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Ten Canoes
Deadly Vibe Issue 111 May 2004 Step Back in Time A tale of love, kidnapping, sorcery, mayhem and revenge gone wrong. Most film sets are unlikely to need crocodile spotters. And most films are unlikely to feature an entire cast that has never acted before. But for Rolf de Heer’s new film Ten Canoes, these […]
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Aaron Pederson
Deadly Vibe Issue 86 April 2004 Up, up and away At the beginning of the year, Aaron Pedersen was wondering what work might be coming his way. Now he’s so busy he barely has time to think. At the beginning of the year, Aaron Pedersen was wondering what work might be coming his way. Now […]
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History Boys
History Boys A stirring Australian film reveals a surprising new Aboriginal acting talent. The age-old themes of friendship and acceptance have been the subject of many a film, but rarely have these universal issues been handled so delicately, and yet so powerfully, as in the new Australian production September. Set in the Australian wheat-belt in […]
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Ivan Sen
Ivan Sen’s debut feature Beneath Clouds was always going to be success. A directing graduate from the Australian Film, Television & Radio School in Sydney, the writer/director had been praised over the last few years for his growing body of visually stunning short films. His first, Tears, won Best Short at the 1998 St Kilda […]
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Luke Caroll
How do you keep fit?I go to the gym a lot and do weights, and I also run and do boxing. Why is it important for you to keep fit?Acting can be very demanding ” especially in the theatre. For instance, when I was starring in Capricornia I was basically on stage the whole time, […]
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Tom E. Lewis
The Chant of Tom E. Lewis One of our greatest actors receives the prestigious Red Ochre Award. Actor, musician and artistic director Tom E. Lewis has been honoured with the 2006 Red Ochre Award by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. The Red Ochre Award was established […]
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Nathan Ramsay
Deadly Vibe Issue 97 March 2005 Play for today From host with the most to filmmaker extraordinaire, Nathan Ramsay is a man of many talents. Fans of the popular and groundbreaking SBS program ICAM will be well acquainted with one of the show’s hosts, Nathan Ramsay. For four years Nathan was the face of ICAM, […]
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Jindabyne
Worlds Collide Deadly Vibe Issue 115 September 2006 Leah Purcell added yet another impressive credit to long list of acting accolades recently, playing a starring role in the acclaimed Australian feature Jindabyne. Australia films have endured a tough run of late. With countless numbers of American films being released every week, our homegrown productions are […]
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Everlyn Sampi
It’s the stuff dreams are made of. Leading Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce was searching for that one special lead to carry a movie he was passionate about making. He searched high. He searched low. He engaged just about every casting agent in the country, visited remote Aboriginal communities and advertised in countless newsletters. Eventually somebody […]
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Kanyini
Future Dreaming Deadly Vibe Issue 115, September 2006 Over 40,000 years of culture – one philosophy that connects us all. A new film, made by director Melanie Hogan and starring Aboriginal music legend and community leader Bob Randall, is taking a look at the world’s oldest living culture in a way that’s never been seen […]
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Dannielle Hall
Dannielle Hall made her debut at a major international film festival with the role of the troubled Lena, in Ivan Sen’s debut feature Beneath Clouds. Not only did the film win the Premiere First Movie Award at this year’s prestigious Berlin Film Festival, but Dannielle walked away with the Piper Heidsieck New Talent Award for […]
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Leah Purcell
Deadly Vibe Issue 111 May 2004 Irish Eyes Deadly Vibe recently caught up with Leah Purcell and got an insight into the creative processes of one of our most talented directors. Leah Purcell only knows one pace when it comes to anything she turns her hand to, and that’s flat out. Fresh from roles in […]
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Quite a few good scenes
Films Once Were Warriors or Broken English you’d have to remember Julian Arahanga
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Ivan Sen – The Quest for Perfection
The film Dreamland marks the beginning of a journey to a new way of filmmaking for Ivan Sen. Ivan Sen has created another masterpiece with his latest feature film Dreamland, which follows his widely acclaimed and awarded 2002 film Beneath Clouds. Known in the industry as a multihypenate, meaning a writer?director, cinematographer, editor, composer and […]
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