Australian Film Institute Longford Life Achievement Award
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The Raymond Longford Award, in honour of Raymond Longford
, was first presented by the Australian Film Institute
(AFI) from 1968-2010, and will continue to be presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
(AACTA) from 2012. The award, which recognises "a person who has shown an unwavering commitment over many years to excellence in the film and television industries and has, through their body of work to date, contributed substantially to the enrichment of Australian screen culture", is the highest honour the Academy can bestow. Recipients of this award are film and telelvision actors
, directors, producers, cinematographers
and editors. People of Australian origin dominate the list, but European
born Australian citizens have also been recognised. The award was first presented to film director and editor Ian Dunlop. The award has also been made posthumously to actor John Meillon
in 1989 who died that year. The most recent recipient of the award is cinematographer Don McAlpine in 2012.
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| 1976
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| 1977
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| 1978
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| 1978
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| Filmmaker, director, screenwriter
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| 1978
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| Filmmaker, producer, art director
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| 1979
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| Founding director of AFTRS
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| 1980
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| Director
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| 1981
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| Journalist, producer
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| 1982
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| Animator
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| 1983
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| Film technician
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| 1984
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| Distributor, exhibitor
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| 1985
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| Actor
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| 1986
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| Federal Minister, first Chairman of AFTRS
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| 1986
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| Director, producer
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| 1986
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| Cinematographer, director, producer, screenwriter
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| 1987
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| First director of NSW Film Corp
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| 1988
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| Cinematographer
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| 1989
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| Actor
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| 1990
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| Director
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| 1991
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| Director
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| 1992
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| Director
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| 1993
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| 1994
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| 1998
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| 1999
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| Film critic
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| 2002
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| Television producer
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| Television director, producer, screenwriter and coreographer
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| 2009
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| Broadcaster, entrepreneur, producer
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Raymond Longford
Raymond Longford was a prolific Australian film director, writer, producer and actor during the silent era. Longford was a major director of the silent film era of the Australian cinema. He formed a production team with Lottie Lyell...
, was first presented by the Australian Film Institute
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
(AFI) from 1968-2010, and will continue to be presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts is a professional organisation of film and television practitioners in Australia. The Academy's aim is "to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television."It was established in August 2011 with...
(AACTA) from 2012. The award, which recognises "a person who has shown an unwavering commitment over many years to excellence in the film and television industries and has, through their body of work to date, contributed substantially to the enrichment of Australian screen culture", is the highest honour the Academy can bestow. Recipients of this award are film and telelvision actors
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, directors, producers, cinematographers
Cinematography
Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...
and editors. People of Australian origin dominate the list, but European
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
born Australian citizens have also been recognised. The award was first presented to film director and editor Ian Dunlop. The award has also been made posthumously to actor John Meillon
John Meillon
John Meillon was an Australian actor, most widely known outside Australia for his role as Walter Reilly in the films "Crocodile" Dundee and "Crocodile" Dundee II. He also voiced Victoria Bitter beer commercials until his death.-Biography:Meillon was born in Mosman, Sydney...
in 1989 who died that year. The most recent recipient of the award is cinematographer Don McAlpine in 2012.
Winners
| Year | Name | Country of origin | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 1968 | Director | |||
| 1970 |
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| Director, producer
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| 1976
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| Director,
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| 1977
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| Director, producer, screenwriter
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| 1978
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| Filmmaker, actress
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| 1978
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| Filmmaker, director, screenwriter
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| 1978
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| Filmmaker, producer, art director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
, production designer
Production designer
In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...
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| 1979
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|
| Founding director of AFTRS
|
|-
| 1980
|
|
| Director
|
|-
| 1981
|
|
| Journalist, producer
|
|-
| 1982
|
|
| Animator
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| 1983
|
|
| Film technician
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| 1984
|
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| Distributor, exhibitor
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| 1985
|
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| Actor
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| 1986
|
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| Federal Minister, first Chairman of AFTRS
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|-
| 1986
|
|
| Director, producer
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| 1986
|
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| Cinematographer, director, producer, screenwriter
|
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| 1987
|
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| First director of NSW Film Corp
|
|-
| 1988
|
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| Cinematographer
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| 1989
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| Actor
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| 1990
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| Director
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| 1991
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| Director
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| 1992
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| Director
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| 1993
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| Producer
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| 1994
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| Actor
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| 1995
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| Director
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| 1997
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| Producer
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| 1998
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| Actor
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| 1999
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| Exhibitor, distributor
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| 2000
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| Producer
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| 2001
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| Film critic
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| 2002
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| Television producer
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| 2003
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| Television director, producer, screenwriter and coreographer
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| 2004
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| Producer
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| 2005
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| Actor
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| 2006
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| Television director, producer, screenwriter
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| 2007
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| Producer
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| 2008
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| Natural history filmmaker
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| 2009
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| Actor
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| 2010
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| Broadcaster, entrepreneur, producer
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| 2012
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| Cinematographer
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