Ben Apfelbaum

FILM CRITICS CIRCLE OF AUSTRALIA’S 2019 AWARDS

If the AACTA’s are regarded as the equivalent to the American Academy Awards then the Film Critics Circle Of Australia (FCCA) can . be regarded as our Golden Globes which are also judged by film critics, without the glitz and glamour of the Hollywood event.

Held traditionally at the Paddington RSL Club, actors, creatives and film critics come together and mix in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. As a result there is much intermingling amongst those sitting at various tables.

The Awards have been graced by such luminaries as Dame Angela Lansbury,  james Earl Jones, Simon Baker and Barry Humphries.

‘The Nightingale’, producers Kristina Ceyton, Steve Hutensky, Jennifer Kent, Bruna Papandrea , was announced as Best Film with, the film’s star Aisling Franciosi being awarded Best Actress.

David Michod won the Universal Pictures Award for ‘The King’ while Joel Edgerton picked up the Best Supporting Actor. Together, Michod and Edgerton won the Bunya Production Award for Best Screenplay.

Damon Herriman won the Toil Film’s Award for Best Actor for his role in ‘Judy and Punch’.

‘Danger Close : The Battle of Long Tan’ received three craft awards with Best Cinematography to Ben Nott, Best Original Score went to Caitlin Yeo  and Best Editor went to Veronika Genet.

The MB film’s award for Best Supporting Actress went to Ursula Yovich for her touching role in ‘Top End Wedding’.

The Kudos Knowledge Award for Best Feature Documentary was shared by two films, ‘The Final Quarter’ (Director Ian Darling, Producers Mary Macrae and Ian Darling) and ‘Martha, A Picture Story’ (Director Selina Miles, Producer Daniel Joyce).

The Awards  were hosted by actor Les Asmussen and presenters included Gary Sweet, Malcolm  Frawley and Robina Beard.

Nicholas Hope presented Rolf De Heer who received his Special Award in recognition of his unique body of work and its contribution to Australian cinema. The FCCA insisted that this was not a Lifetime Achievement Award as it is hoped that he is only part way through his career.

Featured image : Liz Watts and Margaret Pomeranz at the FCCA annual awards dinner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Published by Ben Apfelbaum

My photography began when my father handed me the proverbial brownie box camera as a child. As cameras developed I went through Fujica and Olympus range finders graduating to my first single lens reflex camera, the Minolta SRT101, the latter being the greatest facilitator to my growth as a photographer. Digital photography has only added to this. I was a regular contributor to Camera Craft magazine (Australian Camera ) for over three years. During Australia’s Bicentennial year (1988) I made it a personal project to document the celebrations. This culminated in the creation of a book of my photos which was published in 1989. The book was called CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA and came with an accompanying calendar. My works have appeared in a number of publications including the coffee book entitled MY AUSTRALIA (1989), publisher Robertsbridge Severn. This book had a preface by the then Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. I was a co-photographer on a book entitled SYDNEY- DISCOVER THE CITY with text written by Robert Treborland. Major Mitchell Press was the publisher. Also for two years I was the photographer for calendars celebrating Sydney’s multicultural communities. The two calendars were entitled MULTICULTURAL SYDNEY. My work appeared in a group exhibition held at Sydney’s Town Hall pertaining to the diversity of life in South America to raise money for orphanages there. I have over one hundred photos stored in the New South Wales State Library archive. I had a solo exhibition held in 2007 entitled Ben’s Lens at the Sydney Jewish Museum which celebrated the vibrancy of the Sydney Jewish community. Some of these photos are on the Museum’s permanent display. I have exhibited internationally firstly at the Spruill Gallery in Atlanta Georgia, united states, and in an exhibition entitled Kosher and Co at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Currently I am a regular contributor to J-Wire and this esteemed publication.

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  1. In the FCCA Awards review…
    The presenter was Malcolm (not Matthew) Frawley.

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