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AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF CINEMA AND TELEVISION ARTS 2ND AACTA AWARDS RECOGNISING AND TELEVISION EXCELLENCE IN

A YEAR IN REVIEW

CONTENTS

Welcome Messages 4 Inaugural AACTA Awards 11 2nd AACTA Awards 13 AACTA Raymond Longford Award 15 17

NOMINEES International, Young Actor, Visual Effects & Additional Awards 19 Television 21 Documentary & 25 Feature Film 28

In Memoriam 30 AACTA Awards Jurors 32 Acknowledgements & Credits 34

CREDITS

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CONTENTS 3 WELCOME

In little more than a year, the new As President of AACTA, I invite Australian Academy of Cinema all Australians to celebrate the and Television Arts has become talents and achievements of our an established and essential part screen industry. To those within of our national screen industry. the industry, the Academy is yours, and we look forward to An AACTA Award is the ultimate working with you to build upon mark of peer-assessed excellence our strong new foundations. for Australian film and television performers and practitioners, and I extend my congratulations to all AACTA PRESIDENT nominees and winners of the 2nd AACTA Awards.

Welcome to the 2nd AACTA Awards, They develop consensus around marking an incredible year for excellence, and what it takes to Australian film and television, and make and sustain outstanding 55 years of celebrating screen screen content. heritage through Film Institute (AFI) and AACTA. They create new opportunities, nurture new talent and inspire This year also marks record results generations ahead. for AACTA; record voting, record membership and record media However, this cannot be sustained coverage. without significant industry support.

Of course, AACTA celebrates its , more than ever, we must successes both with and because work together to uphold your of those working in Australian Awards, not only as a national and screen. international measure of screen success, but in recognition of your Nominated feature have hard work. achieved audience, critical and festival success, short film On that note, we honour the hard- nominees signal great things for earned place that all nominees emerging filmmakers, nominated have secured in Australian screen documentaries have innovated history. with new technologies and compelling content, and our We also sincerely thank all partners, television excelled, highlighting our sponsors, members and industry appetite for great Australian stories. colleagues for their critical support, particularly the News South As we celebrate in at The Wales government through its Star’s stunning Event Centre, it’s tourism and major events agency timely to remember the importance Destination NSW, and our telecast of these Awards. partner, Network Ten.

As Australia’s highest peer-assessed DAMIAN TREWHELLA screen Awards, the AACTA AFI | AACTA CEO Awards not only open doors, but complement quantitative ratings ALAN FINNEY and box office data. AFI | AACTA CHAIR

4 WELCOME MESSAGES WELCOME

All Australians should be reflected in these Awards, deeply proud of the quality which are rightly prized by of our film and television all who dedicate themselves industry, which so brilliantly to the screen arts. tells our stories to each other and to the world. In these Awards we see an industry that is confident, The past year has been a mature and abundant in vintage year for Australian achievement, and I hope film and TV production, that all who are nominated allowing our writers, actors for AACTA Awards feel and crew to shine and their professionalism and affirming the faith of those dedication is valued deeply who invest their hopes and by the community. passion in the sector. My best wishes to all those It has also been a great attending the AACTA Awards year for the Australian and to everyone whose Academy of Cinema and commitment to excellence Television Arts as it begins its has made our film and journey of representing and television such a stunning celebrating the industry here success. and abroad. THE HONOURABLE The renewal signalled by the JULIA GILLARD MP creation of AACTA is also PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA

The NSW Government, per cent of the industry’s through our tourism and workforce and 37 per cent major events agency of all Australian creative Destination NSW, is proud industry businesses. to support the 2nd AACTA Awards, a key creative Sydney’s natural beauty industries event on the NSW will provide the perfect Events Calendar. backdrop for Australia’s premier film and television NSW is home to an awards night, showcasing impressive concentration our harbour city to the world. of world-class creative skills and has the most extensive Best of luck to all the screen infrastructure in nominees and have a Australia. wonderful night.

