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Dendy Awards
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GIRL IN A MIRROR, directed by Kathy Drayton and produced by Helen Bowden picked up three coveted awards at the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Film announced on Saturday 24 June 2006 at the State Theatre as part of the Sydney Film Festival’s Closing Ceremony. GIRL IN A MIRROR was selected from the 17 finalists by a panel of SFF guests including actor/director Rachel Ward, Award winning filmmaker Olivier Meyrou and Award-winning producer Sandra Gorel as the winner of the prestigious Rouben Mamoulian Award as well as winning Best Documentary Category and a SBS Language Services Prize. Read the full article for details of all the winners.
This prestigious national competition is sponsored by Dendy Films and Dendy Cinemas, with a cash prize awarded to the winner in each category. The Awards will screen on Saturday 24 June at the State Theatre, starting at 10.30am. For the full screening schedule see the bottom of the page.
Here are the finalists for the 2006 Dendy Awards. You can book tickets for this event online.
DOCUMENTARY
ABORTION, CORRUPTION AND COPS - THE BERTRAM WAINER STORY
Director John Moore, Producers John Moore and Sue Seeary for Film Australia in association with John Moore Productions|52 mins
In his fight to make abortion accessible, affordable and safe, Dr. Bertram Wainer risked his life to uncover a web of corruption involving abortionists, politicians and the police.
BUTTERFLY MAN
Director Samantha Rebillet, Producer Justin Davies for the Australian Film Television and Radio School|6 mins
The evolutionary tale of Don Herbison-Evans, a man who studies butterflies then experiences a human metamorphosis on the dancefloor.
GIRL IN A MIRROR
Director Kathy Drayton, Producer Helen Bowden for Toi-Toi Films Pty Ltd|55 mins
Documents the work of 1970s photographer Carol Jerrems, in a life tragically cut short. Drawing from hundreds of her photographs, the film traces the passionate and exuberant course that Jerrems took through this turbulent decade.
EXPERIMENTAL
LOOKING BACK
Director/Producer Mark Tsukasov|5 mins
Recollections of childhood memories mingle with visions of a surreal, foreboding world.
SUB
Director Maia Horniak, Producer Katherine Shortland for the Australian Film Television and Radio School|10 mins
An allegorical and mystical tale that is rich in symbolism. Without dialogue, Sub- explores universal themes of family, love and the current political climate.
WHOLE HEART
Director/Producer Tracie Mitchell for Twirling Sheila Productions|10 mins
A woman looks out as far as she can see. She dreams of flight and freedom but first she must discard all that weighs her down.
LONG FORM SHORT
ADRIFT
Director Simon Portus, Producer David Curzon for Swing Wing International|16 mins 
Adrift tells the parallel stories of Albert and Jess, two strangers connected by a common tragedy. The event is a catalyst that allows them both to grieve for their lives.
PAPER AND SAND
Director/Producer Sotiris Dounoukos for Nestani Productions|17 mins
After a year in immigration detention, Bahram and Samira are finally on their way to a new home with relatives in country NSW. But as they wait and save money by the beach in Sydney, they find they have different ideas about what home might be.
STRANDED
Director Stuart McDonald, Producers Beth Frey, Lizzette Atkins for Circe Films Pty Ltd|52 mins
How long does it take before the abnormal seems normal? Death, love and family values are all up for re-negotiation in this black comedy about a girl trying to start a new life for herself after the loss of her mother.
SHORT FORM SHORT
THE EYE INSIDE
Director Cordelia Beresford, Producer Alison Dredge|14 mins
A disturbed teenage girl is confined to an asylum by a voyeuristic doctor. He hypnotises her as part of a ‘cure' that invades her memory, her body and eventually her dreams. She knows she must find a way out or go truly mad.
FISH
Director Eron Sheean, Producer Jason Byrne for Eron Sheean Productions|13 mins
A boy who makes treasure out of trash meets a girl who thinks she is. Together they explore each other's wastelands.
