Press Release from Australian Film Institute (AFI)
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) launched a campaign to create 10 new AACTA Awards in response to local industry demand.
The move comes as the Academy last week revealed nominees for the upcoming 2nd AACTA Awards, sparking further substantial discussion among screen professionals regarding the need to more adequately recognise all key screen crafts in Australia, particularly within television.
The proposed new AACTA Awards are as follows:
Television Craft Awards
Best Cinematography in Television
Best Editing in Television
Best Sound in Television
Best Original Music Score in Television
Best Production Design in Television
Best Costume Design in Television
Best Hair and Make Up Design in Television
Feature Film
Best Hair and Make Up Design
Documentary
Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
New Media
Screen Content Innovation or All Media Award
The new AACTA Awards would be in addition to the Academy’s current slate of 41 AACTA Awards, which recognise excellence across film and television.
Show your Support – Join the Campaign
AACTA is calling on the screen industry to show its support for the new AACTA Awards through an online petition. The petition will then serve as a case for support for AACTA to work with the industry to identify ways to create the new Awards, which are dependent on sufficient screen sector resources.
Damian Trewhella, AFI | AACTA CEO, said AACTA has already begun to receive statements of support from industry leaders and Guilds for the new Awards, and that the Academy is looking to build upon this.
"The Australian Academy currently recognises film and television excellence across 41 AACTA Awards, with past winners and nominees receiving new job, education and development opportunities, and associated productions achieving increased sales here and abroad as a result of this internationally recognised peer recognition.
"It is evident from the many formal submissions and countless emails we have received over time in support of new Awards that the industry not only supports our Awards, but sees substantial value in them. We now want to galvanise and capture this support through our online campaign in order to work with the industry to identify ways to create these Awards."