Archive of Fleurieu Film Festival short films
Use the table below to search the history of Fleurieu Film Festival Winners and Finalist short films
| Year | Status | Category / Award | Film & Credits | Prize / Recognition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Winner | Best Film Sponsored by Hanlon Larsen Fellowship Awarded to: Ana Maria Mendez Salgado |
Wishes: Windows & Nests
Directed by Ana Maria Mendez Salgado
Produced by Carlos Manrique Clavijo |
$500 cash prize. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best South Australian High School Film Sponsored by ProAV Solutions Awarded to: Jacob Mclean |
james is dead
Directed by Jacob Mclean
|
$1,000 Hire Voucher. |
| 2026 | Winner | Audience Choice Award Sponsored by Adelaide Film Festival Awarded to: Chase Bradshaw |
Let's Live for Tonight
Directed & Produced by Chase Bradshaw
|
Adelaide Film Festival Gold Pass. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best Production Design Sponsored by Bunnings Seaford Awarded to: Grace Stewart |
Hypothetically, the End
Directed & Produced by Lily Drummond
|
$200 voucher courtesy of Bunnings Seaford. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best Actor Sponsored by Buckland & Gunn Awarded to: Nat Luna |
Hypothetically, the End
Directed & Produced by Lily Drummond
|
$250 cash prize. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best Directing Sponsored by Wallis Cinema Awarded to: Lily Drummond |
Hypothetically, the End
Directed & Produced by Lily Drummond
|
Wallis Cinema Gold Pass. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best Cinematography Sponsored by Urban Cine Awarded to: Nik Long |
I'd Do Anything
Directed by Anisa Raisi
Produced by Brandon Boyer |
$750 hire voucher courtesy of Urban Cine. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best Young Filmmaker Under 24 Sponsored by Carclew Awarded to: Anisa Raisi |
I'd Do Anything
Directed by Anisa Raisi
Produced by Brandon Boyer |
$500 cash award courtesy of Carclew. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best Sound Design Sponsored by SAE Awarded to: Carlos Manrique Clavijo |
Wishes: Windows & Nests
Directed by Ana Maria Mendez Salgado
Produced by Carlos Manrique Clavijo |
Studio time with a sound engineer courtesy of SAE. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best Score Sponsored by Fleurieu Folk Festival Awarded to: Dem Mob |
The Spaces Between
Directed by Eoghan O'Neill
|
2 x tickets to Fleurieu Folk Festival. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best Editing Sponsored by Crew HQ & Adelaide Fringe Awarded to: Patrick Whybro, Eoghan O’Neill |
The Spaces Between
Directed by Eoghan O'Neill
|
$350 membership subscription & $200 of merchandise. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best Documentary Sponsored by Victa Cinema Awarded to: Eoghan O'Neill |
The Spaces Between
Directed by Eoghan O'Neill
|
4 x cinema passes courtesy of Victa Cinema. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best Script Sponsored by The Mercury Awarded to: Dante Neidzwiedz |
A Million Lives
Directed & Produced by Dante Neidzwiedz
|
$300 membership subscription courtesy of The Mercury. |
| 2026 | Winner | Focus on the Fleurieu Award Sponsored by Old Coach House Estate Awarded to: Joshua Buscumb Vance |
Rapid BAY - The Town That Was
Directed & Produced by Joshua Buscumb Vance
|
2-night stay courtesy of Old Coach House Estate. |
| 2026 | Winner | Best International Short Film Awarded to: Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu |
Adas Falasteen
Directed by Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini & Samar Taher Lulu
|
Official Selection Award Winner. |
| 2026 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Unpacked
Directed by Lucas Raponi
Produced by Rebecca Hunt |
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2026 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Items, Objects and Things
Directed by Kristoffer Lucia
Produced by Hannah Smith & Alex Karytinos |
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2026 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Tight Corners
Directed by Sukhbir Gill
Produced by Sarah Moulton |
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2026 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Ella's Urban Canvas
Directed by Giorgia Murphy & Amelie Baldock
Produced by Valentina Moffa & Jessica Cools |
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2026 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Verge Collection
Directed by Nicholas Verryn
Produced by Taylor Finch & Nadine Barry |
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Between Two Worlds
Directed & Produced by Andrew Graham Lindner
|
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
