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On the Border of Hopetown

Year of completion
1991
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
History
Duration
29 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

An international award winning drama following the lives of travellers passing through a service station.
Completion Year
1991
Genres
History
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Wayne Coles-Janess, Brian Kavanagh

Producer

Wayne Coles-Janess, Brian Kavanagh

Writer

Wayne Coles-Janess

Director of Photography

Nino Martinetti

Composer

Paul Schutze

Cast

John Murphy, Felicity Soper, John Brumpton, Paul Stevn

Awards

1992 — Festival Intl Du Jeune Cinema

1992 — International Festival Of Student Films

Screenings

1998 — International Short Film/Video Festival - Antalya

1992 — Bilbao International Festival of Documentary & Short Films

1992 — Columbus International Film & Video Festival

1992 — Festival Intl Du Jeune Cinema

1992 — International Festival Of Student Films

1992 — Golden Gate Awards - San Francisco Film Society

1992 — Hamadan International Short Film Festival

1992 — Huesca Short Film Festival

1992 — Huy Int World Festival of Short Films

1999 — Elektrozine Ibiza

1992 — International Film Festival of Montecatini Terme

1999 — New York International Independent Film & Video Festival

1999 — Rhode Island International Film Festival

1991 — Australian Film Institute

1992 — International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg

Sales

Australian Sales

Ipso-Facto Productions

International Sales

Ipso-Facto Productions

Production Company

Ipso-Facto Productions
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