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if Awards 2000

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The if Awards, Australia's only film awards voted by Australian film audiences, will be held in Sydney at Wharf 8, The Rocks.

Presenters at this, the second annual if Awards, will include Pia Miranda, Nick Giannopolous, Anthony Lapaglia, Gia Carides, Tom Long, Alex Dimitriades, Sophie Lee, David Bradbury, Barry Otto and Tara Morice. Baz Luhrmann will make a keynote address via a video broadcast.

Innocence received a total of eight nominations including best actor, best actress and best script. Chopper received a total of five nominations, including best actor and best cinematography. Looking for Alibrandi also received six nominations including best actress and best cinematography.

Tickets for the if Awards 2000 are available through Ticketek 9266-4800 ($55 for if Club members, SPAA fringe delegates and students, $75 general admission including GST). Tables of 12 people are also available for $1650 including GST through if magazine 9332-2121.

Music at the if Awards party will be by Bongoboy (Babs-on Inc and Wicked Beat Sound System), DJ Crucial (one of Australia's most respected DJs) and DJ Jizz, the hottest new turntablist to come out of Sydney in years.

The if Awards are proudly sponsored by Apple, Animal Logic Film, Digital Watt, Discovery Channel, Global Tv, Gray And Perkins Lawyers, if Magazine, Kodak, Macromedia, Mushroom Pictures, Screensound Australia, Showfilm, Song Zu Soundfirm, SV2, TP Events, Vogue Australia, Ztudio and are proudly supported by The Australian Film Commission, AC Neilsen Edi, Chameleon Touring Systems, Campus Cards, Liberation Music, Look Digital, Norwest Productions, My Movies, Oz Cam, Rexel Australia Video Systems, "That's A Wrap" Productions and Viper Communications.

Nominees

Showfilm if Award for best short film:
  • Kim Farrant for Sammy blue
  • Patrick Hughes for The director - winner!
  • Isabel Perez for Grace
Discovery Channel if Award for best documentary:
  • David Blackall and Ken McGregor for Delinquent angel
  • Amiel Courtin-Wilson for Chasing Buddha - winner!
  • Lizzy Gardiner for Killing Priscilla
Macromedia if Award for best animation are:
  • Adam Benjamin Elliot for Brother
  • Anthony Lucas for Slim pickings - winner!
  • Michael Cusack for The book keeper
Tribe if Award for best feature film are: Animal Logic Film if Award for best actor in a feature film: Vogue Australia if Award for best actress in a feature film: Mushroom Pictures if Award for best script in a feature film: Kodak Australia if Award for best cinematography in a feature film: Screensound Australia if Award for best music in a feature film: Soundfirm if Award for best sound design in a feature film:
  • James Currie and Craig Carter for Innocence - winner!
  • Frank Lipson for Chopper
  • John Wilstead for Angst
Digital watt if Award for best visual design/editing in a feature film:
  • Martin Connor for Angst
  • Ken Sallows for Chopper
  • Simon Whitington for Innocence - winner!
if Award for independent new filmmaker of the year:
  • Andrew Dominik for Chopper - winner!
Ztudio What if competition for best emerging talent:
  • Sarah Rossetti for writing the script for the short film Pilbara pearl - winner!
Australian Film Finance Corporation domestic box office achievement of the year:

Not for public release in Australia before date

Film: 14 November 2000

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