JOHN RADEL, ACS
Cameron's would like to welcome multi-award winning cinematographer John Radel, ACS to the agency. Working in both Australian and Asia, John's credits include Dance of the Dragon (dir. Max Mannix), feature-length docu/drama In our Name (dir. Chris Tuckfield), One of the Lucky Ones for SBS Independant and Unfolding Florence- The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst for acclaimed Australian director Gillian Armstrong.
Website: www.johnradel.com
ANIMAL KINGDOM WINS WORLD CINEMA JURY PRIZE AT SUNDANCE
Cameron's is thrilled to congratulate writer/director David Michôd and DoP Adam Arkapaw on taking out the dramatic jury prize for World Cinema at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Animal Kingdom (David's debut feature), has generated an incredible response following its Sundance premiere, with critics comparing Michôd to cinema greats Martin Scorsese and Michael Mann and heralding him a 'fierce new voice in Australian cinema'.
JENNIFER PERROTT & FINEGAN KRUCKEMEYER
Cameron Creswell is delighted to welcome writer/director Jennifer Perrott and playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer to the agency. Jennifer is an award-winning film and television director who has recently returned to Australia after spending the last 6 years based in the UK- where she directed TV drama for BBC 1, ITV, Channel 4 and also television commercials in the Benelux. Finegan is a Tasmanian-based playwright, writing mostly for children and young adults. He has had 35 commissioned plays performed with 17 new works being presented in international seasons to 2011. His play, The Tragical Life Of Cheeseboy, won the 2009 AWGIE for best Children's Play and having played internationally, is set for a US tour.
Finegan's Website: www.finegansworks.com
DAVID MICHÔD NAMED IN VARIETY'S "TEN DIRECTORS TO WATCH"
Camerons would like to congratulate director David Michôd on being named one of Variety Magazine's '10 Directors to Watch' for 2010. The announcement tops a stellar year for the young writer/director, who has not one but two features accepted into this year's Sundance Film Festival. David's debut feature Animal Kingdom (starring Guy Pearce and Joel Edgerton) will screen alongside Hesher (starring Natalie Portman), co-written and directed by fellow 'Top 10', Spencer Susser.
Check out Variety's interview with David here.
JULIE LYNCH 2009 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS
We would like to congratulate Julie Lynch who has won Best Costume Design for STC's Travesties at the Sydney Theatre Awards.
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Julie Lynch Winner of Government Art Scholarships
We are delighted to announce Julie Lynch has been awarded the 2009 Women and Arts Fellowship and the Rex Cramphorn Scholarship. Julie is the first artist to ever receive both independent professional development grants.
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2009 ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS
Congratulaions to Ian Gilmour who won Best Direction-Television at the Asian Television Awards 2009 for All Saints.
PETER SCHRECK
Cameron's are delighted to announce and welcome screenwriter Peter Schreck to the agency.
BONDI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WINNER
Cameron's would like to congratulate DoP Adam Arkapaw, who was awarded Best Cinematography for his work on the internationally award-winning film Jerrycan at the Bondi Short Film Festival recently. Directed by Julius Avery, Jerrycan was the major winner on the night also picking up Overall Best Film award.
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CAMERON'S CLIENTS ACCEPTED INTO SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Cameron's is thrilled to congratulate writer/director David Michôd and DoP Adam Arkapaw for the inclusion of Animal Kingdom into the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Competing in the World Cinema section of the festival, Animal Kingdom (starring Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton and Jacki Weaver) tells the story of a 17yr old boy caught between a criminal family and the detectives who hope to save him. In an incredible feat by the young filmmaker, David has not one but two films accepted by Sundance this year with the inclusion of Hesher into the main Dramatic Competition. Co-written with director Spencer Susser, Hesher stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Davin Brochu, Piper Laurie and John Carrol Lynch.
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CHRIS KENNEDY NOMINATED FOR 2009 IPA SATELLITE AWARD
Congratulations to production designer Chris Kennedy for his nomination for 'Best Art Direction' from the International Press Academy's 14th Annual Satellite Awards for his work on The Road. Chris is nominated alongside Hollywood heavyweights Terry Gilliam, Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Nathan Crowley, Patrick Lumb and William Ladd Skinner for Public Enemies, Eddy Wong for Red Cliff, Ian Philips and Dan Bishop for A Single Man and Barry Chusid and Elizabeth Wilcox for 2012.
