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High Ground, Nitram take top gongs at the FCCA awards

It's not often you see a draw in film awards, but the Film Critic's Circle of Australia reached a split decision on this year's Best Director.
3 Feb 2022 14:44
Silvi Vann-Wall
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Best Film goes to High Ground. Photo: Maxo, Bunya Productions, Savage Films

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The winners of the 2021 Film Critic’s Circle of Australia awards have been announced, and two films have absolutely swept the board.

Taking home Best Film was High Ground, a story of a WWI soldier-turned-policeman whose botched raid leads to the massacre of an Indigenous community.

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Silvi Vann-Wall

Silvi Vann-Wall is a journalist, podcaster, and filmmaker. They joined ScreenHub as Film Content Lead in 2022. Twitter: @SilviReports

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