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