Fed: Rabbit-Proof Fence wins AFI's Best Film
MELBOURNE, Dec 7 AAP - Rabbit-Proof Fence, Phillip Noyce's stolen generation tale,has taken out Best Film at this year's Australian Film Institute (AFI) awards.
In a field dominated by indigenous stories, veteran Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil(Gulpilil), who also starred in Rabbit-Proof Fence, won Best Actor for his role in thecolonial story The Tracker.
While not nominated for best picture, Walking on Water, which delves into the complexitiesof euthanasia and the grieving process, scooped the most awards finishing with five gongs,including Best Actress for Maria Theodorakis.
Ivan Sen, the only indigenous film maker of the four Best Film nominees, won Best Directorfor his debut Beneath Clouds - a present day tale about two Aboriginal teenagers' searchfor identity.
Rabbit-Proof Fence was the favourite to take out the major prize with 10 nominations.
Noyce's first Australian film for more than a decade, recounts the true story of threeAboriginal girls who walk thousands of kilometres through the desert to escape a governmentinstitution.
It had been set up as part of a policy to train indigenous children as domestic workersto integrate them into white society.
While Lantana and Moulin Rouge dominated the awards last year, winners of the 14 categorieswere spread across six films this year.
Walking on Water also picked up Best Supporting Actor for Nathaniel Dean and Best SupportingActress for Judi Farr.
In the television categories, the ABC's suburban comedy Kath and Kim, starring GinaRiley and Jane Turner, won the award for Best Television Drama.
Joel Edgerton star of the twenty-something series Secret Life of Us, picked up BestActor and Juliet Stevenson won Best Actress for her role in the ABC telemovie, The RoadFrom Coorain.
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