PhilmSound has developed a reputation and loyal following amongst Producers and Directors for an uncompromising standard of excellence.
PhilmSound’s commitment to excellence has set the standard for quality in Australian post production sound.
Over the last 7 years, more than 50% of our films were either nominees or winners in one or more of the: U.S Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Inside Film Awards (IF) and the Australian Screen Sound Guild awards (ASSG). The other 50% had great sound.
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Cuttlefish: The Brainy Bunch |
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| Awards | Best sound in a Documentary - AFI Awards 2007 | |
| Director | Gisela Kaufmann | |
| Producers | Gisela Kaufmann | |
| Sound Designer | Sam Hayward | |
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Suburban Mayhem |
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| Awards | Best Sound - ASSG Award 2006 Best sound nominee - AFI Awards 2006 |
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| Director | Paul Goldman | |
| Producers | Jan Chapman, Leah Churchill-Brown | |
| Cast | Emily Barclay, Michael Dorman, Robert Morgan | |
| Sound Designer | Liam Egan | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Happy Feet |
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| Awards | Best Animated Feature Film - Oscar 2007 | |
| Director | George Miller | |
| Producer | Bill Miller | |
| Cast | Robin Williams, Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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The Silence (TV) |
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| Awards | Best Sound - ASSG Award 2006 | |
| Director | Cate Shortland | |
| Producer | Jan Chapman | |
| Cast | Richard Roxburgh, Essie Davis | |
| Sound Designer | Liam Egan | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Big Men, Bigger Dreams: Australian Wrestlers |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee - AFI Awards 2004 | |
| Director | Dimitri Ellerington | |
| Producers | Julie Doughty | |
| Cast | Greg Heasley, Con Iakovidis, Adrian Tiatto | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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The Hard Word |
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| Awards | Best Mixer - ASSG Awards 2002 Soundtrack of the year - ASSG Awards 2002 |
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| Director | Scott Roberts | |
| Producer | Al Clark | |
| Cast | Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths, Joel Edgerton | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Preservation |
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| Awards | Best Telemovie - ASSA Awards 2003 | |
| Director | Sofya Gollan | |
| Producer | Della Churchill | |
| Cast | Jacqueline McKenzie, Jack Finsterer, Simon Burke | |
| Sound effects editor | Liam Egan | |
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Australian Rules |
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| Awards | Best Sound Nominee - AFI awards 2003 | |
| Director | Paul Goldman | |
| Producer | Mark Lazarus | |
| Cast | Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Lisa Flanagan | |
| Sound effects editor | Liam Egan | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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The Road from Coorain (TV) |
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| Awards | Best Sound for a Drama - ASSG Award 2001 | |
| Director | Brendan Maher | |
| Producer | Penny Chapman | |
| Cast | Juliet Stevenson, Richard Roxburgh | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Cubbyhouse (aka Hellion) |
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| Awards | Best Mixer - ASSG 2001 Soundtrack Of The Year - ASSG 2002 |
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| Director | Murray Fahey | |
| Producers | Chris Brown, David Hannay | |
| Cast | Joshua Leonard, Belinda McClory, Lauren Hewett | |
| Sound effects editor | Liam Egan | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Pasir berbisik (Whispering Sands) |
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| Awards | Best Sound- Asia-Pacific Film Festival 2001 | |
| Director | Nan Triveni Achnas | |
| Producers | Christine Hakim, Shanty Harmayn, Harris Lasmana | |
| Cast | Christine Hakim, Dian Sastrowardoyo | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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La Spagnola |
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| Awards | Best Sound IF Awards 2001 Best Sound nominee AFI 2001 |
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| Director | Steve Jacobs | |
| Cast | Lola Marceli, Alice Ansara, Lourdes Bartolomé | |
| Producers | Phillip Hernshaw, Anna Maria Monticelli | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Farscape |
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| Awards | Best TV Drama - ASSG Awards 2000 MPSE Award 2000 |
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| Directors | Multiple | |
| Cast | Multiple | |
| Supervising sound editor | Phil Judd | |
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The Magic Pudding |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee AFI 2000 | |
| Director | Karl Zwicky | |
| Producer | Gerry Travers | |
| Cast | Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving, John Cleese, Geoffrey Rush | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
| Sound effects editor | Liam Egan | |
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The Wog Boy |
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| Awards | Best Mixer - ASSG Awards 2000 | |
| Director | Alexsi Vellis | |
| Producer | John Brousek | |
| Cast | Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo | |
| Sound Designer | Liam Egan | |
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A Wreck, a Tangle |
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| Awards | Best Sound nominee - AFI Awards 2000 | |
| Director | Scott Patterson | |
| Producer | Nicki Roller | |
| Cast | Anna Lise Phillips, Damian Walshe-Howling | |
| Sound Designer | Phil Judd | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Passion |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee AFI 1999 | |
| Director | Peter Duncan | |
| Producer | Matt Carroll | |
| Cast | Richard Roxburgh, Barbara Hershey | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Farscape (TV) |
