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1987, 47 Minutes
The cane toad was imported from Hawaii in 1935 to save Queensland's sugar crop from the grey-back beetle. It failed because the beetle could fly and the cane toad couldn't. But the cane toad stayed to become a pest of plague proportions and part of local culture and popular mythology. This off-beat and entertaining documentary presents not just the biological information, but the surprising range of people's attitudes to these grotesque creatures, including keeping them as pets.
A Film Australia Production
Classification: PG.
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Tristram Miall
Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis
Level: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Lifelong Learning
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| Date | Festival | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 20/8/2006 | National Museum of Australia | Film Australia - 60 Years of Documentary |
| 14/6/2006 | Brisbane Powerhouse | Film Australia - 60 Years of Documentary |
| 11/2/2006 | Real: Life on Film Documentary Film Festival | Film Australia Focus - 1980s |
| 8/5/2004 | Beijing Dashanzi International Arts Festival | |
| 25/4/2004 | Australia China Film Festival | |
| 5/9/2003 | MVA - Malaysian Video Awards | |
| 10/11/2002 | Shanghai Documentary Film Festival | |
| 27/12/2001 | Woodford Folk Festival | |
| 19/5/2001 | Australian Film Festival Budapest | |
| 4/2/2000 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Finalist |
| 24/11/1999 | International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA) | |
| 1/10/1998 | Sheffield International Documentary Festival | |
| 10/2/1997 | Fajr International Film Festival | Non-competitive |
| 1/7/1996 | Australia Week - Irish Film Centre | Non-competitive |
| 10/10/1995 | Prix Leonardo Film & Television Festival | Silver Medal - Ecology |
| 1/1/1990 | Australian Television Awards for Excellence | Winner - Best Documentary |
| 1/1/1989 | San Francisco International Film Festival | Winner - Best Film |
| 1/1/1989 | Wildscreen | Winner - Jury Prize |
| 1/11/1988 | AFI Awards | Winner - Best Documentary |
| 1/11/1988 | AFI Awards | Winner - Best Editing in a Non-Feature |
| 1/11/1988 | AFI Awards | Finalist - Best Cinematography Non-Feature |
| 1/1/1988 | Greater Union Awards | Winner - Best Documentary |
| Hawaii International Film Festival | ||
| Melbourne International Film Festival | Certificate | |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | ||
| Toronto International Film Fest | ||
| Cork Film Festival | ||
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | ||
| USA Film Festival | ||
| New Directors /New Films | ||
| Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival | ||
| American Film & Video Festival | ||
| Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen | ||
| British Acacemy of Film & Television Arts Awards (BAFTA) | ||
| Anthropos | ||
| London Film Festival | ||
| IDA (International Documentary Association) Awards | ||
| Denver Film Festival | ||
| NEMN Apple Awards Film & Video Competition | ||
| Internationale Filfmestspiele Berlin | ||
| Karlovy Vary Film Festival | ||
| Visions Du Reel - Festival International de Cinema Documentaire Nyon | ||
| Cinéma Du Réel | ||
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | ||
| Documentary Festival New York | ||
| Filmfest DC | ||
| Bombay International Film Festival for Documentary, Short & Animation Films | ||
| The Australian Film Series (Event) | ||
| Wurzberg Schwules Filmfest | ||
| Strictly Oz : Kunst und Kulturelles aus Australien |
