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Wikipedia article
'Spike Up' is a 2007 Australian short film, written and directed by award-winning film-maker Anthony Maras, and produced in association with the Australian Film Commission, the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund and the South Australian Film Corporation.
In July 2007, 'Spike Up' was nominated for "Best Short Fiction Film" in the AFI Awards[http://www.if.com.au/press/2007/07/04.html "Inside Film - 4 July 2006"] Australia's most prestigious film awards ceremony.
In September 2007, 'Spike Up' was one of four films nominated for Best Short Film in the 2007 Australian Director's Guild Awards.
Cast
Synopsis
Policeman Steve Barker hopes to reunite with Tolly Manditis, a former protg who has risen to become a star undercover officer, only to find Manditis is a habitual drug user.
Awards and nominations
*2007 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Short Fiction Film
*2007 Australian Directors Guild Awards: Best Short Film - Nomination[http://www.asdafilm.org.au/ "Australian Screen Directors Association Homepage"]
* 2007 Austin Film Festival: Best Short Film - Nomination
*2007 ATOM Awards: Best Short Fiction Film - Nomination
*2008 St Kilda Film Festival: Best Achievement in Post Production Sound
Official Selection
*2007 Austin Film Festival
*2007 Adelaide Film Festival
*2008 International Film Festival Rotterdam
*2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
References
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