like it's the last day
Directed & Produced by Timothy John George
|
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Tessellation Music Video
Directed & Produced by Thomas Edward Conroy
|
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Empty (空っぽ)
Directed by Hudson Wilkins
Produced by Isis Fabjancic |
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
The Cranker - A Bar on Borrowed Time
Directed by Lyra Noblet
Produced by Jarred Dilernia |
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Veritas
Directed & Produced by Billy John Kimpton SG
|
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Television
Directed by Jarred Dilernia
Produced by Antonio Renna |
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Little Prince
Directed by Laila Scaparra
Produced by Kate Langley |
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Entendre
Directed & Produced by Harrison J Thomas
|
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
THE PRESERVERS
Directed by Ren Williams
Produced by Madison Siegertsz |
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2026 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Strike Me Lucky
Directed & Produced by Josh Thompson
|
Special recognition by industry judges for exceptional qualities. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best Film |
A Dragons Dance
Directed & Produced by Dean Spraakman
|
Engraved trophy and a $1,000 hire voucher courtesy of Picture Hire Australia. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best South Australian Filmmaker Under 24 |
Happy To Help
Directed by Nik Long & Bayleigh McDonald
Produced by Tia Bailey & Bayleigh McDonald |
Engraved trophy and $500 cash courtesy of Carclew. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best South Australian Director |
The DOGHOUSE
Directed by Ryan Nichalas Davies & Robert Baulderstone
Produced by Ryan Nichalas Davies & Winter Pines Film Group |
Two-day studio hire and $200 hire voucher courtesy of Star Avenue Studios, plus an Adelaide Fringe merchandise pack. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best Australian Documentary |
Foundation
Directed & Produced by Jack Hinz
|
Engraved trophy. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best South Australian Actor |
Happy To Help
Monica Patteson (as Alex)
Directed by Nik Long & Bayleigh McDonald Produced by Tia Bailey & Bayleigh McDonald |
Gold Pass courtesy of Wallis Cinema and an Adelaide Fringe merchandise pack. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best South Australian Script |
The DOGHOUSE
Writers: Ryan Nichalas Davies & Robert Baulderstone
Directed by Ryan Nichalas Davies & Robert Baulderstone Produced by Ryan Nichalas Davies & Winter Pines Film Group |
12-month Mercury Subscription and a 10-film pass courtesy of the Adelaide Film Festival. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best South Australian Score |
The Crease of this Couch
Composer: Hannah Wilkinson
Directed & Produced by Jada Zilm |
Two tickets to Fleurieu Folk Festival 2025. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best South Australian Edit |
Burden
Editor & Director: Jordan Ellis
Produced by Robyn Clarke |
12-month Mercury Subscription courtesy of The Mercury. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best South Australian Cinematography |
Living Australia
Cinematographer & Director: Chris Tangey
|
$1,000 hire voucher courtesy of ProAV Solutions. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best South Australian Sound Design |
Where the Grass Is Greener
Sound Designers: Ryan Nash & Dante Julian Niedzwiedz
Directed by Dante Julian Niedzwiedz Produced by Dante Julian Niedzwiedz & Patrick Prior |
30-day Crew HQ coaching intensive courtesy of CrewHQ. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best South Australian Production Design |
The Crease of this Couch
Directed & Produced by Jada Zilm
|
$200 voucher courtesy of Bunnings Seaford. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best South Australian High School Short Film |
Echoes
Directed by Hayden Shrowder
|
Engraved trophy and a $750 hire voucher courtesy of Urban Cine. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best Fleurieu Short Film (Focus on the Fleurieu) |
Satin Sun - Dancing to Keep the Lights On
Directed & Produced by Jon-Luc D'Lima
|
Engraved trophy, 2 days accommodation at Old Coach House Estate, Oscars Restaurant meal & wine voucher, and a $500 Diamonds Camera voucher. |
| 2025 | Winner | Best International Short Film |
The Sunset of Green Snails
Directed by Mohammad Hasani
Produced by Mohammad Hasani & Mohammad Ghanefard |
Official Selection Award Winner |
| 2025 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Lemon Squash
