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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Bright Star
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Film Details - Jan Chapman Productions , 2009

Producers:

François Ivernel, Christine Langan, Cameron McCracken, and David M. Thompson (executive producers).
Jan Chapman and Caroline Hewitt (producers).

Production Companies:

Jan Chapman Productions.
Pathe (presents).
BBC Films (presents).
UK Film Council (presents).
New South Wales Film and Television Office (in association with).
Hopscotch Productions (in association with).

Finance Organisations:

Australian Film Finance Corporation.
Screen Australia.

Director of Photography:

Greig Fraser.

Editors:

Alexandre de Franceschi.

Production Designers:

Janet Patterson.

Music:

Mark Bradshaw.

Cast:

Including Abbie Cornish (Fanny Brawne), Ben Whishaw (John Keats), Paul Schneider (Mr Brown), Kerry Fox (Mrs Brawne), Edie Martin (Toots), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Samuel), Claudie Blakley (Maria Dilke), Gerard Monaco (Charles Dilke), Antonia Campbell-Hughes (Abigail), and Samuel Roukin (Reynolds).

Release Dates:

Premiered on 15 May 2009 (Cannes Film Festival).

Released in Australia on 26 December 2009.


Location:

  • Filmed in Italy and in the UK (studio shooting at Elstree and exterior shooting in Bedfordshire).

Post Production:

Audioloc Sound Design (sound post production facility).

Awards:

  • Academy Award, Best Achievement in Costume Design (nominated), 2010.
  • BAFTA Award, Best Costume Design (nominated), 2010.
  • Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Most Beautiful Film (won), 2009.
  • Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Best Woman Screenwriter (won), 2009.
  • Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Best Supporting Actor (nominated), 2009.
  • Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Best Woman Director (nominated), 2009.
  • Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Women's Image Award (nominated), 2009.
  • Alliance of Women Film Journalists, This Year's Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry (nominated), 2009.
  • Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction (nominated), 2009.
  • Australian Cinematographers Society, Cinematographer of the Year (won), 2011.
  • AFI Award, Best Cinematography (won), 2010.
  • AFI Award, Best Production Design (won), 2010.
  • AFI Award, Best Costume Design (won), 2010.
  • AFI Award, Best Direction (nominated), 2010.
  • AFI Award, Best Lead Actress (nominated), 2010.
  • AFI Award, Best Supporting Actress (nominated), 2010.
  • AFI Award, Best Editing (nominated), 2010.
  • AFI Award, Best Original Music Score (nominated), 2010.
  • ASE Award (Australian Screen Editors), Avid Award for Best Editing on a Feature Film (nominated), 2010.
  • British Independent Film Award, Best Technical Achievement [cinematography] (won), 2009.
  • British Independent Film Award, Best Director (nominated), 2009.
  • British Independent Film Award, Best Actress (nominated), 2009.
  • British Independent Film Award, Best Supporting Actress (nominated), 2009.
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Best Costume Design (nominated), 2010.
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Best Actress (nominated), 2009.
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Best Cinematography (nominated), 2009.
  • Chlotrudis Award, Best Actress (nominated), 2010.
  • CinEuphoria Award, Best Actress - Audience Award (won), 2011.
  • CinEuphoria Award, Best Costume Design - International Competition (won), 2011.
  • CinEuphoria Award, Top Ten of the Year - International Competition (won), 2011.
  • DFCS Award (Denver Film Critics Society), Best Actress (nominated), 2009.
  • Evening Standard British Film Award, Best Film (nominated), 2010.
  • Dorian Award (Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association), Film of the Year (nominated), 2009.
  • Heartland Film Festival, Truly Moving Sound Award (won), 2009.
  • HFCS Award (Houston Film Critics Society), Best Actress (nominated), 2009.
  • IF Award, Best Production Design (won), 2010.
  • IF Award, Best Sound (nominated), 2010.
  • IF Award, Best Cinematography (nominated), 2010.
  • IF Award, Best Editing (nominated), 2010.
  • ICS Award (International Cinephile Society), Best Actress (second place), 2010.
  • ICS Award (International Cinephile Society), Best Picture (nominated), 2010.
  • ICS Award (International Cinephile Society), Best Cinematography (nominated), 2010.
  • London Critics Circle Film Awards, Actress of the Year (nominated), 2010.
  • London Critics Circle Film Awards, British Film of the Year (nominated), 2010.
  • NSFC Award (National Society of Film Critics, USA), Best Supporting Actor (won), 2010.
  • NSFC Award (National Society of Film Critics, USA), Best Actress (third place), 2010.
  • OFTA Film Award (Online Film & Television Association), Best Costume Design (won), 2010.
  • SDFCS Award (San Diego Film Critics Society), Best Actress (second place), 2009.
  • SDFCS Award (San Diego Film Critics Society), Best Supporting Actor (nominated), 2009.
  • Satellite Award, Best Motion Picture, Drama (nominated), 2009.
  • Satellite Award, Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama (nominated), 2009.
  • Satellite Award, Best Director (nominated), 2009.
  • Satellite Award, Best Screenplay, Original (nominated), 2009.
  • Village Voice Film Poll, Best Supporting Actor (nominated), 2009.
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1818-1821
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