Arenamedia
Feature 2014
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Melbourne International Film Festival Gala Screening 2014
Cinefest Oz - Winner, Inaugural Film Prize 2014
Toronto International Film Festival 2014
Busan International Film Festival 2014
Berlin International Film Festival - Opening Film Generation KPlus Section 2015
Genre
Director
Writers
Producers
Cast
ANZ Distribution
ROW Sales Agent
Children's
Robert Connolly
Robert Connolly & Steve Worland
Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles, Liz Kearney
Sam Worthington, Ed Oxenbould, Deborah Mailman, David Wenham
Village Roadshow
Arclight
CREDITS
Director
Scriptwriters
Producers
Casting
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Production Designer
Costume Designer
Hair & Makeup Designer
Visual Effects & Animation
Sound Designer
Second Unit Director
Paper Plane Consultants
Executive Producers
Robert Connolly
Robert Connolly & Steve Worland
Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles & Liz Kearney
Jane Norris CSA, Mullinars Casting
Nigel Westlake
Tristan Milani ACS
Nick Meyers ASE
Clayton Jauncey
Lien See Leong
Hayley Atherton, Karen Sims
John Francis, Surreal World
Chris Goodes CAS
Denson Baker
Dylan Parker & James Norton
Andrew Myer, Jonathan Chiswick,
Gary Hamilton, Ying Ye, Bernadette O'Mahony
and Eric Bana
Cast
in order of appearance
Dylan
Jack, Dylan's Dad
Clive
Kevin
Mr Hickenlooper
Jethro
Classmate
Headmistress
Teacher
Grandpa
Grandpa's Lady Friends
Cindy, Dylan's Mum
America's Cup Commentator
Patrick
Jason
Bus Driver
Photo Kid
Photo Kid's Shy Dad
Snr Police Officer
Jnr Police Officer
Dylan (Age 4)
Maureen
Kimi
Japanese Officials
Horn-Rim
Sydney Finalists
Kimi's Mum
Kimi's Sister
News Reader
Piano Man
Dylan (Baby)
Small Boy
Japanese Tourist Guide
Japanese Doctor
Tokyo Finals Compere
Tokyo Finalists
Dylan Stand-ins
Japanese Official Double
1st Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Sound Recordist
Location Manager
1st Assistant Editor
Casting Associate
Music Supervisor
Music Mix Enigineer
Titles
Japan Unit Director
Japan Unit Cinematographer
Consultant Director
Production Manager
Production Coordinator
Production Secretary
Production Runners
Extras Coordinator
Sponsorship & Japanese Community Liaison
Post Production Assistant
ADG/Screen Australia
Director's Attachment
Production Accountant
Post Production Accountant
2nd Assistant Directors
3rd Assistant Directors
1st Assistant Camera
2nd Assistant Camera
Camera Work Experience
Data Wrangler
2nd Unit Cinematographer
1st Assistant Camera
2nd Assistant Camera
Camera Assistant/Gaffer
Aerial Camera Pilot
Aerial Camera Co-Pilot
Aerial Camera Assistants
Additional Cinematography
Additional Camera Operators
Key Grip
Grip
Grip Assistant
Additional Grip
Gaffer
Best Boy
3rd Electrics
Additional Electrics
Grip/Gaffer Assistant
Boom Swingers
Art Department Coordinator
Additional Cooridnator
Set Decorator
Property Master
Standby Props
Graphic Artist
Buyer/Dressers
Art Dept Runner
Scenic Artist
Rocket Operator
Remote Plane Operator
Japanese Consultants
Construction
Art Department Attachment
Art Department Assistants
Vehicle Wrangler
