The Opposition (film) explained

The Opposition is a 2016 investigative documentary.[1] [2] [3] [4] directed by Hollie Fifer.[5] [6] The film follows Joe Moses as he struggles to save his community from policemen wielding machetes and guns descending on the Paga Hill Settlement in Papua New Guinea to bulldoze their houses to the ground.[7]

The Opposition was produced by Madeleine Hetherton-Miau and Rebecca Barry[8] from the production company Media Stockade.[9]

The Opposition won the 2018 OzFlix Independent Film Awards[10] [11] and was nominated for ‘Best Documentary Feature Film’ at the 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[12] [13] [14] The film was also awarded the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 2017 International Pacific Documentary Film Festival FIFO.[15] [16] In 2017, The Opposition was one of the finalists for ‘Feature Documentary of the Year’ at the Screen Producers Australia Awards.[17]

Festivals and awards

Festival/Award Outcome Year
IDFA[18] Official Selection 2016
HotDocs[19] Official Selection 2016
CPH:DOX[20] Official Selection 2017
DocEdge[21] Official Selection 2017
FIFO Tahiti[22] Official Selection 2017
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival[23] Official Selection2017
Sydney Film Festival[24] Official Selection 2017
Human Rights Human Wrongs Documentary Film Festival[25] Official Selection 2017
Human Rights, Arts and Film Festival[26] Official Selection 2017
Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Best Documentary Feature Film[27] Nominated 2017
Diritti Umani Lugano Film Festival[28] Official Selection 2017
Screen Producers Australia Awards - Feature Documentary of the Year[29] Finalist 2017
Ozflix Independent Film Awards[30] Winner 2018

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Opposition | Documentary Australia Foundation. May 7, 2019. documentaryaustralia.com.au.
  2. Web site: Legal battles over, controversial doco The Opposition finally gets home debut. Karl. Quinn. April 28, 2017. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. Web site: The Opposition (2016) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia. www.screenaustralia.gov.au.
  4. Web site: 'The Opposition' to make Aussie premiere at Human Rights Arts and Film Fest. May 3, 2017. IF Magazine.
  5. Web site: Hollie Fifer's 'The Opposition': a censored film appears at Hot Docs. Point of View Magazine. 11 May 2016 .
  6. Web site: Hollie Fifer: In Favour of Factual Filmmaking | Australian Film Television and Radio School. www.aftrs.edu.au.
  7. Web site: The Opposition . The Collaborative . 20 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Rebecca Barry: Filmmaker and Impact Producer. (Part 1). March 20, 2016.
  9. Web site: Media Stockade Pty Ltd - The Screen Guide. Screen Australia.
  10. Web site: Ozflix Independent Film Awards (2018). IMDb.
  11. Web site: THE OZFLIX 2019 INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS (THE "OZZIES").
  12. Web site: The Opposition - IMDb. www.imdb.com.
  13. Web site: Nominees for Asia Pacific Screen Awards announced.
  14. Web site: 'Sweet Country' earns three Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations. Jackie. Keast. October 13, 2017. IF Magazine.
  15. Web site: The Opposition wins top prize at Tahiti FIFO. February 13, 2017. .
  16. Web site: Controversial film on PNG squatters wins at FIFO. February 14, 2017. .
  17. Web site: 2017 Awards Finalists » Screen Producers Australia. 101.0.114.235.
  18. Web site: The Opposition . IDFA . 17 May 2021.
  19. Web site: Hot Docs 2016 Women Directors: Meet Hollie Fifer — "The Opposition" . Women and Hollywood . 17 May 2021.
  20. Web site: The Opposition . Festival Scope . 17 May 2021.
  21. Web site: Here's What's Playing at the 2017 Documentary Edge Film Festival . Flicks . 17 May 2021.
  22. Web site: The Opposition wins top prize at Tahiti FIFO . . 13 February 2017 . 17 May 2021.
  23. Web site: 'The Opposition' to make Aussie premiere at Human Rights Arts and Film Fest . IF Australia . 3 May 2017 . 17 May 2021.
  24. Web site: "THE OPPOSITION" SCREENS IN FULL AT SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2017 . Angela Little . 12 June 2017 . 17 May 2021.
  25. Web site: Human Rights Human Wrongs Documentary Film Festival, Oslo 14-19 February 2017 - Full Program. . ISSUU . 17 May 2021.
  26. Web site: THE OPPOSITION TO OPEN 2017 HUMAN RIGHTS ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL (HRAFF) . Media Stockade . 17 May 2021.
  27. Web site: APSA ANNOUNCES YOUTH, ANIMATION, DOCUMENTARY NOMINEES & JURY . Asia Pacific Screen Awards . 17 May 2021.
  28. Web site: The Opposition . Film Festival Diritti Umani Lugano . 17 May 2021.
  29. Web site: SCREEN PRODUCERS AUSTRALIA AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED . SPA . 17 May 2021.
  30. Web site: Ozflix Independent Film Awards . IMDb . 17 May 2021.

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