Since its commencement in 2003 , the Adelaide Film Festival has presented The Don Dunstan Award in recognition of outstanding contribution by an individual to the Australian film industry . Deemed by the Adelaide Film Festival 's Board to have " enriched Australian screen culture through their work " , its recipients include David Gulpilil , Rolf de Heer , and Scott Hicks . After receiving the award in 2013 , Hicks acknowledged Dunstan 's vision for the creation of a film industry in South Australia as being instrumental to his professional development
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