Costume Coordinator
Costume Standby
Costume Standby Assistant
Costume Assistant
Additional Costume
Hair & Makeup Assistant
Additional Hair & Makeup Assistants
Location Assistants
Senior Shed Supervisor
Clive's Trainer
Dialect Coach
Stunt Coordinator/Safety Supervisor
Stunt Coordinator
Unit Nurse
Additional Unit Nurse
Snake Wrangler
Fire Safety
Lifeguard
Unit Manager
Unit Assistants/Drivers
Unit Work Experience
Security
Caterers
Assembly Editor
Additional Editing
Additional Assistant Editor
Additional VFX & Graphics
Japanese Graphic Design
End Credit Roller
Stills Photographers
Japan Unit
Producer
Line Producer
Location Manager
Production Coordinator
Driver
Production Supervisor
Camera Equipment
Post Production Facility
General Manager
Colourist
Assistant Colourist
Post Producer
Online & Masering
Digital Cinema Mastering
Digital Cinema Technician
Sound Post Facility
CEO
FX Editor
Dialogue Editor
Foley
Foley Editor
ADR Recordists
Re-recording Mixer
Sound Post Producer
Dolby Consultant
ADR Recording Facilities
Original Music Composed & Conducted by
Orchestration
Orchestra
Pianist
Recorder
Shakuhachi
Nursing Home Pianist
Music Editor
Music Recording Engineer
Music Preparation
Recording Producer
Rimshot Music Australia Pty Ltd
Ed Oxenbould
Sam Worthington
Bee, a Whistling Kite
Julian Dennison
Peter Rowsthorn
Alex Williams
Prea Cunningham
Talei Howell-Price
Daniel Holliday
Terry Norris
Caroline McKenzie
Sally Sander
Nicole Trunfio
Paul Dawber
David Wenham
Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke
Patt Hallahan
Yaron Zeilinger
Kim Fleming
Andrew Hale
Shane Adamczak
Chase Rafferty
Deborah Mailman
Ena Imai
Izumi Woods
Toshimasa Okuzaki
Seamus Harrison
Skye Robinson
Noah D'Annunzio
Jacob Brown
Chad Smith
Billie Jean Hamlet
Sophie Nardini
Make Imai
Rimi Imai
Leo Taylor
Dene Irvin
Zachary Brazier
Ryan Cruickshank
Masai Takeuchi
Ryuji Nakagawa
Shingo Usami
Yolanie Chong
Jessica Cruickshank
Max Tran
Lizzy Kay
Filippo Gioffre
Matt Mills
Xavier Benjamin
Hiroyuki Fujita
Mark Boskell
Melissa Hayward
Trevor Hope
Chris Veerhuis
Miska Mandic
Emma Dockery, Mullinars Casting
Jemma Burns, Level Two Music
Lachlan Carrick
DonnaMcCrum & Andy Canny, Plus Films
Nick Meyers
Bonnie Elliott
Chris Noonan
Cathy Flannery
Kate Separovich
Eva di Blasio
Kit Sparrow
Angela LaMacchia
Christopher Sansoni
Talei Howell-Price
Margaret Buswell
Catherine Smyth-McMullen
Matthew Moore
Nick Britton
Jannine Barnes
Stuart Morrice
Claire Blake
Matt Hodgkinson
Lauren Cleary
Gavin Head
Karina Davies
Olivia Dhimitri
Arwen Gunter
Shidan Saberi
Sam Winzar
Denson Baker ACS
Matthew Jenkins
Ben Berkhout
Daniel Holliday
Hai Tran
Wayne Ratcliffe
Sam Thurtle
Kim Delaney
Joel Crane
Ari Wegner
Katie Milwright
Daniel Holliday
Ross Metcalf
Greg Stirling
Clint Lawrence
Bobby Ruckus
Nathan Mewett
Jean Vandermeiren
Tim Goodacre
Guang-Hui Chuan
Arif Defty-Rashid
Pete Gleeson
Andrew Portwine
Zac Norris
Daniel Ayres
Joel Crane
Andrew Piercy
Brett Stayt
Claire Healy
Chloë Donaldson
Andrew Kendall
Christine Lynch
Veronica Cotea
Beau Vance
Alexander Locke
Michael Leon
Monique Wajon
Tobias Venus
Timothy Leaning
Phillip Moore
Ian Johnson
Fumie Ode-Smith
Junko Kitamura
