The 2007 Adelaide Film Festival was the 3rd edition of the Adelaide Film Festival. It took place in Adelaide, South Australia, from 22 February to 4 March 2007.At The Movies , Adelaide Film Festival Package. Retrieved 8 February 2015.Facing Sideways (25 November 2007) Separated at Birth?. Retrieved 9 February 2015. Katrina Sedgwick was again Festival Director. Rolf de Heer received the 2007 Don Dunstan Award for his contribution to the Australian film industry.Adelaide Film Festival (30 August 2013) Don Dunstan Award Recipient Announced. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
The festival opened with Australian drama Lucky Miles, directed by Michael James Rowland, 22 February, and closed with the silent black and white comedy Dr Plonk, directed by Rolf de Heer, on 4 March. Both films had received funding from the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund. In all, the festival presented 12 new Australian movies in which it had invested.The Age (27 February 2007) Festival fast attaining classic status
The inaugural Natuzzi International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the Chinese film Still Life, directed and written by Jia Zhang-ke.
Competition
Jury The following people were selected for the In Competition Jury:
Noah Cowan, Toronto International Film Festival director (President) J. M. Coetzee, South African writer James Hewison, Melbourne International Film Festival director Ana Kokkinos, Australian film director Clara Law, Hong Kong film director Margaret Pomeranz, Australian film critic, producer and television personality Mick Harvey, Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer
In Competition The following films were selected for the In Competition section:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries Bamako Bamako Abderrahmane Sissako France/MaliBoxing Day Boxing Day Kriv Stenders AustraliaColossal Youth Juventude Em Marcha Pedro Costa France/Portugal/ SwitzerlandFamily Law Derecho De Familia Daniel Burman Argentina/Italy/ France/SpainGrbavica Grbavica Jasmila Žbanić Austria/Bosnia/ Germany/CroatiaHalf Moon Nîwe Mang/Nîvê Heyvê Bahman Ghobadi Austria/France/Iran/IraqThe Home Song Stories The Home Song Stories Tony Ayres Australia The Lives Of Others Das Leben Der Anderen Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck GermanyMadeinusa Madeinusa Claudia Llosa Peru/SpainRed Road Red Road Andrea Arnold UK/DenmarkStill Life Still Life Jia Zhangke China/Hong KongSyndromes and a Century Syndromes and a Century Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand/Austria/ France
Awards Don Dunstan Award The Don Dunstan Award was won by Rolf de Heer.
Festival poster and controversy
The festival's poster depicted a film festival "Eyeball guy" concept, developed originally by marketing manager Nick Zuppar and graphic designer Amy Milhinch. A small controversy arose when a similar poster design was employed for the 28th Durban International Film Festival (20 June to 1 July 2007). After discussions, the coincidence was eventually put down to "synchronicity".
References
External links Official Website