Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne 2018
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Best Feature (Budget over $250,000)
Based on a true story, LITTLE SECRET follows the lives of a young girl and three women who share a secret that will change their lives forever.
Adopted by a loving family after facing the loss of her parents, Kat (Mariana Goulart) led a life full of adventures, sailing around the world. Now in her teenage years she is trying to fit into a “normal” life – something that proves to be much harder than she expects. After discovering a secret that threatens her life, Kat wonders if her dreams are still possible.
The keeper of the secret, Kat’s adoptive mother Heloisa (Julia Lemmertz) is a strong, loving woman, a dedicated mother who struggles to maintain the family together in the face of an unpredictable future. Jeanne (Maria Flor), a beautiful young woman from the Amazon region of Brazil, falls in love with Robert (Errol Shand), a New Zealander, and discovers that her possibilities are infinite – but fate has plans of its own. Barbara (Fionnula Flanagan), a stern, cold Englishwoman, is used to getting what she wants. When the past comes calling, she sets out on a journey to rediscover love.
The journeys of these three women will cross borders and show that in a world where people are pulled apart by racism and tragedy, friendship, tolerance and love can still prevail.
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David SCHURMANNDirector
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David SCHURMANNWriter
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Ocean FilmsProducer
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Schurmann FilmesProducer
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Fionnula FLANAGANKey Cast
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Maria FLORKey Cast
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Erroll SHANDKey Cast
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Thomas SILVESTREKey Cast
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Júlia LEMMERTZKey Cast
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Country of Origin:Brazil
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Film Language:Portuguese
Best Feature (Budget under $250,000)
Mahtab with her brother , Mahan,have to obey whatever order they reciene through text massage unless...
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Vahid PakzadDirector
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Vahid PakzadProducer
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Amir MagholiKey CastD.O.P
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Country of Origin:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Country of Filming:Iran, Islamic Republic of
Best Feature (No-Budget under $25,000)
Sarah is a young single Mother that raise up her young daugter Amina who suffers from hearing problems. Amina love to dance, and her mom tries to do her best to be a better mother.
Her friends : Lily, Rose and Simon try to help her while living full of crazy adventures in Montpellier !
The young actress who plays Amina is 7 years old and had hearing problems in real life.
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Gloria RodenasDirector
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Gloria RodenasWriter
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Gloria RodenasProducer
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Lise Delhia ChemssedhoaKey Cast
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David GuerchonKey Cast
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Lena TasselKey Cast
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Camille AmilhatKey Cast
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Gloria RodenasKey Cast
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Country of Origin:France
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Country of Filming:France
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Film Language:French
Best Student Film
How often have you found yourself looking for your keys, a missing sock or a misplaced rucksack? This film explains the phenomenon of the black hole through a case study. So you can stop looking!
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Jana BulaDirector
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Kevin DuongDirector
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Samuel FloresDirector
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Kitjan LauDirector
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Gockell GerdProducer
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Country of Origin:Switzerland
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Country of Filming:Switzerland
A grieving mother uses left behind data to create a replica of her dead son. Her longing wish to have him back seems fulfilled, but soon the child must realize the confinement of his artificial childhood-state.
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Haidi MarburgerDirector
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Nina HoffmannDirector
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Ramon ArangoDirector
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Gerd GockellProducer
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Jürgern HaasProducer
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Country of Origin:Switzerland
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Country of Filming:Switzerland
Best Documentary Film
Girl on Wave introduces Sarah Hauser (@hauserlifestyle) and documents her journey as a athlete competing on
the American stage of windsurfing and riding the biggest waves on the planet.
Maui based 27-year old Sarah Hauser left the comfort of a masters degree in computer science and a traditional career path behind to follow her passion and pursue the unconventional path of an action sports athlete. Girl on Wave follows the challenges and rewards that Sarah faces on her journey in hopes of inspiring others to never loose sight of their dreams.
Filmed on Maui with state-of-the-art equipment, Girl on Wave includes interviews with local mentors and community leaders who have guided Sarah on her journey and have played a critical role in helping her get to where she is today.
Driven to perform at her highest potential in big swells and competitions around the globe, Sarah is leaving her unique mark on the water sports world "What are your dreams, What do you aspire to be"?
