Australian
horse racing documentary series A Racetrack Somewhere was awarded the EQUUS
Film Festival's Best Equestrian Series International this week in New York,
USA.
The five-part documentary series, produced by Jo McKinnon, captures the essence
of remote and iconic horse racing in Australia.
A Racetrack Somewhere took more than two years to film with the production team
travelling more than 14,000KM from one end of Australia to another to produce
the series.
It features Thoroughbred race meetings at Birdsville in Outback Queensland,
Darwin in the Northern Territory, Warrnambool in Victoria, Kangaroo Island in
South Australia and King Island in Tasmania.
It is the first Australian production to ever win a Winnie Award at the EQUUS
Film Festival that began five years ago.
EQUUS Film Festival Director Lisa Diersen, who also sits on the judging panel,
said; "We just loved this series and enjoyed it so much. We hope to see plenty
more of it in the future."
A Racetrack Somewhere Executive Producer Jo McKinnon said: "It is such an
honour to have the series showcased at such a unique and well regraded equine
focussed film festival and it's so exciting to have it screened alongside some
brilliant content from all over the world."
"To win the Winnie Award is such a thrill and a huge endorsement of the series
from an audience that has always been so fascinated by Australiana," McKinnon
said.
"The whole reason behind the concept of the show was to promote the authentic
side of Australian horse racing and its people and to now see international
audiences and other respected filmmakers embrace it and enjoy it means so
much."
A Racetrack Somewhere has been broadcast on Australia's iconic airline QANTAS
and Air New Zealand (domestic and international) inflight TV, and racing.com.
It is also currently being distributed globally on DVD. Planning for a second
series is now underway.
Visit the A Racetrack Somewhere official website www.aracetracksomewhere.com.auor follow the journey of the series on the official Facebook page entitled A
Racetrack Somewhere