'Ali's Wedding'.
Sydney Film Festival.s audience awards were announced today, with Aussie films topping both categories.
Jeffery Walker.s feature debut Ali.s Wedding, a rom-com.based on the life of star and co-writer Osamah Sami, has taken out best narrative feature, while Kate Hickey.s Roller Dreams, which looks at the.the Venice Beach roller dancing scene from 1978 until now,.won best documentary.
Local films Rip Tide and That.s Not Me also made the audience.s top 10 features. Meanwhile Australian docos formed half the documentary category, including The Last Goldfish, The Opposition, Barbecue, and The Pink House.
Sascha Ettinger Epstein.s The Pink House also won the festival.s Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian Documentary, a $10,000 cash prize, on Sunday evening.
.The Foxtel Movies Audience Awards are the people's choice awards, and the winners reflect the most popular films at the Festival,. said Sff director Nashen Moodley.
.This year.Ali.s Wedding.and.Roller Dreams, two wonderful films that both take on remarkable true stories, have clearly made a strong impact on audiences..
.The Festival has premiered some fantastic Australian films this year. This result shows the popularity of Australian cinema at the Sydney Film Festival."
The awards were calculated from 20,000 votes.
The full list is below: The Foxtel Movies Audience Awards
Foxtel Movies Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Top Ten: 1. Ali's Wedding, directed by Jeffrey Walker (Australia) 2. Call Me By Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino (Italy, France) 3. Rip Tide, directed by Rhiannon Bannenberg (Australia) 4. That.s Not Me, directed by Gregory Erdstein (Australia) 5. Brigsby Bear, directed by Dave McCary (USA) 6..On Body and Soul, directed by Ildikó Enyedi (Hungary) 7. God's Own Country, directed by Francis Lee (UK) 8. Sami Blood, directed by Amanda Kernell (Sweden, Denmark, Norway) 9. The Woman Who Left, directed by Lav Diaz (Philippines) 10. The Wound, directed by John Trengrove (South Africa, Germany, The Netherlands, France) Foxtel Movies Audience Award for Best Documentary Top Ten: 1. Roller Dreams, directed by Kate Hickey (Australia) 2. The Last Goldfish, directed by Su Goldfish (Australia) 3. Chauka Please Tell Us the Time, directed by Behrouz Boochani and Arash Kamali Sarvestani (The Netherlands, Papua New Guinea) 4. The Opposition, directed by Hollie Fifer (Australia) 5. Barbecue, directed by Matthew Salleh (Australia) 6. The Workers Cup, directed by Adam Sobel (UK) 7. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, directed by Catherine Bainbridge and Alfonso Maiorana (Canada) 8. The Farthest, directed by Emer Reynolds (Ireland) 9. The Pink House, directed by Sascha Ettinger Epstein (Australia) 10. It's Not Yet Dark, directed by Frankie Fenton (Ireland)...
Sydney Film Festival.s audience awards were announced today, with Aussie films topping both categories.
Jeffery Walker.s feature debut Ali.s Wedding, a rom-com.based on the life of star and co-writer Osamah Sami, has taken out best narrative feature, while Kate Hickey.s Roller Dreams, which looks at the.the Venice Beach roller dancing scene from 1978 until now,.won best documentary.
Local films Rip Tide and That.s Not Me also made the audience.s top 10 features. Meanwhile Australian docos formed half the documentary category, including The Last Goldfish, The Opposition, Barbecue, and The Pink House.
Sascha Ettinger Epstein.s The Pink House also won the festival.s Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian Documentary, a $10,000 cash prize, on Sunday evening.
.The Foxtel Movies Audience Awards are the people's choice awards, and the winners reflect the most popular films at the Festival,. said Sff director Nashen Moodley.
.This year.Ali.s Wedding.and.Roller Dreams, two wonderful films that both take on remarkable true stories, have clearly made a strong impact on audiences..
.The Festival has premiered some fantastic Australian films this year. This result shows the popularity of Australian cinema at the Sydney Film Festival."
The awards were calculated from 20,000 votes.
