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In 2011, the company made a strategic move towards video game creation, and plans to make games for its own films. The company has taken on staff from two
Australian game developers that have collapsed,
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Broadcasting Corporation Transcript: "Miller unhappy with local film industry despite 'Happy Feet' – Kerry OBrien speaks with George Miller" broadcast 29 November 2006.
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Film production, television production, video game production
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268:. Along with visual effects supervisor
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212:(1984), the six-part series
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258:Jim Henson's Creature Shop
188:Kennedy Miller Productions
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516:40,000 Years of Dreaming
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599:The Witches of Eastwick
564:Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
420:The Witches of Eastwick
412:The Year My Voice Broke
316:Kennedy Miller Mitchell
161:Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
104:Kennedy Miller Mitchell
22:Kennedy Miller Mitchell
886:Best Production Design
578:Mad Max: The Wasteland
571:Mad Max: The Wasteland
106:(known before 2009 as
806:: George Miller – won
804:Best Animated Feature
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717:Best Supporting Actor
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428:The Dirtwater Dynasty
237:The Dirtwater Dynasty
770:& John Cox – won
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511:(1996) (Documentary)
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508:Video Fool for Love
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894:Best Sound Editing
812:Mad Max: Fury Road
783:Best Original Song
741:Best Art Direction
548:Mad Max: Fury Road
388:The Cowra Breakout
215:The Cowra Breakout
930:Television portal
902:Best Sound Mixing
870:Lesley Vanderwalt
842:Best Film Editing
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727:Best Film Editing
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588:(Cancelled)
349:Filmography
112:Potts Point
88:video games
77:Bill Miller
1131:Categories
963:References
835:John Seale
795:Happy Feet
745:Roger Ford
617:Best Sound
532:Happy Feet
342:L.A. Noire
328:Team Bondi
305:Happy Feet
297:camcorders
129:Happy Feet
66:Key people
576:Untitled
468:Dead Calm
364:Mad Max 2
60:Australia
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916:See also
629:Tom Dahl
484:Flirting
380:Bodyline
286:(1986).
240:(1989).
209:Bodyline
94:Services
83:Products
43:Founders
27:Formerly
814:(2015)
798:(2006)
778:(1998)
678:(1995)
644:(1992)
602:(1987)
404:Vietnam
356:Mad Max
221:Vietnam
193:Mad Max
168:History
156:Mad Max
132:films.
117:Mad Max
35:Founded
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