Results Archive / 2024
The 2024 Festival
55 films · 123 awards · 18 countries · 195 placings
Winners
Best Feature Screenplay
A BUSHRANGER'S CURSE
Best Animated Film · Hannah Ngo
BIRD DRONE
Best Student Film · Ruth Gill, Tyler Redmond
DIVE
Best Film Editing · Neil Marshall, Adam Trotman
DUCHESS
Best Music Video · Robert Lak, Ziyu Luo
GARDEN
Best Sound Design · Thomas Fairchild
Best Australian Lead Performance · Ian Bolt
Best Australian Film · Thomas Fairchild
HEEL
Best Short Screenplay
IDYLLIC ENTROPY
Best Australian Supporting Performance · Tammin Sursok
KANE
Best Documentary Short Subject · Lynn Santer, James Ganiere
Best Original Score · Mauritz Lotz, Mzansi Youth Choir
LAND OF THE FREE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS
Best Cinematography · Denson Baker
MOUNTAIN BOY
Best Emerging Female Director · Grace Wriggles
PODCASTERS
Best Lead Performance · Kimsor Heng
Best Produced Screenplay · Christian Elliott, Ines Sothea
PROMISED
Best Production Design · Ziwen Wang
SALT LAKE PROJECT
Best Costume Design · Siobhan McMullen
Best Director · Lexee Paige Gordoun
Best Supporting Performance · Olga Olshansky
SASHA'S GAME
Best Live Action Short Film · Roy Finch, Susie Landau Finch, Georgina Pope
SATOMI
Best Documentary Feature · Evan Williams
THE CRANES CALL
Best Visual Effects · Nipan Studio
THE GREAT ABYSS
Best Feature Film · Jayden Creighton
THE MATRIARCH
Nominees
175
Best Produced ScreenplayBest Supporting Performance
ABAH AND HIS BAND
Best Animated Film
AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE
Best Documentary Short Subject
AS EASY AS CLOSING YOUR EYES
Best Visual Effects
BETRAYAL OF THE 36TH LIGHT HORSE: PART 1 RWANDAN MISSION
Best Feature Screenplay
BLOOD ANGEL
Best Feature Screenplay
BURN OUT
Best Lead PerformanceBest Live Action Short Film
CHRYSALIS
Best Short Screenplay
DECOMMISSIONED
Best Animated Film
END OF TRIP - SAHARA
Best Cinematography
EVEN LESS
Best Music Video (Asaf Ovsiannikov)
FOUND POETRY
Best Emerging Female DirectorBest Supporting Performance
FOUNDATION
Best Documentary Short SubjectBest Student Film
HI DAD
Best CinematographyBest Costume Design
IMPACT
Best Documentary FeatureBest Original Score
IN HALF
Best Animated Film
LAYERS OF LIES
Best Film EditingBest Production Design
LIFE OF KEA
Best Australian Lead PerformanceBest Australian Supporting Performance
LIFE AFTER FIGHTING
Best Visual Effects
LOVE DRESSED DOWN
Best Music Video (Shannen Wick)
MAR
Best Short Screenplay
MONDAY MOURNING
Best Lead PerformanceBest Student Film
MONSTER IN THE TOILET
Best Short Screenplay
MUCK UP DAY
Best Feature Screenplay
PARTY QUEENS
Best Documentary FeatureBest Sound Design
PORTIONS FOR FOXES
Best Australian Supporting PerformanceBest Production Design
RESET
Best Documentary Feature
SEMPER LIBER: ALWAYS FREE
Best Emerging Female DirectorBest Lead Performance
TEMPORAL ODYSSEY
Best Feature Screenplay
THE CARRIER
Best Feature Film
THE EQUINE CONNECTION
Best Documentary Short Subject
THE GIRL WHO FADED AWAY
Best Music Video
THE SKY IS MINE
Best Documentary Feature
THE STONE VILLAGE
Best Animated Film
TODAY WHILE RESTING
Best Short Screenplay
TOTAL BUZZKILL - THE MATRIARCH
Best Music Video (Jayden Creighton)
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU
Best Documentary Short Subject
2024 Placings
Every placing exactly as announced in 2024, including finalists .
