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{{Short description|Australian Christmas film}}
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| director = Christiaan Van Vuuren
| director = [[Christiaan Van Vuuren]]
| producers = Lisa Scott
| producer = [[Lisa Scott]]
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|* Elliot Vella
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* Elliot Vella
*Gretel Vella
*Gretel Vella
*Timothy Walker
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* [[Daniel Henshall]]
* [[Daniel Henshall]]
* [[Sullivan Stapleton]]
* [[Sullivan Stapleton]]
* Tatiana Goode.
* Tatiana Goode
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| music = {{Plainlist|*Amanda Brown
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*Amanda Brown
*Damien Lane
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* Every Cloud Productions
* Every Cloud Productions
* Highview Productions]
* [[Highview Productions]]
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| distributor = [[Stan (service)|Stan]]
| distributor = [[Stan (service)|Stan]]
| released = December 11, 2020 ([[Australia]])
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'''''A Sunburnt Christmas''''' is an Australian Christmas film, made as a [[Stan (service)|Stan]] original. It is directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren on his feature length debut, from a script by Elliot Vella, Gretel Vella, and Timothy Walker, the film stars [[Daniel Henshall]], [[Sullivan Stapleton]] and Tatiana Goode.
'''''A Sunburnt Christmas''''' is a 2020 Australian Christmas film, made as a [[Stan (service)|Stan]] original. Directed by [[Christiaan Van Vuuren]] on his feature-length debut, from a script by Elliot Vella, Gretel Vella, and Timothy Walker, the film stars [[Daniel Henshall]], [[Sullivan Stapleton]], and Tatiana Goode.


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
A struggling [[Australian outback]] farm gets gatecrashed by an on-the-run criminal Daryl (Henshall), dressed as [[Santa Claus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flicks.com.au/movie/a-sunburnt-christmas|title=A Sunburnt Christmas|website=Flicks.com.au|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref> On the run from a mobster (Stapleton), and mistaken for the real Santa by the youngest child of the single parent family, Daisy (Nankivell), her wily teenage sister Hazel (Goode) sees Daryl as an opportunity to get her family back on track.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://if.com.au/christiaan-van-vuuren-directs-stan-original-comedy-of-errors-a-sunburnt-christmas/|website=if.com.au|title= Christiaan Van Vuuren directs Stan Original comedy-of-errors ‘A Sunburnt Christmas’|first=Don|last=Groves|date=October 14, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>
A struggling [[Australian outback]] farm gets gatecrashed by an on-the-run criminal Daryl, dressed as [[Santa Claus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flicks.com.au/movie/a-sunburnt-christmas|title=A Sunburnt Christmas|website=Flicks.com.au|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref> On the run from a [[mobster]], and mistaken for the real Santa by the youngest child of the single parent family, Daisy, her wily teenage sister Hazel sees Daryl as an opportunity to get her family back on track.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://if.com.au/christiaan-van-vuuren-directs-stan-original-comedy-of-errors-a-sunburnt-christmas/|website=if.com.au|title= Christiaan Van Vuuren directs Stan Original comedy-of-errors ‘A Sunburnt Christmas’|first=Don|last=Groves|date=October 14, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Production==
==Production==
The film is produced by Every Cloud Productions, and Highview Productions. Lisa Scott of Highview Productions is producer, with executive producers Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox for Every Cloud, and Mike Jones co-producing. Financing also came from Screen Australia, in association with Stan, with finance also from the South Australian Film Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/sunburnt-christmas-stan-original-film-shooting-in-south-australia-1234804073|website=Variety|date=October 13, 2020|title=‘A Sunburnt Christmas’ Stan Original Film in Production in South Australia|first=Patrick|last=Frater|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>
The film is produced by Every Cloud Productions and [[Highview Productions]]. [[Lisa Scott]] of Highview Productions is producer, with executive producers Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox for Every Cloud, and Mike Jones co-producing. Financing also came from [[Screen Australia]], in association with Stan, with finance also from the [[South Australian Film Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/sunburnt-christmas-stan-original-film-shooting-in-south-australia-1234804073|website=Variety|date=October 13, 2020|title=‘A Sunburnt Christmas’ Stan Original Film in Production in South Australia|first=Patrick|last=Frater|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>


