2022 Awards

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Flickerfest Award
Best International Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: $2,500 AUD
‘Like The Ones I Used To Know’ (Canada)
Writer/Director: Annie St-Pierre | Producer: Fanny Drew, Sarah Mannering

Special Jury Prize
‘A Summer Place’ (Cyprus)
Writer/Director: Alexandra Matheou | Producer: Soyo Giaoui, Savvas Stavrou
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Yoram Gross Award
Best International Animated Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: $1,000 AUD
‘Save Ralph’ (United States)
Writer/Director/Producer: Spencer Susser | Producer: Lisa Arianna, Jeff Vespa
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EU In Australia Award
Best EU Short Film
Prize: $1,000 AUD
‘Shower Boys’ (Sweden)
Writer/Director: Christian Zetterberg | Writer: Albin Abrahamsson | Producer: Liselotte Persson
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SAE Creative Media Institute Award
Best Use of Digital Technology In A Short Film
Prize: $500 AUD
‘Space Invader’ (New Zealand)
Writer: Matt Kelleher | Director: Issac Bell | Producer: Lissandra Leite
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Flickerfest Award
Best Documentary Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: $500 AUD
‘Love, Dad’ (Czech Republic)
Writer/Director: Diana Cam Van Nguyen | Producer: Karolína Davidová, 13ka

Special Mention for Documentary:
‘Little Berlin’ (France, UK, Germany)
Writer/Director/Producer: Kate McMullen | Producer: Paul Wauters
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Azure Productions Award
Best Rainbow Short
Prize: $500 AUD
‘Baba’ (UK)
Writer/Director: Sam Arbor, Adam Ali | Producer: Hannah Stevenson, Susan Simnett

Special Mention:
‘Are You Still Watching’ (Australia)
Writer/Director/Producer: Tali Polichtuk | Director/Producer: Alex Cardy, | Director: Kitty Chrystal | Producer: Alexandra George

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AUSTRALIAN AWARDS

Panasonic Lumix Award
Best Australian Short Film (Academy® Qualifying)
Prize: LUMIX S1R Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera kit – valued at $6,899 RRP
‘Giants’
Writer/Director: Eddy Bell | Producer: Nonny Klaile, Steven Rees, Luke Mulquiney
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Spectrum Films Award
Best Direction in an Australian Short Film
Prize: 1 x post-production support valued at $5,000
Director: Taylor Ferguson for ‘Tough’
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Yoram Gross Award
Best Australian Animation Short Film
Prize: $1,000 AUD
‘The Better Angels’
Writer/Director: Michael Cusack | Producer: Richard Chataway

Special Mention: for Australian Animation
‘Lifeblood’
Writer/Director/Producer: Nicholas Tory | Writer: Jonathan Nix, Aunty Dot Martin, Phil Sullivan
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John Barry Award
Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film
Prize: Tripod or Shape Product valued at $1000 AUD
Cinematographer: Tyson Perkins for ‘Strange Country’
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Avid Award
Best Editing in an Australian Short Film
Prize: 2-year subscription Avid Media Composer software valued at over $1,300 AUD
Editor: Cameron Drew for ‘Ishmael’
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Avid Award
Best Original Music in an Australian Short Film
Prize: 1-year subscription of Avid Pro Tools Ultimate software, plus 1-year subscription of Avid Sibelius software valued at over $1,200 AUD
Composer: Jackson Mico Milas for ‘Giants’
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Rebel8 Award for Outstanding Emerging Female Director 
In honour of Samantha Rebillet
Prize: $1000 AUD
Director: Mariella Solano for ‘Alba’

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SAE FLiCKERUP AWARDS

SAE Creative Media Institute FlickerUp Award
Best High School Short Film
Prize: $500 AUD
‘The Rock Pool Waltz’
Writer/Director: Marlon Denning | Producer: Marlon Denning, Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School

Special Mention: for High School Short Film
‘Suzanne’
Writer/Director: Alexander Erasmus Wang
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Yoram Gross FlickerUp Award
Best High School Animated Short Film
Prize: $250 AUD
‘Can’t You See Me’
Writer/Director/Producer: Tony Howjean Chang
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Avid FlickerUp Award
Best Editing in a High School Short Film
Prize: 2-year subscription Avid Media Composer software valued at over $1,300 AUD
‘Arriving at Eternity’s Gate’
Writer/Director/Producer: Matthew Awad
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PS Organic FlickerUp Award
Best Primary School Short Film
Prize: $250 AUD
‘Triple Trouble’
Writer/Director: Lucas Crisp, McMahon Hutton, Paige Nicolle, Kiera Smith | Producer: Michael van der Ploeg