St Kilda Film Festival has just announced this year’s nominees for Australia’s longest-standing and publicly owned short film festival.
The nominees are all in the running for more than $50,000 worth of cash and prizes across 17 categories, and the winners will be eligible for Academy Award consideration in the Short Film and Documentary Shorts Award categories. The Winner of Best Short Film will receive a $10,000 cash prize, courtesy of the City of Port Phillip.
View the nominees below:
Best Short Film
Welcome Home Allen
The Dam
Adele
Slapper
Best Documentary
The Khalik Family Kite Adrift
I Will Treasure Your Friendship
Secret Matters
Craft Award
Nathan Loves Ricky Martin
After All
Wandering Soul
The Eleven O’Clock
Best Editing
Natalie Erika James, Creswick
Katrina Barker, The Suitor
Drew Thompson ASE, The Eleven O’Clock
Robert Fearon, Welcome Home Allen
Best Director
Mirene Igwabi, Adele
Luci Schroder, Slapper
Kate Riedl, The Suitor
Andrew Kavanagh, Welcome Home Allen
Best Actor
Martin Vaughan, The Dam
John Flaus, Jolly Roger
Sapphire Blossom, Slapper
Laura Jane Turner, Curve
Best Cinematography
Brad Francis, Found
Zoe White, Waiting for Rain
Josh Flavell, The Dam
Warwick Thornton, Black Chook
Best Visual Effects
Michael Vorberg, Face
Jack Nolan, The Last Man
Ben Blick-Hodge, Bryn Farrelly, Black Chook
Aleksandar Janev, Superheroes
Best Screenplay
Josh Lawson, The Eleven O’Clock
Lauren Ford, The Anthesis of Man
Alice Englert, The Boyfriend Game
Jordan Bond, Big City
Best Comedy
The Suitor
Homebodies
The Mother Situation
The Anthesis of Man
Best Achievement in Sound Post Production
Craig Jansson, Curve
John Dennison, The Boyfriend Game
Wayne Pashley, Iron Spyder
Steve Nossitler, Hitch
Best Young Actor
Morgana Davies, The Boyfriend Game
Princess Mariama Andrews, Adele
Odessa Young, Upside Down Feeling
Toby Wallace, Smashed
Best Original Score
Matthew McKenzie, Found
Mick Harvery, Iron Spyder
Matteo Zingales, Fish With Legs
George Farrar, Oliver Whitehead, Pillars
Best Indigenous Filmmaking
Black Chook
Brown Paper Bag
Blight
Nobody’s Child
Under the Radar: Best Youth Short Film
Faux Grandpa
To Have and To Hold
Nice Girls
The 2017 nominees feature an array of diverse films and genres, as City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss says “The City of Port Phillip is always proud to be able to showcase the innovative and inspiring films created and starred in by some of Australia’s best talent across different disciplines….we look forward to revealing the winners of the 2017 St Kilda Film Festival awards later this week at the Closing Night event.”
The St Kilda Film Festival’s Top 100 Films are judged by a panel of industry professionals, with the 2017 judging panel made up of Trudy Hellier, Adele Fleur and Salik Silverstein.
This year’s winners will be announced at the St Kilda Film Festival’s Closing Night Awards on Saturday 27 May at the St Kilda Town Hall.
More information is available on the St Kilda Festival website.
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