'Lion' director Garth Davis has won the Adg Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film..
Director Garth Davis has taken out the top gong at the Adg Awards for his work helming Lion..
Davis was presented the prize for Best Direction in a Feature Film by Peter Weir at an award ceremony in Melbourne on Friday..
Lion, which received six Oscar nods and has gone on to be the fifth highest-grossing Australian film of all time at the local box office, is Davis. debut feature. .
Davis was up against Simon Stone (The Daughter), Ben Young (Hounds of Love), Craig Boreham (Teenage Kicks) and Jonathan Leahy (Skin Deep) — each of which was also a first feature..
The award for Best Direction in a Documentary Feature Film was presented to Dan Jackson for In The Shadow of the Hill, while Hotel Coolgardie director Pete Gleeson received High Commendation. The...
Director Garth Davis has taken out the top gong at the Adg Awards for his work helming Lion..
Davis was presented the prize for Best Direction in a Feature Film by Peter Weir at an award ceremony in Melbourne on Friday..
Lion, which received six Oscar nods and has gone on to be the fifth highest-grossing Australian film of all time at the local box office, is Davis. debut feature. .
Davis was up against Simon Stone (The Daughter), Ben Young (Hounds of Love), Craig Boreham (Teenage Kicks) and Jonathan Leahy (Skin Deep) — each of which was also a first feature..
The award for Best Direction in a Documentary Feature Film was presented to Dan Jackson for In The Shadow of the Hill, while Hotel Coolgardie director Pete Gleeson received High Commendation. The...
- 5/8/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Tanna is based on a true story about a girl who runs away from an arranged marriage.
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Tanna, Sherpa and Peter Allen - Not the Boy Nex Door have taken top honours at the 2016 Australian Director's Guild Awards.
Jennifer Peedom has won Best Direction in a Documentary Feature at the Awards in Melbourne, in the same week as her film Sherpa passed $1 million at the local box office.
Hosted by Nazeem Hussain, the awards honoured the outstanding work over the past year of Australian directors working in film, television, music and advertising..
Other winners included Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, who won Best Direction in a Feature Film for Tanna..
The film was made in collaboration with the Yakel people of Tanna, Vanuatu.
Rachel Perkins won her second Adg Award, this time for Best Direction in a Telemovie for Redfern Now: Promise Me..
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series...
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Tanna, Sherpa and Peter Allen - Not the Boy Nex Door have taken top honours at the 2016 Australian Director's Guild Awards.
Jennifer Peedom has won Best Direction in a Documentary Feature at the Awards in Melbourne, in the same week as her film Sherpa passed $1 million at the local box office.
Hosted by Nazeem Hussain, the awards honoured the outstanding work over the past year of Australian directors working in film, television, music and advertising..
Other winners included Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, who won Best Direction in a Feature Film for Tanna..
The film was made in collaboration with the Yakel people of Tanna, Vanuatu.
Rachel Perkins won her second Adg Award, this time for Best Direction in a Telemovie for Redfern Now: Promise Me..
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series...
- 5/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Tanna is based on a true story about a girl who runs away from an arranged marriage.
.
Tanna, Sherpa and Peter Allen - Not the Boy Nex Door have taken top honours at the 2016 Australian Director's Guild Awards.
Jennifer Peedom has won Best Direction in a Documentary Feature at the Awards in Melbourne, in the same week as her film Sherpa passed $1 million at the local box office.
Hosted by Nazeem Hussain, the awards honoured the outstanding work over the past year of Australian directors working in film, television, music and advertising..
Other winners included Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, who won Best Direction in a Feature Film for Tanna..
The film was made in collaboration with the Yakel people of Tanna, Vanuatu.
Rachel Perkins won her second Adg Award, this time for Best Direction in a Telemovie for Redfern Now: Promise Me..
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series...
.
Tanna, Sherpa and Peter Allen - Not the Boy Nex Door have taken top honours at the 2016 Australian Director's Guild Awards.
Jennifer Peedom has won Best Direction in a Documentary Feature at the Awards in Melbourne, in the same week as her film Sherpa passed $1 million at the local box office.
Hosted by Nazeem Hussain, the awards honoured the outstanding work over the past year of Australian directors working in film, television, music and advertising..
Other winners included Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, who won Best Direction in a Feature Film for Tanna..
The film was made in collaboration with the Yakel people of Tanna, Vanuatu.
Rachel Perkins won her second Adg Award, this time for Best Direction in a Telemovie for Redfern Now: Promise Me..
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series...
- 5/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Looking for Grace.
Director Sue Brooks has won this year's Australian Directors Guild Finders Award for her film Looking for Grace..
