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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 The Magician
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Film Details - I Will Films ; Cherub Pictures ; Blue Tongue Films , 2005

Producers:

Michele Bennett, Nash Edgerton, and Scott Ryan (producers).

Production Companies:

I Will Films, Blue Tongue Films, and Cherub Pictures.

Finance Organisations:

Sources indicate the film received government funding, but no information on specific grants has been traced as yet.

Director of Photography:

Massimiliano Andrighetto.

Editors:

Nash Edgerton, Kristine Rowe, and Scott Ryan.

Cast:

Scott Ryan (Ray Shoesmith), Ben Walker (Tony Rickards), Massimiliano Andrighetto (Massimo 'Max' Totti), Kane Mason (Benny), Nathaniel Lindsay (Edna), and Adam Ryan (Garage Victim).

Release Dates:

Broader Australian release 29 September 2005.
Premiered in Australia 18 June 2005 (Sydney Film Festival).

Location:

  • Filmed and set in Melbourne, Victoria.

Awards:

  • Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Best Film (won), 2003.
  • Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Best Director (won), 2003.
  • Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Best Actor (won), 2003.
  • IF Award, Independent Spirit Award (nominated), 2005.
  • IF Award, Best Actor (nominated), 2005.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actor in a Lead Role (nominated), 2005.
Settings:
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
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