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'Firestarter will mark the 30th anniversary of Australia’s most iconic performing arts company: Bangarra Dance Theatre. Told through the personal family story of its celebrated and longstanding artistic director, Stephen Page.'
Source: Screen Australia.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Queer and Australian Features at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival
2021
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— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , January no. 97 2021;'Held primarily at Palace Nova in the CBD’s Eastend, the Adelaide Film Festival was one of only a few festivals in Australia that were able to hold in-cinema events in 2020. The festival took extra precautions to hold a COVID-safe festival, something Variety dubbed a “pre-pandemic experience.” While there were post-film Q&As, red carpets and parties, there were also social distancing in theatres, hand sanitisers throughout the venues and strictly no dancing.' (Introduction)
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Celebrating Indigenous Film
2021
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 February no. 745 2021; (p. 13) 'The Birrarangga Film Festival, a celebration of indigenous films from around the globe, will return to Melbourne from March 11-14' -
Poignant and Powerful
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 February 2021; (p. 12)
— Review of Firestarter : The Story of Bangarra 2020 single work film/TV -
Firestarter — the Story of Bangarra Is a Film of National and Personal Tragedies, with Light in the Dark
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 18 February 2021;
— Review of Firestarter : The Story of Bangarra 2020 single work film/TV
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Firestarter — the Story of Bangarra Is a Film of National and Personal Tragedies, with Light in the Dark
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 18 February 2021;
— Review of Firestarter : The Story of Bangarra 2020 single work film/TV -
Poignant and Powerful
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 February 2021; (p. 12)
— Review of Firestarter : The Story of Bangarra 2020 single work film/TV -
Celebrating Indigenous Film
2021
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 February no. 745 2021; (p. 13) 'The Birrarangga Film Festival, a celebration of indigenous films from around the globe, will return to Melbourne from March 11-14' -
Queer and Australian Features at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival
2021
single work
column
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , January no. 97 2021;'Held primarily at Palace Nova in the CBD’s Eastend, the Adelaide Film Festival was one of only a few festivals in Australia that were able to hold in-cinema events in 2020. The festival took extra precautions to hold a COVID-safe festival, something Variety dubbed a “pre-pandemic experience.” While there were post-film Q&As, red carpets and parties, there were also social distancing in theatres, hand sanitisers throughout the venues and strictly no dancing.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2022 nominated Logie Awards — Most Outstanding Documentary
- 2022 highly commended New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Multicultural NSW Award
- 2021 nominated AWGIE Awards — Documentary Award — Public Broadcast or Exhibition
- 2021 nominated AIDC Awards — Best Feature Documentary
- 2020 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Documentary