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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.

Spike Up
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Directed by	Anthony Maras
Written by	Anthony Maras
Produced by	Kent Smith
Starring	Marcus Graham Roy Billing Lisa Flanagan
Cinematography	Nick Remy Matthews
Edited by	Anthony Maras
Music by	Duncan Campbell Jamie Messenger Martyn Zub
Release date	2007 (2007)
Country	Australia
Language	English

In July 2007, Spike Up was nominated for "Best Short Fiction Film" in the AFI Awards[1][2] – 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

Actor	Role
Roy Billing	Steve Barker
Marcus Graham	Tolly Manditis
Lisa Flanagan	Raving Woman
Louisa Mignone	Amy
Katherine Purling	Jade
Peter Green	Detective Robson
Mark Constable	Detective Daniels
Madaline Otto	Jess
Jake Chamberlin	as Chris

Synopsis

Policeman Steve Barker hopes to reunite with Tolly Manditis, a former protégé 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[3]
• 2007 Australian Directors Guild Awards: Best Short Film - Nomination[4]
• 2007 Austin Film Festival: Best Short Film - Nomination
• 2007 ATOM Awards: Best Short Fiction Film - Nomination[2]
• 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

External links

• Spike Up at IMDb
• Australian Film Critics Association - Spike Up - Review
• Spike Up - Official Homepage
• Spike Up at Kojo Pictures

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