Almost half of Australia’s film THE HONOURABLE and television businesses BARRY O’FARRELL MP is based in our global city NSW PREMIER of Sydney, in addition to 46

WELCOME MESSAGES 5 Good luck AACTA Award nominees

Stories that stay with you WELCOME

Have you seen The There’s something about Shadowcatchers, the the Australian filmmaking pictorial history of Australian community and it’s ethos. by Resourceful, tireless and Martha Ansara, published graceful under pressure, by the ACS? it’s no wonder that our practitioners are sought I have a copy signed by the after all over the world. Sadly five Australian cameramen it means that so many of who have won Oscars: them haven’t worked in , Dean Semler, this country for many, many , Russel years. Boyde and . I’ve had the good fortune Tonight is a kind of antidote to collaborate with the first to all that. Tonight we get to three. Most recently with the acknowledge the wide- redoubtable Johnny Seale ranging talents and best on a long, hard shoot (Mad labours of our moviemakers. Max - Fury Road) and was reminded once again what DR GEORGE MILLER extraordinary talent, cast AFI | AACTA PATRON and crew, has emerged from this country.

It’s wonderful to note a highlights, and it’s fitting new cultural confidence in that such excellence is Australian screen storytelling recognised through a variety – from Best Film nominees of nominations for the 2nd Burning Man, Lore, The AACTA Awards. Sapphires and Wish You Were Here, to television Congratulations and best nominees including Redfern wishes to all! Now, Puberty Blues, Rake and Tangle. AFI | AACTA AMBASSADOR Sophisticated, entertaining, and socially engaged, these productions highlight the breadth, diversity and depth of Australian talent, both on the screen and behind the camera.

The extraordinary talent of our Indigenous performers and practitioners is one of this year’s additional

WELCOME MESSAGES 5

THE STAR WELCOME

The Star is extremely proud than by hosting one of to support the 2nd AACTA Australia’s most prestigious Awards as Destination awards ceremonies. Partner. Like our television and film industries, Echo The AACTA Awards shine Entertainment Group is an important light on our driven by the relentless talented and passionate pursuit to entertain screen industries. With the Australian and international Awards and associated audiences, making our publicity, comes a greater partnership with AACTA the appreciation of the perfect fit. remarkable contribution our actors, writers and producers It was in a previous role make to our nation’s creative as Chairman of Events and cultural landscape. NSW that we, on behalf of the Echo Entertainment Group Government, managed to thanks AFI | AACTA for bring what was then the their partnership and AFI Awards from congratulates all nominees to Sydney and it has been and winners. inspiring to watch the growth of the Awards in JOHN O’NEILL ao recent years, particularly CHAIRMAN, ECHO with the launch of AACTA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP and last year’s inaugural AACTA Awards Ceremony at the Opera House.

On behalf of Echo Entertainment, I am delighted to welcome you to The Star Event Centre to celebrate the 2nd AACTA Awards. The Event Centre is the final piece of The Star’s transformation into a total leisure and entertainment destination.

Multi-use in every sense, this venue is a major asset for the people of Sydney and will give the city an edge on the competition for entertainment events both around the country and globally. There is no better way to showcase the venue

WELCOME MESSAGES 9 S1225003 SCORE No AU00001149 A GOLDEN DEBUT THE INAUGURAL AACTA AWARDS

In a stunning debut, the screen accolade, the AACTA The inaugural AACTA Inaugural AACTA Awards Raymond Longford Award. Awards season culminated were held in January 2012, Internationally acclaimed in the spectacular AACTA a continuum of the proud writer, director and Awards Ceremony at the tradition established by the composer, , was Sydney Opera House on 31 Australian Film Institute (AFI) announced as the recipient January 2012. A stellar line Awards in 1958. of the prestigious Byron up of presenters, including Kennedy Award. Ambassador Cate Blanchett, Celebrations began in announced the winners. Sydney with the AACTA Next came the AACTA Awards Luncheon presented International Awards Among these, RED DOG took by Digital Pictures on Ceremony held in Los home the prestigious AACTA 15 January. Hosted by Angeles on 27 January 2012, Award for Best Film, while acclaimed actress and recognising international The Slap impressively won AFI Board member Sigrid excellence across five five AACTA Awards in the Thornton, the Luncheon saw categories, with winners television categories. talented and innovative announced by acclaimed artists and craftspeople Australian performers A glittering After Party awarded across television, including AACTA President saw guests celebrate a documentary, short fiction Geoffrey Rush, Nicole wonderful year, and an film, short animation and Kidman and . AACTA Awards season to feature film categories. Highlights included heartfelt remember. and entertaining winner Internationally awarded acceptance speeches from , Don (Best Actress) McAlpine, was honoured and Jean Dujardin (Best with Australia’s highest Actor).

