2009 Adelaide Film Festival

The 4th Adelaide Film Festival took place in Adelaide, Australia, from 19 February to 1 March 2009. Katrina Sedgwick was again Festival Director.[1] Jan Chapman received the 2009 Don Dunstan Award[2][3] The poster this year depicts the iconic film festival eye character concept that was so successful in 2007.[4]

2009 Adelaide Film Festival
Opening filmMy Year Without Sex
Closing filmEasy Virtue
LocationAdelaide, Australia
Founded2002
AwardsInternational Award for Best Feature Film (Treeless Mountain)
Don Dunstan Award (Jan Chapman)
Directed byKatrina Sedgwick
No. of films13 (In Competition)
Festival date19 February-1 March 2009
Websiteadelaidefilmfestival.org

The festival opened with My Year Without Sex directed by Sarah Watt[5] and closed with Easy Virtue directed by Stephan Elliott.[1][6] The festival presented 23 world premieres, 62 Australian premieres, 38 Australian films, 9 new Australian features from established and emerging filmmakers, and 143 films from over 49 countries.[7] The Natuzzi International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the South Korean film Treeless Mountain, directed and written by So Yong Kim.[8][9][10]

Competition

Jury

The following people were selected for the In Competition Jury:[1][11]

  • Laurence Kardish, Canadian, Senior Film Curator at MoMA (President)
  • J.M. Coetzee, South African writer
  • Jo Dyer, Australian film producer
  • Bill Gosden, director of the New Zealand International Film Festival
  • Naomi Kawase, Japanese film director
  • Hannah McGill, Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival
  • David Stratton, English-Australian film critic

In Competition

The following films were selected for the In Competition section:[1]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
A Christmas TaleUn conte de NoëlArnaud DesplechinFrance
All Around UsGururi no koto?Ryōsuke HashiguchiJapan
Dean SpanleyDean SpanleyToa FraserUK/New Zealand
GomorrahGomorraMatteo GarroneItaly
JalainurZha lai nuo erYe ChaoChina
KissesKissesLance DalyIreland/Sweden
My Tehran for Saleتهران من، حراجGranaz MoussaviAustralia/Iran
My Year Without SexMy Year Without SexSarah WattAustralia
StellaStellaSylvie VerheydeFrance
The Sky, the Earth and the RainEl cielo, la tierra y la lluviaJosé Luis Torres LeivaChile/France/ Germany
TezaTezaHaile GerimaEthiopia/Germany/ France
Treeless MountainNamueopneun SanSo Yong KimUSA/South Korea
ZiftDziftJavor GardevBulgaria

Awards
The Natuzzi International Award for Best Feature Film

The Natuzzi International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the South Korean film Treeless Mountain, directed and written by So Yong Kim.[3][8][9][10]

Audience Award

The Audience Award for Best Feature was won by Samson & Delilah.[10][12]

The Audience Award for Best Documentary was won by Kiran Bedi.[10][12]

The Audience Award for Best Short was won by The Cat Piano.[10][12]

Don Dunstan Award

The Don Dunstan Award was won by Jan Chapman.[1][2]

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References
  1. Official Program, 2009 Adelaide Film Festival
  2. Adelaide Film Festival (30 August 2013) Don Dunstan Award Recipient Announced. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. IF.com Archived 9 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine (10 February 2009) Jan Chapman to receive Don Dunstan Award. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. FreeRange Future Archived 9 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Film Festival. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. Urban Cinefile (5 February 2009) ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL 2009 – PREVIEW. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. IF.com Archived 9 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine (21 January 2009) My Year Without Sex to open BAFF. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. IF.com Archived 14 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine (23 January 2009) BAFF launches 2009 program. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  8. Media Release, 2 March 2009 Archived 9 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, 2009 Adelaide Film Festival
  9. IF.com Archived 9 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine (03 March 2009) Treeless Mountain wins award at Adelaide Film Festival. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  10. 2009 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival Archived 9 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine The 2009 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival wrapped on Sunday night after 11 exciting days. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  11. IF.com Archived 9 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine (11 December 2008) J.M. Coetzee is AFF's Natuzzi juror. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  12. "Adelaide Film Festival". Screen Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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