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2009 SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI AWARDS NOMINEES The nominees for the 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards were announced on Wednesday 28 October 2009, at a special event held at the Chauvel Cinema, Sydney. Each year hundreds of productions enter the AFI Awards and enter a rigorous judging process that ...
AFI Fest 2009: What if Movies Were Free?
AFI Fest 2009: What if Movies Were Free?
laweekly.com — Click here for AFI Fest, A to W. They say there s no such thing as a free lunch, but what about a free film festival? We were looking to make a bold move, says AFI Fest artistic director Rose Kuo . She wasn t kidding: The American Film Institute s ... AFI Fest 2009: What if Movies Were Free?
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halloween.mtv.com — Paramore, AFI, Dead by Sunrise, and Kid Cudi live, on stage at MTV's first Ulalume Festival. The bands of Ulalume give exclusive interviews while curating a music video playlist full of Halloween horrors. Watch mtvU exclusive performances from ... Halloween | MTV
Eccentricities of an American Film Festival: AFI Fest 2009
Eccentricities of an American Film Festival: AFI Fest 2009
theauteurs.com — Above: Philippe Grandrieux’s divisive A Lake , playing at this year's AFI Fest. What do you call a film festival that has shrunken by nearly a third of its former size, hired a veteran film critic as one of its lead programmers, and is offering ... Eccentricities of an American Film Festival: AFI Fest 2009
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AFI Nominations Announced!
Stale Popcorn — The Australian Film Institute have released their annual award nominations in the last hour and, as per usual, there are some oddities mixed in with the goodies. Let's take a look. SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI AWARD FOR BEST FILM Balibo (John Maynard, Rebecca Williamson) Beautiful Kate (Leah Churchill-Brown, Bryan Brown) Blessed (Al Clark) Mao’s Last Dancer (Jane Scott) Mary and Max (Melanie Coombs) Samson & Delilah (Kath Shelper) Five of these felt like obvious nominees - Balibo, Beautiful Kate, Mao's Last Dancer, Mary and Max and ...

Cinema Autopsy on the 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards Feature Film Nominees
Cinema Autopsy —   Damon Gameau as Greg Shackleton in Balibo The nominations for the 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards have come out and in a year that has been very strong for Australian cinema the nominations have nicely captured the diversity of Australian films that were eligible. This was the first year that I voted in the individual categories as a professional ...

AICN-Downunder: THE BOYS ARE BACK, A SERIOUS MAN, CAPITALISM, AMELIA And 9
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — I think, really, the Jolly Roger is the appropriate course of action. AICN-DOWNUNDER The Australian Film Institute Award nominations were announced this week, and it was panacea for the soul of Aussie filmmakers and critics alike (not filmgoers so much, they were busy watching COUPLES RETREAT). This is one of the best lineups we've ever had, with BALIBO, SAMSON AND DELILAH, BEAUTIFUL KATE, MAO'S LAST DANCER and MARY AND MAX all vying for the top awards. Yes, I'm getting a bit hyperbolic. I feel I deserve it. It's a welcome change from previous years *cough*2004*cough*, where a film which left critics divided swept all the major awards simply because there wasn't any competition. Years like that ...

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