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FeaturesWayne Blair
Australian director Wayne Blair is in Cannes for the world premiere of his feelgood feature debut The Sapphires, which screens out of competition
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Reviews'Top End Wedding': Sundance Review
Feelgood comedy reunites ‘The Sapphires’ director Wayne Blair with actor/writer Miranda Tapsell
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NewsWarwick Thornton drama ‘The New Boy’, starring Cate Blanchett, wraps production in Australia
Blanchett is among producers on the feature, which has been backed by Fremantle and Screen Australia’s First Nations department.
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NewsSapphires director wins Screen Australia funding
Wayne Blair, Rachel Perkins, Greg McLean, Cameron and Colin Cairnes get green lights for new Australian films, including a new feature starring Kevin Bacon.
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NewsWeinsteins acquire most of world on The Sapphires from Goalpost Film
Aboriginal actor and theatre director Wayne Blair directed the Australian production, which will screen in official selection on Saturday.
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NewsSapphires sweeps Australia's AACTA Awards
Comedy drama The Sapphires dominated the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, hosted Wednesday night [Jan 30] in Sydney by actor Russell Crowe.
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NewsSapphires heads nominations for AACTA awards
This year’s standout box office hit The Sapphires, is up against Burning Man, Lore and Wish You Were Here for the crown of best film in the AACTA (Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts) Awards, to be presented at the end of January in Sydney.
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FeaturesFour Australian films to tempt festival directors in 2023
Sundance 2023 marks a strong start for Australian filmmakers.
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Melbourne film festival to open with Sapphires
The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced that The Sapphires has been selected as the opening film of this year’s edition of the festival which runs August 2-19.
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