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form y separately published work icon Balibo single work   film/TV   mystery   thriller   crime  
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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Balibo
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Film Details - 2008

Producers:

Sarah Shaw (line producer).
John Maynard and Rebecca Williamson (co-producers).
Anthony LaPaglia and Dominic Purcell (producers).
Andrew Barlow, Andrew Myer, and Paul Wiegard (executive producers).

Production Companies:

Cinimod Film.
Balibo Film.
Arenafilm.

Finance Organisations:

Film Victoria.
Screen Australia.
The Australian Film Commission.

Director of Photography:

Tristan Milani.

Editors:

Nick Meyers.

Production Designers:

Robert Cousins.

Music:

Marcello De Francisci.

Lisa Gerrard.


Cast:

Including Anthony LaPaglia (Roger East), Oscar Isaac (José Ramos-Horta), Damon Gameau (Greg Shackleton), Gyton Grantley (Gary Cunningham), Nathan Phillips (Malcolm Rennie), Mark Winter (Tony Stewart), and Thomas Wright (Brian Peters).

Release Dates:

Released in Australia on 13 August 2009.

Location:

  • Filmed in Darwin (Northern Territory, Australi) and in Dili (East Timor).

Awards:

  • APRA Music Award, Best Film Score (won), 2009.
  • ARIA Music Award, Best Original Soundtrack Album (won), 2009.
  • ADG Award (Australian Directors Guild), Best Direction in a Feature Film (nominated), 2010.
  • AFI Award, Best Direction (nominated), 2009.
  • AFI Award, Best Supporting Actor (won), 2009.
  • AFI Award, Best Sound (nominated), 2009.
  • AFI Award, Best Original Music Score (nominated), 2009.
  • AFI Award, Best Supporting Actress (nominated), 2009.
  • AFI Award, Best Supporting Actor (nominated), 2009.
  • ASE Award (Australian Screen Editors), Avid Award for Best Editing on a Feature Film (nominated), 2010.
  • AFI Award, Best Lead Actor (won), 2009.
  • AFI Award, Best Achievement in Editing (won), 2009.
  • IF Awards, Best Actor (nominated), 2009.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Cinematography (nominated), 2010.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Director (nominated), 2010.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Editing (won), 2010.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Music Score (won), 2010.
  • IF Awards, Best Editing (won), 2009.
  • IF Awards, Best Sound (won), 2009.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Supporting Actor - Male (nominated), 2010.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Supporting Actor - Male (nominated), 2010.
  • São Paulo International Film Festival, Best Foreign-Language Film (Audience Award) (won), 2010.
  • Screen Music Award Best Feature Film Score (won), 2009.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actor - Male (won), 2010.
  • IF Awards, Best Music (nominated), 2009.
  • IF Awards, Best Cinematography (nominated), 2009.
Subjects:
  • c
    Timor-Leste,
    c
    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • 1975
Settings:
  • c
    Timor-Leste,
    c
    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
  • 1975
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