Filming took place in [[Adelaide]] and [[Callington, South Australia]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/new-family-feature-being-shot-in-sa/|website=glamadelaide.com|title= New Family Feature Being Shot in SA|first=Tracey|last=Korsten|date=November 6, 2020|website=GlamAdelaide.com|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2020/10-14-a-sunburnt-christmas|website=Screen Australia|accessdate=March 30, 2023|title= A SUNBURNT CHRISTMAS TO DELIVER AUSSIE CHEER THIS FESTIVE SEASON|date=October 14, 2020}}</ref> For Van Vuuren the film was his feature length directorial debut and was completed in under 20 weeks from start to finish during strict [[COVID-19 pandemic]] protocols and principal photography cut from four weeks to three weeks as a result.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/new-movies/a-sunburnt-christmas-dan-henshall-and-christiaan-van-vuuren-discuss-the-wild-experience/news-story/8dffb646233d07f55adba804886cbbff|website=news.com.au|title= A Sunburnt Christmas: Dan Henshall and Christiaan Van Vuuren discuss the wild experience|first=Bella|last=Fowler|date=December 8, 2020}}</ref> The idea was pitched in May 2020 and by August pre-production had started with Van Vuuren and writers Elliott and Gretel Vella and Timothy Walker working quickly to allow a September shoot before editing and post-production could be completed in October and November before a Christmas release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesenior.com.au/story/7050877/christmas-cheer-served-sunburnt-and-very-australian/|website=Thesenior.com.au|title= Daniel Henshall revels in cheeky tale of Australian Christmas|first=Josh|last=Leeson|date=December 10, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>
Filming took place in [[Adelaide]] and [[Callington, South Australia|Callington]], [[South Australia]], in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/new-family-feature-being-shot-in-sa/|title= New Family Feature Being Shot in SA|first=Tracey|last=Korsten|date=November 6, 2020 |website= GlamAdelaide |accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2020/10-14-a-sunburnt-christmas|website=Screen Australia|accessdate=March 30, 2023|title= A SUNBURNT CHRISTMAS TO DELIVER AUSSIE CHEER THIS FESTIVE SEASON|date=October 14, 2020}}</ref> For Van Vuuren the film was his feature-length directorial debut. It was completed in under 20 weeks from start to finish during strict [[COVID-19 pandemic in South Australia|COVID-19 pandemic]] protocols, with principal photography cut from four weeks to three weeks as a result.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/new-movies/a-sunburnt-christmas-dan-henshall-and-christiaan-van-vuuren-discuss-the-wild-experience/news-story/8dffb646233d07f55adba804886cbbff|website=news.com.au|title= A Sunburnt Christmas: Dan Henshall and Christiaan Van Vuuren discuss the wild experience|first=Bella|last=Fowler|date=December 8, 2020}}</ref> The idea was pitched in May 2020 and by August pre-production had started with Van Vuuren and writers Elliott and Gretel Vella and Timothy Walker working quickly to allow a September shoot before editing and post-production could be completed in October and November before a Christmas release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesenior.com.au/story/7050877/christmas-cheer-served-sunburnt-and-very-australian/ |website=Thesenior.com.au|title= Daniel Henshall revels in cheeky tale of Australian Christmas |first=Josh |last=Leeson |date=December 10, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
A Sunburnt Christmas was available to stream in Australia on [[Stan (service)|Stan]] from Friday, December 11, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/movies/a-sunburnt-christmas-official-trailer/video/773c9d3c965cbfc9b9436ef7b5903b9b|website=Adelaidenow.com|title= A Sunburnt Christmas Official Trailer|date=December 7, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>
''A Sunburnt Christmas'' was available to stream in Australia on [[Stan (service)|Stan]] from Friday, 11 December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/movies/a-sunburnt-christmas-official-trailer/video/773c9d3c965cbfc9b9436ef7b5903b9b|website=Adelaidenow.com|title= A Sunburnt Christmas Official Trailer|date=December 7, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
