| Spike Up | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Anthony Maras |
| Written by | Anthony Maras |
| Produced by | Kent Smith |
| Starring | Marcus Graham Roy Billing Lisa Flanagan |
| Cinematography | Nick Remy Matthews |
| Edited by | Anthony Maras |
| Music by | Duncan Campbell Jamie Messenger Martyn Zub |
Release date |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Spike Up is a 2007 Australian short film, written and directed by award-winning 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[1][2] – 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.
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Transcription
<i>Ducky!</i> Hello. [Snoring] Hello? You should come out. You should. You are late. Yes, you are. Yep, yep, yep. Come out! You are all alone. Are you not scared? Huh? [Yawn] We're going to the great valley. You could go with us. Yes. Uh, you are a spiketail, <i>so we will</i> <i>call you Spike.</i> <i>Ducky!</i> <i>So the five</i> <i>hungry dinosaurs...</i> <i>set off for the great valley.</i> <i>There had never been</i> <i>such a herd...</i> <i>A long-neck,</i> <i>a three-horn,</i> <i>a bigmouth,</i> <i>a flier, and a spiketail,</i> <i>all knowing that if they</i> <i>lost their way,</i> <i>they would starve...</i> <i>or find themselves</i> <i>in Sharptooth's shadow.</i>
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Roy Billing | Steve Barker |
| Marcus Graham | Tolly Manditis |
| Lisa Flanagan | Raving Woman |
| Louisa Mignone | Amy |
| Katherine Purling | Jade |
| Peter Green | Detective Robson |
| Mark Constable | Detective Daniels |
| Madaline Otto | Jess |
| Jake Chamberlin | as Chris |
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.
Awards and nominations
- 2007 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Short Fiction Film[3]
- 2007 Australian Directors Guild Awards: Best Short Film - Nomination[4]
- 2007 Austin Film Festival: Best Short Film - Nomination
- 2007 ATOM Awards: Best Short Fiction Film - Nomination[2]
- 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
- ^ "The Advertiser | Latest Adelaide and South Australia News | The Advertiser".
- ^ a b "Inside Film - 4 July 2006" Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""SA's slice of film awards glory - news.com.au - 7 Dec 2007"".
- ^ "Australian Screen Directors Association Homepage" Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Spike Up at IMDb
- Australian Film Critics Association - Spike Up - Review
- Spike Up - Official Homepage
- Spike Up at Kojo Pictures
This page was last edited on 17 October 2022, at 22:01