“Samson and Delilah” is the big winner at Australian Inside Film Awards

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 26, 2009 under Awards, Foreign Film | Comments are off for this article

“Samson and Delilah” winner of this year’s Cannes Film Festival Camera D’or award, won big at Inside Film Awards – the “people’s choice” awards of Australian film.   “Samson and Delilah” the Aboriginal teenage love story, took home six awards, including best feature, best actor and best actress.

The full list of winners:

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Men’s Group Wins Big at Australian Inside Film Awards

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 13, 2008 under Awards, Foreign Film | Comments are off for this article

The Inside Film Awards are the people’s choice awards for Australian films and elebrates and champions Australian film and creative talent.  The IF Awards are held in November each year in Queensland.  The 2008 event was held today and Men’s Group , a little-seen drama in Australia about a group of troubled men who meet regularly to talk through their problems, has won best feature. Son Of A Lion , won the award for independent spirit for director Benjamin Gilmour and producer Carolyn Johnson.  The film with the most nominations, The Black Balloon, won none of its categories but did receive the box office achievement award.

The full list of award winners is as follows:

Best Feature: Men’s Group (director Michael Joy, producers Michael Joy and John L. Simpson)

Best Director: Peter Duncan (Unfinished Sky)

Best Actor: Grant Dodwell (Men’s Group)

Best Actress: Monic Hendrickx (Unfinished Sky)

Best Cinematography: Jules O’Loughlin (September)

Best Music: Amanda Brown (Son Of A Lion)

Best Script: Michael Joy and John L. Simpson (Men’s Group)

Best Documentary: The Burning Season (director Cathy Henkel, producers Jeff Canin, Trish Lake)

Best Short: Four (Director Erin White and Producer Zyra McAuliffe)

Best Animation: The Covenant Of Mr Kasch (co-directors/co-producers, Joshua Beahan, Ruwan de Silva)

Best Short Documentary: Undressing Vanessa (director Matthew Pond, producer Tina Lymberis)

Best Music Video: Just A Boy (directors Angus and Julia Stone, Josh Groom, Andrew Yoole, producers Madeleine Milasas and Jodie Passmore)

Best Production Design: Unfinished Sky (Laurie Faen)

Best Editing: Unfinished Sky (Suresh Ayyar)

Best Sound: The Square (Sam Petty, Rob Mackenzie, Peter Grace, Yulia Akerholt and Michael McMenomy)

IF Award for Independent Spirit: Son Of A Lion (director Benjamin Gilmour, producer Carolyn Johnson)

IF Award for Rising Talent: Leon Ford

Best Unproduced Screenplay: Memorial Day (Kieran Darcy-Smith)

IF Award for a Living Legend: Hugo Weaving

IF Award for Box Office Achievement: The Black Balloon

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