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Film Details - Roadshow Entertainment , 2005
Producers:
David Lightfoot
Greg McLean
George Adams (Executive Producer)
Michael Gudisnski(Executive Producer)
Martin Fabinyi (Executive Producer)
Simon Hewitt (Executive Producer)
Gary Hamilton (Executive Producer)
Matt Hearn (Executive and Co-producer)
Production Companies:
True Crime Channel Pty Ltd
403 Productions
Emu Pictures
GMF Productions
Mushroom Pictures
Finance Organisations:
South Australian Film Corporation
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Director of Photography:
Will Gibson
Editors:
Jason Ballantine
Production Designers:
Robert Webb
Composer:
Frank Tetaz
Cast:
Incl. John Jarrett (Mick Taylor), Cassandra McGrath (Liz), Kestie Morassi (Kristy), Nathan Phillips (Ben), Gordon Poole, Guy O'Donnell, Phil Stevenson, Geoff Revell, Andy McPhee, Aaron Sterns, Michael Moody, Andrew Reimer, Isabella Reimer, David Rock, Jenny Starvall, Guy Petersen.
Release Dates:
1. January 2005 at the Sundance Film Festival (USA). Released in Australia in March 2005.
2. Released in Australia on DVD format by Roadshow Entertainment 2005.
Awards:
- Australian Film Institute Awards (2005), Best Direction - Greg McLean (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (2005), Best Cinematography - Will Gibson (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (2005), Best Editing - Jason Ballantine (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (2005), Best Original Music Score - Frank Tetaz (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (2005), Best Sound - Des Keneally, Peter D. Smith, Pete Best, Tom Heuzenroeder (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (2005), Best Supporting Actress - Kestie Morassi (nomination)
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA (2006) - The Saturn Award for Best Horror Film (winner)
- Sundance Film Festival, USA (2005), Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema (Dramatic) - Greg McLean (winner)
- Austin Fantastic Festival, USA (2005), Jury Prize (Best Actor) - Jon Jarratt (winner)
- Australian Cinematographers Society (2006), Award of Distinction - Will Gibson (winner)
- Australian Screen Directors Association (2006), Best Direction of a First Feature Film - Greg McLean (nomination)
- Empire Awards, UK (2006), Best Horror Film (nomination)
- Film Critics Circle of Australia Award (2005), Best Film Editor - Jason Ballantine (nomination)
- Inside Film Awards (2005), Best Direction - Greg McLean (nomination)
- Inside Film Awards (2005), Best Cinematography - Will Gibson (nomination)
- Inside Film Awards (2005), Best Production Design - Robert Webb
- Inside Film Awards (2005), Best Sound - Des Keneally, Peter D. Smith, Pete Best, Tom Heuzenroeder (nomination)
- Screen Music Australia Awards (2006), Best Film Score - Frank Tetaz (winner)
Settings:
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
