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Film Details - Optimism Film , ca. 2016
Producers:
Mish Armstrong, Alicia Brown, and Melanie Coombs (producers).
Jonathan Page and Shaun Miller (executive producers).
Production Companies:
Optimism Film Pty Ltd
Director of Photography:
László Baranyai.
Editors:
Bill Murphy.
Production Designers:
Ben Morieson.
Music:
Paul Gillett.
Cast:
Including Xavier Samuel (Otto Bloom), Rachel Ward (Ada), Matilda Brown (Young Ada), Rose Riley (Suzi Noon), Terry Camilleri (Bob Simkin), Amber Clayton (Nora Baron), Jacek Koman (Miroslaw Kotok), Tyler Coppin (J.C. Tippit), Suzy Cato-Gashler (Nell Allen), John Gaden (Prof. Charles Reinier), Richard Cawthorne (Duane Renaud), Jason Agius (Young Simkin), and Damian Hill (Bob).
Release Dates:
Premiere: 28 July 2016 (Melbourne International Film Festival).
Australian release: 16 March 2017.
American premiere: 7 April 2017 (Cleveland International Film Festival).
European premiere: 13 April 2017 (Imagine Film Festival).
Awards:
- Cleveland International Film Festival, New Direction Competition (nominated) 2017.
- Tiantan Awards (Beijing International Film Festival), Best Visual Effects (won), 2017.
- AACTA Award, Best Production Design (nominated), 2017.