The full list is below: The Foxtel Movies Audience Awards
Foxtel Movies Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Top Ten: 1. Ali's Wedding, directed by Jeffrey Walker (Australia) 2. Call Me By Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino (Italy, France) 3. Rip Tide, directed by Rhiannon Bannenberg (Australia) 4. That.s Not Me, directed by Gregory Erdstein (Australia) 5. Brigsby Bear, directed by Dave McCary (USA) 6..On Body and Soul, directed by Ildikó Enyedi (Hungary) 7. God's Own Country, directed by Francis Lee (UK) 8. Sami Blood, directed by Amanda Kernell (Sweden, Denmark, Norway) 9. The Woman Who Left, directed by Lav Diaz (Philippines) 10. The Wound, directed by John Trengrove (South Africa, Germany, The Netherlands, France) Foxtel Movies Audience Award for Best Documentary Top Ten: 1. Roller Dreams, directed by Kate Hickey (Australia) 2. The Last Goldfish, directed by Su Goldfish (Australia) 3. Chauka Please Tell Us the Time, directed by Behrouz Boochani and Arash Kamali Sarvestani (The Netherlands, Papua New Guinea) 4. The Opposition, directed by Hollie Fifer (Australia) 5. Barbecue, directed by Matthew Salleh (Australia) 6. The Workers Cup, directed by Adam Sobel (UK) 7. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, directed by Catherine Bainbridge and Alfonso Maiorana (Canada) 8. The Farthest, directed by Emer Reynolds (Ireland) 9. The Pink House, directed by Sascha Ettinger Epstein (Australia) 10. It's Not Yet Dark, directed by Frankie Fenton (Ireland)...
- 6/21/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
The just-announced lineup is packed with star power, controversies, and a particularly strong Australian contingent. Here are our picks
Landing at that time of the year when summer is still vivid in the memory but beautiful days are increasingly scarce, the Sydney film festival once again promises to further deplete the vitamin D intake of the city’s cinephiles. With 288 films in total, there are more things to do than you will ever be able to cram into your schedule – including a particularly strong line-up of homemade films.
Many Australian titles in the program did not make this list, because there were simply so many to choose from. Omissions include David Wenham’s directorial debut Ellipsis, Ben C Lucas’s sci-fi film OtherLife, Hollie Fifer’s delayed documentary The Opposition, the first two episodes of the second season of Cleverman, and Sherpa director Jennifer Peedom’s new film, Mountain.
Continue reading.
Landing at that time of the year when summer is still vivid in the memory but beautiful days are increasingly scarce, the Sydney film festival once again promises to further deplete the vitamin D intake of the city’s cinephiles. With 288 films in total, there are more things to do than you will ever be able to cram into your schedule – including a particularly strong line-up of homemade films.
Many Australian titles in the program did not make this list, because there were simply so many to choose from. Omissions include David Wenham’s directorial debut Ellipsis, Ben C Lucas’s sci-fi film OtherLife, Hollie Fifer’s delayed documentary The Opposition, the first two episodes of the second season of Cleverman, and Sherpa director Jennifer Peedom’s new film, Mountain.
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- 5/10/2017
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
The 10th Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (Hraff) will open tomorrow night with the Australian premiere of documentary The Opposition, directed by Hollie Fifer.
The feature doc details the struggle of 3,000 residents of the Paga Hill community in Papua New Guinea, who watched helplessly as police bulldozed their homes to make way for a luxury resort.
Two community leaders volunteered to help but ended up making very different choices, and one of them, Dame Carol Kidu, would end up lodging an injunction against the film.
Fifer began researching the subject while still at Aftrs, travelling to Png in 2012 after receiving a research grant from the ABC.
.On the second day the demolition of the Paga Hill community happened, and it was quite clear that this was the story,. recalls Fifer, who would travel to Png seven times over the next four years.
The young filmmaker served as her own...
The feature doc details the struggle of 3,000 residents of the Paga Hill community in Papua New Guinea, who watched helplessly as police bulldozed their homes to make way for a luxury resort.
Two community leaders volunteered to help but ended up making very different choices, and one of them, Dame Carol Kidu, would end up lodging an injunction against the film.
Fifer began researching the subject while still at Aftrs, travelling to Png in 2012 after receiving a research grant from the ABC.
.On the second day the demolition of the Paga Hill community happened, and it was quite clear that this was the story,. recalls Fifer, who would travel to Png seven times over the next four years.
The young filmmaker served as her own...
