Spike Up is a 2007 Australian short film, written and directed by film-maker Anthony Maras, and produced in association with the Australian Film Commission, the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund and the South Australian Film Corporation.
In July 2007, Spike Up was nominated for "Best Short Fiction Film" in the AFI Awards"Inside Film - 4 July 2006" – Australia's most prestigious film awards ceremony. In September 2007, Spike Up was one of four films nominated for Best Short Film in the 2007 Australian Director's Guild Awards.
Synopsis Policeman Steve Barker hopes to reunite with Tolly Manditis, a former protégé who has risen to become a star undercover officer, only to find Manditis is a habitual drug user.
Cast Actor RoleRoy Billing Steve BarkerMarcus Graham Tolly ManditisLisa Flanagan Raving WomanLouisa Mignone AmyKatherine Purling JadePeter Green Detective RobsonMark Constable Detective DanielsMadaline Otto JessJake Chamberlin Chris
Awards and nominations
2007 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Short Fiction Film 2007 Australian Directors Guild Awards: Best Short Film - Nomination"Australian Screen Directors Association Homepage" 2007 Austin Film Festival: Best Short Film - Nomination 2007 ATOM Awards: Best Short Fiction Film - Nomination 2008 St Kilda Film Festival: Best Achievement in Post Production Sound
Official selection 2007 Austin Film Festival 2007 Adelaide Film Festival 2008 International Film Festival Rotterdam 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
References
External links
Australian Film Critics Association - Spike Up - Review Spike Up - Official Homepage Spike Up at Kojo Pictures