:: Spotlight :: 2008 L'Oreal Paris AFI AwardsBy: Carmine Pascuzzi; photos by Matt DellerIn its 50th year celebrations, the Australian Film Institute is thrilled to announce an exciting new initiative, the AFI Documentary Trailblazer and the L'Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Awards Non-Feature Nominees. The AFI Documentary Trailblazer is a 50th Anniversary initiative. The initiative sees this year’s winner of the AFI Award for Best Documentary honoured at the International Trailblazer Tribute, held in Cannes, April 2009 at MIPDOC/MIPTV, the global television and content market. During this event, award-winning documentary-makers from Australia will join their contemporaries from Europe, North America, Africa and Asia-Pacific will be recognized for their creativity and innovation in the field of documentary filmmaking. Australia’s delegate will have the opportunity to showcase their work to the international market, including broadcasters, distributors, filmmakers and press. Damian Trewhella, the AFI’s General Manager says that “To translate the critical success of the winning documentary into commercial opportunities for the filmmaker is the essence of this initiative. Having the winning Australian documentary filmmaker showcased on a global stage is the perfect way to complement the 50th anniversary of the AFI Awards.” This exciting initiative includes an all-expenses paid trip to Cannes to attend and screen their work to all MIPDOC/MIPTV attendees. AFI co-participants and supporters of the event include Sundance Channel USA and the International Documentary Association – IDA/HOTDOCS. The Trailblazer scheme is supported by donations made to the AFI Public Fund. Donations can be made here The nominees for the Best Documentary Award, the winner of which is eligible for the AFI Trailblazer prize, are: The nominees for Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film are: Best Short Animation Best Short Fiction Film The L'Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Awards Screenings commence this month and continue into September. The non-feature nominated films can be seen during the screenings season along with the 25 feature film entrants in this year’s AFI Awards. The L'Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Awards Screenings dates and venues are: Melbourne – National Launch Tuesday, August 19 – Rivoli Cinema Canberra – Opening Night Thursday, August 21 – National Film and Sound Archive Adelaide – Opening Night Monday, August 25 – Palace Eastend Cinemas Sydney – Opening Night Wednesday, August 27 – Cinema Paris, The Entertainment Quarter Brisbane – Opening Night Friday, August 29 – The Regent, Birch, Carroll & Coyle Perth – Opening Night Monday, September 1 – Cinema Paradiso Hobart – Opening Night Wednesday, September 3 – State Cinema A full schedule of screening session dates, times and venues can be found here ************************************************************* **Pictures from the AFI National Season Launch at the Rivoli Cinemas**
************************************************************** **Update as at October 20, 2008** It was announced recently that the L’Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Awards will be hosted by one of Australia’s favourite young actors, past AFI Award winner Stephen Curry. This historical event, the 50th AFI Awards, will take place at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre on Saturday, December 6, 2008 and will be broadcast on the Nine Network at 9.30pm. The festivities will commence on Friday, December 5 with the announcement of the L’Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Industry Awards presented by Digital Pictures, which will also be held at the Princess Theatre. These ceremonies are not only a celebration of 2008’s highest achievements, but are also a major celebration of the history of film and television in Australia. Widely regarded as Melbourne’s most spectacular landmark, the Princess Theatre is the perfect setting for this glamorous event. It will lend a theatrical magnitude befitting such an illustrious anniversary. Having played the central character of Dale Kerrigan in one of the top five films The Castle, it is a great thrill that Stephen Curry is hosting the L'Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Awards this year. This hosting role follows Stephen’s AFI Award win last year for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for the role of Australian television legend Graham Kennedy in The King. The nominees for this year’s L'Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Awards for Film and Television will be announced on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the Sydney Theatre. *************************************************** **Update as at October 31, 2008** L’Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Awards Nominees AFI International Award for Best Actor AFI International Award for Best Actress L’Oréal Paris AFI Young Actor Award Danielle Catanzariti. Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger AFI Visual Effects Award FEATURE FILM NOMINEES L’Oréal Paris AFI Award for Best Film AFI Award for Best Direction Macquarie AFI Award for Best Original Screenplay Macquarie AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay AFI Award for Best Cinematography AFI Award for Best Editing AFI Award for Best Sound AFI Award for Best Original Music Score AFI Award for Best Production Design AFI Award for Best Costume Design AFI Award for Best Lead Actor AFI Award for Best Lead Actress AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress AFI Award for Best Children’s Television Drama AFI Award for Best Television Comedy Series AFI Award for Best Television Drama Series AFI Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series AFI Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series AFI Award for Best Direction in Television AFI Award for Best Screenplay in Television AFI Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama AFI Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy NON-FEATURE NOMINEES AFI Award for Best Documentary AFI Award for Best Direction in a Documentary AFI Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary AFI Award for Best Editing in a Documentary AFI Award for Best Sound in a Documentary AFI Award for Best Short Animation AFI Award for Best Short Fiction Film AFI Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Film ******************************************************************* **Winners announced for Industry Awards** The full list of the L'Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Industry Awards winners are: AFI International Award for Excellence in Filmmaking - Peter James ACS, ASC AFI Visual Effects Award - H2O – Just Add Water (Series 2). Barry Lanfranchi. Network Ten AFI Raymond Longford Award - Dione Gilmour AFI Award for Best Children’s Television Drama - Blue Water High (Series 3). Noel Price & Dennis Kiely. ABC AFI Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series - ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton. Andrew Denton & Anita Jacoby. ABC AFI Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft - Steve Evans. Editing - Underbelly. Nine Network AFI Award for Best Cinematography - Unfinished Sky. Robert Humphreys ACS AFI Award for Best Editing - The Black Balloon. Veronika Jenet ASE AFI Award for Best Sound - Unfinished Sky. Andrew Plain, Annie Breslin & Will Ward AFI Award for Best Original Music Score - Unfinished Sky. Antony Partos AFI Award for Best Production Design - Death Defying Acts. Gemma Jackson AFI Award for Best Costume Design - The Tender Hook. Cappi Ireland AFI Award for Best Direction in a Documentary - The Oasis. Ian Darling & Sascha Ettinger Epstein AFI Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary - A Northern Town. Andrew Commis & Rachel Landers AFI Award for Best Editing in a Documentary - The Oasis. Sally Fryer AFI Award for Best Sound in a Documentary - Rare Chicken Rescue. Brett Aplin, Greg Docwra, John Willsteed & David White AFI Award for Best Short Animation - Dog With Electric Collar. Steve Baker & Damon Escott AFI Award for Best Short Fiction Film - Jerrycan. Stuart Parkyn & Julius Avery AFI Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Film - The Ground Beneath. Rene Hernandez AFI Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft - Xanthe Highfield. Production Design - fOUR ********************************************************* The full list of L'Oréal Paris 2008 AFI Awards winners is: L’Oréal Paris AFI Award for Best Film AFI Award for Best Direction AFI Award for Best Lead Actor AFI Award for Best Lead Actress AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress Macquarie AFI Award for Best Original Screenplay Macquarie AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay AFI International Award for Best Actor AFI International Award for Best Actress L’Oréal Paris AFI Young Actor Award Byron Kennedy Award Australia’s Favourite Film News Limited Readers’ Choice Award AFI Award for Best Television Comedy Series AFI Award for Best Television Drama Series AFI Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series AFI Award for Best Direction in Television AFI Award for Best Screenplay in Television AFI Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama AFI Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy AFI Award for Best Documentary ***************************************************** **Pictures from the event**
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