Winners
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2013
winner
form
y
The Sapphires
( dir. Wayne Blair
)
Australia
:
Goalpost Pictures
,
2012
Z1809626
2012
single work
film/TV
(taught in 1 units)
'Gail, Cynthia, Julie and Kay are sexy, black, young and talented - and they've never set foot outside Australia. Until, in the chaos of 1968, they're plucked from the obscurity of a remote Aboriginal mission, branded as Australia's answer to The Supremes, and - grasping the chance of a lifetime - dropped into the jungles of Vietnam to entertain the troops.' Source: www.encoremagazine.com.au/ (Sighted 26/09/2011).
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2012
winner
form
y
Mabo
( dir. Rachel Perkins
)
Sydney
:
Blackfella Films
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
,
2011
Z1792989
2011
single work
film/TV
'Tells the story of one of Australia's national heroes: Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander who left school at fifteen, yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that once and for all overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.'
Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 20/5/2014)
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2011
winner
form
y
Mad Bastards
( dir. Brendan Fletcher
)
Broome
:
Bush Turkey Films
,
2010
Z1752993
2010
single work
film/TV
'TJ is a hard-edged Aboriginal man who's sick of scraping out an existence in the city. He travels to the tiny frontier town of Five Rivers in search of his son. Upon his arrival, TJ is confronted by the equally tough local cop Texas... and so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their family.
'The movie is steeped in the distinctive music of the Pigram Brothers in collaboration with multi-ARIA Award winner Alex Lloyd. Their lilting ukulele and mandolin melodies weave like a dream through the central story.
'Real people with no acting experience play the lead roles. This brings a tremendous intimacy and freshness to the movie. Developed in close collaboration over many years with director Brendan Fletcher, the actors play characters based on their own lives. The stories are etched on their faces.
Source: Mad Bastards website: http://www.madbastards.com.au/
Sighted: 05/01/2011 -
2010
winner
form
y
Bran Nue Dae
Jimmy Chi
(composer),
Kuckles
(composer),
( dir. Rachel Perkins
)
2009
Australia
:
Robyn Kershaw Productions
Mayfan
,
2009
Z1562265
2009
single work
film/TV
(taught in 5 units)
Based on the stage musical of the same name by Jimmy Chi and the band Kuckles, Bran Nue Dae is set in 1969 and follows Willie, a young man who struggles to find a balance between the three things that drive his life: his love for his girl Rosie, his respect for his mother, and his religious faith. Willie's uncomplicated life of fishing and hanging out with his mates and his girl in the idyllic world of Broome is turned upside down when his mother returns him to the religious mission for further schooling and entry into the priesthood. After being punished for an act of youthful rebellion, he runs away from the mission on a journey that leads him to meet his 'Uncle Tadpole' and eventually return to Broome. Along the way, Willie and Uncle Tadpole meet a couple of hippies, spend the night in gaol, and meet a gun-toting roadhouse operator, while managing to stay one step ahead of Father Benedictus, who wants to bring Willie back to the mission.
