The Inside Film Awards have been put on hold, it has been announced.
The awards, which work on a people’s choice system, as opposed to the show put on by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, which is industry voted, has cited numerous reasons for the postponement.
Factors include a difficult economic climate, sponsorship competition and a lack of funding options in Nsw, according to If.
The If Awards received $120,000 from Screen Australia from the screen agency’s festivals and conferences funding program in 2010 and also received funding in 2011.
Key sponsors of the festival in 2011 included Event Cinemas, Sbs, Jameson Whisky, Showtime Movie Channels and Nsw Tourism as well as Screen Australia.
If Awards group general manager Mark Kuban said: “I still firmly believe in a People’s Choice awards program for Australian film and television and the success of the If Awards for more than a...
The awards, which work on a people’s choice system, as opposed to the show put on by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, which is industry voted, has cited numerous reasons for the postponement.
Factors include a difficult economic climate, sponsorship competition and a lack of funding options in Nsw, according to If.
The If Awards received $120,000 from Screen Australia from the screen agency’s festivals and conferences funding program in 2010 and also received funding in 2011.
Key sponsors of the festival in 2011 included Event Cinemas, Sbs, Jameson Whisky, Showtime Movie Channels and Nsw Tourism as well as Screen Australia.
If Awards group general manager Mark Kuban said: “I still firmly believe in a People’s Choice awards program for Australian film and television and the success of the If Awards for more than a...
- 4/18/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
About Maria Tran
She is one of the key producers of award-winning youth film production Rumble Pictures who have recently completed their Australia’s first Kung Fu comedy feature film “Maximum Choppage: Round 2”. Australian TV channel ABC has just nationally aired their first Kung Fu 6 part series “Downtown Rumble” gaining a momentous national fan-base.
Maria Tran juggles between project coordination at community arts and digital technology organisation Information & Cultural Exchange (Ice), martial arts choreography, guerrilla filmmaking and engaging with digital and multimedia platforms.
She is also very passionate in her own Vietnamese heritage and in particular to bridging the gap between the younger and older generations. Her past Vietnam projects include the “Dust of Life” project, in which she initiated free English/ Arts based workshops for local orphans from Mai Am Tan Binh.
Maria is not only filming for her latest piece “The Quest For Jackie Chan”, but she...
She is one of the key producers of award-winning youth film production Rumble Pictures who have recently completed their Australia’s first Kung Fu comedy feature film “Maximum Choppage: Round 2”. Australian TV channel ABC has just nationally aired their first Kung Fu 6 part series “Downtown Rumble” gaining a momentous national fan-base.
Maria Tran juggles between project coordination at community arts and digital technology organisation Information & Cultural Exchange (Ice), martial arts choreography, guerrilla filmmaking and engaging with digital and multimedia platforms.
She is also very passionate in her own Vietnamese heritage and in particular to bridging the gap between the younger and older generations. Her past Vietnam projects include the “Dust of Life” project, in which she initiated free English/ Arts based workshops for local orphans from Mai Am Tan Binh.
Maria is not only filming for her latest piece “The Quest For Jackie Chan”, but she...
- 3/18/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Baz Luhrmann has been honoured in his native Australia for his contribution to the country's film industry.
The Moulin Rouge! moviemaker was handed the Living Legend trophy at the Inside Film Awards on Tuesday night.
And the 47 year old was delighted with the honour, telling the audience at Sydney's Luna Park, "This is an industry to be proud of, it's incredibly exciting. We have it, let's not blow it. I think it's an extraordinarily exciting time to be an Australian filmmaker."
Other winners at the annual ceremony included drama Samson and Delilah, which swept the board with six awards, including the night's Best Film honour.
The movie's young stars, Rowan McNamara and Marissa Gibson, were handed the Best Actor and Best Actress awards for their roles in the film.
The Moulin Rouge! moviemaker was handed the Living Legend trophy at the Inside Film Awards on Tuesday night.
And the 47 year old was delighted with the honour, telling the audience at Sydney's Luna Park, "This is an industry to be proud of, it's incredibly exciting. We have it, let's not blow it. I think it's an extraordinarily exciting time to be an Australian filmmaker."
Other winners at the annual ceremony included drama Samson and Delilah, which swept the board with six awards, including the night's Best Film honour.
The movie's young stars, Rowan McNamara and Marissa Gibson, were handed the Best Actor and Best Actress awards for their roles in the film.
- 11/19/2009
- WENN
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