Glen Wilson
Matt Power
Kim Potter
Chris Barker
Christopher Bannister
Archive Oxenbould
Richard Hatwell
Bob Beames
Lauren Widdicombe
Danielle Miller
Chang Van Swet
Nicole Ferraro
Sarah Jameson
Susi Rigg
Celeste Franklin
Kate Anderson
Ashlee Sauzier
Tamzin Mulder
Siouxanne Martinic
Simone Lee
Brett Dowson
Sophia van der Leeden
Megan Riley
John Harvey
Graeme Constantine
Yvonne Sitko
Jenny Kent
Peter West
Reg Roordink
Robyn Robson
Jaqui Howle
Karen Thompson
Warren Schofield & Co
Sascha Kovalenko
Rob Simpson
Nigel Colette
Jasmine Campbell
Paul Balinski
Allan Brown
Lauren Cleary
Chloe Olman
Kelly Shawcross
Michael Davis
Cody Cameron-Brown
Tim Fox
Paul Balinski
Michael Davis
Yanchep Inn
Gecko To Go
Miska Mandic
Geoff Hitchins
Regg Skwarko
Hayley Miro Browne
Oscar Gomez
Kenkichi Tai
Jason King
Jane Bennett
David Dare Parker
Jean-Paul Horré
Twenty First City Inc
Georgina Pope
Mitsubishi Hamazaki
Bruce Yamakawa
Rika Higano
Takanobu Tosa
Saeko Kawamura
David Gross, Definitions Films
DDP Studios Melbourne
Ian Anderson
Brett Manson
Sarah Sparnenn
Rachel McKellar-Harding
George Awburn
DDP Studios Melbourne
Joel O'Brien
Soundfirm Australia
Roger Savage
Emma Bortignon
James Ashton
Mario Vaccaro
George Alamaras
Alex Francis
Nicky Robinson
Diego Ruiz
Chris Goodes CAS
Helen Field
Bruce Emery
Soundfirm, Melbourne & Sydney
Smart Post Sound, LA
Marmalade Audio, Wellington
Hamden Sound Studio, Perth
Nigel Westlake
Nigel Westlake & Jessica Wells
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Michael Kieran Harvey
Hannah Coleman
Riley Lee
Boris Conley
Emily Rogers Swanson
Lachlan Carrick
Jigsaw Music
Jessica Wells
Janice Loquet Westlake
Completion Guaranty provided through First Australian Completion Bond Company Pty Ltd
FACB Corrie Soeterboek
Collection Account Management by Fintage CAM BV
FINTAGE Lars Plukker & Fatime Juhasz
FINANCING MIFF 37° South Market & London PFM
ARENAMEDIA
STEREOSCOPIC COMPLETION BY EMIG
SINCERE THANKS TO
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Chief Conductor
Concertmaster
Director of Artistic Planning
Orchestra Manager
Librarian
Sir Andrew Davis
Peter Edwards
Huw Humphreys
Angela Bristow
Alastair McKean
ABC CLASSICS
Executive Producers
Recording Coordinator
Recording Supervisor, ABC Classic FM
Assistant Engineer, ABC Classic FM
Robert Patterson
Toby Chadd
Virginia Read
Russell Thomson
Chris Lawson
“Beauty in the World”
Written by Lopez/McIntyre/Cross/Reichart
(Larry Leron Music / Universal Music – Z Songs
Administered by Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd/control)
Performed by Dami Im
Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd
“Bow River”
Written by I. Moss (Mushroom Music Publishing)
Performed by Cold Chisel
Under exclusive license to Cold Chisel Pty Limited
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd
“Milkshake”
Written by Hugo/Williams
(Universal Music – Careers/Rayncahser Music
Administered by Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd/
Native Tongue Music Publishing Pty Ltd
o/bo Songs Music Publishing, LLC o/b/o Songs MP (BMI)/
© 2003 EMI Blackwood Music.
Licensed by EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.)
