Tudawali Award
Jack Charles was awarded the prestigious TUDAWALI AWARD for his lifetime contribution to Indigenous media. The Award was presented to Jack by Mick Dodson at the Message Sticks Film Festival gala opening night. The Award, presented annually to an outstanding individual, is sponsored by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
2009 sees Jack Charles back in front of the camera
Jack stars in Angus Sampon’s hilarious The Last Supper, produced by Laneway Productions, which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival
www.thelastsupper.com.au
www.lanewayproductions.com.au
Jack stars in acclaimed actor and director Leah Purcell’s short film Aunty Maggie & The Womba Wakgun which premiered at the prestigious Message Sticks Festival at the Sydney Opera House.
www.buzzsaw.com.au/leahPurcell
www.screenaustralia.gov.au
Dreaming Festival, Woodford Folk Festival – 6 June 2009
BASTARDY has been selected to feature in the 2009 Dreaming Festival, programmed by acclaimed journalist and filmmaker Rhoda Roberts.
The Dreaming is a vibrant festival with the most comprehensive showcase of Indigenous arts from across the country and around the world.
www.thedreamingfestival.com
Opening Night Film, Black Nite Cinema – 27 March 2009
BASTARDY opened the inaugural BLAK NITE cinema festival in Melbourne. The first outdoor film event dedicated to indigenous media.
Indigenous Arts - Blak Nite Cinema, 2009
AIDC FRINGE, Peter Gilbert Master Class – 18 February 2009
BASTARDY was selected to screen during a masterclass with documentary filmmaking legend Peter Gilbert (Hoop Dreams, At The Death House Door) from Kartemquin Films (http://www.kartemquin.com/) in Chicago. Following the screening Peter Gilbert participated in the Q&A with filmmakers Amiel Courtin-Wilson and Philippa Campey to an intimate and curious crowd.
Film Critics Circle Award – 13 February 2009
BASTARDY was awarded the prestigious Jury Prize for Best Documentary by the Film Critics Circle of Australia.
Here’s an excerpt from the SCREENHUB article covering the event.
The amazing Jack Charles, whose life has been chronicled in Bastardy, came on stage with director Amiel Courtin-Wilson and producer Philippa Campey to accept the award for Best Feature Documentary (Jury Prize); he thanked them for making the film, which he said had made him a role model in his community, after years as a rogue and a vagabond. He said, `This film has given me wings. I feel privileged and honoured to be asked by my very good friend, the maverick documentary maker, Amiel Courtin-Wilson to bear witness and suffer my little foibles as I journeyed from my own heart of darkness. With a partially cleansed soul and clear conscience I urge viewers to absorb, learn, acknowledge and act.’
Philippa Campey, Jack Charles and Amiel Courtin-Wilson
MIFF World Premiere – 2 August 2008
Geoffrey Rush and Jack Charles
BASTARDY had its World Premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival on Saturday night to a sell out crowd. The film was brilliantly received with a three minute standing ovation as Jack, Amiel and Pip made their way on stage for a passionate Q/A. The Q/A wrapped up with a truly moving appearance by local Koorie musician Kutcha Edwards who announced to the crowd that he had recently discovered he was actually a blood relative of Jack’s. After many tears and hugs the film-makers and crowd ended up at the after party where Jack was also reunited with his old acting peer Geoffrey Rush. A stunning night.
