The Australian feature film NOISE will have it World Premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. NOISE is written and directed by Matthew Saville and produced by Trevor Blainey, with Brendan Cowell (Love My Way) in the lead role of Graham McGahan. Sundance festival director Geoffrey Gilmore says of Saville, “That’s a director that you’re going to hear about in the future.

Madman Cinema’s newest acquisition THIS IS ENGLAND has picked up two awards at the ninth British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs). THIS IS ENGLAND walked away with one of the top honours, with director Shane Meadows winning Best British Independent Film, while the award for Most Promising Newcomer went to first-time actor Thomas Turgoose, who leads the cast of the film. The full list of winners: Best British Independent Film This Is England Best Director Kevin Macdonald – The Last King Of Scotland Best Actor Tony Curran – Red Road Best Actress Kate Dickie – Red Road Best Supporting Actor/Actress Leslie Phillips – Venus Most Promising Newcomer (On Screen) Thomas Turgoose – This Is England Best Screenplay Peter Morgan – The Queen Best Foreign Independent Film Hidden (Cache) The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) Menhaj Huda – Kidulthood Best British Documentary The Road To Guantanamo Best Technical Achievement Anthony Dod Mantle – Cinematography – The Last King Of Scotland Best Achievement In Production London To Brighton Best British Short Cubs The Raindance Award The Ballad Of AJ Weberman Best 15-Second Short What’s The Point.

What a big weekend it’s been for KENNY. KENNY is now sitting at number 28 on the Top Australian Films list, just below RABBIT PROOF FENCE and THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER II. KENNY took home a bevy of awards at Friday nights IF ceremony, including Best Feature Film (ahead of stiff competition from TEN CANOES and SUBURBAN MAYHEM), Best Script, Best Sound and Best Box Office Achievement (go Madman Cinema team!!).

KENNY CLEANS UP AT THE 2006 HISENSE INSIDE FILM AWARDS It was a glittering night for the Jacobson brothers, Clayton and Shane, with their box office smash hit comedy Kenny cleaning up at the 2006 HISENSE INSIDE FILM AWARDS. The film won the coveted Showtime IF Award for Best Feature Film over stiff opposition from Rolf de Heer?s Ten Canoes and Paul Goldman?s Suburban Mayhem. Full List of Winners SHOWTIME IF Award for Best Feature Film: Winner: Clayton Jacobson, Rohan Timlock, Shane Jacobson Nominated for: KENNY Animal Logic IF Award for Best Direction: Winner: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr Nominated for: TEN CANOES Queensland Events Corporation IF Award for Best Actor: Winner: Crusoe Kurddal Nominated for: TEN CANOES Kodak IF Award for Best Cinematography: Winner: Ian Jones Nominated for: TEN CANOES Australian Film Commission IF Award for Best Script: Winner: Clayton Jacobson, Shane Jacobson Nominated for: KENNY Zig Zag Lane IF Award for Best Sound: Winner: Craig Carter, Peter Smith Nominated for: KENNY Film Finance Corporation Australia IF Award for Box Office Achievement: Winner: Clayton Jacobson, Rohan Timlock, Shane Jacobson Nominated for: KENNY.

We would like to let everyone know that orders placed between November 3 and November 10, have begun shipping as of Monday 20th (with some going out Friday 17th). The shipping process will be complete within 5-10 working days. If you have other questions please check for the answer in our help file at www.madman.com.au/help Due to the overwhelming response we may not be able to answer each email directly.

FREEDOM’S FURY PREMEIRE SCREENING 21st November @ 7pm Village Cinema Crown, Melbourne Victoria 50th Anniversary of the Melbourne Olympics and the most infamous game of Water Polo ever played. TICKETS VERY LIMITED. Admission: $15 Tickets available online at: www.madman.com.au or on the Door on the Door on the night.

Madman Cinema is pleased to announce the acquisition of all Australian and New Zealand rights for the controversial American documentary, JESUS CAMP to be released in theatres in 2007. Directed by award winning filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Boys of Baraka) the film follows Levi, Rachael, and Tory to Pastor Becky Fischer’s “Kids on Fire” summer camp in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota where children as young as six are taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in “God’s army.” It is a first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America’s political future. JESUS CAMP aims to present an unbiased portrait of its subjects, including Reverend Ted Haggard, president of The National Association of Evangelicals and Bush administration confidante whose powerful lobby represents 30 million people.

Customers that have questions about the upcoming $10 per disc sale announced this week will find it handy to check out this section of our help file: Madman $10 Per Disc Online Sale You can also find plenty of excellent online shopping and Madman info in the help file, from the top:.

Melbourne was the place to be on Halloween as Madman celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a special screening of Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa with voice-actor guests, Vic Mignogna (FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST,) and Crispin Freeman (HELLSING,) in attendance. With over 200 people at the packed event the night was capped off with a Q&A and autograph session with the guests, not to mention a giant birthday cake. A special pre-launch event as part of the National Gallery of Victoria’s Tezuka Marvel of Manga exhibit, the night was a fun filled success.

There is a reason they call us Mad, and why not – it’s our 10th Anniversary, and we want to share the insanity, so we’ve saved the best birthday surprise for last – try this on for size: On November 4th, all Madman discs in our online store from 10pm are $10 for 10 hours. This is a once in a decade sale, for ALL DVD items, including Anime, Eastern Eye, Directors Suite, Sports and TV. You’ve got under a week to plan your purchases, so hop on the site and check it out, but please bear in mind this important fine print: The sale is $10 PER DISC – for example a 7 disc Collection will be $70.