Luke Buckmaster in ''[[The Guardian]] '' described it as “wacky and sweet” film that “builds from the outset a jive and momentum, setting a tone and visual flavour that reflects the playfulness of the script.” Praise came for the cinematography of Dylan River who “shoots with a rich but playful look” and the camera work of director Van Vuuren who “brings the camera in on the joke. It doesn’t just capture the mise-en-scène; it explores the space for comedic potential.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/15/a-sunburnt-christmas-review-a-very-australian-bad-santa-comedy-for-a-jolly-holiday-season|title= A Sunburnt Christmas review – a very Australian bad-Santa comedy for a jolly holiday season|first=Luke|last=Buckmaster|website=The Guardian|date=December 14, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref> Writing in ''[[The Curb (website)|The Curb]]'', Andrew F Pierce described the film as “A Sunburnt Christmas instantly becomes an Aussie Christmas classic, sure to find itself on high rotation each festive season”, due to how Van Vuuren “navigates the comedy and heart perfectly, balancing a tightrope of tones”, and “absolutely stellar, tight script”.<ref>{{Cite web|website=The Curb|url=https://www.thecurb.com.au/a-sunburnt-christmas-review-a-new-aussie-chrissy-classic-is-born|title=A Sunburnt Christmas Review – A New Aussie Chrissy Classic|date=December 25, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2023|first=Andrew F.|last=Pierce}}</ref> ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' cautions that it is “just that touch too unnecessarily dark and violent” to become “a fair dinkum family Christmas classic” but that it has “a heart the size of the Outback” and “loads of fun, and brim-full of charm − thanks in large part to a delightful dirtbag-Santa performance from Daniel Henshall”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/bryan-cranston-in-the-wheelhouse-as-a-compromised-judge-in-your-honor-20201210-p56mec.html|title=Nothing bad about Breaking Bad similarities in 'unbearably tense' new show|first=Brad|last=Newsome|date=16 December 2020|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>
Luke Buckmaster in ''[[The Guardian]] '' described it as a "wacky and sweet" film that "builds from the outset a jive and momentum, setting a tone and visual flavour that reflects the playfulness of the script". Praise came for the cinematography of [[Dylan River]], who "shoots with a rich but playful look", and the camera work of director Van Vuuren, who "brings the camera in on the joke. It doesn’t just capture the mise-en-scène; it explores the space for comedic potential".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/15/a-sunburnt-christmas-review-a-very-australian-bad-santa-comedy-for-a-jolly-holiday-season|title= A Sunburnt Christmas review – a very Australian bad-Santa comedy for a jolly holiday season|first=Luke|last=Buckmaster|website=The Guardian|date=December 14, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>
Writing in ''[[The Curb (website)|The Curb]]'', Andrew F. Pierce described the film thus: "''A Sunburnt Christmas'' instantly becomes an Aussie Christmas classic, sure to find itself on high rotation each festive season", due to how Van Vuuren navigates the comedy and heart perfectly, balancing a tightrope of tones", and "absolutely stellar, tight script".<ref>{{Cite web|website=The Curb|url=https://www.thecurb.com.au/a-sunburnt-christmas-review-a-new-aussie-chrissy-classic-is-born|title=A Sunburnt Christmas Review – A New Aussie Chrissy Classic|date=December 25, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2023|first=Andrew F.|last=Pierce}}</ref>
''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' cautions that it is a little too dark and violent to become "a [[fair dinkum]] family Christmas classic", but that it has "a heart the size of the Outback" and is "loads of fun, and brim-full of charm − thanks in large part to a delightful dirtbag-Santa performance from Daniel Henshall".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/bryan-cranston-in-the-wheelhouse-as-a-compromised-judge-in-your-honor-20201210-p56mec.html|title=Nothing bad about Breaking Bad similarities in 'unbearably tense' new show|first=Brad|last=Newsome|date=16 December 2020|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Films shot in South Australia]]
[[Category:Films shot in South Australia]]
[[Category:Australian Christmas films]]
[[Category:Australian Christmas films]]
[[Category:21st-century Christmas films]]
[[Category:2020s Christmas films]]