SMALL BOXES
Director Rene Hernandez, Producer Kristina Ceyton for Passion Pictures|15 mins
Alberto works the nightshift unloading boxes at the local produce markets. The prospect of a new job will mean he will have to fi nd all his courage and belief in himself to make that change.
2006 CRC AWARD
SMALL BOXES
Director Rene Hernandez, Producer Kristina Ceyton for Passion Pictures|15 mins
Alberto works the nightshift unloading boxes at the local produce markets. The prospect of a new job will mean he will have to find all his courage and belief in himself to make that change. 
SWITCH ON THE NIGHT
Director Alejandra Canales, Producers Susan Cornish, Sarah Royds for the Australian Film Television and Radio School|42 mins
A poetic documentary exploring stories of seven refugee children in Australia - their experiences of immigration, their memories, dreams and fears. All of them have experienced life in Australian immigration detention centres in Villawood, Baxter and Port Hedland but a large part of this reality remains unseen.
PAPER AND SAND
Director/Producer Sotiris Dounoukos for Nestani Productions|17 mins
After a year in immigration detention, Bahram and Samira are finally on their way to a new home with relatives in country NSW. But as they wait and save money by the beach in Sydney, they find they have different ideas about what home might be.
YORAM GROSS ANIMATION AWARD
AUTUMN MOON
Director Nga Chu, Producers Danielle Giles, Rowen Crowe|5 mins
Three children are making lanterns for the Autumn Moon Festival. They become so involved in what they are doing, they forget their surroundings.
CARNIVORE REFLUX
Directors Eddie White, James Calvert, Producers Huy Nguyen, Sam White for The People's Republic of Animation|7 mins
In their lifetime the average meat-eating human will consume: 10 cows, 1/ 2 tonne of fish, 760 chickens, 37 sheep, 42 pigs and 1.5 tonnes of miscellaneous animals.
GUSTAVO
Director Jonathan Nix, Producer Andrew Etheridge for Cartwheel Partners|4 mins
A surreal journey to the very depths of one man's fecund follicles. The universal looks on at this hirsute horror.
THE SAFE HOUSE
Director Lee Whitmore, Producer Denise Haslem for Film Australia|26 mins
Based on the true story from director Lee Whitmore's childhood in 1950s Australia - her brush with the Cold War spy drama known as the Petrov Affair.
DENDYS ANNOUNCED CLOSING NIGHT 24 JUNE
2006 Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films will be announced on Closing Night 24 June. The winner of each category will receive a $3,000 cash prize courtesy of Dendy Cinemas and Dendy Films.
The winner of The Yoram Gross Animation Award, sponsored by Yoram Gross, will also be awarded $3,000.
The winner of The 2006 CRC Award, sponsored by the Community Relations Commission For a Multicultural NSW, will be awarded $4,000.
The 2006 Rouben Mamoulian Award: presented by SHOWTIME. A panel of the Festival's guests will select one film from the 17 finalists to be awarded the 2006 Rouben Mamoulian Award, which carries a cash prize of $3,000 courtesy of SHOWTIME. The winner will be announced on Closing Night 24 June.
SBS Language Services Awards: SBS Language Services will donate subtitles for the winning films in the following categories: Documentary, Short Form Short and Long Form Short. The prize includes subtitle preparation into any of SBS's specialist languages. The subtitles will be created and edited by SBS trained subtitling staff. The prize aims to assist filmmakers in entering their films in international film festivals and competitions.
SCREENING SCHEDULE
10.35am Girl in a Mirror
11.30am Break
11.40am Butterfly Man; Abortion, Corruption and Cops - The Bertram Wainer Story
12.20pm Break
12.45pm Looking Back; Sub; Whole Heart
1.10pm Break
1.15pm Adrift; Paper and Sand; Stranded
2.40pm Break
2.55pm The Eye Inside; Fish; Small Boxes
3.40pm Break
3.45pm Switch On The Night
4.25pm Break
4.35pm Autumn Moon; Carnivore Refl ux; Gustavo; The Safe House
DENDY AWARDS: STATE THEATRE: Sat 24 June
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