

Arenamedia
Feature 2014
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FESTIVALS & AWARDS
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Melbourne International Film Festival Gala Screening 2014
Cinefest Oz - Winner, Inaugural Film Prize 2014
Toronto International Film Festival 2014
Busan International Film Festival 2014
Berlin International Film Festival - Opening Film Generation KPlus Section 2015
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Genre
Director
Writers
Producers
Cast
ANZ Distribution
ROW Sales Agent
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Children's
Robert Connolly
Robert Connolly & Steve Worland
Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles, Liz Kearney
Sam Worthington, Ed Oxenbould, Deborah Mailman, David Wenham
Village Roadshow
Arclight
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CREDITS
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Director
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Scriptwriters
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Producers
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Casting
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Original Music
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Cinematographer
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Editor
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Production Designer
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Costume Designer
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Hair & Makeup Designer
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Visual Effects & Animation
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Sound Designer
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Second Unit Director
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Paper Plane Consultants
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Executive Producers
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Robert Connolly
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Robert Connolly & Steve Worland
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Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles & Liz Kearney
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Jane Norris CSA, Mullinars Casting
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Nigel Westlake
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Tristan Milani ACS
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Nick Meyers ASE
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Clayton Jauncey
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Lien See Leong
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Hayley Atherton, Karen Sims
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John Francis, Surreal World
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Chris Goodes CAS
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Denson Baker
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Dylan Parker & James Norton
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Andrew Myer, Jonathan Chiswick,
Gary Hamilton, Ying Ye, Bernadette O'Mahony
and Eric Bana
Cast
in order of appearance
Dylan
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Jack, Dylan's Dad
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Clive
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Kevin
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Mr Hickenlooper
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Jethro
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Classmate
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Headmistress
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Teacher
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Grandpa
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Grandpa's Lady Friends
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Cindy, Dylan's Mum
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America's Cup Commentator
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Patrick
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Jason
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Bus Driver
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Photo Kid
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Photo Kid's Shy Dad
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Snr Police Officer
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Jnr Police Officer
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Dylan (Age 4)
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Maureen
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Kimi
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Japanese Officials
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Horn-Rim
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Sydney Finalists
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Kimi's Mum
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Kimi's Sister
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News Reader
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Piano Man
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Dylan (Baby)
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Small Boy
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Japanese Tourist Guide
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Japanese Doctor
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Tokyo Finals Compere
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Tokyo Finalists
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Dylan Stand-ins
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Japanese Official Double
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1st Assistant Director
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Script Supervisor
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Sound Recordist
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Location Manager
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1st Assistant Editor
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Casting Associate
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Music Supervisor
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Music Mix Enigineer
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Titles
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Japan Unit Director
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Japan Unit Cinematographer
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Consultant Director
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Production Manager
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Production Coordinator
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Production Secretary
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Production Runners
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Extras Coordinator
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Sponsorship & Japanese Community Liaison
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Post Production Assistant
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ADG/Screen Australia
Director's Attachment
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Production Accountant
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Post Production Accountant
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2nd Assistant Directors
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3rd Assistant Directors
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1st Assistant Camera
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2nd Assistant Camera
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Camera Work Experience
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Data Wrangler
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2nd Unit Cinematographer
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1st Assistant Camera
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2nd Assistant Camera
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Camera Assistant/Gaffer
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Aerial Camera Pilot
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Aerial Camera Co-Pilot
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Aerial Camera Assistants
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Additional Cinematography
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Additional Camera Operators
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Key Grip
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Grip
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Grip Assistant
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Additional Grip
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Gaffer
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Best Boy
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3rd Electrics
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Additional Electrics
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Grip/Gaffer Assistant
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Boom Swingers
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Art Department Coordinator
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Additional Cooridnator
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Set Decorator
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Property Master
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Standby Props
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Graphic Artist
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Buyer/Dressers
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Art Dept Runner