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| Award | U.S. MPSE Award Nominee 2000 | |
| Director | Rockne S. O'Bannon | |
| Producer | Matt Carroll | |
| Cast | Ben Browder, Lani John Tupu, Jonathan Hardy | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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The Boys |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee AFI 1998 | |
| Director | Rowan Woods | |
| Producers | Robert Connolly, John Maynard | |
| Cast | Toni Collette, David Wenham | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Idiot Box |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee AFI 1997 | |
| Director | David Caesar | |
| Producer | Glenys Rowe | |
| Cast | Ben Mendelsohn, Jeremy Sims, John Polson | |
| Sound Designer | Liam Egan | |
| Dialog Editor, Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Strictly Ballroom |
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| Award | Best Sound Nominee - BAFTA Film Awards 1993 | |
| Director | Baz Luhrman | |
| Producer | Tristram Miall | |
| Cast | Paul Mercurio, Gia Carides | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Love in Limbo |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee - AFI Awards 1992 | |
| Director | David Elfick | |
| Producer | David Elfick | |
| Cast | Russell Crowe, Craig Adams, Rhondda Findleton | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Black Robe |
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| Awards | Best Sound - Golden Reel Awards 1992 Best Sound nominee - AFI Awards 1992 |
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| Director | Bruce Beresford | |
| Producers | Robert Lantos, Sue Miliken, Stéphane Reichel | |
| Cast | Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Flirting |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee - AFI Award 1990 | |
| Director | John Duigan | |
| Producers | Terry Hayes, George Miller, Doug Mitchell | |
| Cast | Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton, Nicole Kidman | |
| Re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Green Card |
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| Awards | Best Film Comedy/Musical - 1991 Golden Globes | |
| Director | Peter Weir | |
| Cast | Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell | |
| Re-recording mixer (Aust) | Phil Judd | |
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'Til There Was You |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee - AFI 1991 | |
| Director | John Seale | |
| Producer | Jim McElroy | |
| Cast | Mark Harmon, Martin Garner, Gregory T. Daniel | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Dead Poets Society |
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| Awards | Best Film - BAFTA Film Award 1990 Best Film nominee - Academy Awards 1990 |
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| Director | Peter Weir | |
| Cast | Robin Williams | |
| Sound Recordist (Aust) | Phil Judd | |
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Dead Calm |
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| Awards | Best sound Editing - Golden Reel Award 1990 Best Sound - AFI Award 1989 |
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| Director | Phil Noyce | |
| Producer | Kennedy-Miller | |
| Cast | Nicole Kidman, | |
| Sound Recordist (Aust) | Phil Judd | |
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The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey |
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| Award | Best Film - AFI Awards 1988 | |
| Director | Vincent Ward | |
| Producer | John Maynard | |
| Cast | Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish McFarlane | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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The Year my Voice Broke |
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| Award | Best Film - AFI Awards 1987 | |
| Director | John Duigan | |
| Producer | Terry Hayes, George Miller, Doug Mitchell | |
| Cast | Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn | |
| Sound re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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BMX Bandits |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee - AFI Awards 1984 | |
| Director | Brian Trenchard-Smith | |
| Producer | Tom Broadbridge, Paul F. Davies | |
| Cast | David Argue, John Ley, Nicole Kidman | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Winter of our Dreams |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee - AFI Awards 1981 | |
| Director | John Duigan | |
| Producer | Richard Mason | |
| Cast | Judy Davis, Bryan Brown, Baz Luhrmann | |
| Sound re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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The Club |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee AFI | |
| Director | Bruce Beresford | |
| Producer | Matt Carroll | |
| Cast | Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy, Frank Wilson | |
| Sound re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Breaker Morant |
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| Award | Best Sound - AFI Award 1980 | |
| Director | Bruce Beresford | |
| Producer | Matt Carroll | |
| Cast | Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Stir |
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| Award | Best sound nominee - AFI Award 1980 | |
| Director | Stephen Wallace | |
| Producer | Richard Brennan | |
| Cast | Bryan Brown, Max Phipps, Dennis Miller | |
| Sound re-recording mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Chain Reaction |
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| Award | Best Sound nominee- AFI Award 1980 | |
| Director | Ian Barry | |
| Producer | David Elfick | |
| Cast | Steve Bisley, Arna-Maria Winchester | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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The Last Wave |
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| Award | Best Sound - AFI Award 1979 | |
| Director | Peter Weir | |
| Producer | McElroy & McElroy | |
| Cast | Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil | |
| Sound Mixer | Phil Judd | |
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Mama's Gone A-Hunting (TV) |
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| Award | Best sound - ASSG Awards | |
| Director | Peter Maxwell | |
| Producer | Robert Bruning | |
| Cast | Judy Morris, Carmen Duncan, Gerard Kennedy | |
| Sound Re-recording Mixer | Phil Judd | |

































