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Film in Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

The Australian film industry got off to a flying start, producing what was probably the world's first full length feature film in 1906. South Australia banned the screening of bushranger films in 1911, Victoria followed in 1912. Colour production came t...

Australian Oscar success - Australia's Culture Portal

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science was established in 1927 and the Academy Awards or Oscars ceremonies commenced in 1929. Image courtesy of Latent Image Productions Pty Ltd and National Film & Sound Archive. Their Oscar Statuette is on displa...

The Portia Geach Memorial Award - Australia's Culture Portal

Winner of the 2007 Portia Geach Award. The Portia Geach Memorial Award is recognised as one of the most important celebrations of the talents and creativity of Australian female portrait painters. Winner of the 1992 Portia Geach Award. ...

Australia's swimming success and swimming pools - Australia's Culture Portal

Australian swimming successes at the Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964) Olympics fuelled enthusiasm for competitive swimming in pools. Swimming pools came to be seen as a standard local government community facility that was available to all ...

Visual effects, Australian involvement - Australia's Culture Portal

Ben Snow, Visual Effects Supervisor for Van Helsing (2004) and Pearl Harbour (2001). Hidden behind the scenes in film, television, new media and game production, a number of Australian individuals and companies have been quietly contributing their creati...

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Screen Australia - Former AFC - AustralianFilmsAndAwards - Academy Awards   (website Australian Film Commission (AFC) )

> PRODUCER OFFSET CO-PRODUCTION PROGRAM LINDFIELD STUDIOS 1942 - 1989Academy Awards and nominations won by Australians or for work on Australian films between 1942-1989. 1990 onwardsAcademy Awards and nominations won by Australians or for work on Australi...

Urban Cinefile OSCARS 1998 - 70th ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS   (website Urban Cinefile )

The winners of the 70th presentation of awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, on March 23, 1998. BEST SHORT LIVE-ACTION FILM"Visas and Virtue" [WINNER] "Dance Lexie Dance" "It's Good to Talk" "Sweethearts?" Before the e...

Urban Cinefile OSCARS 2003 - 75th ACADEMY AWARDS : THE NOMINATIONS   (website Urban Cinefile )

Best motion picture of the year CHICAGO (Miramax) A Producer Circle Co., Zadan/Meron Production Martin Richards, Producer GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax) An Alberto Grimaldi Production Alberto Grimaldi and Harvey Weinstein, Producers THE HOURS (Paramount and ...

Urban Cinefile OSCARS 2003 - 75th ACADEMY AWARDS : THE WINNERS   (website Urban Cinefile )

ZUS & ZO A Filmprodukties de Luwte Production The Netherlands Best documentary feature BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE (United Artists and Alliance Atlantis) A Salter Street Films/VIF 2/Dog Eat Dog Films Production Michael Moore and Michael Donovan DAUGHTER FROM DA...

Urban Cinefile ACADEMY AWARDS 2008 - NOMINATIONS   (website Urban Cinefile )

THE NOMINATIONS: Best motion picture of the year Atonement (Focus Features) A Working Title Production: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers Juno (Fox Searchlight) A Dancing Elk Pictures, LLC Production: Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russ...

Urban Cinefile ACADEMY AWARDS 2004 ñ THE WINNERS   (website Urban Cinefile )

Australiaís Russell Boyd won the cinematography award and Adam Elliot picked up the animated short Oscar for Harvie Krumpet. The Australian Film Commission (AFC) congratulated director Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs on their Academy Award win fo...

Urban Cinefile ACADEMY AWARDS 2008 - WINNERS   (website Urban Cinefile )

Tony Gilroy No Country for Old Men (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - WINNER There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Paul Thomas Anderson ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Juno (Fox Searchlight), Written by Diablo Cody - WINNER Lar...

Urban Cinefile ACADEMY AWARDS 2004 û THE NOMINATIONS   (website Urban Cinefile )

YEAR OF VOTING SURPRISINGLY A 13 year old New Zealand actress, Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) is the youngest ever to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, and Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog) is the surprise nominee in the Supporting Actre...

ABC Local: Australia Wide - Short Film   (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )

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Inside Film: Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creators - AFC congratulates Australian nominees for the 80th Annual Academy Awards   (website Inside Film Magazine )

The Australian Film Commission (AFC) today congratulated Cate Blanchett and Eva Orner on their Academy Award&reg nominations announced overnight in Los Angeles. <br/> <br/> Cate Blanchett has received two Academy Award&reg nominations this year. Inside F...

ABC Local: Australia Wide - Academy Awards (Oscars)   (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )

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2002 Annual Academy Awards   (website Australian Gamers Community )

<br/><br/> AusGamers requires that you enable JavaScript to use this site correctly. - Thor Best Film Editing: - A Beautiful Mind - Black Hawk Down - The Lord of the Rings - Memento - Moulin Rouge Best Makeup: - A Beautiful Mind - The Lord of the Rings - ...

77th Academy Awards Nominations [ Australian Cinematographers Society ]   (website Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) )

Australian Film Television & Radio School student, John Radel, has been selected as the Australian national winner of the Kodak Filmschool Competition for his work on the film Black Berries. The Australian Film Institute is calling for Feature Film, Telev...

2003 Academy Awards [ Australian Cinematographers Society ]   (website Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) )

John Radel, a cinematography student from the Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS) in New South Wales, has taken top honours in the Australian judging of the annual Kodak Filmschool Competition for his work on the film "Out On The Tilesö. The...

77th Academy Awards Nominations [ Australian Cinematographers Society ]   (website Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) )

Australian Film Television & Radio School student, John Radel, has been selected as the Australian national winner of the Kodak Filmschool Competition for his work on the film Black Berries. Birthday Boy received numerous awards in 2004 including Best Sho...