3 Acts of Murder

March 30th, 2010

3 Acts of Murder will be screening in the official selection of the Nashville Film Festival on the 17th and 21st April.

The Nashville Film Festival presents the finest in American Independent and World Cinema in historic music mecca, Nashville, Tennessee. Highly prestigious and celebrated for its exceptional programming, NaFF boasts the distinction of being an Academy Award-qualifying festival and one of the longest-running film festivals in the United States. Other films to screen this year include Sam Taylor Wood’s Nowhere Boy, and Provinces of Night by Shane Dax Taylor. The Nashville Film Festival will be 3 Acts of Murder’s premiere screening in the USA.

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December 21st, 2009

3 Acts of Murder ran away with the award for Best Local Miniseries/Telemovie at the 11th Annual Couch Potatoes.

“3 Acts of Murder, the West Australian drama directed by Rowan Woods (The Boys, Little Fish) and based on the true story of the author who devised the perfect crime only for it to be realised…featured excellent performances, (a) clever script and stunning visuals.” Read more of the report from Michael Idato in the Sydney Morning Herald, December 21, 2009.

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December 13th, 2009

The 3 Acts of Murder team are immensely proud to extend their congratulations to Anni Finsterer for the recognition of her great talent and magnificent work in the role of Anne Upfield, with an AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. Anni was presented with her award at the gala ceremony at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday night.

Apart from the accolade of being nominated and awarded by her peers, it is no surprise that Anni has received several plaudits from those connected to the real story behind 3 Acts of Murder, commenting on the authenticity and richness of her performance.

Anni Finsterer as Anne Upfield in 3 Acts of Murder

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October 28th, 2009

AFI Award nominations have been announced for members of the esteemed 3 Acts of Murder cast, with Robert Menzies, Anni Finsterer  and Bille Brown receiving nominations for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama, respectively….

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October 14th, 2009

3 Acts of Murder will be gracing the screens of Saint Tropez on the 14th October for the 11th edition of the “Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma des Antipodes”.

Screening alongside Samson and Delilah, The Proposition, Bright Star and The Magic Pudding, this will be the first chance for the Saint Tropez glitterati to catch Robert Menzies and Luke Ford in the true-life tale of Depression Era murder.

The festival exists as a collaboration between the Ville de Saint-Tropez and the Australian and New Zealand Governments and the quality and diversity of the featured screenings demonstrates the caliber of Australian film production in 2009.

This year’s festival “…will rhyme with diversity, uniqueness, harshness, poetry, humour, sensitivity, and wide open spaces.” says Festival President, Bernard Bories.

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October 8th, 2009

The 3 Acts of Murder website has been announced as a finalist in the Australian Web Awards 2009, nominated in the Arts and Events category. Taylor Media sends a thank you to Itomic and The Penguin Empire for the fantastic work on the website and branding. And thank you especially to all site visitors, fans and commentators. We love your feedback, so please keep it coming.

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August 25th, 2009

Rowan Woods is nominated for the category “Best direction for a Telemovie” for his work in 3 Acts of Murder at the Australian Directors Guild Awards (ADG).

The ADG Awards celebrate the creative achievement of directors in film, television and new media platforms. The ADG works to promote excellence in screen direction, to encourage communication and collaboration between directors and others in the industry, and to provide professional support for its members including film, television and digital media directors, documentary makers, animators, assistant directors and independent producers throughout Australia.

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“The Writer and the Murderer… The conditions were perfect for a ripping yarn: a group of men working on the lonely rabbit-proof fence that stretched across Western Australia in the Great Depression, sharing their evening meals by lamplight.” The Age

June 11th, 2009

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“This is simply the most engrossing piece of psychologicsl drama you are likely to see this year.” The Australian

June 12th, 2009

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“This is a terrific yarn - slight but brimming with sinew and flavour.” The Sydney Morning Herald

June 12th, 2009

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“The look and the feel of the film combine to reinforce Woods’s growing reputation as a director with a solid understanding of the Australian vernacular in all its peculiarities.” Sydney Morning Herald

June 12th, 2009

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“Rowan Woods was hot off the plane from Hollywood - a town where they catch, kill and devour their own - when the script for 3 Acts of Murder grabbed him by surprise and bundled him off to the dead heart of Australia to reimagine one of the weirdest crimes in our history.” Timeout Sydney

December 12th, 2009

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“There’s a steely economy to the performances that staves off the rote docudrama waiting in the wings. ” Nashville Scene

April 17th, 2010

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“It’s a special film and I can’t recommend it highly enough.” The Film Talk

April 18th, 2010

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