Girl, Interpreted nominated for AACTA Award
Girl, Interpreted has been nominated for Best Online Drama or Comedy category for the 2020 AACTA Awards.
A total of six productions are nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Online Drama or Comedy, collectively amassing millions of views on YouTube, ABC and Tencent Video.
Producer/writer/performer Tim Spencer’s comedy DING DONG I’M GAY has garnered a dedicated fanbase, with close to three million views. Based on Spencer’s 2018 shorts of the same name, the series sees the neurotic Cameron try to guide his newly-out cousin, Toby (Brayden Dalmazzone).
Writer/director Grace Feng Fang Juan’s bilingual comedy GIRL, INTERPRETED, which sees newbie Mandarin interpreter Lillian (Jenny Zhou) caught up in unexpected assignments, has found audiences at home and abroad, with pick up by streaming giants Tencent Video and iQiyi for distribution in China.
AACTA Award-winning duo Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope return with the COVID-inspired LOVE IN LOCKDOWN, featuring Eddie Perfect and Lucy Durack, while Indigenous filmmaker brothers, Dan Riches and Luke Riches, make their writer/director debuts with KGB, featuring a top cast including past AACTA nominee Mark Coles Smith.
Vonne Patiag’s comedy HALAL GURLS, featuring Aanisa Vylet and Bryan Brown, sees three 20-something Hijabis living their best lives, despite everyday culture clashes between their faith and desire, while Blake Fraser’s Melbourne Web Fest award-winning horror PATRICIA MOORE rounds out the nominations, with a stellar cast including Danielle Cormack.
See full media release on the AACTA website.