Warwick Thornton and Sam Neill on the set of ‘Sweet Country’.
Warwick Thornton took home the top gong at last night’s Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg) Awards for outback Western Sweet Country.
It joins a slew of other prizes for the film, which follows an Aboriginal stockman who a kills white station owner in self-defence, including the Venice Film Festival Special Jury Prize, the Toronto International Film Festival Platform Prize, and six Aacta Awards, including Best Film and Best Direction.
Competing against Thornton for Best Direction in a Feature Film (budget $1 million or over) were Joel Edgerton for Boy Erased, Anthony Maras for Hotel Mumbai, and Garth Davis for Mary Magdelene.
The Adg Awards were held at Sydney’s City Recital Hall, with presenters including Rachel Griffiths, Claudia Karvan, Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward.
This year also saw the guild divide the feature film category for the first time, introducing...
Warwick Thornton took home the top gong at last night’s Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg) Awards for outback Western Sweet Country.
It joins a slew of other prizes for the film, which follows an Aboriginal stockman who a kills white station owner in self-defence, including the Venice Film Festival Special Jury Prize, the Toronto International Film Festival Platform Prize, and six Aacta Awards, including Best Film and Best Direction.
Competing against Thornton for Best Direction in a Feature Film (budget $1 million or over) were Joel Edgerton for Boy Erased, Anthony Maras for Hotel Mumbai, and Garth Davis for Mary Magdelene.
The Adg Awards were held at Sydney’s City Recital Hall, with presenters including Rachel Griffiths, Claudia Karvan, Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward.
This year also saw the guild divide the feature film category for the first time, introducing...
- 5/7/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Sophie Hyde, Rachel Perkins.
Warwick Thornton, Garth Davis, Joel Edgerton and Anthony Maras have been nominated for best direction in a feature film budgeted at $1 million or more in the 2019 Australian Directors’ Guild Awards.
So Sweet Country, Mary Magdalene, Boy Erased and Hotel Mumbai will compete in the awards to be announced on Monday May 6 at the City Recital Hall in Sydney.
In the new category of best direction in a feature budgeted below $1 million, the nominees are Christopher Kay (Just Between Us), Donna McRae (Lost Gully Road), Dustin Feneley (Stray) and Jason Perini (Chasing Comets).
The nominees for best direction in a TV or SVoD drama series episode are Rachel Perkins (Mystery Road series 1), Nash Edgerton (Mr Inbetween series 1), Tony Krawitz and Emma Freeman.
Jeffrey Walker (Riot), Daina Reid and Shannon Murphy (On The Ropes) have been nominated for best direction in a TV or SVoD miniseries and telefeature.
Warwick Thornton, Garth Davis, Joel Edgerton and Anthony Maras have been nominated for best direction in a feature film budgeted at $1 million or more in the 2019 Australian Directors’ Guild Awards.
So Sweet Country, Mary Magdalene, Boy Erased and Hotel Mumbai will compete in the awards to be announced on Monday May 6 at the City Recital Hall in Sydney.
In the new category of best direction in a feature budgeted below $1 million, the nominees are Christopher Kay (Just Between Us), Donna McRae (Lost Gully Road), Dustin Feneley (Stray) and Jason Perini (Chasing Comets).
The nominees for best direction in a TV or SVoD drama series episode are Rachel Perkins (Mystery Road series 1), Nash Edgerton (Mr Inbetween series 1), Tony Krawitz and Emma Freeman.
Jeffrey Walker (Riot), Daina Reid and Shannon Murphy (On The Ropes) have been nominated for best direction in a TV or SVoD miniseries and telefeature.
- 4/8/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Lesley Baker will return for a guest appearance on Neighbours as Angie Rebecchi, it has been confirmed. The actress, who joined the soap in 1995 as a regular character and has continued to appear periodically since departing in 1996, will return to Ramsay Street for the birth of son Toadie's child. Neighbours executive producer Richard Jasek told Eleven's soap site: "Angie is one of those wonderful characters without even being conscious of (more)...
- 1/12/2013
- by By Beth Curtis
- Digital Spy
Neighbours' Kate Ramsay will doubt herself when she first spots that her 'dead' boyfriend Mark Brennan is back in Erinsborough, it has been revealed. Brennan was thought to have died in witness protection in 2011, but a surprise twist will see him back on screen later this year as Scott McGregor reprises the role for a guest stint. Neighbours' executive producer Richard Jasek has now disclosed the first details of the storyline, hinting that Kate (Ashleigh Brewer) may not be single when Brennan returns. Jasek told TV Week: "I can reveal [Brennan] comes back during an eclipse, where a whole lot of things happen - and Kate won't be quite sure if she's really seen him. "But the big questions will be: why has Brennan returned, (more)...
- 1/2/2013
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours boss Richard Jasek has promised that the soap has a "rollercoaster" 2013 planned following the news that three more cast members are bowing out. Earlier today (November 26), the long-running show announced that Ben Barber, Jordan Smith and Kaiya Jones - who play Rhys Lawson, Andrew Robinson and Sophie Ramsay respectively - will all depart screens next year. Storyliners apparently have "heartbreak and triumphs" lined up for the trio's exit plots, which are currently being kept under wraps. Executive producer Jasek (pictured above right) said in a statement: "All the characters departing will leave a legacy on Ramsay Street which is testament (more)...