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Scenic Artist
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Rocket Operator
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Remote Plane Operator
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Japanese Consultants
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Construction
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Art Department Attachment
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Art Department Assistants
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Vehicle Wrangler
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Costume Coordinator
Costume Standby
Costume Standby Assistant
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Costume Assistant
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Additional Costume
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Hair & Makeup Assistant
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Additional Hair & Makeup Assistants
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Location Assistants
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Senior Shed Supervisor
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Clive's Trainer
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Dialect Coach
Stunt Coordinator/Safety Supervisor
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Stunt Coordinator
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Unit Nurse
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Additional Unit Nurse
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Snake Wrangler
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Fire Safety
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Lifeguard
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Unit Manager
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Unit Assistants/Drivers
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Unit Work Experience
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Security
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Caterers
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Assembly Editor
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Additional Editing
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Additional Assistant Editor
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Additional VFX & Graphics
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Japanese Graphic Design
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End Credit Roller
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Stills Photographers
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Japan Unit
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Producer
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Line Producer
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Location Manager
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Production Coordinator
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Driver
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Production Supervisor
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Camera Equipment
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Post Production Facility
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General Manager
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Colourist
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Assistant Colourist
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Post Producer
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Online & Masering
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Digital Cinema Mastering
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Digital Cinema Technician
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Sound Post Facility
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CEO
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FX Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Foley
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Foley Editor
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ADR Recordists
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Re-recording Mixer
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Sound Post Producer
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Dolby Consultant
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ADR Recording Facilities
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Original Music Composed & Conducted by
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Orchestration
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Orchestra
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Pianist
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Recorder
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Shakuhachi
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Nursing Home Pianist
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Music Editor
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Music Recording Engineer
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Music Preparation
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Recording Producer
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Rimshot Music Australia Pty Ltd
Ed Oxenbould
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Sam Worthington
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Bee, a Whistling Kite
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Julian Dennison
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Peter Rowsthorn
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Alex Williams
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Prea Cunningham
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Talei Howell-Price
Daniel Holliday
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Terry Norris
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Caroline McKenzie
Sally Sander
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Nicole Trunfio
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Paul Dawber
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David Wenham
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Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke
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Patt Hallahan
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Yaron Zeilinger
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Kim Fleming
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Andrew Hale
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Shane Adamczak
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Chase Rafferty
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Deborah Mailman
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Ena Imai
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Izumi Woods
Toshimasa Okuzaki
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Seamus Harrison
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Skye Robinson
Noah D'Annunzio
Jacob Brown
Chad Smith
Billie Jean Hamlet
Sophie Nardini
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Make Imai
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Rimi Imai
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Leo Taylor
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Dene Irvin
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Zachary Brazier
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Ryan Cruickshank
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Masai Takeuchi
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Ryuji Nakagawa
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Shingo Usami
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Yolanie Chong
Jessica Cruickshank
Max Tran
Lizzy Kay
Filippo Gioffre
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Matt Mills
Xavier Benjamin
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Hiroyuki Fujita
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Mark Boskell
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Melissa Hayward
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Trevor Hope
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Chris Veerhuis
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Miska Mandic
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Emma Dockery, Mullinars Casting
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Jemma Burns, Level Two Music
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Lachlan Carrick
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DonnaMcCrum & Andy Canny, Plus Films
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Nick Meyers
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Bonnie Elliott
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Chris Noonan
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Cathy Flannery
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Kate Separovich
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Eva di Blasio
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Kit Sparrow
Angela LaMacchia
Christopher Sansoni
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Talei Howell-Price
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Margaret Buswell
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Catherine Smyth-McMullen
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Matthew Moore
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Nick Britton
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Jannine Barnes
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Stuart Morrice
Claire Blake
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Matt Hodgkinson
Lauren Cleary
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Gavin Head
