2007 Adelaide Film Festival

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2007 Adelaide Film Festival
2007 Adelaide Film Festival poster.jpg
Opening film Lucky Miles
Closing film Dr Plonk
Location Adelaide, Australia
Founded2002
AwardsInternational Award for Best Feature Film ( Still Life )
Don Dunstan Award (Rolf de Heer)
Directors Katrina Sedgwick
No. of films13 (In Competition)
Festival date22 February – 4 March 2007
Website adelaidefilmfestival.org

The 2007 Adelaide Film Festival was the 3rd edition of the Adelaide Film Festival. It took place in Adelaide, South Australia, from 22 February to 4 March 2007. [1] [2] Katrina Sedgwick was again Festival Director. Rolf de Heer [3] received the 2007 Don Dunstan Award for his contribution to the Australian film industry. [4]

Contents

The festival opened with Australian drama Lucky Miles , directed by Michael James Rowland, [5] 22 February, and closed with the silent black and white comedy Dr Plonk , directed by Rolf de Heer, on 4 March. [6] Both films had received funding from the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund. In all, the festival presented 12 new Australian movies in which it had invested. [7]

The inaugural [8] Natuzzi International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the Chinese film Still Life , [5] directed and written by Jia Zhang-ke.

Competition

Jury

The following people were selected for the In Competition Jury: [3]

In Competition

The following films were selected for the In Competition section: [3]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country/countries
Bamako Bamako Abderrahmane Sissako France/Mali
Boxing Day Boxing Day Kriv Stenders Australia
Colossal Youth Juventude Em Marcha Pedro Costa France/Portugal/ Switzerland
Family Law Derecho De Familia Daniel Burman Argentina/Italy/ France/Spain
Grbavica Grbavica Jasmila Žbanić Austria/Bosnia/ Germany/Croatia
Half Moon Nîwe Mang/Nîvê Heyvê Bahman Ghobadi Austria/France/Iran/Iraq
The Home Song Stories The Home Song Stories Tony Ayres Australia
The Lives Of Others Das Leben Der Anderen Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Germany
Madeinusa Madeinusa Claudia Llosa Peru/Spain
Red Road Red Road Andrea Arnold UK/Denmark
Still Life Still Life Jia Zhangke China/Hong Kong
Syndromes and a Century Syndromes and a Century Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand/Austria/ France

Awards

Don Dunstan Award

The Don Dunstan Award was won by Rolf de Heer. [3] [4]

Festival poster and controversy

28th Durban International Film Festival poster.jpg

The festival's poster depicted a film festival "Eyeball guy" concept. Developed originally by Marketing Manager Nick Zuppar and Graphic Designer Amy Milhinch. A small controversy arose when a similar poster design was employed for the 28th Durban International Film Festival (20 June to 1 July 2007). [2] After discussions, the coincidence was eventually put down to "synchronicity". [2]

References

  1. ↑ At The Movies Archived 20 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Adelaide Film Festival Package. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Facing Sideways (25 November 2007) Separated at Birth?. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 George, Sandy (19 January 2007). "Cowan to head Adelaide Film Festival jury". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 Adelaide Film Festival (30 August 2013) Don Dunstan Award Recipient Announced. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  5. 1 2 Gardner, Geoff (1 May 2007). "More Please: Report on the 3rd Biennial Adelaide Film Festival". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Adelaide Film Festival 2007" (program). Adelaide Film Festival. 2007. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  7. ↑ The Age (27 February 2007) Festival fast attaining classic status
  8. ↑ George, Sandy (26 January 2006). "Adelaide festival offers cash prize for new competition". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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