Press release from the ADG
The Australian Directors Guild today announced the nominees for its 2009 peer-assessed awards, celebrating the creative achievement of directors in film, television and new media platforms.
Winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner at the Star City Astral Room in Sydney on Thursday September 10, 2009. Tickets are available online at www.adg.org.au <http://www.adg.org.au/>
There will also be four special achievement awards made on the night:
the Cecil Holmes Award for services to directors
the Michael Carson Award for excellence in TV drama production
the Outstanding Achievement Award for an outstanding body of work
the First Assistant Directors Award
Last year’s recipients were drama director Kate Woods, documentary maker Tom Zubrycki, animator Bruce Petty and First AD Mark Turnbull.
ADG President, Ray Argall, said: “We congratulate all the nominees on the great work they have produced this year and look forward to seeing them at next month’s Awards night.”
The nominees for the 2009 competitive awards are:
Directing for New Media Platforms
Marcus Gillezeau Scorched
Nick Pollack Continental Cup-a-Soup free cup campaign
Documentary (stand alone)
Amiel Courtin-Wilson Cicada
Bentley Dean Contact
Scott Hicks Glass: A portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Documentary (series)
Brian McKenzie Ironing Man: Meet me at the Mango Tree
Kay Pavlou Armenia: Family Footsteps
Rachel Perkins Freedom for our Lifetime: First Australians
Feature Film
Serhat Caradee Cedar Boys
Adam Elliot Mary and Max
Glendyn Ivin Last Ride
Rachel Ward Beautiful Kate
Music Clip
Nash Edgerton Beyond Here Lies Nothing: Clip for Bob Dylan
Short Film
Britt Arthur My Uncle Bluey
Tim Dean Fences
Anna McGrath Small Change
Richard Vilensky Liebermans in the Sky
Telemovie
Tony Ayres Saved
Michael James Rowland The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
Tony Tilse Scorched
Rowan Woods Three Acts of Murder
TV Comedy Series
Nathan Craig &
Earl Melville Love: Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure
Bradley Howard Episode 10: Newstopia
Alex Weinress Pack: Chandon Pictures
TV Drama Series
Grant Brown The Brotherhood: UNDERBELLY: A Tale of Two Cities
Ian Gilmour Danger Zone: All Saints
Shawn Seet Business as Usual UNDERBELLY: A Tale of Two Cities
Jet Wilkinson Bloodlines: All Saints
TV Mini Series
Peter Andrikidis False Witness: False Witness
Grant Brown Boab Dreaming: Dirt Game
Brendan Maher Down Among the Dead Men: Dirt Game
Ian Watson Carla Cametti PD
TVC
Ben Lawrence Pollards: Mitsubishi
Sean Meehan Separation: Quit Victoria
Steve Rogers Pure Waters: Boags Draught
For further details and to book for the ADG Awards 2009, visit www.adg.org.au <http://www.adg.org.au/>