Results Archive / 2019
The 2019 Festival
12 films · 19 awards · 6 countries · 146 placings
Winners
Best First-Time Filmmaker
Best Short Film
O.I.
Best Music Video
All Hours - "Saving Grace"
Best Film Editing
Best Director
Will "The Machine"
Best Australian Film
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Australian Actor
Best Australian Actress
Greenfield
Best Young Artist · Tommy Eplett
A Boy a Man and a Kite
Best Cinematography
Puppet Killer
Best Web Series
Best Visual Effects
Gold From the Sky
Best Documentary Short Subject
A Woman's Calling
Best Documentary Feature
Mosul
Best Actress · Jennifer Morrison
The Tattooed Heart
Best Actor · Matthias Ziesing
The Last Berliner
Best Feature Film
Audience Choice
The Thin Line
2019 Placings
Every placing exactly as announced in 2019, including finalists , semi-finalists .
Best First-Time Filmmaker 8 placings
Winner
Semi-Finalists
- We Meet On The Roof (CHN)
- Lost (CHN)
- Blondie Maxwell Never Loses (FRA)
Best Short Film 8 placings
Winner
Nominees
- UNDERDOG (CHN)
- WILL "THE MACHINE" (USA)
- THE TATTOOED HEART (USA)
- WE MEET ON THE ROOF (CHN)
Semi-Finalists
- LOST (CHN)
- THE MALICIOUS (AUS)
- TRESPASSERS (AUS)
Best Sound 8 placings
Winner
- 🏆 Underdog (CHN)
Semi-Finalists
- The Power Of Sound (AUS)
- The Malicious (AUS)
- The Tattooed Heart (USA)
Best Music Video 4 placings
Winner
Nominees
- The Camera's On (USA)
- Kiss Me Malibu (SPN)
Semi-Finalists
- Baiyun River (CHN)
Best Film Editing 8 placings
Winner
Nominees
- Zero (CHN)
- Trespassers (AUS)
- The Tattooed Heart (USA)
- The Thin Line (USA)
Semi-Finalists
- A Woman's Calling (AUS)
- O.I. (CAN)
- We Meet On The Roof (CHN)
Best Director 8 placings
Winner
Nominees
- N'cee van Heerden - (O.I.)
- Ivy Staker - (A WOMAN'S CALLING)
- Gregor Erler - (THE LAST BERLINER)
- Noel Vinson - (THE MALICIOUS)
Semi-Finalists
- Nicholas Sun (WE MEET ON THE ROOF)
- Jayden Creighton (TRESPASSERS)
- Tom Phillips (VIETNAM AFTERMATH)
Best Australian Film 6 placings
Winner
- 🏆 Greenfield
Nominees
- The Malicious
- Roommate Wanted for the End of the World
Semi-Finalists
- She's Not Your Type
- Brolga
- Norm
Best Ensemble Cast 8 placings
Winner
Nominees
- O.I. (CAN)
- The Tattooed Heart (USA)
- Turner Risk (USA)
- The Thin Line (USA)
Semi-Finalists
- Gold From The Sky (USA)
- Zero (CHN)
- Blondie Maxwell Never Loses (FRA)
Best Australian Actor 5 placings
Winner
- 🏆 Liam Graham (Greenfield)
Nominees
- Felino Dolloso (Survive Or Die)
- Rob Horton (Norm)
Semi-Finalists
- Matthew R. Grego (The Malicious)
- Ethan Thomas (Greenfield)
Best Australian Actress 5 placings
Winner
- 🏆 Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik (Greenfield)
Nominees
- Jacki Mison (The Malicious)
- Elly Hiraani Clapin (A Conversation)
Semi-Finalists
- Sontaan Hopson (Wall)
- Adrianne Gullotta (She's Not Your Type)
Best Young Artist 6 placings
Nominees
- Wang Zhenghan (ZERO)
- Nie Juntong (DOPPELGANGER)
- Hailey Harris (A BRIEF WAIT)
- Ethan Beer (NOT LIKE ME)
Semi-Finalists
- DYLAN STIPANCIC (B AND E)
Best Cinematography 8 placings
Winner
Nominees
- Will "The Machine" (USA)
- O.I. (CAN)
- The Last Berliner (GER)
- Trespassers (AUS)
Semi-Finalists
- We Meet On The Roof (CHN)
- Vietnam Aftermath (USA)
- A Boy A Man and A Kite (UK)
Best Web Series 3 placings
Winner
Nominees
- After Nightfall (AUS)
- Hitting Zero: A Legacy (AUS)
Best Visual Effects 8 placings
Winner
Nominees
- The Passport (CHN)
- Disseminare (SPN)
- City Hunter (CHN)
- Blondie Maxwell Never Loses (FRA)
Semi-Finalists
- Zoe (AUS)
- Time Was (USA)
- Transmission (AUS)
Best Documentary Short Subject 5 placings
Winner
Nominees
- Vietnam Aftermath (USA)
- Stuart X (AUS)
Semi-Finalists
- Surfing With Sugar (USA)
- How To Be A PJ (USA)
Best Documentary Feature 6 placings
Winner
Nominees
- The Power Of Sound (AUS)
- Forget Us Not (USA)
Semi-Finalists
- Chasing The Jet Stream (UK)
- The Swedish Silence (SWE)
- The Gate: Dawn of the Bahai Faith (US)
Best Actress 8 placings
Nominees
- Neva McIntosh (THE THIN LINE)
- Jacki Mison (THE MALICIOUS)
- Elizabeth Wautlet (HOPE IS FRENCH)
- Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik (GREENFIELD)
Semi-Finalists
- Auvray Andreas (THE FALL LEAVES)
- Serena Laurel (NASTY HABITS)
- Dana McNeill (TRESPASSERS)
Best Actor 8 placings
Winner
Nominees
- Ben Cotton (O.I.)
- Alex Zou (UNDERDOG)
- Richard Harmon (PUPPET KILLER)
- Liam Graham (GREENFIELD)
Semi-Finalists
- Jamie Elman (THE THIN LINE)
- Josh Phillips (NASTY HABITS)
- Xu Caigen (HOME AWAY)
Best Student Film 8 placings
Winner
- 🏆 DOPPELGANGER (CHN)
Nominees
- WE MEET ON THE ROOF (CHN)
- LOST (CHN)
- THE FALL LEAVES (USA)
- DISSEMINARE (SPN)
Semi-Finalists
- HOW TO BE A PJ (USA)
- TRANSMISSION (AUS)
- 8 LETTER WORD (AUS)
Best Feature Film 8 placings
Winner
Nominees
- ZERO (CHN)
- THE LAST BERLINER (GER)
- PUPPET KILLER (CAN)
- BLONDIE MAXWELL NEVER LOSES (FRA)
Semi-Finalists
- GREENFIELD (AUS)
- TURNER RISK (USA)
- HOME AWAY (CHN)
Best Original Screenplay 7 placings
Winner
- 🏆 THE LAST OF THE PRETTY BOYS (Dustin Schmidt) (AUS)
Nominees
- THE REAL THING (Matthew Papadopoulos) (AUS)
- CAMOUFLAGE (Christopher Willis) (USA)
- THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT FINCH (Talisha Elger) (AUS)
- ROGUE'S COWARD (Robert J. Rogers) (USA)
Semi-Finalists
- CANDLE IN THE WIND (Tarek Abdullah) (AUS)
- QUTTOUR SPIRITUS (Darren Marshall) (AUS)