INAUGURAL AACTA AWARDS 11

THE 2ND AACTA AWARDS

Now in its second Awards across 13 Feature Films, 16 The grand finale of the AACTA season, the Australian Documentaries, four Short Awards season is the 2nd Academy of Cinema and Animations, four Short Fiction AACTA Awards Ceremony, Television Arts celebrates Films and 32 Television held at The Star’s brand new another year of screen Productions. Event Centre in Sydney, on industry excellence and Wednesday 30 January. congratulates all those Next up for the season was nominated for the 2nd AACTA the reveal of nominees and Broadcast on Network Ten, with Awards. winners for the 2nd AACTA actor, performer and musician International Awards, with Hugh Sheridan headlining First up for the season was five Awards announced as Host, this event sees the the 2nd AACTA Awards in recognition of screen screen industry and the Nominations Announcement excellence regardless of public celebrate as Australia’s at The Star in Sydney on 3 geography. brightest stars are presented December 2012. This event with their stunning statuettes. also saw a new partnership The 2nd AACTA Awards with The Star announced, Luncheon presented by The 2nd AACTA Awards season and AACTA is thrilled to hold Deluxe in Sydney on Monday is capped off in style with the first major public events 28 January, hosted by Oscar the After Party of the year. to grace The Star’s new and AFI Award winning Complete with champagne, Event Centre – a state-of- filmmaker and entertainer canapés and dancing, this the-art venue in the heart of , honours stunning event concludes Australia’s most beautiful city, outstanding film and television a golden year for Australian Sydney. performers, practitioners and screen. productions, with a special Highlighting the reach presentation of Australia’s and diversity of nominees, highest screen accolade, the nominations for the 2nd AACTA Raymond Longford AACTA Awards are spread Award, to producer .

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AL CLARK HONOURED “With a love of films that always transcends the frustrations WITH LIFETIME of getting them made, I’ve tried to choose distinctive ACHIEVEMENT AWARD projects, to navigate them soundly, to find gifted people to work with, and to bring out the best in their considerable One of Australia’s most talents. I’m grateful to AACTA for this great recognition revered producers, Al and for everything it represents.” Al Clark Clark, is the recipient of the nation’s highest screen accolade – the AACTA In addition to his Many Australian screen Raymond Longford Award. achievements as an industry luminaries extraordinary producer, spanning a cross section With a filmmaking career Clark’s diverse career of the industry gave spanning three decades, includes publicity for some passionate support to the Clark has produced or of the world’s best known recommendation of Al executive produced 19 bands. Clark for this Award, among feature films including them , Ana some of Australia’s most Clark is also noted as a Kokkinos, Darren Ashton, Roy iconic, celebrated and mentor and educator Billing and many more. internationally significant who was instrumental in cinema, from Chopper launching the international We proudly honour Al through to The Adventures careers of many of our Clark for his enormous of Priscilla, Queen of the brightest stars, including contribution to the Desert as well as recent Russell Crowe, , Australian screen industry. successes Blessed and , , Red Hill and the upcoming , Andrew Goddess. Dominik and .

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BYRON KENNEDY AWARD

IVAN SEN – A UNIQUE global acclaim and was had recently rediscovered AND AUTHENTIC celebrated with screenings his passion for filmmaking FILMMAKER at Sundance and Berlin. – much to the benefit of the Australian film industry, Internationally acclaimed A string of award-winning and to the Indigenous writer, director and documentaries followed, communities whose stories composer, Ivan Sen, was including the acclaimed he captures. announced as the recipient Yellow Fella, which screened of the prestigious Byron at the Cannes AFI | AACTA acknowledges Kennedy Award at the in 2005. and thanks Kennedy Inaugural AACTA Awards in Miller Mitchell for 27 years January 2012. Sen returned to Cannes in of ongoing support and 2011 with his feature film contribution to this special Sen was awarded for “his Toomelah – a provocative Award for innovation and unique artistic vision and for yet comic tale of a young the relentless pursuit of showing, by his resourceful, Indigenous boy who excellence. The Byron multidisciplinary filmmaking, dreams of being a gangster. Kennedy Award is selected that telling stories on screen Toomelah was made almost by an annually appointed is in reach of all who have single-handedly by Sen, jury and includes a cash something consequential who immersed himself in prize of $10,000. to say”. the community and elicited remarkable performances The next Byron Kennedy Sen won the AFI Award for from the film’s untrained Award will be presented at Best Direction in 2002 for his actors. the 2nd AACTA Awards in debut feature filmBeneath Sydney. Clouds, which received Accepting the Byron Kennedy Award, Sen said he

