Prodigy’s Tim Bullock takes out Best TVC Direction at the 2010 ADG Awards for Toyota

September 24 2010, 11:11 am | BY Kim Shaw | 8 Comments

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Prodigy Films’ Tim Bullock picked up Best Direction in a Television Commercial for Toyota ‘Nothing Soft Gets In’  via Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney at the 2010 Australian Directors Guild Awards presented last night in Sydney. 

 VB ‘The Regulars’, directed by The Glue Society at Revolver via Droga5, Sydney, Subaru ‘Crowd Rider’ directed by Steve Rogers at Revolver via Leo Burnett, Sydney, and TAC ‘Swap’ directed by Sean Meehan at Soma Films via Grey, Melbourne were shortlisted for the award.

Wilfred.pngTheGlue Society also picked up highly commended in the Best Direction in a MusicClip environment for Misfit’s ‘Bumblebeez’, which was won by CraigMelville for Northcote’s ‘So Hungover’.    Renegade’s Tony Rogers picked up Best Direction in a TV Comedy Seriesfor Wilfred 11 Espisode 7: Dogstar. Broadcast on SBS, the show is about a boy,a girl, and a bong smoking dog who thinks he’s human.

Theawards celebrate the creative achievement of directors in film, television andnew media platforms. Altogether, there were 64 nominations in 18 categories.

Inaddition to the peer-judged award categories, three achievement awards werepresented:

 * Documentary maker Bob Connolly was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award for a body of work in any genre (presented by Paul Byrnes)

* Tony Tilse was presented with the Michael Carson Award for excellence in TV drama production (presented by Mark Wareham ACS)

* Chris Webb was presented with the First Assistant Directors Award (presented by Kriv Stenders)

 Atthe awards the NSW Minister for the Arts, Virginia Judge, announced that themajor international television conference INPUT will be staged in Australia forthe first time in 2012 when it is held in Sydney. With around 900 delegates,the conference has support from public broadcasters, screen agencies and theADG. The ADG also announced that it will be holding its conference in Adelaidenext year for the first time, in collaboration with the BigPond Adelaide FilmFestival and the Australian International Documentary Conference.

 

WINNERS

BestDirection in a Television Commercial

Tim Bullock, Nothing Soft Gets In (Toyota)

BestDirection in an Original Online Program

ClaytonJacobson, MordyKoots

 

BestDirection in a Cross Platform Interactive Project

Marcus Gillezeau, StormSurfers: The Hunt for the Biggest Wavesin the World

           

BestDirection in a Music Clip

Craig Melville Northcote – So Hungover, TheBedroom Philosopher

Highly commended:TheGlue Society Misfit – Bumblebeez

 

BestDirection in a Student Film

ArielKleiman, DeeperThan Yesterday

 

BestDirection in a Short Film

CorrieJones, Water

 

BestDirection in a Documentary (Stand Alone)

JenniferPeedom/David Michôd Solo

 

BestDirection in a Documentary Series

NickTorrens, LiberalRule: The Politics That Changed Australia

 

BestDirection in a Documentary Feature 

GillianArmstrong, Love,Lust and Lies

 

BestDirection in an Animation Program

JeanCamden, Dirtgirlworld:Treasure

 

BestDirection in a Television Drama Mini-Series

SteveJodrell, TheCircuit Series 2, episode 1: Sorry Business

 

BestDirection in a TV Drama Serial

JovitaO’Shaughnessy, Neighboursepisode 5861

 

BestDirection in a TV Comedy Series

TonyRogers, WilfredII Episode 7: Dogstar

 

BestDirection in a Television Reality / Light Entertainment Program

PaulDrane, Rockwiz:Episode 101

 

BestDirection in a Television Children’s Program

JeffreyWalker, DanceAcademy: Behind Barres

 

BestDirection in a Television Drama Series

StuartMcDonald, Tangleseries 1 Episode 9

 

GRASS(Green awarenessencouragement award)

CateMcQuillen, Dirtgirlworld

Highlycommended: Cathy Henkel, TheBurning Season

 

BestDirection in a Feature Film

DavidMichôd, AnimalKingdom

 

The winners trailers can be viewed at http://www.showreelfinder.com/ADG2010/