staking their claim. Edgerton released The Square earlier this year, Doolan was nominated for an Oscar for his excellent short film Miracle Fish and Susser has Hesher starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman coming soon. It's a group to keep an eye on to say the least.
As for Michod, Animal Kingdom is his first feature length narrative of which he also wrote. It made a big splash at Sundance earlier this year and was promptly snatched up by Sony Pictures Classics. It's a crime feature of a different sort, centered on the Cody family, which is made...
Photo: Sony Pictures Classics David Michod is part of the Australian filmmaking group Blue Tongue Films alongside Nash Edgerton and other up and comers such as Spencer Susser and Luke Doolan. It's a group of filmmakers loaded with potential and some have already started staking their claim. Edgerton released The Square earlier this year, Doolan was nominated for an Oscar for his excellent short film Miracle Fish and Susser has Hesher starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman coming soon. It's a group to keep an eye on to say the least.
As for Michod, Animal Kingdom is his first feature length narrative of which he also wrote. It made a big splash at Sundance earlier this year and was promptly snatched up by Sony Pictures Classics. It's a crime feature of a different sort, centered on the Cody family, which is made...
- 8/13/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
It’s been four years since Encore published its Top 20 Directors and Producers list, and we felt it was time to compile a new, more comprehensive list that included professionals working across all areas – film, television and Tvc production – as well as the leaders and decision-makers that determine the direction of the industry.
Instead of having a limited list of panellists, we consulted with the main agencies and organisations, and also asked our readers to nominate their candidates. We ended up with a list of more than 200 screen industry professionals, and deciding the final 50 was indeed a difficult task. Of course, some other very influential and successful people didn’t make the final cut, but there were only 50 spots and too many talented men and women!
We hope you’ll enjoy – or not, and if so, debate it passionately – the selection of what will become our annual Power 50 list.
1. Christopher Mapp...
Instead of having a limited list of panellists, we consulted with the main agencies and organisations, and also asked our readers to nominate their candidates. We ended up with a list of more than 200 screen industry professionals, and deciding the final 50 was indeed a difficult task. Of course, some other very influential and successful people didn’t make the final cut, but there were only 50 spots and too many talented men and women!
We hope you’ll enjoy – or not, and if so, debate it passionately – the selection of what will become our annual Power 50 list.
1. Christopher Mapp...
- 6/22/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
In news from the Cannes International Film Festival the short film Deeper Than Yesterday, a story of men who have been submerged in a submarine for 3 months and its impact upon them, won the Kodak Discovery Award for a Short Film and the Petit Rail d'Or at the prestigious Cannes Critics’ Week. The Kodak Discovery Award, which includes €3,000 worth of 35mm film... - Australian Film Scene: Local Business: Screen Australia has announced funding of 4 short films as part of its Springboard program aimed at assisting filmmakers who intend on making a short film which will be used to market an expanded feature version of the same project. The films selected include: - Cryo (feature film Cargo) a sci-fi thriller directed by Luke Doolan- Transmission (feature film These Final Hours) an apocalyptic drama written & directed by Zak Hilditch- Mercury (feature film Hound) a conspiracy thriller written &...
- 6/3/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Australian Film Scene: Local Business: Screen Australia has announced funding of 4 short films as part of its Springboard program aimed at assisting filmmakers who intend on making a short film which will be used to market an expanded feature version of the same project. The films selected include: - Cryo (feature film Cargo) a sci-fi thriller directed by Luke Doolan- Transmission (feature film These Final Hours) an apocalyptic drama written & directed by Zak Hilditch- Mercury (feature film Hound) a conspiracy thriller written & directed by Paul Oliver- Rarer Monsters (feature film Tremula) a sci-fi thriller written & directed by Shane Krause The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic) will provide loans against the Producer Offset to filmamkers to assist with small film and TV productions. The eligibility criteria will be to have an international distribution agreement and a provisional certificate from Screen Australia. Amounts will be loaned up to...
- 6/3/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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