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Steven EsparzaDirector
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Steven EsparzaWriter
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Sarah HauserWriter
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Steven EsparzaProducer
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Sarah HauserKey Cast
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
Best Short Film (5 minutes to 30 minutes)
November 5th, 2025. Western metropolis. Young inspector Abel is grappling with the umpteenth disappearance: Angela, a 9-year-old girl, of whom there has been no news for two days. For more than ten years there have been many disappearances of children . Numbers assume alarming proportions; the police are indicted. Ada is a young woman of thirty whose daughter was kidnapped some years before. From that day on she has led a personal investigation searching for the truth. Eddi, a transsexual in his sixties, is the host of a late night radio programme. Together with Agnes, he founded an association that through various propaganda activities, including the radio, struggles to find the truth. On the night of November 5th the stories of these characters will be inexorably intertwined, leading us to a bitter and shocking discovery.
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Antonio De PaloDirector
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Antonio De PaloWriter
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Antonio De PaloProducer
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Giampietro PreziosaProducer
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Giuseppe SchettinoProducer
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Valeria SolarinoKey Cast
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Michele VenitucciKey Cast
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Giorgio ColangeliKey Cast
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Lidia VitaleKey Cast
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Valentina CarneluttiKey Cast
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Lino GuancialeKey Cast
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Valerio Coccolicinematographer
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Biancamaria Gervasiocostume
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Francesco ArrivoArt director
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Giovanni AstorinoMusic
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Dario JurilliEditing
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Thomas GiorgiSound
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Country of Filming:Italy
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Film Language:Italian
Best Animation/Cartoon
Tea pets are little porcelain figures that tea drinkers keep around and pour teas on them for tea pets to gain a deep color on their body. The deeper the color, the more treasured a tea pet. Atang, a tea pet, lives in a tea shop together with his tea pet friends. For some reason, Atang is the only tea pet that cannot gain color even though he is made by a master. Atang is mocked constantly. One day, a little robot suddenly drops into the tea top, claiming that he is from the future. Atang decides to join the little robot for an adventure to find a way back to the future...
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Gary WangDirector
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Gary WangWriter
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Yu ZhouProducer
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Yuan YeProducer
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Country of Origin:China
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Country of Filming:China
Best Horror
After a worldwide epidemic, most of the planet’s population is killed. Only a few thousand have
survived and are struggling to find food and shelter. But they’re not alone : they have to hide from
STRANGE CREATURES that go hunting at night...
Juliette, a young woman whose life has taught her to handle things on her own, is the only one in her
group to have the guts to go anywhere near cities to find food. But, on her way back to the camp one
afternoon, she loses control as she’s driving…
She wakes up upside down, stuck in her car with a broken leg, in the middle of the desert, and…
IT’S NIGHTTIME.
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Mathieu TURIDirector
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Mathieu TURIWriter
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Xavier GENSProducer
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Thomas LUBEAU (Full Time Films)Producer
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Eric GENDARMEProducer
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Thomas LUBEAUProducer
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Hicham HAJJIProducer
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Olivier CHATEAUProducer
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Javier BOTETKey Cast
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Brittany ASHWORTHKey Cast
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Gregory FITOUSSIKey Cast
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Jay BENEDICTKey Cast
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Country of Origin:France
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Film Language:English
Best Science Fiction
Intergalactic bounty hunter Jayden Jaxon partners with ex-cop Mac Cole to track down a psychotic killer for a generous fee. When their search brings Jayden back to his hometown, the ghosts of his past haunt every corner of New Manhattan.
Harry Assouline Writer
Harry Assouline Director
Harry Assouline Producer
Harry Assouline Executive ProducersConendrum!
Brian O'Carroll Executive ProducersBlue Caprice, Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
Kalen J Hall Key Cast
Marcus Brandon Key Cast
Robert Taylor Key Cast
Jason Russell Key Cast
Sagar Patel Key Cast
Dana Weddell Key Cast
Brian O'Carroll CinematographyBlue Caprice, Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
Harry Assouline VFX
Mehdi Elmorabit ScoreDude, That's My Ghost!, Galactik Football
Harry Assouline EditorConendrum!
