Press release from IFA
As the only people’s choice awards for Australian film, the best part about the Jameson IF Awards Sydney is that YOU get to decide who wins on the night. Thousands of fans across the country have already rated films both on-line and at rating boxes for the 2011 Jameson IF Awards Sydney. The competition is looking fierce this year with some surprise entries making their way up the leader board, competing against films that have been making an impact at the box office. With less than 3 weeks left to rate, make sure your voice is heard today! Ratings close midnight on Friday 16th September.
For those who haven’t found the time to rate, this year it’s simpler than ever thanks to the introduction of the IF Awards mobile voting site! No matter where you are, you will be able to conveniently rate with your smart phone. Simply visit http://vote.ifawards.com on your mobile phone and bookmark the site or save as a home screen icon
Or you can visit the IF Awards Ratings Day booth at Customs House Square at Circular Quay in Sydney on Thursday 15th September to watch film excerpts and rate the films there.
Rate these eligible top 40 films now if you have seen them this past year either at the cinema or on DVD!
· 33 Postcards, feature film directed by Pauline Chan, starring Guy Pearce and Claudia Karvan
· A Heartbeat Away, feature film directed by Gale Edwards, starring Isabel Lucas, Sebastian Gregory and Roy Billing
· Bad Behaviour, feature film directed by Joseph Sims, starring John Jarratt and Lindsay Farris
· Big Mamma’s Boy, feature film directed Franco Di Chiera, starring Holly Valance, Pia Miller and Jo Petruzzi
· Black & White & Sex, feature film directed by John Winter, starring Katherine Hicks, Saskia Burmeister, Maia Thomas, Anya Beyersdorf, Valerie Bader, Roxane Wilson, Michelle Vergara Moore and Dina Panozzo
· Blame, feature film directed by Michael Henry starring Damian de Montemas, Sophie Lowe, Kestie Morassi, Simon Stone and Ashley Zukerman
· Eye of the Storm, feature film directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Judy Davis, Charlotte Rampling and Geoffrey Rush
· Face to Face, feature film directed by Michael Rymer, starring Sigrid Thornton, Vince Colosimo, Luke Ford and Matt Newton
· Falling for Sahara, feature film directed by Khoa Do, starring Remzi Dermele and Medkes Getachew
· Frank & Jerry, feature film directed by Nick McGee, starring Jeremy Kewley, Benedict Hardy and Alexa Ashton
· Grey Matter, feature film directed by Stephan Kang, featuring Hervé Kimenyi
· Griff the Invisible, feature film directed by Leon Ford, starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody
· Hail, feature film directed by Amiel Courtin-Wilson, starring Daniel P Jones and Leanne Letch
· Here I Am, feature film directed by Beck Cole, starring Shai Pittman, Marcia Langton and Bruce Carter
· Jucy, feature film directed by Louise Alston, starring Francesca Gasteen and Cindy Nelson
· LBF, feature film directed by Alex Munt, starring Toby Schmitz and Gracie Otto
· Legend of the Guardians, feature film directed by Zach Synder and Brendan Fletcher, with David Wenham, Abbie Cornish, Emily Barclay, Helen Mirren and Ryan Kwanten
· Little Sparrows, feature film directed by Camille Chen, starring Nicola Bartlett, James Hagan, Nina Deasley, Melanie Munt and Arielle Gray
· Mad Bastards, feature film directed by Brendan Fletcher, featuring Dean Daley-Jones and Ngaire Pigram
· Matching Jack, feature film directed by Nadia Tass, starring James Nesbitt, Jacinda Barrett, Colin Friels and Kodi Smitt-McPhee
· Oranges and Sunshine, feature film directed by Jim Loach, starring Emily Watson, David Wenham and Hugo Weaving
· Red Dog, feature film directed by Kriv Stenders, starring Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor and Noah Taylor
· Red Hill, feature film directed by Patrick Hughes, starring Ryan Kwanten and Steve Bisley
· Road Train, feature film directed by Dean Francis, starring Xavier Samuel, Sophie Lowe, Georgina Haig, David Argue and Bob Morley
· Sanctum, feature film directed by Alister Grierson, starring Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Ioan Gruffudd, Alison Cratchley
· Sleeping Beauty, feature film directed by Julia Leigh, starring Emily Browning, Rachael Blake and Ewen Leslie
· Snowtown, feature film directed by Justin Kurzel, starring Daniel Henshall and Lucas Pittaway
· Summer Coda, feature film directed by Richard Gray, starring Rachael Taylor and Alex Dimitriades
· Swerve, feature film directed by Craig Lahiff, starring David Lyons and Emma Booth
· Taj, feature film directed by Winston Furlong, starring Mahesh Jadu and Coco-Jacinta Cherian
· The Dragon Pearl, feature film directed by Mario Andreacchio, starring Sam Neil, Li Lin Jin and Wang Ji
· The Loved Ones, feature film directed by Sean Byrne, starring Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Victoria Thaine and John Brumpton
· The Reef, feature film directed by Andrew Traucki, starring Damian Walshe-Howling, Adrienne Pickering, Gyton Grantley and Zoe Naylor
· The Tree, feature film directed by Julie Bertuccelli, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas, Morgana Davies
· The Tunnel, feature film directed by Carlos Ledesma, starring Luke Arnold, Bel Deliá and Andy Rodoreda
· The Wedding Party – Director’s Cut, feature film directed by Amanda Jane, starring Josh Lawson, Isabel Lucas, Essie Davis, Steve Bisley, Bill Hunter, Kestie Morassi, Adam Zwar, Rhonda Burchmore.
· Toomelah, feature film directed by Iven Sen, starring Daniel Connors and Dean Daley-Jones
· Up the Aisle, feature film directed by Paul O Gardner, Judas Falling and Alexia Kelly
· Wasted on the Young, feature film directed by Ben C Lucas, starring Adelaide Clemens and Oliver Ackland
· X, feature film directed by John Hewitt starring, Viva Bianca, Hanna Mangan-Lawrence
For more films that are available to rate for the 2011 Jameson IF Awards, visit www.ifawards.com.au or http://vote.ifawards.com on your mobile phone and make sure you have your say!