The Finders Award is a partnership between the Adg and the Directors Guild of America, where an Australian film yet to secure Us distribution is selected to screen in Los Angeles and New York to key industry figures, including distributors..
Last year.s winner Craig Monahan will present Brooks with her award..
Looking for Grace was released in January 2016 by Palace Films and starred Radha Mitchell, Richard Roxburgh and Odessa Young.
Adg chief executive, Kingston Anderson, said the collaboration between the DGA and the Adg recognised the singular vision of independent film directors and promoted it to the wider film industry..
"The Adg has great pleasure in awarding the Finders Award to Sue Brooks for her outstanding work on Looking for Grace," he said..
"We know the screenings of...
Director Sue Brooks has won this year's Australian Directors Guild Finders Award for her film Looking for Grace..
The Finders Award is a partnership between the Adg and the Directors Guild of America, where an Australian film yet to secure Us distribution is selected to screen in Los Angeles and New York to key industry figures, including distributors..
Last year.s winner Craig Monahan will present Brooks with her award..
Looking for Grace was released in January 2016 by Palace Films and starred Radha Mitchell, Richard Roxburgh and Odessa Young.
Adg chief executive, Kingston Anderson, said the collaboration between the DGA and the Adg recognised the singular vision of independent film directors and promoted it to the wider film industry..
"The Adg has great pleasure in awarding the Finders Award to Sue Brooks for her outstanding work on Looking for Grace," he said..
"We know the screenings of...
- 4/26/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Jennifer Kent has won Best Direction in a Feature Film for The Babadook at the 2015 Australian Directors Guild Awards, held in Melbourne on Friday night.
The Awards celebrate the outstanding work of Australian screen directors over the past year, across 15 categories including film, television , Tvc and content created for the internet.
Other winners included Tony Krawitz for Best Direction in a TV Mini Series for episode five of Devil.s Playground and Matthew Saville for Best Direction in a TV Comedy for Please Like Me.
The ceremony, ordinarily held in Sydney, switched it up this year and took place at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.
Hosted by The Chaser.s Chris Taylor, the event honoured the 30th anniversary of Neighbours, with long-serving cast members Jackie Woodburne and Alan Fletcher in attendance along with Ariel Kaplan and Harley Bonner.
This year, the Adg presented both the Michael Carson Award and the Adg/DGA Finders Award.
The Awards celebrate the outstanding work of Australian screen directors over the past year, across 15 categories including film, television , Tvc and content created for the internet.
Other winners included Tony Krawitz for Best Direction in a TV Mini Series for episode five of Devil.s Playground and Matthew Saville for Best Direction in a TV Comedy for Please Like Me.
The ceremony, ordinarily held in Sydney, switched it up this year and took place at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.
Hosted by The Chaser.s Chris Taylor, the event honoured the 30th anniversary of Neighbours, with long-serving cast members Jackie Woodburne and Alan Fletcher in attendance along with Ariel Kaplan and Harley Bonner.
This year, the Adg presented both the Michael Carson Award and the Adg/DGA Finders Award.
- 5/11/2015
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Robert Connolly, Nadine Garner, Sigrid Thornton and Denise Roberts will be among the presenters at next week.s Australian Directors Guild Awards.
December Media's Stuart Menzies will present the Michael Carson Award to Chris Langman and Adg president Ray Argall will bestow the Adg/DGA Finders Award on Craig Monahan for his film Healing.
Celebrating the 30th year of Neighbours, there will be a salute to the 87 directors who have worked on the program.
Representing the soap.s longest-serving cast members, Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne will discuss their experiences.
Two newer members of the Neighbours cast, Ariel Kaplan and Harley Bonner, will also take part as presenters.
Hosted by The Chaser's Chris Taylor, the Adg Awards across 15 categories in film, television, multiplatform, music videos and advertising, will be announced on Friday May 8 at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.
December Media's Stuart Menzies will present the Michael Carson Award to Chris Langman and Adg president Ray Argall will bestow the Adg/DGA Finders Award on Craig Monahan for his film Healing.
Celebrating the 30th year of Neighbours, there will be a salute to the 87 directors who have worked on the program.
Representing the soap.s longest-serving cast members, Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne will discuss their experiences.
Two newer members of the Neighbours cast, Ariel Kaplan and Harley Bonner, will also take part as presenters.
Hosted by The Chaser's Chris Taylor, the Adg Awards across 15 categories in film, television, multiplatform, music videos and advertising, will be announced on Friday May 8 at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.
- 4/28/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Writer-director Craig Monahan will get the chance to screen his film Healing to key industry figures in Los Angeles and New York after winning the Australian Directors Guild.s Finders Award.
