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Wikipedia Article: To-Do List:

 * Add to the Lead Section
 * Update the Infobox
 * Add media via Wikimedia Commons
 * Expand Production section
 * Production
 * Post-Production
 * Add Soundtrack
 * Production Team

Answers to Module 7 Questions
Describe your media

My media is a hand-drawn map of India with the location 'Kolkata' marked on the map.

Is it your own work?

It is my own work. I hand-drew the map in a graphics software and marked the location on the map myself.

What is the file format?

The file format is PNG.

What license have you chosen?

I will choose a Public Domain license.

What category/gallery will you add it to?

I will add it to the Places category, under Film Locations.

How will you describe (Links to an external site.) the file?

The file is a simple map of India with the location Kolkata (previously known as Calcutta) marked on the map.

Lead section
The Waiting City is a 2009 Australian film directed by Claire McCarthy. The film stars Joel Edgerton as Ben Simmons, Radha Mitchell as Fiona Simmons, Samrat Chakrabati as Krishna, and Isabel Lucas as Scarlett. The film's score was composed by Michael Yezerski. The Waiting City is about an Australian couple who travels to India to adopt a child. During the trip, they also learn more about their marriage and relationship.

The Waiting City was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival in the Special Presentation category. It was also screened at the Pusan International Film Festival in 2009 and the Sydney Film Festival in 2010.

Themes (W.I.P)
The Waiting City explores film themes such as motherhood, gender roles, and adoption.

Motherhood
Fiona grapples with her new role as a mother and her career as a lawyer, where she experiences conflict over two different domains of her life regarding family and career.

Gender roles
The film's key themes include gender stereotyping and gender roles.

Development
Claire McCarthy, the director of The Waiting City, used to volunteer with the Missionaries of Charity in India in 2002. She volunteered at the Mother Teresa Center and from her volunteering experiences, she was able to develop content for her 2008 documentary film Sisters. Following the documentary, McCarthy started to develop ideas for The Waiting City after meeting children in India who were waiting to be adopted.

The Producer Offset, which provides funds to producers for the creation of Australian projects within films and televisions, contributed approximately 22 per cent of the film's budget. The Waiting City also received support from Screen Australia, specifically production and marketing support. Screen Australia is a funding agency that assists with the production of low-budget Australian films. Additionally, the film received support from other agencies such as Screen NSW, Spectrum Films, and EFILM Australia.

Pre-production
Prior to filming, McCarthy and the film's director of photography, Denson Baker, went on research trips to India to observe the filming locations. Baker compiled over 6,000 photos during the pre-production phase.

Release
The Waiting City premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2009, and received its wide release in Australian cinemas on July 15, 2010.

Film festival screenings
The Waiting City premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival in the Special Presentation category. It was screened at the Pusan International Film Festival in 2009. The Pusan International Film Festival screens both South Korean and international films to increase exposure for them in South Korea. In addition to this, The Waiting City was also screened at the Sydney Film Festival in 2010.

Box office
On its opening weekend, The Waiting City was distributed by Hopscotch Films and released in 25 theatres, grossing $119,021 in Australia. During its opening weekend, the film ranked 12th.

In total, the film grossed $500,641 with its widest release to 34 theatres.

Critical response
(Need to add positive and negative reviews) The Waiting City earned mixed reviews; critics praised the cinematography, script and relationships explored in the film. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 75%, with an average score of 6.40/10, based on 16 reviews. Audiences on IMDb gave the film an average score of 6.1/10, based on 805 ratings.

Giles Hardie, an Australian film critic with the Sydney Morning Herald, gave The Waiting City 4 stars out of 5. He wrote that the film is "a beautifully crafted bitter-sweet exploration of a functional but near-broken relationship exposed by this perpetually functional but near-broken city." Simon Miraudo, a critic from Quickflix, gave the film 4 stars out of 5, writing that "much of the joy ... comes from the slow unraveling of the characters relationships..." Kirk Honeycutt, a film critic with The Hollywood Reporter, praised the film for its "intimate account of a couple's encounter with the subcontinent" and McCarthy's understanding of "the power Indian spiritualism can have on foreigners."

Fiona Williams, a film writer with SBS Movies at SBS, gave The Waiting City 2.5 stars out of 5 and criticised the film's "uneven execution of pivotal moments." Mark Naglazas, a critic with The West Australian, praised Mitchell and Edgerton's performances but criticised the "more melodramatic contrivances involving an Indian hotel employee who becomes the rather unlikely voice of Indian spiritualism..."

Awards and accolades
The Waiting City was nominated for 4 awards at the Inside Film Awards in 2010, including Best Cinematogaphy, Best Editing, Best Actor, and Best Actress. The film won the Best Cinematography award for Denson Baker, beating films Bright Star and Mao's Last Dancer, and the Best Editing award for Veronika Jenet, beating films Animal Kingdom and Bright Star.

At the 2011 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, The Waiting City was nominated for 8 awards including Best Cinematography, Best Actor - Male, Best Actor - Female, Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Music Score, and Best Editor. The film won the award for Best Cinematography for Denson Baker, beating films Beneath Hill 60, South Solitary, and Tomorrow, When the War Began.

Soundtrack (W.I.P)
The score was composed and conducted by Michael Yezerski, an Australian composer known for his scores in films including The Black Balloon and Newcastle. He has previously won awards at the 2008 Screen Music Awards for his work in The Black Balloon. Julia Stone, an Australian folk singer-songwriter from the folk and indie pop group Angus & Julia, also composed two songs "This Love" and "I'll Be Waiting" for the film.

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Gender roles:
The film's key themes are gender stereotyping and gender roles.

Motherhood:
Fiona grapples with her new role as a mother and her career as a lawyer, where she experiences conflict over two different domains of her life regarding family and career.

Pre-production:
Inspiration for the film was taken from McCarthy's travels to India where she volunteered.

Production:
The Waiting City received support from Screen Australia, specifically production and marketing support. Screen Australia supports the production of low-budget Australian films.

Pusan International Film Festival (2009):
The Waiting City was screened at the 2009 Pusan International Film Festival. The Pusan International Film Festival screens both South Korean and international films to increase exposure for them in South Korea.