Featuring interviews with Australian filmmakers, reviews of Australian films, and written contributions from Australian filmmakers, The Australian Film Yearbook – 2021 Edition is the first in a continuing archive of Australian film history.
Andrew has been a champion of Australian film for over a decade, winning the Australian Film Critics Association award for Best Review of an Australian Film in 2019 for his review of West of Sunshine. With each annual edition of The Australian Film Yearbook, he aims to highlight the diversity of talent, expansive breadth of stories, and the range of skill sets in the Australian film industry.
Having recently launched on Kickstarter, The Australian Film Yearbook – 2021 Edition has been an astounding success. I am beyond excited to let you all know that within 36 hours after launching, we have smashed our goal and are successfully funded within 36 hours!
Within The Australian Film Yearbook – 2021 Edition, we celebrate the people who brought over one hundred Australian feature films, documentaries, and shorts to cinema screens around Australia in 2021.
Featured in the book are interviews with filmmakers like Sally Aitken (Playing With Sharks), Eva Orner (Burning), Jon Bell (The Moogai), James Ashton (Nitram and Mortal Kombat), Stephen Maxwell Johnson (High Ground), Thomas Wilson-White (The Greenhouse), Tina Fielding, Jacqueline Pelczar, and Cody Greenwood (Sparkles), Rachel Grierson-Johns (Strong Female Lead), Christopher Nelius (Girls Can’t Surf) and more.
I’m grateful for the countless written contributions from Australian filmmakers Chris Elena (Refused Classification), Indianna Bell co-director of (The Recordist), Melanie Killingsworth (Today), Josh Reed (We’re Not Here to F**k Spiders), Cody Cameron-Brown & Ziggy O’Reilly (While (Alive){}), and David O’Donnell (Under My Skin), and more…
With cover art by the masterful webuyyourkids (Sonny Day & Biddy Maroney), a brilliant foreword by Aaron McCann, and creative, editorial, and promotional support from Nisha-Anne, Nadine Whitney, and Carley Tillett, The Australian Film Yearbook – 2021 Edition is created with a wealth of passion and teamwork.
The Australian Film Yearbook – 2021 Edition is live on Kickstarter now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecurb/the-australian-film-yearbook-2021-edition
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