In partnership with the Directors Guild of America Finders series, the Adg selects one Australian feature film which is yet to secure Us distribution and is entered into the Adg Awards.
Monahan will accompany the film when it.s screened later in the year for distributors, managers and agents in La and NY.
Adg CEO Kingston Anderson said, .The Adg selects a film that is submitted to the Awards that does not have Us distribution and would provide the director with an opportunity to showcase their work. Healing and its director Craig Monahan fit perfectly for the Finders Award."
Produced by Tait Brady and Monahan.s Pointblank Pictures and co-scripted by the director and Alison Nisselle, the drama starring Don Hany,...
In partnership with the Directors Guild of America Finders series, the Adg selects one Australian feature film which is yet to secure Us distribution and is entered into the Adg Awards.
Monahan will accompany the film when it.s screened later in the year for distributors, managers and agents in La and NY.
Adg CEO Kingston Anderson said, .The Adg selects a film that is submitted to the Awards that does not have Us distribution and would provide the director with an opportunity to showcase their work. Healing and its director Craig Monahan fit perfectly for the Finders Award."
Produced by Tait Brady and Monahan.s Pointblank Pictures and co-scripted by the director and Alison Nisselle, the drama starring Don Hany,...
- 4/20/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The annual Australian Directors Guild Awards will this year be held in Melbourne in order to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Neighbours.
The popular serial, which is filmed in Melbourne, has proved to be an invaluable breeding ground for directors over the years.
.We have been working with Fremantle and we are going to name all of the directors that have worked on Neighbours, which is a huge number we.ve discovered — 99 at this stage, and we.re still collecting,. says Kingston Anderson, General Manager of Adg. .There.s been, I don.t know, 6000 plus episodes and it.s been an incredible rollcall of Australian directors, it.s quite amazing. You can see quite a lot of people who got their start in Neighbours, just like actors.
.We.re going to do a special section of the Awards where we name all the directors — we.re obviously giving a...
The popular serial, which is filmed in Melbourne, has proved to be an invaluable breeding ground for directors over the years.
.We have been working with Fremantle and we are going to name all of the directors that have worked on Neighbours, which is a huge number we.ve discovered — 99 at this stage, and we.re still collecting,. says Kingston Anderson, General Manager of Adg. .There.s been, I don.t know, 6000 plus episodes and it.s been an incredible rollcall of Australian directors, it.s quite amazing. You can see quite a lot of people who got their start in Neighbours, just like actors.
.We.re going to do a special section of the Awards where we name all the directors — we.re obviously giving a...
- 3/10/2015
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
The 2015 Adg Awards will be presented in Melbourne on Friday May 8, the first time the awards have been held outside Sydney.
In other innovations, there will be a special dedication to a group of directors who have been pioneers in Australian TV drama. Also, the Michael Carson Award for TV drama will be reinstated,. recognizing a director working in TV drama who has an outstanding body of work. The winner will be. selected by the Adg board.
Adg executive director Kingston Anderson tells If. the organisation has been keen to stage the awards in Melbourne, where many of its members reside, made possible this year with financial assistance from Film Victoria.
Hosting the event down south also will tie in with a planned celebration of the 30th year of Neighbours, saluting all the directors who have worked on the serial..
Film Victoria CEO Jenni Tosi said hosting the Adg awards...
In other innovations, there will be a special dedication to a group of directors who have been pioneers in Australian TV drama. Also, the Michael Carson Award for TV drama will be reinstated,. recognizing a director working in TV drama who has an outstanding body of work. The winner will be. selected by the Adg board.
Adg executive director Kingston Anderson tells If. the organisation has been keen to stage the awards in Melbourne, where many of its members reside, made possible this year with financial assistance from Film Victoria.
Hosting the event down south also will tie in with a planned celebration of the 30th year of Neighbours, saluting all the directors who have worked on the serial..
Film Victoria CEO Jenni Tosi said hosting the Adg awards...
- 1/18/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Recently, CBS released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Hawaii Five-o" episode 13 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "La Po?ino," and it turns out that we're going to see some very intriguing and intense drama take place as the crew tries to hunt down an extremely contagious and lethal strain of bird in their newest case, and more. In the new, 13th episode press release: Five-o is going to have to find a kidnapped patent infected with a contagious and lethal strain of bird flu which the culprits intend to weaponize. Press release number 2: Five-0 will have to find a kidnapped patient infected with a contagious and lethal strain of bird flu which the culprits intend to weaponize. Terry O'Quinn returns as Joe White. Guest stars feature: Clare Nono (Dr. Nalani Dyer), Elaine Kao (Dr. Jill Loi), Jana Park Moore (Lilian Rennick), Anna Belknap (Amy Lange...
- 1/16/2015
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
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