2009 bigpond adelaide film festival
HIGHLIGHTS LAUNCH FOR 2009!!
The Adelaide Airport was the site of a festival media event Dec 3, where we released our first highlights for 2009. First off was news of our inaugural naming rights sponsor, BigPond, along with the unveiling of our poster for the 2009 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival!
Also announced was the slate of Australian films supported through the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund and which will world premiere at the festival; the prestigious panel of jurors who will be selecting the Natuzzi International Award for best feature film; and programming previews including an expanded Art & the Moving Image program and a special strand on romantic comedy for 2009.
Keep abreast of the flight plan by registering for e-news, and visit the 2009 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival website regularly for updates www.adelaidefilmfestival.org. The full program will be announced January 23 and inserted in the Adelaide Advertiser newspaper the following day. The BigPond Adelaide Film Festival runs from February 19 to March 1, 2009.
AFF investment fund slate for 2009...
The 2009 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival will world premiere eleven new Australian films from established and emerging Australian filmmakers including five features, one feature documentary, five short films, and for the first time a moving image art installation, all of which have received funding from the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund.
The AFFIF provides equity investment in Australian screen production of $500,000 per year for two years [2008-2009]. The Adelaide Film Festival Board, considering recommendation by the Festival’s Director Katrina Sedgwick,selects the projects. To date the AFFIF has invested $2.743M in 32 projects including 11 features, 4 feature documentaries, 12 short films and 3 cross-platform projects.
The titles include new features by Sarah Watt, whose LOOK BOTH WAYS opened the 2005 Adelaide Film Festival, Kriv Stenders (BOXING DAY), and Safina Uberoi (MY MOTHER INDIA) plus first features by acclaimed ‘talents to watch’ Granaz Moussavi, Glendyn Ivin and Warwick Thornton and short films by a dazzling array of Australian talent. Appearing in these films are amongst others: Sacha Horler, Matt Day, Hugo Weaving, John Brumpton, Aden Young, Robert Menzies and the voice of Nick Cave. Plus a host of very talented newcomers including ten year old Tom Russell (LAST RIDE), nine year old Portia Bradley and fourteen year old Jonathan Segat (MY YEAR WITHOUT SEX), and fifteen year olds Marissa Gibson and Rowan McNamara (SAMSON & DELILAH).
ROMANTIC COMEDY....
2009 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival celebrates the Rom Com - not just for the ladies!
The 2009 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF) will celebrate the simplest, most elegant and most successful genre formula of all time, the romantic comedy, with a program of films that look at what happens when boy meets girl and complications ensue – and of course, there’s nothing more serious than comedy! Four classic films of the genre – THE APARTMENT, MANHATTAN, MIDNIGHT and THE PHILADELPHIA STORY – will be included in the program. Watch out for some soon to be unveiled new contributions to the genre!
ART AND THE MOVING IMAGE....
As the moving image in visual art becomes more and more potent, and continues to influence and be influenced by ‘film’, increasingly these art forms are blurred as practitioners move between the two. The inclusion of a visual artist in the Adelaide Film Festival’s Investment Fund slate recognises this new development and the excellence of this artist’s work. The 2009 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival is excited to announce a bold new programming direction with the presentation of a new commissioned work – and first major survey of selected works – by acclaimed Australian artist Lynette Wallworth, to take place at the University of South Australia’s Samstag Museum of Art, Australia’s newest public art museum.
natuzzi award jury announced
The 2009 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival is pleased to announce the jury for the 2009 Natuzzi International Award for Best Feature Film.
Established in 2007 and the first of its kind in Australia, The Natuzzi International Award for best feature film offers a cash prize of $25,000, presented to the director of the winning film and made possible through the generous sponsorship of NATUZZI.
Twelve narrative feature films will be invited into competition, at least one of which will be Australian, and each completed by January 1 2008 as a criterion for eligibility. In making their deliberation, the jury will be looking for a distinctive voice, bold storytelling, and creative risk-taking—but more than anything, a film that genuinely engages and transports the viewer. Laurence Kardish, the president of the jury, will announce the winning film on the closing night of the festival. Joining Laurence on the jury will be J.M Coetzee, Jo Dyer, Bill Gosden, Laurence Kardish, Naomi Kawase, Hannah McGill and David Stratton.
SUBSCRIBER OFFERS
Frost/Nixon (M)
Based on the massively acclaimed stage-play by Peter Morgan, the writer of the hit films The Queen and The Last King of Scotland, Frost/Nixon is the story of the battle of wills between the world’s most powerful man and the journalist who attempted to extract the truth behind the most famous political scandal of all time.
Starring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell, Oliver Platt and Directed by Ron Howard
www.frostnixon.com.au
In cinemas December 36 2008 through Universal Pictures.
To win one of twenty double passes, CLICK HERE and fill in ALL of your details, and type 'Frost/Nixon' in the 'which film?' field.
Slumdog Millionaire (MA)
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is the story of how impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) became a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?" – an endeavour made without prize money in mind, rather, an effort to prove his love for his friend Latika (Freida Pinto), who is an ardent fan of the show.
From award winning British filmmaker Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) and written by the Oscar nominated writer of The Full Monty. Based on the award winning book Q & A by Indian writer Vikas Swarup and winner of the 2008 Cadillac People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival
http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire
In cinemas December 18 2008 through Icon Film Distribution.
To win one of thirty double passes, CLICK HERE and fill in ALL of your details, and type 'Slumdog Millionaire' in the 'which film?' field.
Twilight (M)
TWILIGHT is an action-packed, modern-day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her high school. She meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she's ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn't have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella's soul. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate.
www.myspace.com/twilightthemovieau
In cinemas December 11 2008 through Hoyts Distribution.
To win one of twenty double passes, CLICK HERE and fill in ALL of your details, and type 'Twilight' in the 'which film?' field.
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