Directed by Imogen Kopias & Maya Rodenburg
|
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2025 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Beyond Limits
Directed & Produced by Riley Hinton
|
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2025 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Chloe’s Palette
Directed & Produced by Alistair Schmidt
|
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2025 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Hunting The Hare
Directed by Sam Suhard & Ben Crisp
Produced by Sam Suhard, Ben Crisp & Miles Rowland |
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2025 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Shakespeare for all Ages
Directed & Produced by Hannes Rall
|
Awarded a finalist certificate; selected for screening. |
| 2025 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
NGADJURI Spirit and Songs of Country
Directed & Produced by Quenten Agius & Kim Mavromatis
|
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2025 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Dance in nothing
Directed & Produced by Sina Hadadi & Ali Rostami
|
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2025 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
Mary in the Mirror
Directed by Justine Vlachoulis
Produced by Trinity-Lee Brown |
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2025 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection |
This is fine.
Directed by Ren Williams
Produced by Madison Siegertsz |
Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
The Queen of Adelaide
Directed by Laila Scaparra
Produced by Kate Langley & Catie Engelhardt |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Pier Pressure
Directed & Produced by David Moore
Produced by Rick Clise |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Collector's Item
Directed by Lily Beck
Produced by Prudence Herbertson |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Erebus
Directed by Dante Julian Niedzwiedz
Produced by Brooke Bowering |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
When We Were Here
Directed by Brandon Boyer & Allie Burns
Produced by Megan Adrain |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
House Plant
Directed & Produced by Jada Zilm
Produced by Ruby Cunningham |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Young Felix
Directed by Tia Bailey
Produced by Tom Terry |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Goodbye, Hercules
Directed by Kristoffer Lucia
Produced by Lauren Jones |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Listen
Directed by Riley Sapsford
Produced by Holly Winter |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Harvest
Directed by Anouk Chapman & Liezel Heylen
Produced by Soph Manuel |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Down by the Jetty
Directed by Alex Jeffree
Produced by Isis Fabjancic |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Coexistence
Directed by Gabriel Zurbrugg
|
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
Laundry
Directed & Produced by Josh Thompson
|
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2025 | Honourable Mention | Pre-Selection Recognition |
7 Minutes to Rice
Directed by Manuel Ashman
Produced by Manuel Ashman & Caitlin Ellen Moore |
Reviewed by industry judges and highly commended. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Film Sponsored by Harcourts Wine Coast Awarded to: Radheya Jegatheva & Hannah Ngo |
Bird Drone
Directed by Radheya Jegatheva
Produced by Hannah Ngo |
$1,000 cash. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Directing Sponsored by Buckland & Gunn Awarded to: Alison Stanton-Cook |
Roe
Directed by Alison Stanton-Cook
|
2 days in Buckland and Gunn’s audition studio. |
| 2024 | Winner | Focus on the Fleurieu Award Sponsored by Old Coach Road Estate Awarded to: Hamish Phillips & Lilia Bowes |
After Service
Directed by Hamish Phillips
Produced by Lilia Bowes |
Old Coach Road Estate Accommodation Voucher. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Editing Sponsored by CrewHQ Awarded to: Bonnie Paku & Nick Crowhurst |
Djaambi
Editors: Bonnie Paku & Nick Crowhurst
|
CrewHQ Premium Membership. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Cinematography Sponsored by Pro AV Solutions Awarded to: Keiran James |
Just beneath The Surface
Cinematographer: Keiran James
|
$1,000 Equipment hire voucher courtesy of Pro AV Solutions. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Sound Sponsored by CrewHQ Awarded to: Aidyn Davis |
5k Sound: Maisie
Sound Designer: Aidyn Davis
|
CrewHQ Premium Membership. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Film Script Sponsored by The Mercury Awarded to: Charles Alderson |
Rory.
