2011 Adelaide Film Festival
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| 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 |
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.
Jury
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
The following films were selected for the In Competition section:[2]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolis | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| The Water Magician | Kenji Mizoguchi | Japan |