Performed by Kelis
Under exclusive license to Virgin Records Ltd
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd
“Learn to Live”
Written by L. Attar/L. Carrick/C. Deyell
(Mushroom Music Publishing)
Performed by Lior
Licensed courtesy of Lior
MOVING AND STILL IMAGES PROVIDED BY
Select opening titles footage shot at Australian Paper’s Maryvale Mill, Victoria
Select opening titles footage generously provided by Sappi Europe
America’s Cup and Cricket, courtesy of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales
and NBC Universal Archives, with thanks to Cricket Australia
WWII, supplied by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Film Australia
Collection Library, from Prelinger Archives and AWM F02517
Dance Academy, courtesy of Joanna Werner Productions
Family, courtesy of Shaun Gladwell, Katherine Slattery
Bruce McAvaney and Meyne Wyatt
Love The Beast, courtesy of Pick Up Truck Pictures and Peter Hill
Ski Safari, courtesy of Defiant Development
Troublemaker, courtesy of Soundroll, Dmitri Lifshitz
Graphics courtesy of Joiaco for Envato.com
Stock media courtesy of Dana W. Burman, mentat3d, and NDA for Pond5.com
Kevin Norris, Ben Lynn and EPG EuroPhotoGraphics, and Golkin Oleg for Shutterstock Inc
Arri AlexaCameras
& Cooke Lenses
Black Magic Camera
Aerial Camera System
Radios
Travel
Accommodation
Insurance
Edit Screenings Venue
Post Production Script
Caption House
EPK Editor
Camera Operators
Sound Recordist
Marketing Consultant
Legals
Contracts Manager
Audit
Cameraquip, Malcolm Richards
Joel Crane
Coptercam
OCP Sales
Lori Chadband, Showgroup
Crown Perth
Craig Shand, McKenna Hampton
Backlot Studios
Reezy Miller
Red Bee Media
Andrew Brinsmead
Michael Maclean
Ross Metcalf
Danielle Karalus
Brett Stayt
Ben Ohaylan
Jonathan Chissick
Caroline Verge, Verge Whitford & Co
Cristina Pozzan
Tamara Kay, Rosenfeld, Kant & Co
General Manager
Producer Trainee
Business Innovation
Administration
Financial Consultant
Sincere thanks to
Assistant to Eric Bana
Producer
Stereoscopic Supervisor
Production Manager
Chloé Brugalé
John Harvey
Fahim Ahad
Rebecca Gallagher
Amanda Sole
Pick Up Truck Pictures
Bianca Curwood
Sung-su Yang
Yong-kun Woo
Sun-jin Lee
STEREOSCOPIC LEADS
Jung-ju Baek, Tae-jong Kim, Jun-mun Sung, Ji-hun Go
STEREOSCOPIC ARTISTS
Eun-jeong Baek, Seung-ha Yeob, Hyeong-jun Park, Hui-Ju Shin, Hyo-jeong You
Seung-keun Yu, Byeong-jin Kim, Ae-ra Kim, Jong-bae Chun, Sung-jin Lee
Hyeong-seok Park, Sun-mi Lee, Kwon-hyoung Lee, Kyoung-min Park
Yun-jung Hwang, Yu-ri Kim, Hui-jin Kim, Do-youn Kim, Jin Hwang
ROTO ARTISTS
Min-gyoung Jo, Jeong-seon Mun, Yu-ri Lee, Hyung-sik Sim, Jung-hwa Sun
Eun-ji Jo, Ha-neul Han, In-young Shin, Sang-woo Kim, You-mi Kang
MANAGEMENT SUPPORTS
Guk-hwan Han, Yeon-hwa Park, Bong-gi Kim, Bo-hwa Kim, Serra Chu, Sang-mi Park
WITH THANKS TO Jung-soo Kim
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
City Government of Gwangju, Korea
Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency
Woori Investment
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
Screen Australia
Screenwest
Melbourne International Film
Festival Premiere Fund
Australian Children's
Television Foundation
Film Victoria
AVER
Roadshow Films
Arclight
Graeme Mason, Tim Phillips, Sue Collins
Emma Dwyer, Jo Dillon, Veronica Gleeson
Ruth Harley, Ross Matthews
Ian Booth, Defrim Isai
Ryan Hodgson, Mark Donaldson, Vikki Barr
Mark Woods, Michelle Carey
Claire Dobbin
Bernadette O’Mahony, Jenny Buckland
Janet Holmes a Court
Jenni Tosi, Sue Edwards
Catherine Stuart, Brent Barclay
Joel Pearlman, Seph McKenna
Graham Burke, Emma Snowden
Gary Hamilton, Clay Epstein
THANKS TO
Di Adams, Mabelle Dennison, Maki & Rimi Imai, Amanda Mills
Shirley Bakopoulos-Cooke & Scott Cooke, Anthea Benjamin
TERRIFIC SCHOOLS AND CREW
St Albans Heights Primary School, Albert Park Primary School, West Leederville Primary School
Department of Education Western Australia, Wundowie Primary School, Wesley College