Set for release in early 2010, The Road is adapted for the screen by Joe Penhall, directed by John Hillcoat (The Proposition) and stars Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall and Guy Pearce.
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FELIX JOZEPS
We are delighted to announce that we are now representing 2009 WAAPA acting graduate Felix Jozeps. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a meeting with Felix.
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EMILY BALLOU POETRY AWARD
We would like to congratulate Emily Ballou who was awarded the 2009 Wesley Michel Wirght Prize for Poetry for her collection The Darwin Poems.
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ANTHONY TAUFA
We are delighted to announce that we are now representing 2009 NIDA acting graduate Anthony Taufa. If you have not met Anthony and would like to arrange a meeting please contact us.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO JANE BODIE
Since creating the Young Writer's program at London's Royal Court, Jane Bodie has been appointed Head of Playwriting at NIDA for 2010.
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ASE AWARD NOMINEES 2009
We are pleased to announce Dany Cooper has been nominated for an Australian Screen Editors Award for her work on the feature film Australia.
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2009 ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS
Congratulations to director Ian Gilmour for his nomination for Best Direction in a TV Series (All Saints) in the 2009 Asian Television Awards. The ATA recognizes, rewards and encourages the production of quality television programming from across the Asian region. Ian's work on All Saints has also earned him an Australian Director's Guild Award for Best Direction in 2008 and a nomination for the same category in 2009.
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2009 AFI AWARDS
We would like to congratulate all our clients who have been nominated for the 2009 AFI Awards. Among the nominees are Robyn Butler (Best Performance in a Television Comedy for The Librarians and as a producer for Best Television Comedy Series for Very Small Business with Wayne Hope), Melissa George (AFI International Award for Best Actress for In Treatment) and Richard Lowenstein (Best Editing in a Documentary for Bastardy- with Bill Murphy and Jack Hutchings). We'd also like to congratulate the team behind Mao's Last Dancer for their 9 nominations including Best Film. Mao's Last Dancer is based on the autobiography by our client, Li Cunxin.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ANTHONY HILL
Anthony Hill has been awarded the Young People's History Prize in the NSW Premier's History Awards for Captain Cook's Apprentice (Penguin). Anthony has written many books for children, including The Burnt Stick. Captain Cook's Apprentice is his latest publication and has enjoyed much-deserved success.
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CAMERON'S CLIENTS SECURE TOP INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION
Cameron's would like to congratulate writer/directors Sean Byrne and Ben Chessell and DOP Adam Arkapaw on securing representation with three top international agencies recently. Sean will be represented in the USA by Creative Artist Agency and Adam has joined Marsh Best & Associates, also based in Los Angeles. Ben has accepted representation in the UK with London-based United Agents.
We are delighted to be joining forces with these agencies and look forward to seeing more of Sean, Adam and Ben's work on international screens soon.
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CAMERON'S CLIENTS RECEIVE TOP HONOURS AT TIFF
Cameron Creswell would like to congratulate writer/director Sean Byrne on the success of The Loved Ones at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. The Loved Ones (which also features costumes by Xanthe Huebel) premiered at the festival and took out The Cadillac People's Choice Award in the Midnight Madness section for this year.
Another hit at this year's festival was Mao's Last Dancer, named a runner-up for the Cadillac People’s Choice Award in the main Special Presentation category. Mao's Last Dancer is based on Li Cunxin's autobiography of the same name, published by Penguin-Australia in 2003. Cameron's handled the Film Rights for this title and is thrilled to see this wonderful story brought to the big screen.
PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARDS
We are delighted to offer our congratulations to Don Watson on his inclusion in the shortlist for the 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Non-fiction. The shortlisted title, American Journeys, has already received several major awards, including the Age Book of the Year.
GRIFFIN AWARD NOMINATION
We would like to congratulate Ross Mueller for being shortlisted for the 2009 Griffin Award for his play Hardcore.
NOËLLE JANACZEWSKA WINS AWGIE
We would like to congratulate Noëlle Janaczewska who won the AWGIE for Radio-Original Broadcast for There's Something About Eels. She was also nominated for Pitch Black.
