Look Both Ways Crowns Triumphant Fortnightwith AFIs Top Accolade, Best Film!

In one of the most competitive years in recent memory, Look Both Ways, Sarah Watts mixture of live action and animation has been awarded Best Film at the 2005 AFI Awards, beating quality features Little Fish and The Proposition for the coveted title of the years top piece of Australian cinema.

Look Both Ways was also awarded Best Original Screenplay (Sarah Watt) and Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hayes).

Look Both Ways is set over a scorchingly hot weekend, when people dealing with unexpected events find their lives intersecting. Nick (William McInnes - Seachange) visits a doctor for a routine medical and is given a devastating diagnosis but has to wait until Monday for specialist advice.

Meryl (Justine Clark- The Surgeon) , returning from a funeral, has until Monday to finish her project or lose her job. The convergence of their paths creates an intriguing picture; intimate, universal and uplifting.

Saturday evenings award ceremony capped off a fortnight where the film became one of the most honoured Australian films of 2005.

Earlier in the week, Look Both Ways won three IF Awards , including Best Director and Best Script, and on Nov 16 was awarded Best Film and Best Director at the Film Critics Circle Awards in Melbourne.

The film has taken over $2,500,000 at The Australian box office since opening and is now expected to play through summer up to its rental DVD release on Feb 1 2006.

DVD distributors Madman have programmed a wide array of marketing activity to prime this critically lauded Australian film for high rental turns, including posters, counter tricards, instore trailering and national print advertising.

www.lookbothways.com.au contains weblogs (or blogs) from the stars of the film over the last few months of the films release, and contains several different trailers for download.

Do not Miss Look Both Ways...
One of 2005s Most Honoured Films!

AFI Awards
Best Film
Best Direction
Best Original Screenplay

IF Awards
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Screenplay

Film Critics Circle of Australia
Best Film
Best Director

Madman/AV will release a single disc rental version on Feb 1 2006 with a double disc being released June 1 2006.

Rental Disc to feature
- Commentary with Sarah Watt, William McInnes, Justine Clarke and Barbara Masel
- 5.1 surround audio 3 x Australian and 1 x International Trailers

For Further Marketing Information on Look Both Ways

Please contact Jonathan Alley / jonathan@madman.com.au or 0421 573 848.

Or contact your AV Channel rep on 03 9419 5444