“Lord of the Rings,” “Elvis” and “Faraway Downs” star David Wenham is to reprise one of other his best-known roles in upcoming feature “Spit.”
The picture is a sequel to 2003 comedy crime thriller “Gettin’ Square,” in which Wenham played Johnny ‘Spit’ Spitteri, a recently-released ex-convict and Sam Worthington (“Avatar”) played an older brother trying to keep the kid out of trouble.
Production of “Spit” has got underway in Gold Coast and Brisbane, Queensland and will continue through May.
The new film is directed by ‘Gettin’ Square” and “The Railway Man” director Jonathan Teplitzky, from a screenplay by Queensland-based writer and lawyer Christopher Nyst.
It is produced by Trish Lake of Queensland-based Freshwater Pictures alongside Greg Duffy, Felicity McVay and Wenham. It received major production investment from Screen Australia with local distribution by Transmission Films and international rights sales managed by Moviehouse Entertainment.
In “Spit,’ Spitteri finds himself locked up in...
The picture is a sequel to 2003 comedy crime thriller “Gettin’ Square,” in which Wenham played Johnny ‘Spit’ Spitteri, a recently-released ex-convict and Sam Worthington (“Avatar”) played an older brother trying to keep the kid out of trouble.
Production of “Spit” has got underway in Gold Coast and Brisbane, Queensland and will continue through May.
The new film is directed by ‘Gettin’ Square” and “The Railway Man” director Jonathan Teplitzky, from a screenplay by Queensland-based writer and lawyer Christopher Nyst.
It is produced by Trish Lake of Queensland-based Freshwater Pictures alongside Greg Duffy, Felicity McVay and Wenham. It received major production investment from Screen Australia with local distribution by Transmission Films and international rights sales managed by Moviehouse Entertainment.
In “Spit,’ Spitteri finds himself locked up in...
- 4/4/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Steven Jones-Evans with Rod Allan, CEO Docklands Studios.
Hotel Mumbai received the accolade for best feature film production design at the 2019 Australian Production Design Guild Awards held at Melba Spiegeltent, Collingwood, on Sunday night.
The other feature film honorees were Judy & Punch, Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan, Aquaman and Ladies in Black.
The winners in the TV categories were Tidelands, A Place to Call Home season 6 and Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries.
The Twist won the screen animation design prize at the show compered by Adam Elliot, the Academy Award winning creator of Harvie Krumpet.
Grant Slotboom, construction manager of Illusions, was presented with the Canal Road Film Centre Artisan Award for Lifetime Achievement for Screen.
The 2019 Apdg Award winners in the screen categories:
Aftrs Award for Student and Emerging Designer for Screen
Sweet Tooth
Emma Bourke, Production Designer
Sabina Myers, Costume Designer
Barry Jarrot, Art Director
Title...
Hotel Mumbai received the accolade for best feature film production design at the 2019 Australian Production Design Guild Awards held at Melba Spiegeltent, Collingwood, on Sunday night.
The other feature film honorees were Judy & Punch, Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan, Aquaman and Ladies in Black.
The winners in the TV categories were Tidelands, A Place to Call Home season 6 and Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries.
The Twist won the screen animation design prize at the show compered by Adam Elliot, the Academy Award winning creator of Harvie Krumpet.
Grant Slotboom, construction manager of Illusions, was presented with the Canal Road Film Centre Artisan Award for Lifetime Achievement for Screen.
The 2019 Apdg Award winners in the screen categories:
Aftrs Award for Student and Emerging Designer for Screen
Sweet Tooth
Emma Bourke, Production Designer
Sabina Myers, Costume Designer
Barry Jarrot, Art Director
Title...
- 12/2/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Tidelands’.
The nominees for this year’s Australian Production Design Guild (Apdg) Awards have been unveiled, with 140 nominees across 19 categories.
Those behind the worlds of Hotel Mumbai, Judy and Punch, Ladies in Black and Storm Boy are in contention for the best production design on a feature film award, while those who helped to put together A Place To Call Home (Season 6), Black Mirror: Striking Vipers, Bloom and Tidelands will vie for the equivalent award in TV/web series.
Overall, Netflix series Tidelands leads with four nominations, while feature films I Am Mother and Ladies In Black have three each.
