Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute (AFI), founded in 1958 and based in Melbourne, aims to promote Australian film and television productions.
history
It was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organization to promote the development of an independent film industry in Australia. It has since co-produced and financed many Australian productions, including David Lynch's Eraserhead, and is funded by public funds, corporate sponsors and membership fees (approximately 10,000 members).
In August 2011, the AFI founded the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). It was modeled on the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . The main task of the Academy, in which representatives from all relevant film and television professions are represented in 15 subgroups (chapters), is to award the AACTA Awards , which will replace the AFI Awards since 1958 . Actor Geoffrey Rush was named the first president of the Academy .
Best Film Award Winner (Selection)
AFI Awards
- 1976: The Devil's Playground
- 1978: Newsfront
- 1979: My brilliant career (My Brilliant Career)
- 1980: The Fall of Lieutnant Morant (Breaker Morant)
- 1981: Gallipoli
- 1982: Lonely Hearts
- 1986: Malcolm
- 1987: The Year My Voice Broke (The Year My Voice Broke)
- 1988: The Navigator (The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey)
- 1989: A Scream in the Dark (Evil Angels)
- 1990: Flirting
- 1991: Proof
- 1992: Strictly Ballroom
- 1993: The Piano (The Piano)
- 1994: Muriel's Wedding (Muriel's Wedding)
- 1995: Angel Baby
- 1996: Shine
- 1997: Kiss or Kill
- 1998: The Interview
- 1999: Two Hands
- 2000: The Secret of Alibrandis (Looking for Alibrandi)
- 2001: Lantana
- 2002: Long Walk Home (Rabbit-Proof Fence)
- 2003: Japanese Story
- 2004: Somersault
- 2005: Look Both Ways
- 2006: 10 canoes, 150 spears and 3 women (Ten Canoes)
- 2007: Under the Australian Sun (Romulus, My Father)
- 2008: The Black Balloon
- 2009: Samson & Delilah (Samson and Delilah)
- 2010: Animal Kingdom (Animal Kingdom)
AACTA Awards
- 2011: Red Dog
- 2012: The Sapphires
- 2013: The Great Gatsby (The Great Gatsby)
- 2014: The Babadook (The Babadook)
- 2014: The Promise of a Life (The Water Diviner)
- 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road
- 2016: Hacksaw Ridge - The Decision (Hacksaw Ridge)
Web links
- Official AFI homepage (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ AFI is recast with new academy taking a bow. In: The Sydney Morning Herald. August 19, 2011.