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History
Inaugurated by Richard Sowada, director of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, as a replacement for the defunct WA Screen Awards (which ended in 2017). The awards are designed 'with a focus on innovation and achievement. Categories span all screen genres, from shorts, features and docos, through to VR/AR, games, moving image art and installation.'
First awarded at Revelation in December 2020.
Source: Inside Film (https://www.if.com.au/wa-industry-awards-reimagined-with-focus-on-innovation/). (Sighted: 28/10/2020)
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2022
Indexed selectively.winner (Narrative Feature Film with budget under $1m) form y Pieces ( dir. Martin Wilson ) Australia : Factor 30 Films Third Storey Pictures , 2022 25523196 2022 single work film/TV'A group of interconnected people living with mental illness undertake an art therapy class that transforms not only their lives but the life of their teacher.'
Source: Production blurb.
winner (Narrative Feature Film with budget over $1m) form y How to Please a Woman ( dir. Renée Webster ) Australia : Feisty Dame Productions Such Much Films , 2022 24272275 2022 single work film/TV'When her all-male housecleaning business spins out of control, a mature woman Sally Phillips) embraces her own desires to make a new life for herself. A beautifully handled comedy-drama that expertly balances intimacy and humour, How To Please A Woman takes a warm-hearted look at sexuality and vulnerability at all stages of life.'
Source: Perth Festival.
winner (Short Film / Animation) form y Freedom Swimmer ( dir. Olivia Martin-McGuire ) Australia : No Thing Productions , 2021 23435122 2021 single work film/TV'A hybrid, poetic documentary interweaving hand-drawn animation and film, which tells the story of a grandfather’s perilous swim from China to Hong Kong during the Cultural Revolution.'
Source: Sydney Film Festival.
winner (Writing) form y How to Please a Woman ( dir. Renée Webster ) Australia : Feisty Dame Productions Such Much Films , 2022 24272275 2022 single work film/TV'When her all-male housecleaning business spins out of control, a mature woman Sally Phillips) embraces her own desires to make a new life for herself. A beautifully handled comedy-drama that expertly balances intimacy and humour, How To Please A Woman takes a warm-hearted look at sexuality and vulnerability at all stages of life.'
Source: Perth Festival.
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Year: 2021
Indexed selectively.winner (Innovation in Narrative Feature Film under $1m budget) form y Edward and Isabella ( dir. Adam Morris ) Australia : Talking Wild Madness , 2022 24779590 2022 single work film/TV'A young couple get away to the country to decide whether to stay together or end their relationship.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
winner (Innovation in Short Film or Animation) form y Two Sands ( dir. Poppy van Oorde-Grainger ) Australia : Same Drum , 2021 24276502 2021 single work film/TV'As Garang struggles on his first day at high school in Australia, memories of being lost in South Sudan are triggered. When past and present collide, Garang must find a way to bridge the gap between where he is and where he's come from.'
Source: Perth Festival.
winner (Innovation in Web Series or Online Content) form y Hug the Sun ( dir. Aaron McCann ) Australia : Haven't You Done Well Productions , 2021 23369288 2021 series - publisher film/TV humour'An old show from the early 90s, targeted at children keen to learn about the teaching of the sun-God Oxtos, finally makes its way to the internet…'
Source: Screen Australia.
winner (Outstanding Achievement in Writing) form y Sparkles ( dir. Jacqueline Pelczar ) Australia : Rush Films , 2020 24276172 2020 single work film/TV'A 30-something-year-old woman with Down syndrome leaves her past behind and runs away from a small country town, heading towards the city. Along her way, she makes an unlikely friendship with a Drag Queen from the Outback and the two embark on a journey together.'
Source: Perth Festival.
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Year: 2020
Indexed selectively.winner (Innovation in Narrative Feature Film) form y An Ideal Host ( dir. Robert Woods ) Western Australia : 2020 21151842 2020 single work film/TV'Liz just wants to host the perfect dinner party but an unexpected guest sends the evening into chaos, with potentially apocalyptic consequences.'
Source: Production blurb.
winner (Innovation in Short Film or Animation) form y Judas Collar ( dir. Alison James ) Western Australia : No Thing Productions , 2018 14365432 2018 single work film/TV'The tragic tale of a wild camel and the sacrifices she makes for the benefit of her kind.'
Source: Melbourne International Film Festival.
winner (Outstanding Achievement in Directing) form y Judas Collar ( dir. Alison James ) Western Australia : No Thing Productions , 2018 14365432 2018 single work film/TV'The tragic tale of a wild camel and the sacrifices she makes for the benefit of her kind.'
Source: Melbourne International Film Festival.
winner (Outstanding Achievement in Writing) form y Judas Collar ( dir. Alison James ) Western Australia : No Thing Productions , 2018 14365432 2018 single work film/TV'The tragic tale of a wild camel and the sacrifices she makes for the benefit of her kind.'
Source: Melbourne International Film Festival.