Apdg president George Liddle said: ‘The guild is thrilled to represent all the talent from the diverse areas of design and to highlight and award the outstanding work produced over the last year in our annual awards.”
Hosted by Mc Adam Eliot, the Apdg Awards will be held on December...
The nominees for this year’s Australian Production Design Guild (Apdg) Awards have been unveiled, with 140 nominees across 19 categories.
Those behind the worlds of Hotel Mumbai, Judy and Punch, Ladies in Black and Storm Boy are in contention for the best production design on a feature film award, while those who helped to put together A Place To Call Home (Season 6), Black Mirror: Striking Vipers, Bloom and Tidelands will vie for the equivalent award in TV/web series.
Overall, Netflix series Tidelands leads with four nominations, while feature films I Am Mother and Ladies In Black have three each.
Apdg president George Liddle said: ‘The guild is thrilled to represent all the talent from the diverse areas of design and to highlight and award the outstanding work produced over the last year in our annual awards.”
Hosted by Mc Adam Eliot, the Apdg Awards will be held on December...
- 11/17/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Winchester’. (Photo: Ben King)
Matthew Putland took home the award for Best Production Design for a Feature Film for his work on Winchester at the Australian Production Design Guild (Apdg) Awards over the weekend.
The equivalent television award went to Tim Ferrier for ABC series Friday On My Mind.
The awards were held on Sunday evening at the Eternity Theatre in Sydney, with prizes given out in 26 categories spanning VFX, costume, hair and makeup, and production design across film, television, games and live performance.
On the evening, Ian Richter, Bill Undery and Ross Turner were all presented with Artisan Awards for Lifetime Achievement, while production and costume Stephen Curtis, acclaimed screen and live performance production and costume designer, was the recipient of the Cameron Creswell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Design. Caitlin Murray was the recipent of the Thelma Afford Award.
The full list of winners:
Aftrs Award For Student...
Matthew Putland took home the award for Best Production Design for a Feature Film for his work on Winchester at the Australian Production Design Guild (Apdg) Awards over the weekend.
The equivalent television award went to Tim Ferrier for ABC series Friday On My Mind.
The awards were held on Sunday evening at the Eternity Theatre in Sydney, with prizes given out in 26 categories spanning VFX, costume, hair and makeup, and production design across film, television, games and live performance.
On the evening, Ian Richter, Bill Undery and Ross Turner were all presented with Artisan Awards for Lifetime Achievement, while production and costume Stephen Curtis, acclaimed screen and live performance production and costume designer, was the recipient of the Cameron Creswell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Design. Caitlin Murray was the recipent of the Thelma Afford Award.
The full list of winners:
Aftrs Award For Student...
- 12/17/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Upgrade’.
The nominees for this year’s Australian Production Design Guild Awards have been unveiled, with 106 nominees across 27 categories – six of which are new.
The production designers behind Winchester, Upgrade, Peter Rabbit and The Lego Ninjago Movie are in contention for the best production on a feature film award, while those who helped to put together Harrow, Top of the Lake: China Girl, Friday On My Mind and Picnic at Hanging Rock will vie for the equivalent award in TV.
Apdg president George Liddle said: “The Guild is thrilled to represent all the talent from the diverse areas of design and to highlight and award the outstanding work produced over the last year in our annual awards.
With a growing membership from screen and live performance design practitioners, and the inclusion of the six new categories, we can also highlight the achievements of designers working on international productions, web series and in the game industry.
The nominees for this year’s Australian Production Design Guild Awards have been unveiled, with 106 nominees across 27 categories – six of which are new.
The production designers behind Winchester, Upgrade, Peter Rabbit and The Lego Ninjago Movie are in contention for the best production on a feature film award, while those who helped to put together Harrow, Top of the Lake: China Girl, Friday On My Mind and Picnic at Hanging Rock will vie for the equivalent award in TV.
Apdg president George Liddle said: “The Guild is thrilled to represent all the talent from the diverse areas of design and to highlight and award the outstanding work produced over the last year in our annual awards.
With a growing membership from screen and live performance design practitioners, and the inclusion of the six new categories, we can also highlight the achievements of designers working on international productions, web series and in the game industry.
- 11/16/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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