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Look Both Ways

Year of completion
2005
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Drama
Duration
100 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

LOOK BOTH WAYS, a mix of animation and live action, is set over a hot weekend. Meryl imagines disaster coming from every direction – train crashes, man-eating sharks, baby-eating killer whales… and then there’s Nick.
Completion Year
2005
Genres
Drama
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Sarah Watt

Production Designer

Rita Zanchetta

Editor

Denise Haratzis

Writer

Sarah Watt

Executive Producer

Andrew Myer

Director of Photography

Ray Argall

Producer

Bridget Ikin

Cast

William McInnes, Justine Clarke, Anthony Hayes, Lisa Flanagan, Andrew S. Gilbert, Daniela Farinacci, Sacha Horler, Maggie Dence, Edwin Hodgeman, Andreas Sobik

Awards

2005 — The Pacific Film and Television Commission Pty Ltd, c/ Brisbane International Film Festival

2005 — IF Productions Pty Ltd

2005 — IF Productions Pty Ltd

2005 — IF Productions Pty Ltd

2006 — Mar del Plata International Film Festival

2006 — Mar del Plata International Film Festival

2006 — Motovun Film Festival

2006 — NatFilm Festival

2004 — QLD Premier's Literary Awards

2005 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2005 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2005 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2005 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2005 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2005 — Australian Film Institute

2005 — Australian Film Institute

2005 — Australian Film Institute

2005 — Australian Film Institute

2006 — Australian Directors Guild Ltd

2006 — International Film Festival Rotterdam

2005 — Toronto International Film Festival

2005 — Adelaide Film Festival

Screenings

2005 — Chicago International Film Festival

2006 — Hawaii International Film Festival

2006 — New Directors New Films

2005 — Pusan International Film Festival

2006 — Shanghai International Film Festival

2006 — Singapore International Film Festival

2006 — Cannes Film Festival

2006 — Goteborg Film Festival

2006 — Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

2006 — International Film Festival Rotterdam

2005 — San Sebastian International Film Festival

2006 — Sao Paulo International Film Festival

2005 — Toronto International Film Festival

2005 — Melbourne International Film Festival

2018 — Adelaide Film Festival

2005 — Adelaide Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Fortissimo Film Sales

Production Company

Hibiscus Films Pty Ltd

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