Writer: Charles Alderson
|
1 Year Screenmaker Mercury Membership. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Production Design Sponsored by Wallis Cinema Awarded to: Josh Thompson |
Hollywood BOULEVARD
Directed & Produced by Josh Thompson
|
Wallis Gold Pass. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Actor Sponsored by Adelaide Film Festival Awarded to: Julie Collis |
Slow Dating
Actor: Julie Collis
|
Adelaide Film Festival membership plus 7 tickets to the 2024 festival. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Documentary Sponsored by Urban Cine Awarded to: Angus Rawson & Lila Kolomitsev |
Evacuation Afghanistan: The Story of Erfan
Directed by Angus Rawson
Produced by Lila Kolomitsev |
$750 equipment hire voucher courtesy of Urban Cine. |
| 2024 | Winner | Young South Australian Filmmakers (Under 24) Presented by Independent Arts Foundation Awarded to: Hamish Phillips |
After Service
Directed by Hamish Phillips
|
$500 cash prize. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Film Score Sponsored by The Mercury Awarded to: Wil Hughes |
Bird Drone
Composer: Wil Hughes
|
1 Year Screenmaker Mercury Membership. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best Australian High School Film Production Awarded to: Harvey Otto Abrahams |
SUBSTRATUM
Directed & Produced by Harvey Otto Abrahams
|
Official Selection Award Winner. |
| 2024 | Winner | Audience Choice Award Sponsored by Community Bank Fleurieu Awarded to: Hamish Phillips & Lilia Bowes |
After Service
Directed by Hamish Phillips
Produced by Lilia Bowes |
Official Audience Choice Winner. |
| 2024 | Winner | Best International Film Awarded to: Hamed Bahrami, Shayesteh Ahmadi |
footsteps
Directed by Hamed Bahrami
Produced by Shayesteh Ahmadi & Hamed Bahrami |
Official Selection Award Winner. |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Film (Joint Winner) Sponsored by Harcourts Wine Coast & Urban Cine Awarded to: Grace Shuying Liu & Wei Gao |
All Is Well
Directed by Grace Shuying Liu
Produced by Wei Gao |
$1,000 cash and $750 Urban Cine hire voucher (split prize). |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Film (Joint Winner) Sponsored by Harcourts Wine Coast & Urban Cine Awarded to: Nick Crowhurst & Jasmin Watkins |
Beat
Directed by Nick Crowhurst
Produced by Jasmin Watkins |
$1,000 cash and $750 Urban Cine hire voucher (split prize). |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Directing Sponsored by AAA Talent Awarded to: Jon-Luc D'Lima |
The Love We Lost
Directed by Jon-Luc D'Lima
|
2 days in AAA Talent’s audition studio. |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Use Of Theme ‘Gift’ Sponsored by Wallis Cinemas Awarded to: Angus Rawson |
Picture Perfect
Directed by Angus Rawson
|
A Wallis Cinema Gold pass. |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Editing Sponsored by AIE Awarded to: Dante Niedzwiedz |
IN THE PRESENT
Editor: Dante Niedzwiedz
|
$500 cash. |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Cinematography Sponsored by Pro AV Solutions Awarded to: Samuel Chen |
Goanna
Cinematographer: Samuel Chen
|
$750 Equipment hire voucher courtesy of Pro AV Solutions. |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Sound Sponsored by Best FX Awarded to: Roisin Gleeson |
Desiderium
Sound Designer: Roisin Gleeson
|
Choice of 1 full day final mix editing in a Dolby mixing theatre. |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Film Script Sponsored by UniSA Awarded to: Angus Becke-Smith & Ryan Nash |
IN THE PRESENT
Writers: Angus Becke-Smith & Ryan Nash
|
$500 cash courtesy of UniSA. |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Production Design Sponsored by Bunnings Warehouse Seaford Awarded to: Pierah Summers |
Picture Perfect