Korean Language School of Melbourne, Janine Kane, Paul Hughes, Ian Dart, Joshua Aylett
Grant Sweetnam, Tommi Hacker, Chris Roland, Sam Howden, Alexei Ymer-Welsby, Fabrice Galli
JAPANESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Hideki Sakamoto - Head of Information and Culture Section, the Consulate-General of Japan (WA)
Takayuki Takahashi - Managing Director of JA News, International School of Western Australia
Melissa Luyke, Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre, Eiko Miyahara
Chiharu Fukumoto - Head of Perth Japanese Weekend School
GREAT HELPERS
Louise Brady, Ali Roberts Studio, Actors Now Perth, Annette Zacher, Sarah Szabo, Franco di Chiera
Eastern Hills Hawks (WA), Frog Management, Rosie O Face Painter, Friends of Mexico, Filmbites Studio
Chung Wah Association, Thai-Australian Association of Western Australia, Coral Carter, Little Big Shots
Haley Gillies, Marianne Leeper, Mitchell Askew, Chandra Wyatt, Tanya Tsirigotis, Antonia Batsakis, Julia Blake
Denise Cheir GM of Public Relations Crown Perth, Jeong Jung Kim, Jennie Fleming, Mako Tanaka
AWESOME LOCATIONS
Mirvac WA, Roleystone Community College, Gidgegannup Equestrian Centre, Cruz Hogan, Dene Lawrence
Jessica Telford, Steve Sartain, Crown Perth, Debbie Hanrahan, Sarah Whitehouse, Venues West, Ian Clyne
Brian Brestovac, Geoff McFadden, Bernard Yehuda, Phillip Springett, Western Australian Birds of Prey Centre
Chris Johnston, Roleystone Men's Community Shed, Ian Clarke, Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
John Park, RAAF Association of WA Aviation Heritage Museum, Cunderdin District Hospital
OUR EXTRAS
Including, Cisca Constantine, Matt Humski, Tracey Humski, Jade Humski, Amber Humski, Kelly Hodgson
Joshua Hodgson, Dylan Hodgson, Sienna Hodgson, Nerida Miller, Kevin Miller, Talei Miller, Hayden Miller
Jaysea Constantine, Carissa Hunter, Matt Hunter, Joshua Hoey, Spencer Hunter, Lilly Hunter
PEOPLE WHO SUPPLIED COOL THINGS
Perth Advanced Rocketry Club Inc, Richard, Ann and Alex Lefroy, Michael Fontein, SPC Ardmona
Mintrex Pty Ltd, Craig and Chantell Eccles, Curios Warehouse, Tony Menken, Caroline Stuart
Danielle Fernandes, Melissa Peters-Smith, BMW Auto Classic, Samsung Communications
The Bus Preservation Society of WA, John Orrell, Aussie Natural Springwater, Pierce Davison
Lou Divirgilio, Rick Morcom, DVG Automotive Group, Samantha Gillies, Toyota WA
THOSE WHO MADE EVERYONE LOOK GOOD
MAC Cosmetics, Costume Departments of Black Swan State Theatre Company and
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Carolynne Moore, Liquid Thread
FOR INSPIRATION
Holly Worland, Gigi Milani, Cassius Duffy-Brugalé, Oliver & Max Johnson, Katherine Slattery
Jane Norris, Kitty & Alice Connolly, Mary & Vince Connolly, Eli & Joel Westlake
FILMED ON LOCATION IN PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
AND TOKYO, JAPAN
Soundtrack available from
ABC CLASSICS
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DEVELOPED AND POST PRODUCED IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF FILM VICTORIA
AUSTRALASIAN DISTRIBUTION
BY ROADSHOW FILMS
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INTERNATIONAL SALES BY ARCLIGHT FILMS
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PRODUCED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF EMIG
PRODUCED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
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PRODUCED WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF
THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (MIFF) PREMIERE FUND
AN INITIATIVE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
MIFF PREMIERE FUND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MARK WOODS
PRODUCED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S TELEVISION FOUNDATION
PRODUCED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SCREENWEST AND LOTTERYWEST
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION INVESTOR
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