Best Animated Film 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Michael Pattison, Stu Cunningham for Smoko, from Australia
- Muhan Yao for Double Trouble, from the United States
- Hamideh Motavali Zadeh for The Cage, from Iran, Islamic Republic of
Best Australian Film 8 placings
Nominees
- Thomas Fairchild for Heel
- Hannah Ngo for Bird Drone
- Jason R. De Ford for The Great Abyss
- Grace Wriggles, Brittany Grey for Podcasters
- Lexee Paige Gordoun, Angela Zhou, for Sasha's Game
Finalists
- Ani Parry for Portions for Foxes
- Duncan Peake for Cinema, Too
- Lyanna Kea, Taysha Melissa McFarland, Tristan Braines for Life of Kea
Best Australian Lead Performance 8 placings
Nominees
- Ian Bolt for Heel
- Juliette Greenfield for The Matriarch
- Ras-Samuel for The Great Abyss
- Jeremy Lindsay Taylor for Kane
- Brittany Grey for Podcasters
- Lyanna Kea for Life of Kea
Finalists
- Shane Emmett for Rostrum
- Charlotte Stent for Cinema, Too
Best Australian Supporting Performance 9 placings
Nominees
- Olga Olshansky for Sasha's Game
- Tracie Filmer for Heel
- Tammin Sursok for Kane
- Sasha Leong for Life of Kea
- Brent Dunner for Portions for Foxes
- Grace Wriggles for Podcasters
Finalists
- Alyssa Wong for Caroline
- Remi Webster for Remnant
- Annabelle Stephenson for Life After Fighting
Best Cinematography 8 placings
Nominees
Best Costume Design 8 placings
Nominees
Best Director 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Ramin Sohrab for Layers of Lies, from Finland
- Russell Goldman for Burn Out, from the United States
- Sunghwan kim for A Bee and a Silkworm, from Korea, Republic of
Best Documentary Feature 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Alireza Rofougaran for Ali Vs. Ali, from Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Tim Dekkers for Their Own Life, from the Netherlands
- Dennis Dewall for Spy Capital: Vienna from Austria
Best Documentary Short Subject 8 placings
Nominees
- Lynn Santer, James Ganiere for Land of the Free: Out of the Shadows, from Australia
- Ryan Connors, Clayton Susick for What Happened To You, from the United States
- Jack Hinz for Foundation, from Australia
- James Stapledon for The Equine Connection, from Australia
- Annella Linton for An Extraordinary Place, from the United States
Finalists
- Guillaume Peyrot, Thibault Gachetg for Soul Flyers, from France
- Olivia Andrus-Drennan for The Dolphin Dilemma, from the United States
- 辰威 钟 for Sounds in Bamboo Forest, from China
Best Emerging Female Director 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Lyanna Kea, Taysha Melissa McFarland for Life of Kea, from Australia
- Kayley Atkinson for Lament, from Australia
- Chanelle Hayden for Caroline, from Australia
Best Feature Film 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Seonhye Park for A Bee and a Silkworm from Korea, Republic of
- Shaun Barry, Blair Moore, Holly Brisley for Kane, from Australia
- Antonio Rodríguez Cabal Cabal, María Rodríguez Palao for End of Trip - Sahara, from Spain
Best Feature Screenplay 8 placings
Nominees
- Jeffrey Milne for A Bushranger's Curse, from Australia
- James Smith for Muck Up Day, from Australia
- Pravdeep Sidhu for Temporal Odyssey, from Australia
- Chelsea Coakley for Blood Angel, from Australia
- Phillip Tucker for Betrayal Of The 36th Light Horse Part 1: Rwandan Mission
Finalists
- Tatjana Marjanovic for Providence, from Australia
- Joseph G Pothin for The Queenslander, from Australia
- Dustin Schmidt for Supervillain, from Australia
Best Film Editing 8 placings
Nominees
- Dai Zhong for Salt Lake Project, from Chind
- Thomas Fairchild for Heel, from Australia
- Praveen Antony for Hi Dad, from India
- Chancler Haynes, Roozbeh Kalbasi for Layers of Lies from Finland
- Neil Marshall, Adam Trotman for Duchess, from the United Kingdom
Finalists
- Kirk Mihelakos for The Three Wise Men, from Australia
- Radheya Jegatheva for Bird Drone, from Australia
- Brian Rapsey for Land of the Free: Out of the Shadows, from Australia
Best Lead Performance 9 placings
Nominees
- Kimsor Heng for Promised, from the United States
- Ian Bolt for Heel Astrarium, from Australia
- Moon-Jeong Jung for Semper Liber: Always Free, from Korea, Republic of
- Lily Roebeck for Dive-Short film, from New Zealand
- Dominic Bogart for Monday Mourning, from the United States
- Everett Osborne for Burn Out, from the United States
Best Live Action Short Film 8 placings
Nominees
- Sreylin Mae for Promised, from the United States
- Thomas Fairchild for Heel, from Australia
- Roy Finch, Susie Landau Finch, Georgina Pope, for Satomi, from Japan
- Ruth Gill, Tyler Redmond for Dive, from New Zealand
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Fry, Wendy Wang, Everett Osborne for Burn Out, from the United States
Finalists
- Kathryn O'Reilly for 175, from The United Kingdom
- Sarah Kayvan for Nowhere, from Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Jason R. De Ford for The Great Abyss , from Australia
Best Music Video 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Jayden Creighton for Total Buzzkill - Devil At My Door, from Australia
- Yanni Dellaportas for Beautiful Storm, from Australia
- Douglas Capron for Un nòt kankan, from Canada
Best Original Score 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Wendy Sa'ed for Heel, from Australia
- The Carrier, from Germany
- Michael Drew for The Matriarch, from Australia
Best Produced Screenplay 8 placings
Nominees
Best Production Design 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
Best Short Screenplay 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Harry Sweby, Taylah Cate for Goodbye, Spy, from Australia
- Vakhtang Pridonashvili for Flying into infinity , from Georgia
- MD Wilson for 1, from Australia
Best Sound Design 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Sefi Carmel for Duchess, from the United Kingdom
- Malte Krause for The Carrier, from Germany
- François Theurel, Paul van Nimwegen for The Three Wise Men, from Australia
Best Student Film 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Yuexuan Gao for Found Poetry, from China
- Ziyu Luo for Garden, from the United States
- Mohammad Reza Nazi for The Voice Of Dogs, from Iran, Islamic Republic of
Best Supporting Performance 9 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Anthony Michael Hall for Roswell Delirium, from the United States
- Brent Dunner for Portions for Foxes, from Australia
- Sasha Leong for Life of Kea, from Australia
Best Visual Effects 8 placings
Nominees
Finalists
- Renato Aruffo De Oliveira, Philip Guerrant for A Trip Elsewhere, from the United States
- Jason Stovall for Satomi, from Japan
- Li Xu for Salt Lake Project, from China