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AACTA Short Film Nominees
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
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)
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
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
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!
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
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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Marg Horwell and Neil Armfield win at THE GREEN ROOM AWARDS
Congratulations to Marg Horwell and Neil Armfield for taking out awards at this year’s Green Room Awards! OPERA DIRECTION Neil Armfield, The Ring Cycle (Opera Australia) THEATRE COMPANIES SET AND COSTUME DESIGN Marg Horwell (Set & Costume Design), Lilith: The Jungle Girl (Melbourne Theatre Company and Sisters Grimm)
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Green Room Awards
Congratulations to all of our clients who are nominated in this year’s GREEN ROOM AWARDS! INDEPENDENT THEATRE Set and Costume Design Marg Horwell (Set & Costume) – Animal (inFlux in association with Theatre Works) MUSICAL Set Design Gabriela Tylesova – Ladies in Black (Queensland Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company) Costume Design Gabriella Tylesova – Ladies in Black (Queensland Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company) OPERA Direction Neil Armfield – The Ring Cycle (Opera Australia) THEATRE COMPANIES Set and Costume Design Stephen Curtis (Set Design) – The Secret River (Sydney Theatre Company presented ...
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Jed Kurzel wins Best Score at the NZ Film Awards
Congratulations to composer Jed Kurzel who has won the Bigpop Studios Best Score Award for SLOW WEST at the NZ Film Awards! See the full list of recipients here
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Greig Fraser nominated for an Oscar
Congratulations to cinematographer Greig Fraser who has received an Oscar nomination for his beautiful work on LION! “I’m extremely proud to be part of the team who made LION and I’m humbled the Academy has nominated me. My crew, both Indian, and Australian, deserve a massive shout out. Their skill and support meant everything to this film. “It’s an incredible privilege to be acknowledged among the diverse and talented DPs of the cinematography world, so many of whom are doing ...
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Tim Chappel wins at the Sydney Theatre Awards
Congratulations to Tim Chappel who won Best Costume Design of a Mainstream Production for his work on LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at last night’s Sydney Theatre Awards. See the full list of recipients here
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Greig Fraser nominated for 31st annual ASC Awards
Congratulations to Greig Fraser whose beautiful work on LION has been nominated by the The American Society of Cinematographers for the 31st annual ASC Awards. See the full list of nominees here
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2016 Sydney Theatre Awards
Congratulations to all of our clients who are nominated for the 2016 Sydney Theatre Awards! BEST STAGE DESIGN Alicia Clements (Hay Fever) Brian Thomson (Faith Healer) Gabriela Tylesova (A Flea In Her Ear) BEST COSTUME DESIGN Tim Chappel (Little Shop of Horrors) Alicia Clements (Hay Fever) Gabriela Tylesova (A Flea In Her Ear) BEST DIRECTION Kate Gaul (Good With Maps) BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Jasper Jones (Belvoir), Directed by Anne-Louise Sarks See the full list of nominees here
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HOLDING THE MAN wins Best Feature Film at the Image+nation – Montreal International LGBT Film Festival.
Congratulations to director Neil Armfield, whose film HOLDING THE MAN has won the jury award for Best Feature Film at the Image+nation – Montreal International LGBT Film Festival. Of the film the jury said: “The winner of this category is a masterful melodrama and time capsule of a devastating time in the LGBT history, that touches on a familiar theme with a lot of humour and honesty, and a frank courage rarely achieved in narrative film. The performances by the ...
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Stefan Duscio takes home Gold at the Victoria Tasmania ACS Awards
Congratulations to Stefan Duscio who took home Gold for both BARRACUDA (TV) and BACKTRACK (Feature) at the Victoria Tasmania ACS Awards on Saturday night!
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Greig Fraser wins the Golden Frog
Congratulations to LION cinematographer Greig Fraser, who has won the Golden Frog for lensing at the 24th edition of Poland’s Camerimage cinematography festival. See the full list of winners here
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Peter Carstairs’ ULTRASOUND wins at the shots Awards
Congratulations to director Peter Carstairs whose Doritos ad ULTRASOUND won Gold for Best Commercial of the Year- TV (Up to 60 seconds) at the shots Awards in London last week. See the full list of winners here
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Alan John wins at the APRA Screen Music Awards
Congratulations to composer Alan John whose music for the ABC miniseries The Beautiful Lie, won the award for best music for a miniseries or telemovie in this year’s APRA Screen Music Awards.
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Congratulations 2016 APDG Award Winners!
Congratulations to Gabriela Tylesova and Annie Beauchamp for winning at last night’s APDG awards. Gabriela Tylesova – Jennie Tate Award for Costume design Live Performance (THE RABBITS) Annie Beauchamp – Photoplay Award for Design for a Commercial
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Congratulations 2016 ACS State Award Winners!
Congratulations to Bonnie Elliott, Ross Giardina and Andrew Commis, who were all winners at the 2016 ACS State Awards. DOCUMENTARIES GOLD Bonnie Elliott Michelle’s Story ADVERTISING NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL GOLD Ross Giardina ACS David Jones GOLD Ross Giardina ACS Samsung DRAMA OR COMEDY SERIES & TELEFEATURES GOLD Bonnie Elliott Hunters – Ep 6: Bunker Soldier FEATURES – CINEMA GOLD Bonnie Elliott The Last Reel GOLD Andrew Commis ACS The Daughter GOLD Bonnie Elliott Spear MUSIC CLIPS BRONZE Ross Giardina ACS Hayden James ...
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Mona Brand Award Winners
Congratulations to Jada Alberts who won the Emerging Writer Award and to Billie Pleffer for receiving the Highly Commended, Emerging Writer Award, at last night’s inaugural Mona Brand Award for Women Stage and Screen Writers. Read more about the winners here.
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2016 AACTA Award Nominees
Congratulations to all of our clients nominated in the 2016 AACTA Awards! AACTA Award for Best Cinematography (Feature Film) Andy Commis – Girl Asleep Bonnie Elliott – Spear AACTA Award for Best Short Fiction Film BLUEY – Darlene Johnson ADG See the full list of nominees here
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Congratualtions to production designer Annie Beauchamp and the rest of the Photoplay team for picking 2 Cannes Lions
Congratualtions to production designer Annie Beauchamp and the rest of the Photoplay team for picking 2 Cannes Lions for AirBnB’s A Different Paris campaign, directed by Scott Otto-Anderson and produced by Photoplay for TBWA Singapore: 1 Silver Lion for Design 1 Bronze Lion in Film Craft Read more here
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