Production Designer: Pierah Summers
|
$200 Bunnings Warehouse Voucher. |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Acting Sponsored by Adelaide Film Festival Awarded to: Hamish Phillips |
Patricide
Actor: Hamish Phillips
|
Adelaide Film Festival membership plus 7 tickets to the festival. |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Documentary Sponsored by Above OZ Awarded to: Samuel Chen |
Goanna
Directed by Samuel Chen
|
2 day drone course with RePL (Remote Pilot License), AROC Course, and ELP testing. |
| 2023 | Winner | Young South Australian Filmmakers (Under 24 - Joint Winner) Presented by Independent Arts Foundation Awarded to: Harrison ‘Rizz’ Thomas |
Selma
Directed by Harrison ‘Rizz’ Thomas
|
$1,000 cash prize (split prize). |
| 2023 | Winner | Young South Australian Filmmakers (Under 24 - Joint Winner) Presented by Independent Arts Foundation Awarded to: Ryan Nash |
IN THE PRESENT
Directed by Ryan Nash
|
$1,000 cash prize (split prize). |
| 2023 | Winner | Best Film Score Sponsored by Old Coach Road Estate Awarded to: Nick Boniciolli, Daish Malani & Ben Cosford |
The Love We Lost
Composers: Nick Boniciolli, Daish Malani & Ben Cosford
|
Old Coach Road Estate Accommodation Voucher. |
| 2023 | Winner | Daniel Roach Memorial Award (Best Fleurieu School Film Production) Awarded to: Sarah Johnson, Noemi Nesslauer & Poppy Weir |
A Queen Of Hearts
Victor Harbor High School
|
$500 for the associated school. |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Film Presented by Harcourts Wine Coast Awarded to: Manuel Ashman |
Good Morning
Directed & Produced by Manuel Ashman
|
$1,000 cash. |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Directing Presented by AAA Talent Awarded to: Alice Xiaohua Yang |
My Ba
Directed by Alice Xiaohua Yang
|
2 days in AAA Talent’s audition studio. |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Use Of Theme Presented by Christiane Niess Awarded to: Jess D'Aguanno |
Castle in the Air
Directed by Jess D'Aguanno
|
An original painting by Christiane Niess. |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Editing Presented by Beyond Content Awarded to: Adam Dixon Galea & Dante Niedzwiedz |
Malin Génie
Editors: Adam Dixon Galea & Dante Niedzwiedz
|
2 days in the Beyond Content colour grading suite. |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Cinematography Presented by Pro AV Solutions Awarded to: Dave Gregan |
Last Lullaby
Cinematographer: Dave Gregan
|
$750 Equipment hire voucher. |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Sound Presented by Best FX Awarded to: Dante Niedzwiedz |
Centre of the Universe
Sound Designer: Dante Niedzwiedz
|
Choice of 1 full day final mix editing in a Dolby mixing theatre or 1 week use of a sound edit suite with mentored supervision. |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Film Script Presented by Mercury CX Awarded to: Manuel Ashman |
Good Morning
Writer: Manuel Ashman
|
One year Mercury CX Membership including $500 worth of add-ons, hire, and attendance at Screenmakers Conference. |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Production Design (Joint Winner) Presented by Bunnings Warehouse Seaford & Wallis Cinemas Awarded to: Lauren Fox |
Swingin’ from the Rafters
Production Designer: Lauren Fox
|
$200 Bunnings Voucher & Wallis Cinemas Golden Ticket (split award). |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Production Design (Joint Winner) Presented by Bunnings Warehouse Seaford & Wallis Cinemas Awarded to: Janina David & Radheya Jegatheva |
Soul Catcher
Production Designers: Janina David & Radheya Jegatheva
|
$200 Bunnings Voucher & Wallis Cinemas Golden Ticket (split award). |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Acting Presented by Adelaide Film Festival Awarded to: Mikayla Rudd |
