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James Francis Khehtie is an Australian filmmaker. A BAFTA Los Angeles® winner and Australian Academy Awards® nominee, he directed and produced THE TELEGRAM MAN.
Starring Australian and international screen legends Jack Thompson, Gary Sweet and Sigrid Thornton, THE TELEGRAM MAN explores the impact of World War II on a close-knit Australian farming community. The film was selected, out of more than 15,000 entries submitted from around the world, as one of the 50 semi-finalists for Your Film Festival, a global film competition conducted by Ridley Scott, Michael Fassbender, Google, Emirates and the Venice Film Festival.
A recipient of 50 awards, THE TELEGRAM MAN has been screened in 200 film festivals and commemorations around the world. The film was screened to over 28,500 people just prior to the Dawn Services at the 2012 – 2019 ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day Commemorations in Gallipoli, Turkey and Villers-Bretonneux, France. ANZAC Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during World War I. It is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, commemorated by both countries on April 25th every year to honour the members of the ANZAC who fought at Gallipoli.
Regarded as a film of artistic, cultural and historical significance by the OSCARS® | Academy Awards® Film Archive, THE TELEGRAM MAN is part of its permanent collection at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood. The Archive collects, preserves and provides access to moving images that represent significant contributions to the art and science of motion pictures.
THE TELEGRAM MAN is available on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, Verizon FiOS, Beamafilm and SBS On Demand.
2011 BAFTA LA® (British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles®) PRIZE
United States
BEST SHORT HONORABLE MENTION
2011 Academy Awards®-accredited Rhode Island International Film Festival, United States
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
2011 GI Film Festival, United States
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT AND BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
2012 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, United States
BEST DRAMA
2012 New York City Downtown Short Film Festival, United States
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
2012 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, United States
BEST SHORT DRAMA AND BEST DIRECTOR HONORABLE MENTION | SPRING 2012
2012 Asians On Film Festival, United States
FESTIVAL TOP HONOR | BLUE WAVE AWARD
2012 Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival, Canada
EXCELLENCE AWARD
2012 Rincón International Film Festival, Puerto Rico
AWARD OF PLATINUM REEL | BEST SHORT FILM
2012 Lucerne International Film Festival, Switzerland
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
2013 Tacoma Film Festival, United States
BEST PICTURE
2013 Cluj Shorts International Short Film Festival, Romania
BEST DRAMA
2014 Hyart Film Festival, United States
BEST FOREIGN SHORT
2016 Long Island International Film Expo, United States
TOP SHORTS
2016 Harlem International Film Festival, United States
BEST FOREIGN FILM
2016 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, United States
BEST DRAMA
2016 Lancaster International Short Film Festival, United States
PLATINUM AWARD | SUMMER 2016
2016 FAME'US International Film Festival, United States
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
2016 Indigo Moon Film Festival, United States
BEST FILM
2016 Greenville Drive-in Short Film Festival, United States
SPECIAL MENTION
2016 Conscious Good Humanitarian Film Festival, United States
BEST IN SHOW, BEST SHORT AND BEST ACTOR (JACK THOMPSON) | SPRING 2016
2016 Creation International Film Festival, Canada
BEST DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
2017 Flagler Film Festival, United States
BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM AND AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD SPECIAL MENTION
2013 Clare Valley Film Festival, Australia
BEST SHORT FICTION FILM NOMINEE
2012 AFI (Australian Film Institute) | AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts), Australia
BEST FILM JUDGES' CHOICE
2012 Mudfest (Mudgee International Short Film Festival), Australia
FIRST PLACE UNDER 30 MINUTES
2012 Forster Film Festival, Australia
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
2012 Heathcote Film Festival, Australia
BEST FILM AND PEOPLE'S CHOICE
2011 Canberra Short Film Festival, Australia
BEST PRODUCTION
2011 In the Bin Short Film Festival, Australia
FESTIVAL GRAND PRIZE AND AUDIENCE'S FAVOURITE
2011 Blue Mountains Film Festival, Australia
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2014 BAFTA®-accredited Aesthetica Short Film Festival, United Kingdom
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2012 Academy Awards®-accredited Gijón International Film Festival, Spain
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2011 Academy Awards®-accredited Rhode Island International Film Festival, United States
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2011 Academy Awards®-accredited Palm Springs International ShortFest, United States
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