- 11/26/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours bosses have released new details and pictures of the upcoming car crash storyline featuring the soap's teen characters. As first revealed a few days ago, disaster will strike for Sophie Ramsay, Andrew Robinson, Tash Williams, Chris Pappas, Summer Hoyland and Ed Lee in the coming weeks as they are involved in a terrifying road accident.
Pictured: Neighbours teens in car crash drama. Show chiefs are hoping that the story will help to raise awareness of two major dangers for young drivers - distraction and overloading cars. Neighbours' executive producer Richard Jasek commented: "When we were plotting the story, we were staggered to learn how common it is for young drivers to be coerced into taking more passengers than legally allowed and are then so easily distracted. "Ironically the character who is driving is the most (more)...
Pictured: Neighbours teens in car crash drama. Show chiefs are hoping that the story will help to raise awareness of two major dangers for young drivers - distraction and overloading cars. Neighbours' executive producer Richard Jasek commented: "When we were plotting the story, we were staggered to learn how common it is for young drivers to be coerced into taking more passengers than legally allowed and are then so easily distracted. "Ironically the character who is driving is the most (more)...
- 8/1/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Six Neighbours teens will be involved in an upcoming car crash storyline, it has been revealed. Sophie, Andrew, Tash, Chris, Summer and Ed will be in the car when the collision takes place, leaving viewers to wonder whether the group will all make it out alive. Watch the new Neighbours car crash trailer below: Executive producer Richard Jasek teased the storyline in an interview (more)...
- 7/27/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Sorry there was no column last week, but the big U.S. East Coast storm left me without power for several days. Thanks to all of you who wrote telling me how much you missed “Langford on Soaps.” It’s appreciated!
Langfords’ Picks And Pans
Good Times, Bad Times
When I heard that Gtbt was going to give Lucas a potential new love interest in the form of Bilal, a closeted gay Muslim, I hated the idea. And now that the story has begun to unfold, leading to the badly-played season finale in which Lucas and Bilal kissed, I hate it even more. To be blunt, this is a horrible, clichéd plot on a show that has long had problems with solid and consistent storytelling. I’d taken a hiatus from this show for most of the last season because it was unwatchable. And I’m already thinking of not...
Langfords’ Picks And Pans
Good Times, Bad Times
When I heard that Gtbt was going to give Lucas a potential new love interest in the form of Bilal, a closeted gay Muslim, I hated the idea. And now that the story has begun to unfold, leading to the badly-played season finale in which Lucas and Bilal kissed, I hate it even more. To be blunt, this is a horrible, clichéd plot on a show that has long had problems with solid and consistent storytelling. I’d taken a hiatus from this show for most of the last season because it was unwatchable. And I’m already thinking of not...
- 7/11/2012
- by Anthony D. Langford
- The Backlot
Neighbours bosses have announced that Kyle Canning's cousin Harley is joining Ramsay Street for a four-month guest stint. Justin Holborow has been cast in the role of Harley and started work at the long-running soap earlier this week.
Pictured: Justin Holborow as Harley. Harley has been tipped to break hearts when he arrives in Erinsborough, with show chiefs confirming that he does not share the same "moral compass" as good-natured Kyle (Christopher Milligan). 15-year-old Holborow is joining Neighbours fresh from filming another Australian drama, which will launch later this year. Neighbours' executive producer Richard Jasek commented: "Justin is a star on the rise in Australia and we're delighted (more)...
Pictured: Justin Holborow as Harley. Harley has been tipped to break hearts when he arrives in Erinsborough, with show chiefs confirming that he does not share the same "moral compass" as good-natured Kyle (Christopher Milligan). 15-year-old Holborow is joining Neighbours fresh from filming another Australian drama, which will launch later this year. Neighbours' executive producer Richard Jasek commented: "Justin is a star on the rise in Australia and we're delighted (more)...
- 6/7/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours boss Richard Jasek has joined the debate over alleged racism in Australian TV casting. The soap's executive producer, who took over from Susan Bower earlier this year, said that the show needs to reflect the diversity of the community more than it has in the past. He told The Age: "Our instincts as storytellers is to tell a story about the world as we know it. There's never been pressure that we should or shouldn't have any kind of story. ''It's in our interests to keep the accent of the show current. It would be stupid to cast Anglo characters only. It's not a numbers game, it's about remaining in line with contemporary (more)...
- 3/2/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
The new producers of Neighbours have described characters Karl and Susan Kennedy as "soul mates". Executive producer Richard Jasek and producer Alan Hardy, who were recently hired to take over the Australian soap, said that the separation of the fictional couple - played by Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne - had a great "impact" on viewers because they had been together for such a long time. When asked if Karl and Susan will get back together again, Jasek only told The Age: "They're soul mates." He added: "You can have another couple break up and hopefully the audience cares about it but with Karl and Susan, because of that history, because you know everything they've gone through, it has so much more impact.'' Jasek that he likes working for a show that has an "incredibly rich history", (more)...
- 1/6/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Neighbours bosses are planning to introduce Kyle Canning's grandmother to the soap, it has been revealed. Kyle's gran will arrive to stay on Ramsay Street later this year as the show's writers continue to explore the Canning clan. Neighbours' new executive producer Richard Jasek told TV Week: "We'll see more of the Canning family in the form of Kyle's grandmother coming and spending some time." Jasek said it was too early to confirm who is to play the new arrival, but promised that she will be "quite a big character (more)...
- 1/3/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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