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Film Details - Fandango Australia ,
Producers:
Rolf de Heer
Dominico Procacci
Fiona Paterson (Co-Producer)
Giuseppe Pedersoli (Co-Producer)
Micaela Fusco (Associate Producer)
Sharon Jackson (Co-Producer)
Production Companies:
Vertigo Productions
Fandango Australia
SBS Independent
Finance Organisations:
South Australian Film Corporation
Director of Photography:
Tony Clark
Editors:
Tania Nehme
Production Designers:
Fiona Paterson
Composer:
Graham Tardiff
Cast:
Incl. Celine O'Leary (Mother), Paul Blackwell (Father), Chloe Ferguson (Girl Age 7), Phoebe Ferguson (Girl Age 3), Kate Greetham (Kate, the Babysitter), Todd Telford (Workman), Peter Ferris (Carpet Cleaner), Peter Green (Carpet Cleaner), Trudy Talbot (Well Dressed Woman - uncredited).
Release Dates:
1. Australian premiere, 14 March 1996 (Adelaide Festival of Arts). Released commercially in Australia on 15 May 1997.
2. Film festival screenings include: 1996 Cannes Film Festival; 1996 Toronto Film Festival; 1996 Charleston International Film Festival (USA); 1997 Singapore International Film Festival; 1997 WorldFest (Houston, USA); and 1998 Bangkok International Film Festival.
3. International commercial release dates include: France, 20 November 1996; USA, 21 March 1997; Singapore 8 April 1997; Spain 9 June 1997; Netherlands 28 August 1997; Thailand 25 September.
4. Released in Australia on videocassette format in 1999 by Vertigo Productions.
Location:
- Adelaide, South Australia
Awards:
- Cannes Film Festival (1996), Golden Palm - Rolf de Heer (nomination)
- Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain (1996), Golden Spike - Rolf de Heer (nomination)
- Young Artist Award, Los Angeles USA (1997), Best Performance in a Foreign Film - Chloe Ferguson (nomination)
Notes:
Also known as: La habitación silenciosa (Argentina / Spain), Alma Silenciosa (Brazil, cable TV title); Hiljainen huone (Finland) and La stanza di Cloe (Italy).
