LIONEL has just been nominated in the Best Feature Length Documentary catagory at the 51st Australian Film Institute awards program.

Over the past 50 years the AFI awards has been a lucractive part of Australian Cinema, from production to public recognition.

The AFI Awards will be held this year in December.

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We're thrilled to announce the inclusion of LIONEL in the 4th Annual Central Florida Film Festival, held in Ocoee FL over Sep 4-6.

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A STATUE honouring former world boxing champion Lionel Rose is set to take pride of place in his birthplace of Warragul.

The Baw Baw Council will meet tomorrow to settle plans for the 3.6m statue of Rose in his favourite boxing pose, with two sites being considered.

To finance the project, 15 miniature statues of Rose have been created with five already sold at the asking price of $12,000.

Rose yesterday travelled from his Warragul home with his wife Jenny to view the bust at the Frankston home of another world champion, Johnny Famechon.

Rose, slowed by a 2007 stroke that affects his spe...

Details here: http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=8799

LIONEL ROSE, with his wife Jenny will be guests of CELEBRITY TALK (in association withHalf Light: portraits from Black Australia) in conversation with Karla Grant, Executive Producer and Presenter of Living Black SBS at the Art Gallery of New South Wales as part of ART AFTER HOURS series this Wednesday 11 February 6:30pm followed by a screening of the film.

Tune into SBS at 7:30pm this evening to see the TV cut of Eddie Martin's LIONEL. The Full length 83 minute feature lenght edition, presented in deluxe packaging and featuring a collector's booklet and bonus disc is available in stores now.

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Eddie Martin's feature documentary LIONEL has now secured theatrical seasons in both Sydney and Melbourne throughout the month of October. There's been some fantastic publicity recently, in case you missed it:

Channel 9 Wide World of Sports feature here
AFL Footy Show Plug here
Trailer here

Melbourne & Sydney Screening info follows...

Australia's boxing legend Lionel Rose has been immortalized in Eddie Martin's new documentary, named simply LIONEL. After its world premier at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival (which included a two-minute standing ovation and not a dry eye in the house), LIONEL will enjoy a limited theatrical release. Keep reading for more info, including screening information.