LEON KRASENSTEIN
Cameron Creswell is delighted to welcome the brilliantly creative set and costume designer Leon Krasenstein to the agency. Leon, a 2003 WAAPA design graduate, has worked in theatre, opera and ballet and was nominated in 2006 for a Helpmann Award for his work on A Midsummer Night's Dream for the West Australian Ballet. Leon recently designed set and costumes for Firebird with The Australian Ballet and has worked with Opera Australia, Black Swan Theatre Company, Opera Queensland and NICA.
NEW AGENT - KATHRYN FLEMING
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Kathryn Fleming as a new Senior Agent at Cameron Creswell, replacing long standing agency partner, Sadie Chrestman. Kathryn has a strong background in the industry spending several years at Columbia Tri-Star, Twentieth Century Fox and seven years as a senior agent at Peters Fraser & Dunlop in London. Most recently she held the position of Manager, Development at the Adelaide Festival Centre.
FELICITY ABBOTT
Cameron Creswell is thrilled to welcome the wonderfully talented Felicity Abbott to the agency. Felicity is one of Australia's most exciting and accomplished Production Designers on the rise. Her recent credits include the new 13-part series My Place for ABC TV, the eagerly anticipated feature, Bran Nue Dae and television series, The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce. Felicity holds an MA (Hons) in Production Design from the Australian Film, Television & Radio School and was a recipient of the Fox Studios Australia Award for Excellence in Design in 1999.
MAX LYANDVERT WINS HELPMANN AWARD
Congratulations to Max Lyandvert on winning Best Sound Design for War Of The Roses at the 2009 Helpmann Awards.
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We would like congratulate Melina Marchetta who won Book of the Year for Older Children for Finnikin Of The Rock at the 2009 Australian Book Industry Awards.
TOPFICTION AWARD FOR CAROLINE HAMILTON
We are thrilled to congratulate Caroline Hamilton on her FAW Christina Stead award for Consumed (ABC Books, 2008). Caroline fended off tough competition from Steve Toltz, amongst others. Said the judges, 'The Winner Consumed was chosen because of its uniqueness, a journey into an extremely twisted mind. An intensely horrible while brilliantly sustained story of cooking, growing and marketing of food amidst a background of murder and retaliation with well-developed characters, excellent settings and brilliant writing.'
Noni Hazlehurst
We are pleased to announce that we are now representing Noni Hazlehurst.
David Michôd's Netherland Dwarf
David Michôd's short film Netherland Dwarf has won Best Short Drama at the Aspen FilmFestival. It was also screened at the Atlanta Film Festival in April and at the Sundance Film Festival and won Best Australian Film and Best Sound at Flickerfest 2009.
John Alsop's short film screenings
John Alsop's short film He. She. It has been selected to screen at the upcoming Dungog Film Festival and at the St Kilda Short Film Festival, both in May. The film will also feature in the Melbourne International Film Festival in July. It has recently screened at the Atlanta Film Festival and at the Buff Film Festival, an international children and young peoples film festival in Malmö, Sweden.
CBC AWARD SHORTLISTS
Cameron Creswell is thrilled to congratulate Melina Marchetta and Aaron Blabey on being shortlisted for the 2009 Children's Book Council (CBC) Awards. Melina has been shortlisted in the Older Readers category with Finnikin of the Rock. Aaron, a 2008 winner with Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, has been shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year with his second book, Sunday Chutney. Both authors' books are published by Viking/Penguin.
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Adam Arkapaw was awarded the inaugural Metlink Award for Best Cinematography for Keri D'Light's film Wanderlust/Wonderlost at Melbourne's Fedfest.
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Xanthe Heubel was Costume Designer on The Ground Beneath, which won three prizes at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in France, the most prestigious festival in the world for short films. It won the Mediatheques Prize, received a Special Mention by the Youth Jury and a further Special Mention by the International Press. The Ground Beneath was also selected to screen in Colarado at the Aspen Shortfest.
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Best Original Screenplay was jointly awarded to Peter Duncan for Unfinished Sky and Matthew Dabner, who shared the award with co-writer Joel Edgerton for The Square. Unfinished Sky also won Best Actor (William McInnes), Best Editor (Suresh Ayyer) and Best Music (Antony Partos).
