24th FLICKERFEST AWARDS ANNOUNCED

18th January 2015

The 24th annual FLICKERFEST International and Australian awards were announced this evening at a star-studded ceremony at the Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach.

Attended by celebrated guests from the Australian and the International film industry, the Closing Night ceremony honoured the esteemed entrants in this year’s competition.

FLiCKERFEST’s Academy® accredited Awards include Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film, Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation, Virgin Australia Award for Best Australian Short Film and Flickerfest Award for Best Documentary Short Film Awards continue to create excitement for the festival. Following the ceremony, a selection of award-winning films were screened before the Closing Night Party took place.

And the winners are:

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS:

Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film (Academy® Accredited):
OH LUCY (Japan/USA)
Wri/Dir: Atsuko Hirayanagi
Prod: Masumi Soga, Atsuko Hirayanagi, Ken Natsuhara, Perry Loong, Brenden Hubbard

Special Jury Prize – Best International Short Film:
BAD HUNTER (Belgium)
Wri/Dir: Sahim Omar Kalifa
Prod: Dries Phylo, Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem

Yoram Gross Award for Best International Short Animation (Academy® Accredited):
SYMPHONY NO. 42 (Hungary)
Wri /Dir: Réka Bucsi
Dir: József  Füllöp

SAE Creative Media Institute Award for Best Use of Digital Technology in a Short Film:
THE BIGGER PICTURE (UK)
Wri/Dir: Daisy Jacobs

AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS:

Virgin Australia Award for Best Australian Short Film, (Academy® Accredited):
GREY BULL
Wri/Dir: Eddy Bell
Prod: Khoby Rowe

Special Jury Prize:
THE WITCHING HOUR
Wri/Dir: Carl Firth
Prod: Carl Firth, Luke Tierney

Canon Award for Best Direction in an Australian Short Film:
SNOWBLIND
Wri/Dir: Sean Kruck
Prod: Caroline Barry

Yoram Gross Award for Best Australian Short Animation:
BUSH MECHANICS
Wri: Francis Jupurrla Kelly, David Batty, Jason Jalparri Woods, Jonathan Daw
Dir: Jason Japaljarri Woods, Jonathan Daw
Prod: Michael Taylor, Jeff Bruer

Miller Australia Award for Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film:
CARAVAN
Cinematographer: Matt Wood
Wri/Dir: Kieran Watson-Bonnice
Prod: Kieran Watson-Bonnice, Matt Wood

Avid Award for Best Editing in An Australian Short Film:
BREATH
Editor: Matt Orzeski
Wri/Dir: Ben Dickinson
Prod: Mike Horvath

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS:

Flickerfest Award for Best Short Documentary Film (Academy® Accredited):
SHIPWRECK (The Netherlands)
Dir: Morgan Knibbe
Prod: Jos De Putter

Highly Commended for Documentary:
LOVE IN A TIME OF MARCH MADNESS
Wri/Dir/Prod: Melissa Johnson
Dir/Prod: Robertino Zambrano

INTERNATIONAL GREENFLICKS COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS:

Flickerfest GreenFlicks Award for Best Environmental Short Film:
DUSTS (POUSSIERES) (France)
Wri/Dir: Daniel Metge
Prod: Sandra da Fonesca

Highly Commended for GreenFlicks:
IF YOU LOVE YOUR CHILDREN (Canada)
Dir/Prod: Sanjay Patel
Wri: Victoria Wharfe McIntyre

NATIONAL FLICKERUP COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS:

SAE Institute FlickerUp Award for Best High School Production:
SURFACE TENSION
Dir: Olivia Eastwood

Yoram Gross FlickerUp Award for Best High School Animation:
POST APOCALYPTIC ARCADIA
Wri/Dir/Prod: Sean Harper

AVID FlickerUpAward for Best Editing in High School Film:
MISCONCEPTION
Dir: Shendall Hay
Prod: St Mary’s Anglican Girls School

FLICKERFEST FlickerUp Award for Best Primary School Production:
WI-FI – AN INVENTION THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Wri/Dir/Prod: Eve Cogan

FLICKERFEST’s Festival Director BRONWYN KIDD has said:
We are thrilled that the 2015 festival has been such a success with record crowds and great enthusiasm expressed for the programmes screened. Its great to see short film so warmly embraced by audiences across our ten-day event. I would like to congratulate all of the films selected for Flickerfest in competition this year and all of tonight’s award winners.

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