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Karina Davies
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Olivia Dhimitri
Arwen Gunter
Shidan Saberi
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Sam Winzar
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Denson Baker ACS
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Matthew Jenkins
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Ben Berkhout
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Daniel Holliday
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Hai Tran
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Wayne Ratcliffe
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Sam Thurtle
Kim Delaney
Joel Crane
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Ari Wegner
Katie Milwright
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Daniel Holliday
Ross Metcalf
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Greg Stirling
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Clint Lawrence
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Bobby Ruckus
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Nathan Mewett
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Jean Vandermeiren
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Tim Goodacre
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Guang-Hui Chuan
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Arif Defty-Rashid
Pete Gleeson
Andrew Portwine
Zac Norris
Daniel Ayres
Joel Crane
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Andrew Piercy
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Brett Stayt
Claire Healy
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Chloë Donaldson
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Andrew Kendall
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Christine Lynch
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Veronica Cotea
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Beau Vance
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Alexander Locke
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Michael Leon
Monique Wajon
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Tobias Venus
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Timothy Leaning
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Phillip Moore
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Ian Johnson
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Fumie Ode-Smith
Junko Kitamura
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Glen Wilson
Matt Power
Kim Potter
Chris Barker
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Christopher Bannister
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Archive Oxenbould
Richard Hatwell
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Bob Beames
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Lauren Widdicombe
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Danielle Miller
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Chang Van Swet
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Nicole Ferraro
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Sarah Jameson
Susi Rigg
Celeste Franklin
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Kate Anderson
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Ashlee Sauzier
Tamzin Mulder
Siouxanne Martinic
Simone Lee
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Brett Dowson
Sophia van der Leeden
Megan Riley
John Harvey
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Graeme Constantine
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Yvonne Sitko
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Jenny Kent
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Peter West
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Reg Roordink
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Robyn Robson
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Jaqui Howle
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Karen Thompson
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Warren Schofield & Co
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Sascha Kovalenko
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Rob Simpson
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Nigel Colette
Jasmine Campbell
Paul Balinski
Allan Brown
Lauren Cleary
Chloe Olman
Kelly Shawcross
Michael Davis
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Cody Cameron-Brown
Tim Fox
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Paul Balinski
Michael Davis
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Yanchep Inn
Gecko To Go
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Miska Mandic
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Geoff Hitchins
Regg Skwarko
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Hayley Miro Browne
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Oscar Gomez
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Kenkichi Tai
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Jason King
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Jane Bennett
David Dare Parker
Jean-Paul Horré
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Twenty First City Inc
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Georgina Pope
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Mitsubishi Hamazaki
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Bruce Yamakawa
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Rika Higano
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Takanobu Tosa
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Saeko Kawamura
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David Gross, Definitions Films
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DDP Studios Melbourne
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Ian Anderson
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Brett Manson
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Sarah Sparnenn
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Rachel McKellar-Harding
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George Awburn
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DDP Studios Melbourne
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Joel O'Brien
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Soundfirm Australia
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Roger Savage
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Emma Bortignon
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James Ashton
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Mario Vaccaro
George Alamaras
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Alex Francis
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Nicky Robinson
Diego Ruiz
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Chris Goodes CAS
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Helen Field
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Bruce Emery
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Soundfirm, Melbourne & Sydney
Smart Post Sound, LA
Marmalade Audio, Wellington
Hamden Sound Studio, Perth
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Nigel Westlake
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Nigel Westlake & Jessica Wells
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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Michael Kieran Harvey
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Hannah Coleman
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Riley Lee
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Boris Conley
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Emily Rogers Swanson
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Lachlan Carrick
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Jigsaw Music
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Jessica Wells
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Janice Loquet Westlake
Completion Guaranty provided through First Australian Completion Bond Company Pty Ltd
FACB Corrie Soeterboek
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Collection Account Management by Fintage CAM BV
FINTAGE Lars Plukker & Fatime Juhasz
FINANCING MIFF 37° South Market & London PFM
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ARENAMEDIA
STEREOSCOPIC COMPLETION BY EMIG
SINCERE THANKS TO
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Chief Conductor
Concertmaster
Director of Artistic Planning
Orchestra Manager
Librarian
Sir Andrew Davis
Peter Edwards
Huw Humphreys
Angela Bristow
Alastair McKean
ABC CLASSICS
Executive Producers
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Recording Coordinator
Recording Supervisor, ABC Classic FM
Assistant Engineer, ABC Classic FM
Robert Patterson
Toby Chadd
Virginia Read
Russell Thomson
Chris Lawson
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“Beauty in the World”
Written by Lopez/McIntyre/Cross/Reichart
(Larry Leron Music / Universal Music – Z Songs
Administered by Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd/control)
Performed by Dami Im
Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd
“Bow River”
Written by I. Moss (Mushroom Music Publishing)
Performed by Cold Chisel
Under exclusive license to Cold Chisel Pty Limited
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd
“Milkshake”
Written by Hugo/Williams
(Universal Music – Careers/Rayncahser Music
Administered by Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd/
Native Tongue Music Publishing Pty Ltd
o/bo Songs Music Publishing, LLC o/b/o Songs MP (BMI)/
© 2003 EMI Blackwood Music.
Licensed by EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.)