- 5/3/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Nancy Schwartzman..
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc).s Impact stream, focused on media-making for social, environmental, and political change, has been confirmed.
This year, sessions will focus will consider the challenges faced by activist filmmakers in an increasingly fraught political environment. It will feature five sessions: Gender, Tech & Resistance; One Film to Save the World?; Impact Strategy Hack 1 & 2; and a screening of.Defiant Lives.
American filmmaker and creator of the White House .Apps Against Abuse. safety app 'Circle of 6', Nancy Schwartzman, will provide the Impact Keynote session: Gender, Tech & Resistance.
Known for her work exploring how youth culture, sexuality and justice intersect with technology, Schwartzman has worked as impact producer on documentaries such as The Invisible War and Girl Model, and is the director of xoxosms, The Line and the upcoming Bertha Foundation-supported Roll Red Roll..
Schwartzman will showcase the approaches she has developed to challenge notions of neutrality in technology,...
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc).s Impact stream, focused on media-making for social, environmental, and political change, has been confirmed.
This year, sessions will focus will consider the challenges faced by activist filmmakers in an increasingly fraught political environment. It will feature five sessions: Gender, Tech & Resistance; One Film to Save the World?; Impact Strategy Hack 1 & 2; and a screening of.Defiant Lives.
American filmmaker and creator of the White House .Apps Against Abuse. safety app 'Circle of 6', Nancy Schwartzman, will provide the Impact Keynote session: Gender, Tech & Resistance.
Known for her work exploring how youth culture, sexuality and justice intersect with technology, Schwartzman has worked as impact producer on documentaries such as The Invisible War and Girl Model, and is the director of xoxosms, The Line and the upcoming Bertha Foundation-supported Roll Red Roll..
Schwartzman will showcase the approaches she has developed to challenge notions of neutrality in technology,...
- 1/13/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Hollie Fifer's 'The Opposition', a Good Pitch Australia film..
While this year marks the last Good Pitch Australia event, the Shark Island Institute has stumped up $2 million to fund the organisation.s operations over the next five years.
The funding commitment will enable Good Pitch Australia to provide ongoing management support to the 19 documentaries in its portfolio, including the six new films and their social impact campaigns to be presented at the Sydney Opera House tomorrow.
The money will also support annual .Good Pitch Impact Labs. at the Shark Island Institute for 20 selected filmmakers over the next five years.
Shark Island Institute hosts Good Pitch Australia in partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation. It is the philanthropic arm of Ian Darling.s Shark Island Productions which, inspired by Robert Redford.s Sundance Institute, aims to support the art of documentary filmmaking and storytelling.
.Whilst this will be...
While this year marks the last Good Pitch Australia event, the Shark Island Institute has stumped up $2 million to fund the organisation.s operations over the next five years.
The funding commitment will enable Good Pitch Australia to provide ongoing management support to the 19 documentaries in its portfolio, including the six new films and their social impact campaigns to be presented at the Sydney Opera House tomorrow.
The money will also support annual .Good Pitch Impact Labs. at the Shark Island Institute for 20 selected filmmakers over the next five years.
Shark Island Institute hosts Good Pitch Australia in partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation. It is the philanthropic arm of Ian Darling.s Shark Island Productions which, inspired by Robert Redford.s Sundance Institute, aims to support the art of documentary filmmaking and storytelling.
.Whilst this will be...
- 11/7/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Hollie Fifer's 'The Opposition', a Good Pitch Australia film..
While this year marks the last Good Pitch Australia event, the Shark Island Institute has stumped up $2 million to fund the organisation.s operations over the next five years.
The funding commitment will enable Good Pitch Australia to provide ongoing management support to the 19 documentaries in its portfolio, including the six new films and their social impact campaigns to be presented at the Sydney Opera House tomorrow.
The money will also support annual .Good Pitch Impact Labs. at the Shark Island Institute for 20 selected filmmakers over the next five years.
Shark Island Institute hosts Good Pitch Australia in partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation. It is the philanthropic arm of Ian Darling.s Shark Island Productions which, inspired by Robert Redford.s Sundance Institute, aims to support the art of documentary filmmaking and storytelling.
.Whilst this will be...
While this year marks the last Good Pitch Australia event, the Shark Island Institute has stumped up $2 million to fund the organisation.s operations over the next five years.
