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| home | news lRabbit Proof Fence tops AFI list18 Rabbit Proof Fence, by acclaimed Australian director Phillip Noyce, has scooped the pool with ten nominations. The historical drama recounts the true story of a young Aboriginal girl who leads her younger sister and cousin in an escape from a government institution. It had been set up as part of a policy to train indigenous children as domestic workers to integrate them into white society. Meanwhile, Walking on Water, a modest tale about the effects of euthanasia on a group of contemporary Australians, directed by short film and documentary maker Tony Ayres, scored nine nominations. Four films - Australian Rules, Beneath Clouds, Rabbit Proof Fence and The Tracker - all examining indigenous culture, have been nominated in the Best Film category out of the 14 feature films entered this year. AFI Awards director Rebecca Peniston-Bird said the distinctly Australian flavour of this years' film entries was great encouragement for the local industry. "Last year the biggest films, Lantana and Moulin Rouge, could be classed as international films in terms of their subject matter and story-telling," she said. "This year we have an extreme contrast, with the number of indigenous stories and unmistakably Australian themes dominating. "It is exciting to see Australian filmmakers telling their own stories with confidence and clarity." She said it had also been a productive and creative year in Australian television drama, where new productions had won appreciative audiences and long-running favourites remained popular. The 2002 AFI Awards ceremony will be held on December 7 at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne and broadcast on Network 10 nationally. Source: AAP Indigenous Stories Dominate Emirates AFI Awards 18 October 2002 - Australian Film Institute - Media Release - Two vastly different films, one by an internationally celebrated director and the other by a first timer, have received the most nominations, in the run up to the Emirates AFI Awards. Directed by multi-award winner, Phillip Noyce (The Bone Collector, Clear and Present Danger, Newsfront), historical drama, Rabbit Proof Fence, scored ten nominations. Meanwhile Walking on Water, a modest tale about the effects of euthanasia on a group of contemporary Australians, directed by short film and documentary maker, Tony Ayres, scored nine nominations. Four films, all of them examining indigenous culture, have been nominated in the Emirates Best Film category out of the 14 Feature Films entered this year, they are: Australian Rules, Beneath Clouds, Rabbit Proof Fence and The Tracker. Also hotting up the competition are three independent features, which have drawn six nominations each: Australian Rules, Beneath Clouds and The Tracker. The small budget films fared well against bigger, glossier competitors, Dirty Deeds (4), Garage Days (3), Swimming Upstream (5), The Hard Word (2) and The Man Who Sued God (1). Both Willfull and Envy received one nomination, while Molokai: The Story of Father Damien, received two. The nominations for all Feature Film and Television categories in the Awards were announced at a function at NIDA in Sydney today. Judy Davis (Swimming Upstream), Rachel Griffiths (The Hard Word) Dannielle Hall (Beneath Clouds) and Maria Theodorakis (Walking on Water) are the nominees for the Harper’s BAZAAR AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Vince Colosimo (Walking on Water), David Gulpilil (The Tracker), Geoffrey Rush (Swimming Upstream) and David Wenham (Molokai: The Story of Father Damien), are the nominees for the Showtime AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Two actors received multi nominations; David Gulpilil scored Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nominations for The Tracker and Rabbit Proof Fence. Joel Edgerton received Best Actor in a Television Drama Series and Best Supporting Actor for The Secret Life of Us and The Hard Word. All Saints, Kath & Kim, MDA (Medical Defence Australia) and The Secret Life of Us are the nominees in the Best Television Drama Series category. The Secret Life of Us scored the highest number of nominations (5), followed by Kath & Kim (4), MDA (4) and All Saints (3) Kerry Armstrong (MDA), Mary Docker (Halifax f.p), Claudia Karvan (The Secret Life of Us) and Juliet Stevenson (The Road from Coorain) are the nominees for the Max Factor AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama, Shane Bourne (MDA), Joel Edgerton (The Secret Life of Us), Peter O’Brien (White Collar Blue) and Tom Long (Young Lions) are the nominees for the KPMG Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama. Vying for Best Telefeature or Mini-series are Halifax f.p, Heroes’ Mountain, The Road from Coorain and Secret Bridesmaid’s Business. The Road from Coorain scored an impressive in technical categories and totalled six nominations, Hailfax f.p (5), Secret Bridesmaids’ Business (3), and Heroes’ Mountain (2). AFI Awards Director, Rebecca Peniston-Bird said the distinctly Australian flavour of this years’ film entries was great encouragement for the local industry. “Last year the biggest films, Lantana and Moulin Rouge could be classed as international films in terms of their subject matter and story-telling, This year we have an extreme contrast, with the number of indigenous stories and unmistakably Australian themes dominating. It is exciting to see Australian filmmakers telling their own stories with confidence and clarity. “It has also been a particularly productive and creative year in Australian television drama, where new productions have won appreciative audiences and long-running favourites have continued to hold their ground.” The AFI gratefully acknowledges the support of its Principal Sponsor, Emirates Airline, Principal Government Sponsor, Film Victoria and Major Government Sponsor, Australian Film Commission.
FEATURE FILM NOMINATIONS Emirates AFI Award For Best Film Empire AFI Award For Best Direction Harper's Bazaar AFI Award For Best Actress In A Leading Role Jan Logan AFI Award For Best Actress In A Supporting Role Showtime AFI Award For Best Actor In Leading Role Beyond AFI Award For Best Actor In A Supporting Role AFI Award For Best Foreign Film AFI Award For Best Cinematography AFI Award For Best Original Music Score AFI Award For Best Original Screenplay AFI Award For Best Screenplay Adapted From Another Source AFI Award For Best Sound Complete Post AFI Award For Best Editing GMD AFI Award For Best Production Design The Kirketon AFI Award For Best Costume Design Source: AFI
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October 2002 - Indigenous stories lead the charge at Australia's top film and television awards with a film based on the stolen generations topping the list of nominations.
