Frontyard Films
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Frontyard Films is the film production company of Australian documentary film
makers Amanda 'Mandy' King and Fabio Cavadini, who have been making films together for more than 20 years. Their releases, including An Evergreen Island, Starting from Zero and A Thousand Different Angles, have shown at film festivals and on television internationally.
under a military blockade. Filmmakers Amanda King and Fabio Cavadini document the resilience of a people surviving for years with virtually no trade or contact with the outside world. The film was a finalist in Short Form Documentary at Australia’s 2008 ATOM Award
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ese on returning to their devastated homeland, during its transition into the independent country of Timor Leste. The project was made possible by funding from the Australian Film Commission
and SBS TV
, Australia. Starting from Zero aired on the A&E Network
in the US, and received honours at the US International Film and Video Festival.
, a WWII refugee who was one of the influential “Centre 5” group of Australian sculptors. The production, featuring an original jazz score, debuted on ABC TV, Australia in 2010.
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Frontyard Films is also continuing production of a documentary film detailing the history of controversy surrounding the Ok Tedi gold mine in Papua New Guinea
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Amanda King continues to teach documentary filmmaking at the Sydney Film School
, of which Amanda King and Fabio Cavadini are founding faculty members.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
makers Amanda 'Mandy' King and Fabio Cavadini, who have been making films together for more than 20 years. Their releases, including An Evergreen Island, Starting from Zero and A Thousand Different Angles, have shown at film festivals and on television internationally.
An Evergreen Island
An Evergreen Island (Frontyard Films, 2000) depicts life on the Pacific island of BougainvilleBougainville Island
Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. This region is also known as Bougainville Province or the North Solomons. The population of the province is 175,160 , which includes the adjacent island of Buka and assorted outlying islands...
under a military blockade. Filmmakers Amanda King and Fabio Cavadini document the resilience of a people surviving for years with virtually no trade or contact with the outside world. The film was a finalist in Short Form Documentary at Australia’s 2008 ATOM Award
ATOM Award
The ATOM Awards are a group of awards offered to Australian and New Zealand "professionals, educators and students", honouring achievements in the making of film, television, multimedia, and from 2007 multi-modal productions....
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Starting From Zero
Starting From Zero (Frontyard Films, 2002) followed the challenges faced by three exiled East TimorEast Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
ese on returning to their devastated homeland, during its transition into the independent country of Timor Leste. The project was made possible by funding from the Australian Film Commission
Australian Film Commission
The Australian Film Commission was an Australian government agency with a mandate to promote the creation and distribution of films in Australia as well as to preserve the country's film history. It also had a production arm responsible for production and commissioning of films for government...
and SBS TV
SBS TV
SBS One is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of SBS's television division, and is available nationally...
, Australia. Starting from Zero aired on the A&E Network
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
in the US, and received honours at the US International Film and Video Festival.
Inge King: A Thousand Different Angles
Frontyard Films' A Thousand Different Angles(2010) surveys the work and artistic philosophies of Melbourne sculptor Inge KingInge King
Inge King is a prominent Australian sculptor, who has many significant public, commercial, and private sculpture commissions to her credit....
, a WWII refugee who was one of the influential “Centre 5” group of Australian sculptors. The production, featuring an original jazz score, debuted on ABC TV, Australia in 2010.
Festival Screenings
Documentaries by Frontyard Films have screened at festivals, theatres and museums in Australia, Canada, England, Greece, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States.Current Projects
Amanda King and Fabio Cavadini are currently undertaking research for a documentary film on the life and art of internationally renowned, Melbourne-born sculptor Clement MeadmoreClement Meadmore
Clement Meadmore was an Australian-American sculptor known for massive outdoor steel sculptures.-Biography:...
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Frontyard Films is also continuing production of a documentary film detailing the history of controversy surrounding the Ok Tedi gold mine in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
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Amanda King continues to teach documentary filmmaking at the Sydney Film School
Sydney Film School
The Sydney Film School, Australia, was established in August 2004 by a group of founding partners including Mark Allan, John Buckmaster, Ben Ferris, Phillip Handy, Leslie Oliver, Uracha Oliver, John Saunders, Joe Skrzynski, Emile Sherman and Willie Weinstein. It was officially launched on 3...
, of which Amanda King and Fabio Cavadini are founding faculty members.
External links
- http://www.frontyardfilms.com.au Frontyard Films website
- http://www.newint.org/columns/media/film/2002/06/01/evergreen/ Review of An Evergreen Island in New InternationalistNew InternationalistNew Internationalist is a magazine from New Internationalist Publications, a co-operative-run publisher based in Oxford, England. It has editorial and sales offices in Toronto, Canada; Adelaide, Australia; Christchurch, New Zealand; and New York, USA....
#346, 06/01/02 - http://media.smh.com.au/tonights-tv-artscape-1269760.html Sydney Morning Herald review of A Thousand Different Angles 03/29/2010