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NOMINEES INTERNATIONAL, YOUNG ACTOR, VISUAL EFFECTS & ADDITIONAL AWARDS

AACTA AACTA AACTA AACTA AWARD INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FOR BEST VISUAL AWARD FOR BEST AWARD FOR BEST AWARD FOR BEST EFFECTS SCREENPLAY ACTOR FILM Iron Sky. Samuli Argo. Chris Terrio. Bradley Cooper. Silver Argo. Grant Heslov, Torssonen, Jussi Linings Playbook. Ben Affleck, George Lehtiniemi, Juuso Kaari, Django Unchained. Clooney. Kelly Myers. . Daniel Day-Lewis. Lincoln. Les Misérables. Tim Killer Elite. Ineke Lincoln. Tony Kushner. Bevan, Eric Fellner, Majoor, Julian Dimsey. John Hawkes. The Debra Hayward, The Master. Paul Sessions. Cameron Mackintosh. The Sapphires. James Thomas Anderson. Rogers. . Les Life of Pi. Gil Netter, Ang . Misérables. Lee, David Womark. Girls - How David O. Russell. Women Won The Joaquin Phoenix. The Lincoln. Steven Vo te. Kylie Robertson, Zero Dark Thirty. Mark Master. Spielberg, Kathleen Rebecca Stegh, Boal. Kennedy. Monica Monin. ABC1 Denzel Washington. AACTA Flight. Silver Linings Playbook. AACTA Donna Gigliotti, Bruce INTERNATIONAL RAYMOND AACTA Cohen, Jonathan AWARD FOR BEST Gordon. LONGFORD INTERNATIONAL DIRECTION AWARD Zero Dark Thirty. Mark Argo. Ben Affleck. AWARD FOR BEST Al Clark. ACTRESS Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison. Life of Pi. . Jessica Chastain. Zero BYRON KENNEDY Dark Thirty. Lincoln. Steven AACTA AWARD AWARD Spielberg. . Rust Recipient announced and Bone. FOR BEST YOUNG at the 2nd AACTA The Sessions. Ben ACTOR Awards Ceremony. Lewin. . The Brenna Harding. Paperboy. Puberty Blues. Network NEWS.COM.AU Silver Linings Playbook. Ten David O. Russell. . AUDIENCE Silver Linings Playbook. Ed Oxenbould. Julian. CHOICE AWARD Zero Dark Thirty. FOR MOST Kathryn Bigelow. Emmanuelle Riva. Saskia Rosendahl. Amour. Lore. MEMORABLE SCREEN MOMENT . The Lily Sullivan. Mental. Winner announced at Impossible. the 2nd AACTA Awards Ceremony.

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AACTA AWARDS NOMINEES 23 we’d like to know what’s in your cupboard...

DON’T HIDE AWAY YOUR WORK – LET IT LIVE ON AT THE NFSA

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia keeps our nation’s screen culture alive by preserving and providing long-term access to the work of our film and television creatives. We are proud to support the Australian film and television industries through the AACTA Awards, and encourage all nominees to place their films and programs with us and become part of Australia’s Living Archive. www.nfsa.gov.au

NOMINEES DOCUMENTARY & SHORT FILM

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AACTA AWARDS NOMINEES 25 Screen legends.

They are passionate, social animals who are constantly at shows, exhibitions and the movies.

If it’s worth seeing, they’ll be sharing it on or Facebook.