Aftermart
Actor: Mikayla Rudd
|
Adelaide Film Festival membership plus 7 tickets to the 2022 festival. |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Documentary Presented by Picture Hire Australia & Above Oz Awarded to: Benjamin Robert Carter |
Casting Alice
Directed & Produced by Benjamin Robert Carter
|
2 day drone course with RePL, AROC Course, and ELP testing. |
| 2022 | Winner | Young South Australian Filmmaker (Under 24) Presented by Independent Arts Foundation Awarded to: Ryan Farr |
Flugelbound
Directed by Ryan Farr
|
$500 cash prize. |
| 2022 | Winner | Best Film Score Presented by Adam Ritchie on behalf of Wallis Cinemas Awarded to: James Sheppard |
Last Lullaby
Composed by James Sheppard
|
Wallis Cinemas Golden Ticket. |
| 2022 | Winner | Daniel Roach Memorial Award (Best Fleurieu School Film Production) Presented by Mrs Samantha Roach Awarded to: Sarah Johnson, Astrid De Rosa & Caisey-Lei Stenhouse |
Controlled Chaos
Victor Harbor High School
|
$500 for the associated school. |
| 2022 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection | Big Wish | Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2022 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection | If I Imagined | Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2022 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection | Dragged Under | Selected for official screening on awards night. |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Film Sponsored by Urban Cine & Harcourts Wine Coast |
Fly | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Director Sponsored by AAA Talent & Acoustic Scores Australis |
Flower | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Use Of Theme (Joint Winner) Presented by Professor Chris Daniels & Cleland Wildlife Park |
Fly | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Use Of Theme (Joint Winner) Presented by Professor Chris Daniels & Cleland Wildlife Park |
Caring For Ngarrindjeri Sea Country And Caring For Meintangk Country | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Editor Sponsored by Beyond Content |
Wild Fire | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Cinematographer Sponsored by Pro AV Solutions |
Caring For Ngarrindjeri Sea Country And Caring For Meintangk Country | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Sound Sponsored by Best FX |
Mermaid Maker | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Film Script Sponsored by Mercury CX & Wallis Cinema |
Assimilation | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Production Design Sponsored by Bunnings Warehouse Seaford & Adelaide Film Festival |
Who Do I See | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Actor Sponsored by Achieve Video Marketing Awarded to: Ariel Dzino |
Flower | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Documentary Sponsored by Picture Hire Australia & Above Oz |
Wild By Nature | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Young South Australian Filmmaker (Under 24) Sponsored by Independent Arts Foundation |
Blown Away | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best Film Score Sponsored by Fleurieu Film Festival |
Tick Tock | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Winner | Best International Film Sponsored by Fleurieu Film Festival |
Dijameh | Official Festival Category Winner (Theme: 'Wild'). |
| 2021 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection | Down To Earth | Selected for official screening at Serafino Winery. |
| 2021 | Finalist | Official Finalist Selection | Oroshi | Selected for official screening at Serafino Winery. |
| 2019 | Winner | Best Film / Director Sponsored by University of South Australia (School of Creative Industries) |