Performed by Kelis
Under exclusive license to Virgin Records Ltd
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd
“Learn to Live”
Written by L. Attar/L. Carrick/C. Deyell
(Mushroom Music Publishing)
Performed by Lior
Licensed courtesy of Lior
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MOVING AND STILL IMAGES PROVIDED BY
Select opening titles footage shot at Australian Paper’s Maryvale Mill, Victoria
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Select opening titles footage generously provided by Sappi Europe
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America’s Cup and Cricket, courtesy of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales
and NBC Universal Archives, with thanks to Cricket Australia
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WWII, supplied by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Film Australia
Collection Library, from Prelinger Archives and AWM F02517
Dance Academy, courtesy of Joanna Werner Productions
Family, courtesy of Shaun Gladwell, Katherine Slattery
Bruce McAvaney and Meyne Wyatt
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Love The Beast, courtesy of Pick Up Truck Pictures and Peter Hill
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Ski Safari, courtesy of Defiant Development
Troublemaker, courtesy of Soundroll, Dmitri Lifshitz
Graphics courtesy of Joiaco for Envato.com
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Stock media courtesy of Dana W. Burman, mentat3d, and NDA for Pond5.com
Kevin Norris, Ben Lynn and EPG EuroPhotoGraphics, and Golkin Oleg for Shutterstock Inc
Arri AlexaCameras
& Cooke Lenses
Black Magic Camera
Aerial Camera System
Radios
Travel
Accommodation
Insurance
Edit Screenings Venue
Post Production Script
Caption House
EPK Editor
Camera Operators
Sound Recordist
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Marketing Consultant
Legals
Contracts Manager
Audit
Cameraquip, Malcolm Richards
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Joel Crane
Coptercam
OCP Sales
Lori Chadband, Showgroup
Crown Perth
Craig Shand, McKenna Hampton
Backlot Studios
Reezy Miller
Red Bee Media
Andrew Brinsmead
Michael Maclean
Ross Metcalf
Danielle Karalus
Brett Stayt
Ben Ohaylan
Jonathan Chissick
Caroline Verge, Verge Whitford & Co
Cristina Pozzan
Tamara Kay, Rosenfeld, Kant & Co
General Manager
Producer Trainee
Business Innovation
Administration
Financial Consultant
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Sincere thanks to
Assistant to Eric Bana
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Producer
Stereoscopic Supervisor
Production Manager
Chloé Brugalé
John Harvey
Fahim Ahad
Rebecca Gallagher
Amanda Sole
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Pick Up Truck Pictures
Bianca Curwood
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Sung-su Yang
Yong-kun Woo
Sun-jin Lee
STEREOSCOPIC LEADS
Jung-ju Baek, Tae-jong Kim, Jun-mun Sung, Ji-hun Go
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STEREOSCOPIC ARTISTS
Eun-jeong Baek, Seung-ha Yeob, Hyeong-jun Park, Hui-Ju Shin, Hyo-jeong You
Seung-keun Yu, Byeong-jin Kim, Ae-ra Kim, Jong-bae Chun, Sung-jin Lee
Hyeong-seok Park, Sun-mi Lee, Kwon-hyoung Lee, Kyoung-min Park
Yun-jung Hwang, Yu-ri Kim, Hui-jin Kim, Do-youn Kim, Jin Hwang
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ROTO ARTISTS
Min-gyoung Jo, Jeong-seon Mun, Yu-ri Lee, Hyung-sik Sim, Jung-hwa Sun
Eun-ji Jo, Ha-neul Han, In-young Shin, Sang-woo Kim, You-mi Kang
MANAGEMENT SUPPORTS
Guk-hwan Han, Yeon-hwa Park, Bong-gi Kim, Bo-hwa Kim, Serra Chu, Sang-mi Park
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WITH THANKS TO Jung-soo Kim
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WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
City Government of Gwangju, Korea
Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency
Woori Investment
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WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
Screen Australia
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Screenwest
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Melbourne International Film
Festival Premiere Fund
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Australian Children's
Television Foundation
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Film Victoria
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AVER
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Roadshow Films
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Arclight
Graeme Mason, Tim Phillips, Sue Collins