Even when they’re home, they chill out with a DVD. This is Eddie and Jane. We have another 1,502,000 people just like them who will spend $137 million on movies this year. To harness the power of our people, visit newsaustraliasales.com.au NOMINEES DOCUMENTARY & SHORT FILM

AACTA AWARD FOR AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A BEST SHORT FICTION DOCUMENTARY FILM Dr Sarmast’s Music School. B I N O. Billie Pleffer, Rita Dale Cornelius, Livia Ruzic, Walsh. Keith Thomas. ABC1 Dumpy Goes To The Big Once Upon A Time In Smoke. , David Cabramatta - Episode 2. Michôd, Michael Cody. Christopher Elves, Chris McCallum, David White. SBS Julian. Robert Jago, Matthew Moore. Paul Kelly - Stories Of Me. Paul Charlier, Ian Transmission. Zak Hilditch, Liz McLoughlin, Brooke Trezise, Kearney. Nick Batterham, Richard Boxhall. AACTA AWARD FOR Singapore 1942 - End of BEST SCREENPLAY IN Empire - Episode 1. Glenn A SHORT FILM Martin, Ric Curtin, Ash B I N O. Billie Pleffer. Gibson Greig, Ian Grant, Leo Sullivan, Mark Tarpey. SBS Dumpy Goes To The Big Smoke. Mirrah Foulkes. AACTA AWARD Julian. Matthew Moore. FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION Transmission. Zak Hilditch. The Hunter. Marieka Walsh.

LEGO® Star Wars®: The Padawan Menace™. David Scott, Mark Thorley, Amber Naismith.

The Maker. Christopher Kezelos, Christine Kezelos.

Sleight of Hand. Michael Cusack, Richard Chataway ACS.

AACTA AWARDS NOMINEES 27 NOMINEES FEATURE FILM

AACTA AWARD FOR AACTA AWARD AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FILM FOR BEST ADAPTED BEST SOUND Burning Man. Andy Paterson, SCREENPLAY Burning Man. David Lee, Jonathan Teplitzky. Lo re. , Robin Andrew Plain, Gethin Mukherjee. Creagh. Lore. Karsten Stöter, Liz Watts, Paul Welsh, Benny Drechsel. The Sapphires. Keith Lore. Sam Petty, Michael Thompson, . Busch, Robert Mackenzie, The Sapphires. Rosemary Antony Gray, Yulia Akerholt, Blight, Kylie du Fresne. Brooke Trezise. AACTA AWARD Wish You Were Here. Angie FOR BEST The Sapphires. Andrew Plain, Fielder. CINEMATOGRAPHY Bry Jones, Pete Smith, Ben Osmo, John Simpson. Burning Man. Garry Phillips ACS. AACTA AWARD FOR Swerve. Pete Smith, John BEST DIRECTION Simpson, Martyn Zub, Des Lo re. . Burning Man. Jonathan Kenneally. Teplitzky. The Sapphires. . AACTA AWARD FOR Lore. Cate Shortland. BEST ORIGINAL Wish You Were Here. Jules The Sapphires. . O’Loughlin ACS. MUSIC SCORE 33 POSTCARDS. Antony Wish You Were Here. Kieran Partos. Darcy-Smith. AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING . . AACTA AWARD FOR Burning Man. Martin Connor. Mental. Michael Yezerski. BEST ORIGINAL The Sapphires. SCREENPLAY ASE. Not Suitable For Children. Burning Man. Jonathan , Jono Ma. Teplitzky. Wish You Were Here. Jason Ballantine ASE. Continues next page. Mental. PJ Hogan. . Cindy Clarkson. Not Suitable For Children. Michael Lucas.

Wish You Were Here. Kieran Darcy-Smith, Felicity Price.

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AACTA AWARD FOR AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION BEST LEAD ACTRESS DESIGN . Mental. Burning Man. Steven Jones- Evans APDG. . The Sapphires. Killer Elite. Michelle McGahey. Felicity Price. Wish You Were Here. Lore. Silke Fischer. . Not Suitable The Sapphires. Melinda For Children. Doring. AACTA AWARD FOR AACTA AWARD BEST SUPPORTING FOR BEST COSTUME ACTOR DESIGN . Not Suitable For Burning Man. Lizzy Gardiner. Children.

Lore. Stefanie Bieker. Liev Schreiber. Mental.

Mental. Tim Chappel. . Wish You Were Here. The Sapphires. Tess Schofield. Gary Waddell. The King Is Dead! AACTA AWARD FOR AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR . Wish You BEST SUPPORTING Were Here. ACTRESS Essie Davis. Burning Man. Matthew Goode. Burning Man. . Mental.

