- 50th Australian Film Institute Awards nominees and winners
The nominees for the
50th Australian Film Institute Awards have not been announced but will be Nominations Announcement in Sydney on 29 October. However the nominees for "Best Documentary, Best Short Fiction Film and Best Short Animation" were announced onAugust 7 ,2008 .Non-Feature Awards
Best Documentary
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Beyond Our Ken " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3756&Section=Documentary_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]
*"Not Quite Hollywood " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3756&Section=Documentary_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]
*"The Oasis " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3756&Section=Documentary_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]
*"Rare Chicken Rescue " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3756&Section=Documentary_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]Best Short Animation
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Chainsaw " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3548&Section=Short_Animation_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Animation Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]
*"Dog With Electric Collar " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3548&Section=Short_Animation_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Animation Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]
*"Mutt " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3548&Section=Short_Animation_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Animation Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]
*"PaperCityArchitects " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3548&Section=Short_Animation_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Animation Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]Best Short Fiction
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Four " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3549&Section=Short_Fiction_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Fiction Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]
*"The Ground Beneath " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3549&Section=Short_Fiction_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Fiction Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]
*"Jerrycan " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3549&Section=Short_Fiction_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Fiction Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]
*"My Rabbit Hoppy " [ [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=3549&Section=Short_Fiction_Nominees Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Fiction Nominees] . RetrievedOctober 1 2008 .]Controversies and Comments
AFI Website "Contenders"
On the website of the Australian Film Insitute it listed 25 expected nominees for the best film category. The 25 contenders are:
*All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane
*Bitter and Twisted
*Black Water
*Cactus
*Children of the Silk Road
*Death Defying Acts
*Five Moments of Infidelity
*Gabriel
*Green Fire Envy
*Hey, Hey, It’s Esther Blueburger
*Men’s Group
*Punishment
*Rats and Cats
*Salvation
*September
*Ten Empty
*The Black Balloon
*The Independent
*The Jammed
*The Plex
*The Square
*The Tender Hook
*The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark
*Three Blind Mice
*Unfinished Sky References
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