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Film Details - Vertigo Productions , 2002
Producers:
Bridget Ikin and Domenico Procacci (executive producers).
Julie Ryan and Rolf de Heer (producers).
Nils Erik Nielsen (associate producer).
Production Companies:
Vertigo Productions.
Finance Organisations:
South Australian Film Corporation.
Australian Film Finance Corporation.
Adelaide Festival of Arts.
Australian Film Commission.
SBS Independent.
Director of Photography:
Ian Jones.
Editors:
Tania Nehme.
Tania Nehme.
Music:
Graham Tardif.
Release Dates:
Premiered in Australia on 2 March 2002 (Adelaide Festival of Arts).
Wide Australian release on 8 August 2002.
Location:
- Filmed in South Australia, including Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary (Dulwich), Flinders Ranges, and Gammon Ranges.
Post Production:
South Australian Film Corporation (sound post-production).
Awards:
- ARIA Music Award, Best Original Soundtrack Album (nominated), 2002.
- AFI Award, Best Actor in a Leading Role [David Gulpilil] (won), 2002.
- AFI Award, Best Direction (nominated), 2002.
- AFI Award, Best Cinematography (nominated), 2002.
- AFI Award, Best Editing (nominated), 2002.
- ASSG Award (Australian Screen Sound Guild), Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Dialogue & ADR Editing (won), 2002.
- Cinemanila International Film Festival, Best Actor [David Gulpilil] (won), 2002.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actor - Male [David Gulpilil] (won), 2002.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Cinematography (won), 2002.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Music Score (won), 2002.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Director (nominated), 2002.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Editing (nominated), 2002.
- Ghen International Film Festival, Best Screenplay (won), 2002.
- Ghen International Film Festival, Grand Prix (nominated), 2002.
- IF Awards, Best Actor [David Gulpilil] (won), 2002.
- IF Awards, Best Music (won), 2002.
- IF Awards, Best Direction (nominated), 2002.
- IF Awards, Best Cinematography (nominated), 2002.
- IF Awards, Best Sound (nominated), 2002.
- Paris Film Festival, Press Award (joint winner), 2003.
- Screen Music Award, Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series (won), 2002.
- Valladolid International Film Festival, Jury Special Prize (won), 2002.
- Valladolid International Film Festival, Golden Spike (nominated), 2002.
Settings:
- Bush,
- 1922