Chris O’Dowd. The Deborah Mailman. Mental. Sapphires. . The Guy Pearce. 33 POSTCARDS. Sapphires.

AACTA AWARDS NOMINEES 29 IN MEMORIAM

WE REMEMBER THE JOHN DARLING IAN KENNON FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR 1946 – 2011 1942 – 2012 THEIR CONTRIBUTION Director, Writer, Producer, Former Network Ten Chief TO AUSTRALIAN SCREEN Lecturer Executive CULTURE. MIKE deGRUY MIKE LATTIN DON BARKHAM 1951 – 2012 1949 – 2012 1935 – 2012 Cinematographer, Producer, Former Globecast Australia Actor, Writer Presenter CEO, Television Executive

ALAN BATEMAN JON FINLAYSON JAMES OSWALD ‘JIMMY’ 1936 – 2012 1938 – 2012 LITTLE ao Television Producer, Writer Actor, Writer 1937 – 2012 Musician, Actor CARL BLEAZBY RAY FISHER 1916 – 2011 1929 – 2011 BRIDGET LLOYD-JONES Actor Melbourne Film Festival 1975 – 2012 Pioneer Producer, Production EDITH BLISS Manager 1959 – 2012 BEN GABRIEL Television Presenter 1918 – 2012 VINCENT LOVEGROVE Actor 1947 – 2012 BILLE BROWN am Journalist, Music Manager, 1952 – 2013 PETER GWYNNE Television Producer Actor, Playwright, Director 1929 - 2011 Actor LAURENCE ‘LAURIE’ MAIN COLIN CAMPBELL oam 1922 – 2012 1933 – 2012 JONATHAN HARDY Actor, Television Host Television Presenter 1940 – 2012 Actor, Writer LENARD ‘LEN’ MAUGER DARRYL COTTON 1923 – 2012 1949 – 2012 1980 AFI Award Best Broadcasting Pioneer, Television Host, Actor, Screenplay (Breaker Morant) Television Executive Musician PHILIP HEARNSHAW NICK McMAHON BRYCE COURTENAY 1952 – 2012 1946 – 2012 1933 – 2012 First Assistant Director, Television Production Writer, Executive Producer Executive & Associate Executive, Former SPAA Producer Vice President, Former BRIAN STOW CROSSLEY Village Roadshow Pictures 1926 – 2012 SUZIE HOWIE Managing Director Director, Actor 1949 – 2012 Publicist BOB MEILLON 1943 – 2012 Television Director

30 IN MEMORIAM IN MEMORIAM

HANK NELSON am ALBIE THOMS 1937 – 2012 1941 – 2012 Director, Writer, Professor Director, Producer, Editor

1982 AFI Award Best 1968 AFI Experimental Documentary (Angels of Bronze Award (Vision For A War) New World)

CLIFF NEVILLE MAREE TOMASETTI 1948 – 2012 1925 – 2012 Television Producer Actress, Television Presenter

RALPH PRICE IAN ‘TURPS’ TURPIE 1953 – 2012 1943 – 2012 Location Manager Actor, Entertainer, Television Host & Presenter TRISH RICKETTS 1949 – 2012 ANDREW WIGHT Network Ten Publicist 1959 – 2012 Producer, Writer BRUCE ‘ROBBO’ ROBERTSON 1937 – 2012 MARTIN WILLIAMS Television Technology 1948 – 2012 Engineer Screen NSW Senior Development Executive, JAN SHARP Producer, Director 1946 – 2012 Producer, Director, Writer DIGBY WOLFE 1929 – 2012 1978 AFI Documentary Silver Writer, Actor, 1976 AFI Awards Award (Growing Up Series) Host

PETER SKELTON 1930 – 2012 Producer, Director

RUSSELL STENDELL 1949 – 2012 ABC Radio Pioneer, Former President

RON TAYLOR oam 1934 – 2012 Underwater Photographer, Cinematographer

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2ND AACTA AWARDS JURORS

THANK YOU TO ALL AACTA MEMBERS WHO VOTED IN THE 2ND AACTA AWARDS, AND TO ERNST & YOUNG, OFFICIAL SCUTINEERS OF THE AACTA AWARDS. WE ALSO THANK THE FOLLOWING JURORS FOR THEIR TIME AND DEDICATION.

