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Applications for the Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship are now open!
October 8, 2019
The successful Applicant will be chosen on the basis of a demonstrable history of outstanding achievements and commitment to their profession; originality, creativity, technical and interpretative skills and the viability of their study plan. Applicants will be required to: have completed five professional live stage productions or have demonstrated a proven record of professional activity over at least 3 years; submit a detailed curriculum vitae, examples of work on CD including 2 costume drawings or set concept renderings where applicable, ...
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THE FAVOURITE continues winning streak
December 4, 2018
Tony McNamara and Deborah Davis’ THE FAVOURITE continues wowing audiences and critics alike picking up a slew of awards at the BIFA’s as well as the Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards overnight. Read all about the good news here!
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THE FAVOURITE
September 10, 2018
Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Congratulations to producers Ed Guirney, Ceci Dempsey, Lee Magiday; writer Tony McNamara and director Yorgos Lathimos.
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Jane Campion Wins NSW Premier’s Literary Prize
May 1, 2018
The New South Wales Premier’s literary awards winners were announced last night among them Dame Jane Campion was announced the joint recipient of the Betty Rowland Prize for Script writing. The fourth episode of TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL entitled Birthday was written by Campion and co-creator Gerard Lee. Here’s what the judges had to say: The Birthday episode script effectively combines reinvented elements of the thriller, the melodrama and film poetry to create a mode of storytelling in a heightened register ...
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FILM CRITICS CIRCLE OF AUSTRALIA Awards Nominees announced
January 30, 2018
Congratulations to all the nominees in the FILM CRITICS CIRCLE OF AUSTRALIA Awards. Special mention to: Cate Shortland nominated for UNIVERSAL PICTURES AWARD BEST DIRECTOR (Berlin Syndrome), Stefan Duscio (Jungle), Greig Fraser ASC (Lion), Germain McMicking (Berlin Syndrome) nominated for ACS AWARD BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, and Jack Hutchings (Berlin Syndrome) for BEST EDITING.
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AACTA’s Announced
October 30, 2017
Congratulations to all nominees for the upcoming AACTA’s, especially to all the HLA clients for their exceptionally good work: BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL Episode 5 – Who’s Your Daddy? Jane Campion; SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY Episode 2 – Alex, Glendyn Ivin BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN TELEVISION TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL Episode 5 – Who’s Your Daddy?, Germain McMicking BEST PRODUCTION ...
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Jane Campion to take Cologne Film Festival Top Prize
September 4, 2017
Dame Jane Campion will be in Cologne this year to accept the Film Award. The annual prize is given to those who have made an “outstanding contribution to the further development of film and media through their work”. The 27th Film Festival Cologne runs from September 29 to October 6. The Film Festival Cologne is considered one of the leading showcases of the latest extraordinary productions in film and television. Read more here.
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Four Australians in International Cinematography Awards
August 24, 2017
Four Australian Cinematographers have been selected for the inaugural IMAGO International Awards for Cinematography. IMAGO is the European Federation of Cinematographers, a collaborative global umbrella encompassing the world’s Cinematographers Societies. The awards will be held October 28th 2017 in Helsinki. Two of HLA’s own have been tipped, Andy Commis for The Daughter and Stefan Duscio for Backtrack. “This is a great opportunity for Australian cinematographers to be welcomed into the room, to play in the same sandpit as their European ...
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MIFF Short Award Win
August 14, 2017
Congratulations to all MIFF 2017 Short Award finalists and winners, especially to director John Sheedy for winning the Film Victoria Erwin Rado Award for Best Australian Short Film with MRS MCCUTCHEON. MRS MCCUTCHEON is John’s first foray into directing for film. See the full list if winners here.
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New York Film Week Win
July 26, 2017
Edited by Simon Price, Kiku Ohe’s first feature film The Lines has been awarded Best Narrative Feature Film at New York Film Week 2017. The Lines is a modern cinematic meditation that reinterprets the symbol of the American landscape. “It follows two actors who escape LA to the isolation of the desert…[it] explores how we connect with each other and the world around us.” Read more about The Lines here.
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Hot Shots Announced
July 20, 2017
Screen Australia has selected 11 emerging filmmaking teams to share in $989,000 of Hot Shots Plus funding. Writer Anya Beyersdorf’s Bondi 1hr Foto is among those selected. From producer Nash Edgerton, writer Anya Beyersdorf and director Sean Kruck Bondi 1hr Foto is set in 1980s Bondi Beach, the short centres on a teenage girl’s clash with her father and will set the tone for a feature film about an underworld figure dealing with family, crime and police corruption. Read more about the winners and the funding here.
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AACTA Short Film Nominees
July 14, 2017
The 7th AACTA Award Short Film Nominees have been released with two HLA clients making the cut. MRS MCCUTCHEON directed by John Sheedy and Luci Shroder’s SLAPPER have been nominated. MRS MCCUTCEHON aims to give a voice to the thousands of trans and gender diverse children and SLAPPER follows a rebellious and broke teen in Australian suburbia. Winners are announced in December. Read more about both films here.
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Jed Kurzel: World Soundtrack Award Nominee
July 4, 2017
Jed Kurzel’s score for Alien: Covenant has been nominated for Best Score in the World Soundtrack Awards. This award is in the public choice section – you can vote for Jed here.
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Gale Edwards recognised as a Member of the Order (AM)
June 13, 2017
Congratulations to theatre director Gale Edwards who has been recognised as a Member of the Order (AM) for significant service to the performing arts as an international director and theatre producer, and as a teacher and mentor. See here for the full list of recipients
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Andrew Bovell is STC’s new Patrick White Fellow
May 30, 2017
Playwright Andrew Bovell is Sydney Theatre Company’s new Patrick White Fellow, following on from writers including Tommy Murphy, Kate Mulvany, Angela Betzien, Hilary Bell, Patricia Cornelius and Raimondo Cortese. The $25,000 fellowship goes to an established playwright each year in recognition of their body of work, and includes a commission from the company to be developed over the course of the year. The Fellow also collaborates extensively with other artists working at STC. In a statement, Bovell said: “Where the novelist and the ...
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Luci Schroder wins Best Direction in a Short Film at ADG Awards
May 8, 2017
Congratulations to Luci Schroder who won Best Direction in a Short Film for SLAPPER at this year’s Australian Directors’ Guild Awards! See the full list of winners here
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Congratulations to our ACS 2017 National Award Winners!
May 8, 2017
Congratulations to cinematographers Stefan Duscio, Andrew Commis, Ross Giardina and Germain McMicking, who all took out awards at Saturday’s ACS 2017 National Awards Features ~ Cinema Gold Tripod: Stefan Duscio (VIC) ~ Backtrack Award of Distinction: Andrew Commis ACS (NSW) ~ The Daughter Advertising – National/International Gold Tripod: Ross Giardina ACS (NSW) ~ David Jones Award of Distinction: Ross Giardina ACS (NSW) ~ Samsung Web Content & New Media Award of Distinction: Ross Giardina ACS (NSW) ~ BPM – Elegant ...
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ADG 2017 Award Nominess
April 6, 2017
Congratulations to Tony Krawitz & Luci Schroder who have been nominated in this year’s ADG Awards! BEST DIRECTION IN A SHORT FILM Luci Schroder for Slapper BEST DIRECTION IN A TV OR SVOD DRAMA SERIES Tony Krawitz for The Kettering Incident – The Search (Series 1, Episode 3) See the full list of nominees here
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