Emma Dwyer, Jo Dillon, Veronica Gleeson
Ruth Harley, Ross Matthews
Ian Booth, Defrim Isai
Ryan Hodgson, Mark Donaldson, Vikki Barr
Mark Woods, Michelle Carey
Claire Dobbin
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Bernadette O’Mahony, Jenny Buckland
Janet Holmes a Court
Jenni Tosi, Sue Edwards
Catherine Stuart, Brent Barclay
Joel Pearlman, Seph McKenna
Graham Burke, Emma Snowden
Gary Hamilton, Clay Epstein
THANKS TO
Di Adams, Mabelle Dennison, Maki & Rimi Imai, Amanda Mills
Shirley Bakopoulos-Cooke & Scott Cooke, Anthea Benjamin
TERRIFIC SCHOOLS AND CREW
St Albans Heights Primary School, Albert Park Primary School, West Leederville Primary School
Department of Education Western Australia, Wundowie Primary School, Wesley College
Korean Language School of Melbourne, Janine Kane, Paul Hughes, Ian Dart, Joshua Aylett
Grant Sweetnam, Tommi Hacker, Chris Roland, Sam Howden, Alexei Ymer-Welsby, Fabrice Galli
JAPANESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Hideki Sakamoto - Head of Information and Culture Section, the Consulate-General of Japan (WA)
Takayuki Takahashi - Managing Director of JA News, International School of Western Australia
Melissa Luyke, Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre, Eiko Miyahara
Chiharu Fukumoto - Head of Perth Japanese Weekend School
GREAT HELPERS
Louise Brady, Ali Roberts Studio, Actors Now Perth, Annette Zacher, Sarah Szabo, Franco di Chiera
Eastern Hills Hawks (WA), Frog Management, Rosie O Face Painter, Friends of Mexico, Filmbites Studio
Chung Wah Association, Thai-Australian Association of Western Australia, Coral Carter, Little Big Shots
Haley Gillies, Marianne Leeper, Mitchell Askew, Chandra Wyatt, Tanya Tsirigotis, Antonia Batsakis, Julia Blake
Denise Cheir GM of Public Relations Crown Perth, Jeong Jung Kim, Jennie Fleming, Mako Tanaka
AWESOME LOCATIONS
Mirvac WA, Roleystone Community College, Gidgegannup Equestrian Centre, Cruz Hogan, Dene Lawrence
Jessica Telford, Steve Sartain, Crown Perth, Debbie Hanrahan, Sarah Whitehouse, Venues West, Ian Clyne
Brian Brestovac, Geoff McFadden, Bernard Yehuda, Phillip Springett, Western Australian Birds of Prey Centre
Chris Johnston, Roleystone Men's Community Shed, Ian Clarke, Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
John Park, RAAF Association of WA Aviation Heritage Museum, Cunderdin District Hospital
OUR EXTRAS
Including, Cisca Constantine, Matt Humski, Tracey Humski, Jade Humski, Amber Humski, Kelly Hodgson
Joshua Hodgson, Dylan Hodgson, Sienna Hodgson, Nerida Miller, Kevin Miller, Talei Miller, Hayden Miller
Jaysea Constantine, Carissa Hunter, Matt Hunter, Joshua Hoey, Spencer Hunter, Lilly Hunter
PEOPLE WHO SUPPLIED COOL THINGS
Perth Advanced Rocketry Club Inc, Richard, Ann and Alex Lefroy, Michael Fontein, SPC Ardmona
Mintrex Pty Ltd, Craig and Chantell Eccles, Curios Warehouse, Tony Menken, Caroline Stuart
Danielle Fernandes, Melissa Peters-Smith, BMW Auto Classic, Samsung Communications
The Bus Preservation Society of WA, John Orrell, Aussie Natural Springwater, Pierce Davison
Lou Divirgilio, Rick Morcom, DVG Automotive Group, Samantha Gillies, Toyota WA
THOSE WHO MADE EVERYONE LOOK GOOD
MAC Cosmetics, Costume Departments of Black Swan State Theatre Company and
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Carolynne Moore, Liquid Thread
FOR INSPIRATION
Holly Worland, Gigi Milani, Cassius Duffy-Brugalé, Oliver & Max Johnson, Katherine Slattery
Jane Norris, Kitty & Alice Connolly, Mary & Vince Connolly, Eli & Joel Westlake
FILMED ON LOCATION IN PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
AND TOKYO, JAPAN
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Soundtrack available from
ABC CLASSICS
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DEVELOPED AND POST PRODUCED IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF FILM VICTORIA

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AUSTRALASIAN DISTRIBUTION
BY ROADSHOW FILMS
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INTERNATIONAL SALES BY ARCLIGHT FILMS
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PRODUCED WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF
THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (MIFF) PREMIERE FUND
AN INITIATIVE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
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MIFF PREMIERE FUND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MARK WOODS
PRODUCED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S TELEVISION FOUNDATION
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