Todd Abbott Lisa N. Edwards Anita Jacoby Helen Panckhurst Christina Andreef Jacqueline Elaine Naomi Janzen Craig Pearce Donna Andrews Adam Elliot Chris Puplick Steve Andrews Matthew Ferro Ron Johanson ACS Ray Quint Martha Ansara Grant Freckelton Hester Joyce Julia Redwood Jason Ballantine ASE Beth Frey Anna Kaplan Steven Robinson ASE Chris Bessounian Graham Gall Des Kenneally Jan Sardi David Birrell David Evan Giles Peter Krausz Stuart Scowcroft Claire Boskett Antony I. Ginnane Michael Letho Kari Scruby Andrew Bovell Nikki Gooley Shana Levine Roland J. Sullivan Don Bridges Ian Gracie Katrina Mathers David Taft Leon Burgher Shaun Grant Anna McGrath David Burrows Wendy Gray Kirsty McGregor Katherine Thomson Andrew Gregory Sally McLean Warren Coleman David Gribble ACS Germain McMicking Sara Tiefenbrun Axel Grigor Tim Milfull PhD Daniel Titmus Greg Coote Guy Gross Natalie Miller James M. Vernon David Crowe Andrew Hagan Craig Morgan Janet Watson Kruse Debbie Cuell Jennifer Hagan Stuart Willis Leah Curtis Giles Hardie Jean Mostyn Nelson Woss Jonathan Dawson Trevor Harrison Steve Munro Phoebe Hart Tony Murtagh Joost den Hartog Zareh Nalbandian Elizabeth Drake Jessica Hobbs Simone North Amanda Duthie Cappi Ireland Michelle Offen

AFI | AACTA ALSO THANKS FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH PREPARING THE JUDGING , AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS:

Australian Cinematographers Society (ASC) Australian Screen Sound Guild (ASSG) Australian Directors Guild (ADG) Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) Australian Production and Design Guild (APDG) Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) Australian Screen Editors (ASE) AFI | AACTA also wishes to thank all those who assisted with clip clearances, and broadcast and event video and image content.

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AFI | AACTA BOARD POST PRODUCTION Eleven Australia Hair Alan Finney (Chair) Deluxe Digital Pictures Mike Baard Melbourne AWARDS LUNCHEON Amanda Higgs Ian Anderson Jennifer Huby Adam Elliot General Manager Morry Schwartz Host & Writer Robert Sessions Caroline Pitcher Fourth Wall Events Director Marketing Sigrid Thornton Event & Production Company Catherine Armstrong AFI | AACTA EXECUTIVE Post Production AWARDS CEREMONY Damian Trewhella John Handby Fourth Wall Events Chief Executive Officer Editor Broadcast Production Company Jennifer North ON-SCREEN CREATIVE Jeremy Garling General Manager Operations & Event Executive Producer Business Development Method Studios Renato Rispoli Janine Cooper Awards Event Director Kate Guest Broadcast Executive Producer Producer Chloe Boulton Maurice Parker Awards Manager Drewe Clarke Supervising Producer Designer Brooke Daly Simon Francis Communications Manager Television Director LEGAL COUNSEL Zoe Laspas Kim Budee Events & Sponsorship Manager TressCox Lawyers Event Designer Jane Carracher Finance Manager Francesco Calvi VOTE SCRUTINEERS Lighting Designer Rochelle Siemienowicz Editor Ernst & Young John Simpson Audio Supervisor Sofie Ham Assistant Awards Manager TICKETING & GUEST Tom Roache Vanessa McKeddie MANAGEMENT Talent Management Awards Coordinator Undertow Media Donna Lloyd, Bradley Dixon Kym Chisolm Web & Design Coordinator Event Producers EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY Simon Elchlepp Grant Pisani Membership & Project Jim Lee Technical Director Coordinator Belinda Rolland Andrew Smith, PUBLICITY & TALENT Fiora Sacco Patrick Cronin Production Managers MANAGEMENT TALENT & MODEL Asimina Zervos Nikstar Event Co-ordinator Niki White STYLING Stella Katsaros Napoleon Perdis David Grant Make-Up After Party Producer

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