The funding commitment will enable Good Pitch Australia to provide ongoing management support to the 19 documentaries in its portfolio, including the six new films and their social impact campaigns to be presented at the Sydney Opera House tomorrow.
The money will also support annual .Good Pitch Impact Labs. at the Shark Island Institute for 20 selected filmmakers over the next five years.
Shark Island Institute hosts Good Pitch Australia in partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation. It is the philanthropic arm of Ian Darling.s Shark Island Productions which, inspired by Robert Redford.s Sundance Institute, aims to support the art of documentary filmmaking and storytelling.
.Whilst this will be...
- 11/7/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
The Opposition.
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has dismissed the claim by former Png politician Dame Carol Kidu for a permanent injunction to prevent the screening of Media Stockade and Beacon Films' investigative documentary The Opposition..
The Opposition was produced by Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton and directed by Hollie Fifer.
It follows Joe Moses, community leader of a four-generation settlement in Port Moresby, who is battling eviction against an international five-star hotel and marina being developed by the Paga Hill Development Company.
In March this year, Kidu sought an injunction to restrain the distribution of any visual or audio recording of herself or any summary, representation or description that has the effect of revealing that content.
Her legal case was supported by the Paga Hill Development Company (Phdc)..
The court.s judgment said there were .extreme weaknesses. to Kidu.s claim that she did not know that...
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has dismissed the claim by former Png politician Dame Carol Kidu for a permanent injunction to prevent the screening of Media Stockade and Beacon Films' investigative documentary The Opposition..
The Opposition was produced by Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton and directed by Hollie Fifer.
It follows Joe Moses, community leader of a four-generation settlement in Port Moresby, who is battling eviction against an international five-star hotel and marina being developed by the Paga Hill Development Company.
In March this year, Kidu sought an injunction to restrain the distribution of any visual or audio recording of herself or any summary, representation or description that has the effect of revealing that content.
Her legal case was supported by the Paga Hill Development Company (Phdc)..
The court.s judgment said there were .extreme weaknesses. to Kidu.s claim that she did not know that...
- 7/18/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Sarah Snook to narrate censored doco The Opposition.
Sarah Snook will voice redacted sections of Media Stockade's investigative documentary The Opposition at Hot Docs International Film Festival following a decision from the Nsw Supreme Court.
Former Papua New Guinean politician Carol Kidu, who is featured in The Opposition, has obtained an injunction until the final hearing restraining the publication or exhibition of parts of the film that include her appearance and dialogue. .
The full version of the documentary was set to have its World Premiere on May 3 at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto, coincidently on Un World Press Freedom Day.
In line with the court.s preliminary decision, the filmmakers are proceeding with plans to screen a redacted version of the film for Hot Docs audiences..
The redacted version of the film features narration over the censored footage by Australian actress Sarah Snook..
The Opposition producer, Rebecca Barry, said...
Sarah Snook will voice redacted sections of Media Stockade's investigative documentary The Opposition at Hot Docs International Film Festival following a decision from the Nsw Supreme Court.
Former Papua New Guinean politician Carol Kidu, who is featured in The Opposition, has obtained an injunction until the final hearing restraining the publication or exhibition of parts of the film that include her appearance and dialogue. .
The full version of the documentary was set to have its World Premiere on May 3 at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto, coincidently on Un World Press Freedom Day.
In line with the court.s preliminary decision, the filmmakers are proceeding with plans to screen a redacted version of the film for Hot Docs audiences..
The redacted version of the film features narration over the censored footage by Australian actress Sarah Snook..
The Opposition producer, Rebecca Barry, said...
- 5/2/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Hollie Fifer's The Opposition.
Thirteen Australian documentaries will be shown at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, taking place in Toronto from April 28 to May 8, including eight feature documentaries and five shorts - as well as a music video from Fell screenwriter and director Natasha Pincus..
Putuparri and the Rainmakers, winner of the 2015 CinéfestOZ Film Prize, will have its international premiere at the festival and will be shown as part of the Made In Australia program..
