The hit comedy Kenny tonight took home four Inside Film Awards, includingbest film and best script, while Ten Canoes and Suburban Mayhem took home three each.
Ten Canoes, the first Australian feature to be made entirely inthe indigenous language, earned Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr best director,and Crusoe Kurddal best actor, while Suburban Mayhem's key award was for young Sydney-based New ZealanderEmily Barclay.
Most of the IF Awards arevoted for by the general public, predominantly using the internet. This is theeighth time they have been held but the first time they have been outsideSydney. Enticed north by the Queensland Government, they took place on the GoldCoast, on the night of the last day of the annual conference of the ScreenProducers Association of Australia (SPAA).
The producer of The Piano and Lantana, Jan Chapman, won the living legend award, Tropfest won the festival ofthe year award, and the prize for best unproduced script went to Julius Averyfor End of Town. The SPAA Award forproducer of the year was also announced during the IF Awards and it went toApril Films, which produced and financed Jindabyne.
But the night belonged to Kenny, not just because it won best film for producersClayton Jacobson and Rohan Timlock but also because it won the award for themost ticket sales this year. It was made for less than $1m and, in its 14thweek in cinemas, has sold $7m worth of tickets.
Jacobson also directed Kenny and wrote the script with his brother ShaneJacobson, who played the title role. The documentary-style film, distributed by Madman, isabout an ordinary man who works for a company that provides toilets for events.
The AFI Awards, Australia'slongest running awards, are being presented in Melbourne next month.
SHOWTIME IF Award for BestFeature Film
Clayton Jacobson, Rohan Timlock, Shane Jacobson for Kenny
Animal Logic IF Award forBest Director
Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr for Ten Canoes
InStyle IF Award for BestActress
Emily Barclay for Suburban Mayhem
Queensland EventsCorporation IF Award for Best Actor
Crusoe Kurddal for Ten Canoes
Kodak IF Award for BestCinematography
Ian Jones for Ten Canoes
Australian Film CommissionIF Award for Best Script
Clayton Jacobson, Shane Jacobson for Kenny
TDC IF Award for Best Music
Mick Harvey, Norman Parkhill for Suburban Mayhem
AFTRS IF Award for BestEditing
Stephen Evans for Suburban Mayhem
The LaB sydney IF Award forBest Production Design
Robert Webb for The Caterpillar Wish
Zig Zag Lane IF Award forBest Sound
Craig Carter, Peter Smith for Kenny
Cutting Edge IF Award forBest Animation
Eddie White, James Calvert, Sam White, Huy Nguyen for Carnivore Reflux
Discovery Channel IF Awardfor Best Documentary
Melanie Hogan, Bob Randall for Kanyini
Animal Planet IF Award forBest Short Documentary
Tony Radevski, Tom Zubrycki for The Prodigal Son
Holding Redlich IF Award forBest Short Film
Stuart McDonald, Beth Frey, Lizzette Atkins for Stranded
ZTudio What IF' Award forBest Unproduced Screenplay
Julius Avery for End Of Town
Glenfiddich IndependentSpirit IF Award
Melanie Hogan, Bob Randall for Kanyini
Atlab IF Award for RisingTalent
Peter Templeman
SBS Living Legend IF Award
Jan Chapman
Film Finance CorporationAustralia IF Award for Box Office Achievement
Clayton Jacobson, Rohan Timlock, Shane Jacobson for Kenny
Inside Film magazine IFAward for Festival of the Year
Sony Tropfest
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