2011 Adelaide Film Festival

Opening film| Mrs Carey's Concert
Closing film| Mad Bastards
Location| Adelaide, Australia
Founded| 2002
Awards| International Award for Best Feature Film (Incendies)
Don Dunstan Award (Judy Davis)
Directors| Katrina Sedgwick
No. of films| 12 (In Competition)
Festival date| 24 February – 6 March 2011
Website| adelaidefilmfestival.org

The 5th Adelaide Film Festival took place in Adelaide, Australia, from 24 February to 6 March 2011.[1] Katrina Sedgwick was again Festival Director. Julietta Sichel was the head of the jury for the main competition.[2] Judy Davis received the 2011 Don Dunstan Award[3][4] for her contribution to the Australian film industry on the opening night of the Festival.[5] The glass statuette was presented by Australian filmmaker Fred Schepisi.[6]

A special screening of the 2010 Restoration Version of Fritz Lang's classic sci-fi epic Metropolis was shown with a new score, written by The New Pollutants.[7] This original score was conceived, composed and recorded over a 12-month period, and had its world premiere at the 2005 Adelaide Film Festival.[7][8]

The festival opened with Mrs Carey's Concert,[9] directed by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, and closed with Mad Bastards,[9] directed by Brendan Fletcher. The film poster for the festival featured a man projecting a film from within himself, illustrating the theme "See Within."

The Canadian film Incendies won the International Award for Best Feature Film.

## Competition[edit]

### Jury[edit]

The following people were selected for the In Competition Jury:[2]

* Julietta Sichel, Czech film critic (President)
* Trevor Groth, American Artistic Director, Sundance Film Festival
* Pierre Rissient, French film director
* Hossein Valamanesh, Australian artist
* Robin Gutch, British producer, Warp Films

### In Competition[edit]

The following films were selected for the In Competition section:[2]

English title  | Original title  | Director(s)  | Production country/countries

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|
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The Four Times | Le Quattro Volte | Michaelangelo Frammartino | Italy
Here I Am[10] | Here I Am | Beck Cole | Australia
Incendies | Incendies | Denis Villeneuve | Canada
Meek's Cutoff | Meek’s Cutoff | Kelly Reichardt | United States
Mysteries of Lisbon | Mistérios de Lisboa | Raoul Ruiz | Portugal
France
Nostalgia for the Light | Nostalgia de la luz | Patricio Guzmán |

* France
* Chile
* Germany
* Spain
* USA

October | Octubre | Daniel Vega, Diego Vega | Peru
The Piano in a Factory | Gang de qin | Zhang Meng | China
Shut Up Little Man![10] | Shut Up Little Man! | Matthew Bate | Australia
Tuesday, After Christmas | Marti, dupa craciun | Radu Muntean | Romania
Whisper with the Wind | Sirta la gal ba | Shahram Alidi | Iran
Year Without a Summer | Year Without a Summer | Tan Chui Mui | Malaysia

## Special Screenings[edit]

Title  | Director(s)  | Production country

|
|

Metropolis | Fritz Lang | Germany
The Water Magician | Kenji Mizoguchi | Japan

## Awards[edit]

The International Award for Best Feature Film

The International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the Canadian film Incendies directed by Denis Villeneuve.[11][12]

Audience Award

The Audience Award for Best Feature Film was won by Snowtown.[13][14][15]

The Audience Award for Best Documentary was won by Senna.[15]

The Audience Award for Best Short Film was won by The Palace.[15][16][17]

Don Dunstan Award

The Don Dunstan Award was won by Judy Davis.[3][4][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "BigPond Adelaide Film Festival". Adelaide. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
2. ^ a b c "Ten Evening News International Award for Best Feature Film". Adelaide Film Festival. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
3. ^ a b Adelaide Film Festival (30 August 2013) Don Dunstan Award Recipient Announced. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
4. ^ a b IF.com (25 February 2011) Judy Davis accepts 2011 Don Dunstan Award
5. ^ a b Padilla, Florida (28 February 2011). "Actress Judy Davis honored at BigPond Adelaide Film Festival opening night". International Business Times. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
6. ^ Wotzke, Wotzke (1 March 2011). "2011 Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival Opening Night Gala Review". Retrieved 7 February 2015.
7. ^ a b Mister Benjamin Speed Metropolis Rescore. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
8. ^ The New Pollutants (12 December 2013) Metropolis Rescore. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
9. ^ a b "BAFF opening and closing night films announced". IF.com. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
10. ^ a b "Adelaide Film Festival: Awards". Screen Australia. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
11. ^ "2011 BigPond® Adelaide Film Festival A Huge Success" (PDF). Big Pond Adelaide Film Festival. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
12. ^ Buckeridge, Julian (8 March 2011). "BAFF: 'Incendies' Wins 10 Evening News International Award". At The Cinema. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
13. ^ Screen Australia, Adelaide Film Festival
14. ^ Davies, Rebecca (16 March 2011). "'Snowtown' wins Aussie film award". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
15. ^ a b c Buckeridge, Julian (16 March 2011). "Audience Awards Announced for BAFF 2011". At The Cinema. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
16. ^ Wikipedia, Anthony Maras
17. ^ "Maras wins best short film for The Palace". Neos Kosmos. Melbourne. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

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* Official Website
* "Past Festivals". Adelaide Film Festival. Includes complete program.

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