Latest revision as of 20:59, 23 May 2024

A Sunburnt Christmas
Directed byChristiaan Van Vuuren
Screenplay by
  • Elliot Vella
  • Gretel Vella
  • Timothy Walker
Produced byLisa Scott
Starring
CinematographyDylan River
Edited byDenise Haratzis
Music by
  • Amanda Brown
  • Damien Lane
Production
companies
Distributed byStan
Release date
  • 11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)
LandAustralien
SpracheEnglisch

A Sunburnt Christmas is a 2020 Australian Christmas film, made as a Stan original. Directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren on his feature-length debut, from a script by Elliot Vella, Gretel Vella, and Timothy Walker, the film stars Daniel Henshall, Sullivan Stapleton, and Tatiana Goode.

Synopsis

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A struggling Australian outback farm gets gatecrashed by an on-the-run criminal Daryl, dressed as Santa Claus.[1] On the run from a mobster, and mistaken for the real Santa by the youngest child of the single parent family, Daisy, her wily teenage sister Hazel sees Daryl as an opportunity to get her family back on track.[2]

Cast

[edit]

Production

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The film is produced by Every Cloud Productions and Highview Productions. Lisa Scott of Highview Productions is producer, with executive producers Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox for Every Cloud, and Mike Jones co-producing. Financing also came from Screen Australia, in association with Stan, with finance also from the South Australian Film Corporation.[3]

Filming took place in Adelaide and Callington, South Australia, in 2020.[4][5] For Van Vuuren the film was his feature-length directorial debut. It was completed in under 20 weeks from start to finish during strict COVID-19 pandemic protocols, with principal photography cut from four weeks to three weeks as a result.[6] The idea was pitched in May 2020 and by August pre-production had started with Van Vuuren and writers Elliott and Gretel Vella and Timothy Walker working quickly to allow a September shoot before editing and post-production could be completed in October and November before a Christmas release.[7]

Release

[edit]

A Sunburnt Christmas was available to stream in Australia on Stan from Friday, 11 December 2020.[8]

Reception

[edit]

Luke Buckmaster in The Guardian described it as a "wacky and sweet" film that "builds from the outset a jive and momentum, setting a tone and visual flavour that reflects the playfulness of the script". Praise came for the cinematography of Dylan River, who "shoots with a rich but playful look", and the camera work of director Van Vuuren, who "brings the camera in on the joke. It doesn’t just capture the mise-en-scène; it explores the space for comedic potential".[9]

Writing in The Curb, Andrew F. Pierce described the film thus: "A Sunburnt Christmas instantly becomes an Aussie Christmas classic, sure to find itself on high rotation each festive season", due to how Van Vuuren navigates the comedy and heart perfectly, balancing a tightrope of tones", and "absolutely stellar, tight script".[10]

The Sydney Morning Herald cautions that it is a little too dark and violent to become "a fair dinkum family Christmas classic", but that it has "a heart the size of the Outback" and is "loads of fun, and brim-full of charm − thanks in large part to a delightful dirtbag-Santa performance from Daniel Henshall".[11]

References

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  1. ^ "A Sunburnt Christmas". Flicks.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ Groves, Don (14 October 2020). "Christiaan Van Vuuren directs Stan Original comedy-of-errors 'A Sunburnt Christmas'". if.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (13 October 2020). "'A Sunburnt Christmas' Stan Original Film in Production in South Australia". Variety. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. ^ Korsten, Tracey (6 November 2020). "New Family Feature Being Shot in SA". GlamAdelaide. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. ^ "A SUNBURNT CHRISTMAS TO DELIVER AUSSIE CHEER THIS FESTIVE SEASON". Screen Australia. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. ^ Fowler, Bella (8 December 2020). "A Sunburnt Christmas: Dan Henshall and Christiaan Van Vuuren discuss the wild experience". news.com.au.
  7. ^ Leeson, Josh (10 December 2020). "Daniel Henshall revels in cheeky tale of Australian Christmas". Thesenior.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  8. ^ "A Sunburnt Christmas Official Trailer". Adelaidenow.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  9. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (14 December 2020). "A Sunburnt Christmas review – a very Australian bad-Santa comedy for a jolly holiday season". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  10. ^ Pierce, Andrew F. (25 December 2020). "A Sunburnt Christmas Review – A New Aussie Chrissy Classic". The Curb. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  11. ^ Newsome, Brad (16 December 2020). "Nothing bad about Breaking Bad similarities in 'unbearably tense' new show". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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