Russell Boyd Announced as Guest of Honour at 2004 National Awards

2004 Oscar winner Russell Boyd ACS will be Guest of Honour at the 2004 National Awards for Cinematography on May 15 on the Gold Coast

2004 Hall of Fame Inductees

This year 4 cinematographers have been chosen, the late Arthur Hansen ACS, Daryl Binning ACS, Rob Copping ACS, and Jan Kenny ACS... Each of the inductees have during their various times contributed enormously to support of the Society.

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David Parer ACS - 2004 Cinematographer of the Year

Gold Coast - 15 May 2004

Victorian David Parer ACS has been awarded the Milli Award for Australian Cinematographer of the year for his documentary Platypus: Worlds Strangest Animal, at the Australian Cinematographers Society 2004 National Awards held on the Gold Coast tonight.

Parer commented on winning the award "It was our dream to tackle the platypus" It’s one of the Animals we have fallen in love with." We meaning David and his wife Elizabeth Parer-Cook. This is David's second Milli Award after winning it previously in 1999 for "The Dragons of Galapagos"

David also took out the Golden tripod in the Widlife and Nature category.

Golden Tripod Category winners are
Student Cinematography-Tim Alewood-NSW-Smith
Experimental & Specialised-Jo Rossiter ACS-SA-Schmakos Vet
TV Station Breaks & Promos-Scott H. Ross-VIC-Flinders Island
Music Clips-Matt Stewart-NSW-Naked heart - "Confide"
Single Newsgathering-Richard Mora-ACT-Canberra Firestorm
Multi Camera Newsgathering-David Childs & Greg Parker-NSW-South Sydney Bushfire
TV Magazine-Paul M. Di Benedetto-TAS-Keepers of the Light
Current Affairs-Michael Morris-VIC-The General
Wildlife & Nature-David Parer ACS-VIC-Platypus: Worlds Strangest Animal
Commercials-David Burr ACS-NSW-VISA "Tuk Tuk"
Documentaries: Cinema & TV-Aaron Gully-SA-A Fork in Africa: Mali
Dramatised Documentary-Jaems Grant ACS-VIC-Love Letters from a War
Fictional Drama Shorts: Cinema & TV-Torstein Dyrting-WA-Victim
Telefeatures, TV Drama & Mini Series-Geoff Burton ACS-NSW-After the Deluge
Features-Dion Beebe ACS-NSW-In the Cut

A Full List of Winners Including Awards of Distiction

Special Guest for the evening is 2004 Oscar winner for Best Cinematography Russell Boyd ACS, who paid tribute to the recent passing of Tim Burstall. A man of few words, Russell Boyd spoke about the craft of Cinematography "Practising Cinematography is a great things, but to be inspired by others is great too" There’ll be winners tonight, but no loosers so keep trying.."

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