Wind Giants
Director/Producer: Nick Thomson
|
Official Category Winner (Theme: 'Climate Change'). |
| 2019 | Winner | Best Editor Sponsored by Beyond Content Awarded to: Kelly Cameron |
Who’s a Fly Bird? | Official Category Winner (Theme: 'Climate Change'). |
| 2019 | Winner | Best Cinematographer Sponsored by Pro AV Solutions Awarded to: Lotte Sweeney |
Wind Giants | Official Category Winner (Theme: 'Climate Change'). |
| 2019 | Winner | Best Documentary Sponsored by The Media Resource Centre & Adelaide Metro |
Climate Change and the Community - A Documentary
Director: Laura Frank
Producer: Studio 20 / Craig Cooper |
Official Category Winner (Theme: 'Climate Change'). |
| 2019 | Winner | Best Film Script Sponsored by Mulberry Lodge Luxury Country Retreat Awarded to: Stephanie Jaclyn |
Semblance | Official Category Winner (Theme: 'Climate Change'). |
| 2019 | Winner | Best Sound Sponsored by Best FX Awarded to: Victor Ivchenko |
Legacy | Official Category Winner (Theme: 'Climate Change'). |
| 2019 | Winner | Best International Film Sponsored by Fleurieu Film Festival |
Birthplace
Writer/Director: Sil van der Woerd & Jorik Dozy
|
Official Category Winner (Theme: 'Climate Change'). |
| 2019 | Winner | Best Actor Sponsored by Miss Gladys on Sea Awarded to: Heather Crawford |
The Devil’s Bureaucrat | Official Category Winner (Theme: 'Climate Change'). |
| 2019 | Winner | Inspirational Young Filmmaker Sponsored by Independent Arts Foundation (SA) Awarded to: Brodie Winning |
Harvest | Official Category Winner (Theme: 'Climate Change'). |
| 2018 | Winner | Best Film / Director Sponsored by Aerometrex & Adelaide Film Festival Awarded to: Dylan Coleman & Staurme Glastonbury |
Spin Out
Directors: Dylan Coleman & Staurme Glastonbury
Producer: Caroline Man |
Two return tickets to L.A. (valued at $2,500) and an Adelaide Film Festival Gold Pass. |
| 2018 | Winner | Best Editor Sponsored by Beyond Content Awarded to: Lotte Sweeney, Kallan Albrecht & Tayla Kokkinoplitis |
A Dirty Mirror | 2 days in the Beyond Content colour grading suite (valued at $2,000). |
| 2018 | Winner | Best Cinematographer Sponsored by Pro AV Solutions Awarded to: David Parkinson |
Healey | Equipment hire voucher (valued at $1,500). |
| 2018 | Winner | Best Sound Sponsored by Best FX Awarded to: Dmitriy Malishkin |
Seen | Choice of 1 full day final mix editing in a Dolby mixing theatre or 1 week use of a sound edit suite. |
| 2018 | Winner | Best Film Script Sponsored by Mulberry Lodge Awarded to: Samuel Dawson |
A Dirty Mirror | 2 nights accommodation at Mulberry Lodge (valued at $500). |
| 2018 | Winner | Best Film Score Sponsored by Southern Ocean Retreats Awarded to: Adam Ritchie |
Harbinger | 2 nights accommodation in Deep Creek Conservation Park (valued at $500). |
| 2018 | Winner | Best Actor Sponsored by Miss Gladys on Sea Awarded to: Mark Coles Smith |
Spin Out | Miss Gladys on Sea voucher (valued at $500). |
| 2018 | Winner | Best Music Clip Sponsored by Bungala House 1856 Awarded to: Benjamin Dowie & Dan Crannitch |
Red River
Director/Producer: Benjamin Dowie
Producer: Dan Crannitch |
2 nights accommodation in the Grand Chamber and Drawing Room (valued at $1,345). |
| 2018 | Winner | People’s Choice Sponsored by Aldinga Central Shopping Centre |
Corpse Slayers 2: Spooky Emperor Zhu | $1,000 voucher for Aldinga Central Shopping Centre. |
| 2018 | Winner | Young Inspirational Filmmaker (Joint Winner) Sponsored by Independent Arts Foundation Awarded to: Radheya Jegatheva |
Journey | Cash prize of $500. |
| 2018 | Winner | Young Inspirational Filmmaker (Joint Winner) Sponsored by Home Grain Bakery Awarded to: Emma Hough Hobbs |
Purpose | $500 voucher. |
| 2018 | Winner | Young Inspirational Filmmaker (Joint Winner) Sponsored by Home Grain Bakery Awarded to: Arkysha Morgan |
