Paper Planes ( film ) - wikipedia Paper Planes ( film ) Paper Planes Australian theatrical release poster Directed by Robert Connolly Produced by Robert Connolly Liz Kearney Maggie Miles Written by Robert Connolly Steve Worland Starring Sam Worthington David Wenham Ed Oxenbould Deborah Mailman Music by Nigel Westlake Cinematography Tristan Milani Edited by Nick Meyers Production company Arenamedia Screen Australia Distributed by Roadshow Films Release date 15 January 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 15 ) ( Australia ) Running time 96 minutes Country Australia Language English Box office A $9.61 million Paper Planes is a 2015 Australian 3D children 's drama film directed by Robert Connolly which he co-wrote with Steve Worland and co-produced with Liz Kearney and Maggie Miles. The film stars Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Deborah Mailman and Ed Oxenbould. The film tells a story about Dylan, a young boy who lives in Australia who finds out that he has a talent for making paper planes and dreams of competing in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan. Shot in both country and metro Western Australia, but intended to be New South Wales ( given they `` drive down to Sydney '' ). Paper Planes was shot at an abandoned school in Gidgegannup, an old house in Baldivis, Challenge Stadium, Whiteman Park, the Perth Zoo and the Aviation Heritage Museum in Bull Creek. It opened in Australian cinemas on 15 January 2015 on 253 screens by Roadshow Films. It grossed A $9.61 million at the Australian box office by the end of its run. The story is loosely inspired by an episode of Australian Story called `` Fly With Me '', and was the center of a second episode, `` The Meaning of Life ''. Paper Planes was released on DVD and Blu - ray on 24 June 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment. Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Home media 4 Critical response and box office 5 Awards 6 Soundtrack 7 Book 8 References 9 External links Cast Sam Worthington as Jack Webber Ed Oxenbould as Dylan Webber Ena Imai as Kimi Muroyama Nicholas Bakopoulos - Cooke as Jason Jones Julian Dennison as Kevin David Wenham as Patrick Jones Deborah Mailman as Maureen Prescott Peter Rowsthorn as Mr. Hickenlooper Terry Norris as George `` Grandpa '' Webber Production On 9 November 2013 it was announced that filming had begun in Perth, Western Australia and Tokyo with Robert Connolly directing. Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Julian Dennison and Ed Oxenbould star in the film. It was released on 15 January 2015. Home media Paper Planes was released on DVD and Blu - ray on 24 June 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment. Critical response and box office This film currently holds an 81 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. By the end of its run it had grossed A $9.61 million at the Australian box office. Simon Weaving of Screenwize called the film `` a wholesome, feel good tale of a primary school under - dog who dreams of getting to the world paper plane championships in Japan. '' Jim Schembri of 3AW wrote in his review `` In one of the great career gear shifts in recent memory, Melbourne director Robert Connolly, who gave us such searing dramas as The Bank, Three Dollars and Balibo, delivers an adorable family film that is uplifting, warm, winning and, most of all, funny. '' Fiona Williams of sbs.com.au says `` there 's a lot to like in Paper Planes ' ideas about ingenuity and resilience, and that may bode well for getting bums off the beach and onto seats in the film 's late summer school holiday release period. '' While the film performed strongly at the box office domestically in Australia, it was less successful in its international debut ( U.K. / Ireland, ) opening at # 47 and earning £ 4,381 in its opening weekend ( 23 -- 25 October 2015. ) The film was released in Spain on 1 January 2016 ( the film 's only European theatrical release as of February 2016 ) and opened at # 29 with a gross of US $7,577 from 21 screens, for a per - theater average of $361. Awards Award Subject Result AACTA Awards ( 5th ) Best Film Liz Kearney Nominated Maggie Miles Nominated Robert Connolly Nominated Best Original Screenplay Won Steve Worland Won Best Supporting Actress Deborah Mailman Nominated Best Original Music Score Nigel Westlake Nominated Best Sound James Ashton Nominated Emma Bortignon Nominated Chris Goodes Nominated Trevor Hope Nominated People 's Choice Award for Favourite Australian Film Liz Kearney Nominated Maggie Miles Nominated Robert Connolly Nominated Australian Directors Guild Award Best Direction in a Feature Film Nominated AWGIE Award Best Writing in a Feature Film - Original Nominated Steve Worland Nominated ASE Award Best Editing in a Feature Film Nick Meyers Nominated Berlin International Film Festival Generation Kplus - Crystal Bear for Best Film Robert Connolly Nominated Jerusalem Film Festival Young Critics Club Award for Best Children 's Film Won Seattle International Film Festival Youth Jury Award Nominated Soundtrack Paper Planes Beauty In the World Ready to Launch Flight Research My Journey Starts Here Dog Fight A Bird That Cannot Fly Pavane Take Your Positions Do Emus Dream of Flying ? The Final Challenge Is There a Movie on This Flight ? Tokyo by Night The Competition For As Long As It Takes Learn to Live. Book Steve Worland, who co-wrote Paper Planes, novelised the screenplay into a best selling book for young readers. It was published on 2 January 2015 through Puffin Books. It includes directions on how to fold a paper plane, photographs from the film and notes about the production. References Jump up ^ `` Paper Planes ''. boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Paper Planes - Penguin Books Australia ''. penguin.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Australian Story : : Paper Planes ''. Retrieved 27 January 2015. ^ Jump up to : McNary, Dave ( 9 November 2013 ). `` Sam Worthington, David Wenham Flying in ' Paper Planes ' ''. variety.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014. Jump up ^ Franklin, Garth ( 12 November 2013 ). `` Worthington, Lapaglia Throw `` Paper Planes '' ``. darkhorizons.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Paper Planes ''. rottentomatoes.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Weekend box office figures ''. bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Spain Box Office, January 1 -- 3, 2016 ''. boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016. External links Paper Planes on IMDb Paper Planes scene clips and featurette at SBS Movies Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paper_Planes_(film)&oldid=830356740 '' Categories : 2015 films English - language films Australian children 's films Australian films Australian 3D films Children 's drama films 2010s drama films Paper planes Films scored by Nigel Westlake Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from March 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Euskara Français Edit links This page was last edited on 14 March 2018, at 09 : 52. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: where was paper planes filmed in western australia
Answer: at an abandoned school in Gidgegannup