The other Australian documentary features in the festival program are.Hotel Coolgardie, from director Peter Gleeson and producers Melissa Hayward and Kate Neylon; Chasing Asylum, from director-producer Eva Orner; In the Shadow of the Hill, from director Dan Jackson; The Opposition, from director Hollie Fifer and producers Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton; Zach's Ceremony, from director Aaron Peterson, writer/producer Sarah Linton and producer Alec Doomadgee; and Another Country, from writer/director/producer Molly Reynolds,...
Thirteen Australian documentaries will be shown at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, taking place in Toronto from April 28 to May 8, including eight feature documentaries and five shorts - as well as a music video from Fell screenwriter and director Natasha Pincus..
Putuparri and the Rainmakers, winner of the 2015 CinéfestOZ Film Prize, will have its international premiere at the festival and will be shown as part of the Made In Australia program..
The other Australian documentary features in the festival program are.Hotel Coolgardie, from director Peter Gleeson and producers Melissa Hayward and Kate Neylon; Chasing Asylum, from director-producer Eva Orner; In the Shadow of the Hill, from director Dan Jackson; The Opposition, from director Hollie Fifer and producers Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton; Zach's Ceremony, from director Aaron Peterson, writer/producer Sarah Linton and producer Alec Doomadgee; and Another Country, from writer/director/producer Molly Reynolds,...
- 4/4/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Hollie Fifer's.The Opposition.
Former Png politician Dame Carol Kidu, who features in Media Stockade's feature documentary The Opposition, is seeking an injunction to stop the filmmakers from screening and distributing any visual or audio recording of her.
Produced by Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton and directed by Hollie Fifer, The Opposition has been selected to screen at Hot Docs in Toronto in early May.
Media Stockade has agreed not to screen or distribute any visual or audio recording of Kidu until April 4 2016.
The documentary follows Joe Moses, community leader of a four-generation strong settlement in Port Moresby, battling eviction against an international five-star hotel and marina being developed by the Paga Hill Development Company. .
In response to an article on Kidu.s position published in The Australian, Media Stockade has issued the following statement:
"The Opposition has been thoroughly researched, considered and checked both legally and journalistically by...
Former Png politician Dame Carol Kidu, who features in Media Stockade's feature documentary The Opposition, is seeking an injunction to stop the filmmakers from screening and distributing any visual or audio recording of her.
Produced by Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton and directed by Hollie Fifer, The Opposition has been selected to screen at Hot Docs in Toronto in early May.
Media Stockade has agreed not to screen or distribute any visual or audio recording of Kidu until April 4 2016.
The documentary follows Joe Moses, community leader of a four-generation strong settlement in Port Moresby, battling eviction against an international five-star hotel and marina being developed by the Paga Hill Development Company. .
In response to an article on Kidu.s position published in The Australian, Media Stockade has issued the following statement:
"The Opposition has been thoroughly researched, considered and checked both legally and journalistically by...
- 3/29/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Media Stockade producer/director Rebecca Barry.
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All-female production company Media Stockade has expanded its business and made two key appointments in a bid help documentary makers reach their audience.
The Sydney based company has launched an impact campaign consultancy and audience engagement platform following support from Screen Australia's Enterprise program.
It has also appointed Teri Calder as impact producer and Danielle Kelly as business affairs manager.
Media Stockade company directors Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton said they were hugely passionate about both producing high-quality documentaries and ensuring they reached audiences and created a powerful impact..
"We are absolutely delighted to be able to formalise our leadership in the area of impact producing with both Teri Calder and Danielle Kelly joining the team," according to a statement.
"Thanks to the generous support we.ve received from Screen Australia.s Enterprise Program, we can now continue our growth trajectory. .
"Through both The...
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All-female production company Media Stockade has expanded its business and made two key appointments in a bid help documentary makers reach their audience.
The Sydney based company has launched an impact campaign consultancy and audience engagement platform following support from Screen Australia's Enterprise program.
It has also appointed Teri Calder as impact producer and Danielle Kelly as business affairs manager.
Media Stockade company directors Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton said they were hugely passionate about both producing high-quality documentaries and ensuring they reached audiences and created a powerful impact..
"We are absolutely delighted to be able to formalise our leadership in the area of impact producing with both Teri Calder and Danielle Kelly joining the team," according to a statement.
"Thanks to the generous support we.ve received from Screen Australia.s Enterprise Program, we can now continue our growth trajectory. .
"Through both The...
- 1/10/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
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