Burnt Paradox | $500 voucher. |
| 2017 | Winner | Best Film / Director Sponsored by Harcourts Wine Coast Awarded to: David Hansen |
Slingshot | Two return tickets to L.A. (valued at $2,500) and an Adelaide Film Festival Gold Pass. |
| 2017 | Winner | Best Editor Sponsored by KOJO Awarded to: Rebecca Dunker |
Tell Her Everything | 1 day with a KOJO editor (valued at $2,220). |
| 2017 | Winner | Best Cinematographer Sponsored by Pro AV Solutions Awarded to: Kadison Noak |
My Light | Equipment hire voucher (valued at $1,500). |
| 2017 | Winner | Best Sound Sponsored by Best FX Awarded to: Livia Ruzic |
Somersault Pike | Choice of 1 full day final mix editing in a Dolby mixing theatre or 1 week use of a sound edit suite. |
| 2017 | Winner | Best Film Script Sponsored by McLaren Vale Studio Apartments Awarded to: Carolyn Corkindale |
Wishing You Well | 3 nights accommodation writers retreat (valued at $745). |
| 2017 | Winner | Best Film Score Sponsored by Mulberry Lodge Awarded to: Adam Ritchie |
Wishing You Well | 2 nights accommodation at Mulberry Lodge (valued at $500). |
| 2017 | Winner | Best Actor Sponsored by Miss Gladys on Sea Awarded to: Genevieve Mooy |
Tell Her Everything | Miss Gladys on Sea voucher (valued at $500). |
| 2017 | Winner | Best Documentary Sponsored by SeaLink Awarded to: Phillip Storer |
The First Place The Last Place | Return trip to Kangaroo Island, courtesy car, and 2 nights accommodation at the Ozone Hotel (valued at $745). |
| 2017 | Winner | People’s Choice Sponsored by Home Grain Bakery |
Slingshot | $1,000 voucher courtesy of Home Grain Bakery. |
| 2016 | Winner | Best Film / Director Sponsored by Flight Centre McLaren Vale & Community Bank Awarded to: Stephen De Villiers |
Super Sounds | Return ticket to New York and $2,000 cash. |
| 2016 | Winner | Best Editor Sponsored by KOJO Awarded to: Olivia Jean |
Dirt | 1 day with a KOJO editor (valued at $2,220). |
| 2016 | Winner | Best Cinematographer Sponsored by SeaLink, Allure Beach Retreat & Pro AV Solutions Awarded to: Benjamin Dowie |
Daudalogn | Return trip to Kangaroo Island with courtesy car, 3 nights accommodation, and $1,500 equipment hire. |
| 2016 | Winner | Best Sound Sponsored by Best FX Awarded to: David Freeman |
Dirt | Choice of 1 full day final mix editing in a Dolby mixing theatre or 1 week use of a sound edit suite. |
| 2016 | Winner | Best Script Sponsored by SeaLink & Allure Beach Retreat Awarded to: Richard Coburn |
You and Me | Return trip to Kangaroo Island, courtesy car, and 3 nights accommodation. |
| 2016 | Winner | Best Score Sponsored by SeaLink & Allure Beach Retreat Awarded to: Christopher Larkin |
Super Sounds | Return trip to Kangaroo Island, courtesy car, and 3 nights accommodation. |
| 2016 | Winner | Best Actor Sponsored by Miss Gladys on Sea Awarded to: Craig Alexander |
Dirt | Miss Gladys on Sea voucher (valued at $500). |
| 2016 | Winner | People’s Choice Sponsored by Home Grain Bakery |
You and Me | $1,000 voucher courtesy of Home Grain Bakery. |
FLEURIEU FILMS INCORPORATED ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE WORK ON THE TRADITIONAL COUNTRY OF THE KAURNA, PERAMANGK AND NGARRINDJERI PEOPLE OF THE FLEURIEU PENINSULA, AND WE PAY RESPECT TO ELDERS PAST AND PRESENT. WE RECOGNISE AND RESPECT THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE, SPIRITUAL BELIEFS AND RELATIONSHIP TO LAND AND WATERS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE OF CONTINUING IMPORTANCE TO THE KAURNA, PERAMANGK AND NGARRINDJERI PEOPLE LIVING TODAY. WE EXTEND THIS RESPECT TO OTHER ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE GROUPS AND OTHER FIRST NATIONS.
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