Raphael Ajuelos Sound Design
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
Best Music Video
This is a story about the choice between danger and curiosity. A little girl is driving in an empty car. She can't change anything, nothing depends on her, but she can open the door slightly and see what is there, outside the caravan.
But if she comes out, she can not return the same. The world outside the small trailer is huge. And she's already grown up. And only when the trailer suddenly breaks away from the ground, she decided to act. She wants to get a real freedom and jumps out of the trailer.
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Maxim RozkovDirector
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Pavel ShabanovProducer
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Alina BoykoKey Cast
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Evgeniya AfonskayaKey Cast
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Mark KelimDOP
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Maxim KutyanskiyCamera
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Alexey KrokhinScale Model Maker
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Anton BermanDesigner
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Nadya OrlovaCostume
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Anna LisovskayamakeUp
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odditymusic
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Country of Origin:Russian Federation
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Country of Filming:Russian Federation
Best Trailer (one minute to two and half minutes)
Logline: Two brothers from Spain move to Vegas pursuing a dream; open their own cocktail bar. In this journey, they'll meet the man who will put their relationship and lives in danger.
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Isaac Gracia and Marcos GraciaDirectorLast Strike, Unknown.
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Esteban CiudadWriterFuera de Foco, La lima.
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MJ Caballero.ProducerExus Delirium, Fan Girl.
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Marcos GraciaKey CastBlackJacks, Hombres de Paco.
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Isaak GraciaKey CastPunta Escarlata, Thaandavam.
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John Paul OuvrierKey CastHulla, Wizard of Youth
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:Spain
Best Script
JANE - The Ulster Soldier's Daughter -British series
JANE
The Ulster Soldier’s Daughter
Jane’s early childhood experiences of tragedies and triumphs in the 1860’s regimented and callous world of English army camps, prepare her for the challenges she will face in life.
She is determined to make a difference to the underprivileged widows and their children’s lives by passing on the knowledge learnt from her Ulster soldier father, John. This teaching success with lower ranked families – against the army’s Rules of Conduct – now threatens John’s army career.
Later, as a spirited young woman, living in London – free from army regulations – Jane meets and marries Louis, who shares similar passions of music and education. However, Louis’ strong Germanic heritage soon clashes with Jane’s fierce independence, and when the family firm sends him to Australia unexpectedly, a severe rift develops between them.
With her young son, Jane reluctantly follows her husband over treacherous seas to salvage their marriage, although she is surprised by the presence of stowaway Henry Martin, a man from her past. Still at sea, Jane faces the struggle between the temptations of being drawn into an adoring admirer’s arms or returning to a married life of turmoil in a new and distant colony.
JANE – The Ulster Soldier’s Daughter is a feature drama script adapted from one of the true Australian Pioneer stories and books are written by Carmel JOYCE.
Follow Jane Duncan’s true-life journey and her contribution to Australia as a pioneer, in the sequel screenplay script, THE JANE FACTOR.
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Script Type:Screenplay
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Genres:Drama
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Number of Pages:102
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Country of Origin:Australia
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Script Language:English
Best Human Rights
A girl helps her brother build a kite, but boy ...
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Gholamreza JafariDirector
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Gholamreza JafariWriter
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Gholamreza JafariProducer
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Sima Achak zehiKey Cast
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Jan agha Achak zehiKey Cast
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hosna safdariKey Cast
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Country of Origin:Afghanistan
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Country of Filming:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Film Language:Persian
Best Australian Movie
Kyle, a young boy is up late watching old movies on TV when a burglar breaks into the house...
The burglar and Kyle slowly form a bond, and a true friendship. Only for some darker secrets to come to the forefront.
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Michael ThomasDirector
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Michael ThomasWriter
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Anna BendzProducer
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Michael ThomasProducer
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Damian FasoloProducerBroken, The Road Not Taken, Sol Bunker
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Orlando BorgKey CastThe Voice in the Wilderness
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Daniel WilliamsonKey CastThe 3rd Night
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Sharnya ThomsonKey CastThe Artifact, Infected Paradise
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Jitrapat CharnchayasukCinematography
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Anna BendzProduction Design
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Michael ThomasProduction Design
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Aran SpeldewindeEditors
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Michael ThomasEditors
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Diego EspinozaSound Location and Sound Editor
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Country of Origin:Australia
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Country of Filming:Australia