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Film Details - Fandango Australia , 2006
Producers:
Julie Ryan (Producer)
Rolf de Heer (Producer)
Production Companies:
Fandango Australia
Finance Organisations:
SBS Independent
Cast:
Narrator: Rolf de Heer.
Release Dates:
First screened publicly on 10 June 2006 at the George Street Cinemas as part of the Sydney Film Festival (the night following the screening of Ten Canoes). The documentary was broadcast on SBS Television on 20 July 2006.
Location:
- Arnhem Land, Northern Territory (Australia)
Awards:
- Film Critics Circle of Australia Award (2006) Best Short Documentary (winner)
- Sydney Film Festival, Australia (2006) Urban Cinefile Audience Award for Documentaries in the Sidebar Programs (winner)
Notes:
1. Produced in association with SBS Independent. The project supported by Bula'bula Arts (Aboriginal corporation).
2. When it premiered on SBS TV in 2006 (as Making Ten Canoes) the film became the highest rating Australian documentary for the Thursday night timeslot.
3. Participants in the documentary include cast and crew of the feature film, Ten Canoes.
Settings:
- Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,
