London Australian Film Festival 2007: Documentaries, Archive Films
Rolf de Heer in The Balanda and the Bark Canoes (top); Hunt Angels by Sue Maslin (bottom)
London Australian Film Festival 2007: New Features
THE DOCUMENTARIES:
This year’s documentary strand boasts a selection of eight titles. A double-bill co-presented by Dochouse explore cross culturalism in Australia. Rolf de Heer’s The Balanda and the Bark Canoes (UK Premiere) is a compelling companion piece to his Ten Canoes. “We are making a movie. The story is their story, those that live on this land, in their language, and set a long time before the coming of the Balanda, as we white people are known. For the people of the Arafura Swamp, this film is an opportunity, maybe a last chance to hold on to the [...]
by Andre Soares | February 16, 2007
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Tags: Classic Movies, Documentaries, Film Festivals, Hunt Angels, London Australian Film Festival, London Screenings, Rolf de Heer, Silent Films, Sue Maslin, Ten Canoes, The Balanda and the Bark Canoes, The Life Story of John Lee: The Man They Could Not Hang, The Story of the Kelly Gang
2006 Australian Film Institute Award Winners
The winners of the 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI Awards), which cover Australian film and television, were announced in two stages: "industry" awards on Dec. 6, and the top awards on Dec. 7.
In the film categories, the top winner was Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr’s Ten Canoes, the tale of the ancestors of the ancestors of the ancestors of one group of Australian aborigines. Ten Canoes won a total of six awards, including best film, best direction, and best original screenplay (de Heer).
De Heer and Djigirr’s film is a tad too leisurely paced, but it does portray tribal life in — what seems like — a realistic manner. As a plus, those ancient men and women come across [...]
by Andre Soares | December 9, 2006
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Tags: Brokeback Mountain, Emily Barclay, Film Awards, Heath Ledger, Kenny, Peter Djigirr, Rolf de Heer, Shane Jacobson, Suburban Mayhem, Ten Canoes
Australian Film Institute Awards 2006
2006 Australian Film Institute Awards
2006 Australian Film Institute Awards nominations: Oct. 19, 2006
2006 Australian Film Institute Awards winners: Dec. 6 ("industry" categories) and Dec. 7 (top categories), 2006
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
NARRATIVE FEATURE FILMS
BEST FILM
Candy – Margaret Fink & Emile Sherman
Jindabyne – April Films & Catherine Jarman
Kenny – Clayton Jacobson & Rohan Timlock
* Ten Canoes – Julie Ryan & Rolf de Heer
BEST DIRECTIONJindabyne – Ray Lawrence
Kenny – Clayton Jacobson
Suburban Mayhem – Paul Goldman
* Ten Canoes – Rolf de Heer & Peter Djigirr
BEST ACTORHeath Ledger – Candy
Gabriel Byrne – Jindabyne
* Shane Jacobson – Kenny
Steve Le Marquand – Last Train to Freo
BEST ACTRESSTeresa Palmer – 2:37
Abbie Cornish – Candy
Laura Linney – Jindabyne
* Emily Barclay – Suburban Mayhem
BEST SUPPORTING ACTORGeoffrey [...]
by Andre Soares | December 7, 2006
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Tags: Anthony Hayes, Brokeback Mountain, Emily Barclay, Film Awards, Heath Ledger, Kenny, Rachel Griffiths, Rolf de Heer, Shane Jacobson, Susie Porter, Ten Canoes
