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Adaptation of Loaded Christos Tsiolkas , 1995 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Head On
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Film Details - Head On Productions , 1998

Producers:

Jane Scott (Producer)

Production Companies:

Head On Productions
Great Scott Productions

Finance Organisations:

Australian Film Finance Corporation
Film Victoria

Director of Photography:

Jaems Grant

Editors:

Jill Bilcock

Production Designers:

Nikki DiFalco

Composer:

Ollie Olsen

Cast:

Alex Dimitriades (Ari), Paul Capsis (Johnny), Julian Garner (Sean), Elena Mandalis (Betty), Tony Nikolakopoulos (Dimitri), Damien Fotiou (Joe), Eugenia Fragos (Sophia), Dora Kaskanis (Dina), María Mercedes (Tasia), Alex Papps (Peter), Vassili Zappa (Vassili), Andrea Mandalis (Alex), Chris Kaglaros (Groom), Ourania Sideropoulos (Bride), Anthony Lyritzis (Boy in Car), Ana Gonzalez (Woman Sweeping), Maya Stange (Janet), Aimee Robertson, Nathan Farinella, Paul Farinella, Allan Q, Aris Gounaris, Fiv Antoniou, Nick Polites, Wasim Sabra, Robert Henry Price, John Rakkas, Katerina Kotsonis, Nicholas Pantazopoulos, Michael Psomiadis, Nikos Psaltopoulos, Chrystal Kyprianou, Diana Stathis, Marnie Statkus, Costas Kilias, Ayda Daher, Gary McMahon, Okan Husnu, Neil Pigot, Fonda Goniadis, Blake Osborne, David Chisholm, Rachael Cogan, Pascal Latras, Irine Vela, Mulaim Vela, Achilles Yiangoulli, Irene Grazioli.

Release Dates:

1. Premiered at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival (France). Released commercially in Australia on 13 August 1998. Other release dates include Israel (11 February 1999), New Zealand (21 February 1999), Mexico (11 June 1999), USA (13 August 1999 - limited), UK (15 October 1999), Netherlands (20 April 2000), Hong Kong (18 May 2000), Spain (9 June 2000), Switzerland (13 July 2000), Germany (27 July 2000), and Japan (18 November 2000 - Tokyo). Head On was also exhibited at the 1999 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (USA), 1999 Helsinki International Film Festival (Finland), 1999 Rochester ImageOut Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival (USA), 1999 Verzaubert Film Festival (Germany), 2001 Kingston ReelOut Queer Film and Video Festival (Canada), and the 2001 Australian Film Week (Hungary).
2. Released on videocassette format in 1997 by Roadshow Home Video. Re-released on DVD format in 2000 by Millivres Multimedia (UK) and Strand Releasing Home Video (USA).

Location:

  • Filmed in Melbourne (Victoria)

Awards:

  • Australian Cinematographers Society (1998) Award of Distinction, Feature Productions Cinema - Jaems Grant (winner)
  • Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards Best Achievement in Editing - Jill Bilcock (winner)
  • Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1998) Best Costume Design - Anna Borghesi (nomination)
  • Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1998) Best Achievement in Direction - Ana Kokkinos (nomination)
  • Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1998) Best Achievement in Sound - Lloyd Carrick, Roger Savage, Craig Carter and Livia Ruzic (nomination)
  • Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1998) Best Original Music Score - Ollie Olsen (nomination)
  • Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1998) Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Alex Dimitriades (nomination)
  • Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1998) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Paul Capsis (nomination)
  • Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1998) Best Film - Jane Scott (nomination)
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1998) Best Actor, Male - Alex Dimitriades (winner)
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1998) Best Supporting Actor, Male - Paul Capsis (winner)
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1998) Readers' Award for Favourite Australian Film - Ana Kokkinos [tied with The Boys] (winner)
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1998) Best Cinematography - Jaems Grant (nomination)
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1998) Best Director - Ana Kokkinos (nomination)
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1998) Best Film (nomination)
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1998) Best Music Score - Ollie Olsen (nomination)
  • Gijón International Film Festival, Spain (1998) Grand Prix Asturias, Best Feature - Ana Kokkinos (nomination)
  • Outfest - Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, USA (1999) Grand Jury Award, Outstanding Foreign Narrative Feature - Ana Kokkinos (winner)
  • Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Italy (2000), Best Film - Ana Kokkinos (winner)
  • San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, USA (1999) Best Feature Film (winner)
  • Verzaubert - International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Germany (1999) Rosebud Award, Best Film - Ana Kokkinos (nomination)

Notes:

Also known as De Cabeza (Spain), De Plein Fouet (France), Kata Metopo (Greece), and Kopfüber (Germany).

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