INSITE INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENT 2009
Ben Chessell has won the AWG/Adelaide Film Festival INSITE award for his screenplay Writing Rain. Part of the prize is a rehearsed reading at the Adelaide Film Festival which will be directed by Samantha Lang. Writing Rain is being produced by Louise Smith of Film Depot and will be directed by Ben. The INSITE award was previously won by Blake Ayshford for Cut Snake
SHANNON MURPHY WINS SYDNEY THEATRE AWARD
We are pleased to announce that My Name Is Rachel Corrie (Bareboards Productions and B Sharp) directed by Shannon Murphy won Best Independent Production at the Sydney Theatre Awards.
Melissa George- Golden Globe Nominee
We are thrilled with the announcement that Melissa George has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her work on In Treatment.
AFI Awards 2008
Marcus Cole directs AFI winner Blue Water High (Series 3) that was awarded the AFI Award for Best Children's Television Drama. Peter Duncan's Unfinished Sky won the Macquarie AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Unfinished Sky was also awarded the AFI Award for Best Sound, Best Original Music Score, Best Lead Actor (William McInnes) and Best Lead Actress (Monic Hendrickx).
Giula Sandler wins SPAA Prize
Giula Sandler's Little Deaths was awarded the Screen Producers Association of Australia's prixe for best digital feature film. This film was created by 11 directors and 11 producers and stars Magda Szubanski.
Peter Duncan wins IF Award for Best Director
Peter Duncan wins the Screen Australia IF Award for Best Director for Unfinished Sky. This film also won the IF Award for Best Actress (Monic Hendrickx), Production Book IF Award for Best Production Design and the Cutting Edge IF Award for Best Editing.
AUSTRALIA-ASIA LITERARY AWARD
Mireille Juchau's Burning In has made the longlist for the Australia-Asia Literary Award - the richest literary award in Australia and Asia valued at AUD $110,000.
2008 ADG Awards - Ian Gilmour
We are pleased to announce that Ian Gilmour has won the 2008 ADG Award for 'Best Direction in a TV Drama Series' for All Saints Episode: Blind Faith.
Tommy Murphy wins Realise Your Dream Award
We are pleased to congratulate Tommy Murphy on winning one of the six 'Realise Your Dream Awards' for 2008 - a professional development award developed by British Council Australia.
The Award offers Australians aged 30 and under on 31 July with skills in the creative industries a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with British leaders in their respective fields. Winners will be flown to the UK to work with a mentor, receive return flights, plus an $8000 NAB cash passport.
Aaron Blabey and Don Watson Win Book of the Year Awards
Cameron Creswell heartily congratulates Don Watson, whose latest book American Journeys (Random House 2008) is the winner of the 2008 Age Book of the Year and Book of the Year (Non-fiction) awards, announced at the Melbourne Writers Festival on 25 August. Don previously won the Age Book of the Year in 2002 for Recollections Of A Bleeding Heart. This news followed the announcement of the Children's Book Council of Australia awards, at which Aaron Blabey won Book of the Year - Early Childhood for Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley (Viking 2007). Both Don and Aaron are outstanding storytellers, and this recognition is richly deserved.
Aaron's second picture book, Sunday Chutney, has just been published and his third is due out next year. Don's essay On Indignation is due out in October as part of MUP's series of essays.
Mireille Juchau's nominated for The Prime Minister's Literary Awards
We are delighted to announce that Mireille Juchau's Burning In has been shortlisted for Australia's newest and richest literary prize, the 2008 Prime Minister's Literary Awards that is valued at $100,000.
New releases by Cameron Creswell authors
This year sees the publication of a brace of new books by Cameron Creswell authors. Peter Corris has released his latest Cliff Hardy, Open File (Allen & Unwin, March), and April and May are bumper months, with the publication of Virginia Duigan's second novel, The Biographer, and several debut novels: Consumed by Caroline Hamilton (ABC Books) The Lost Boys by Sam de Brito (Picador) A Deadly Business by Lenny Bartulin (Scribe) The Retreaters by Sharlene Miller Brown (ABC Books).
Several of these authors will be appearing at the Sydney Writers Festival in May.
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