Bad Boy Bubby

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1992, Bubby Pty Ltd

Producer: Rolf de Heer, Domenico Procacci, Giorgio Draskovic

Director: Rolf de Heer

Writer: Rolf de Heer

Cast: Nicholas Hope, Claire Benito, Ralph Cotterill

Winner of five awards at the 1994 Venice Film Festival

Bad Boy Bubby is just that: a bad boy. So bad, in fact, that his mother has kept him locked in their house for his entire thirty years

Awards and Festivals

* 1993 Venice Film Festival:
- Grand Special Jury Prize
- FIPRESCI (International Critics) Award shared with Altman's 'Short Cuts'
- Italian Cinemagoers Award (CIAK) for "Best Film and Best Actor"
- OCIC (Ecumenical Award) Bronze Plaque

* 1994 Seattle Film Festival: Best Achievement in Direction and Runner up Best Film

* 1994 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Original Screenplay, Best Achievement in Direction, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and Best Achievement in Editing

* 1994 NSW Premier's Literary Awards: Best Screenplay