A scene from The Fan.
Tim Winton’s The Turning was named best feature at the 26th annual WA Screen Awards presented in Perth on Monday night.
Drift was recognised for best actor Myles Pollard, Tim Duffy’s screenplay and for Glenn Dillon’s sound.
Emily Rose Brennan’s performance in the online series The Legend of Gavin Tanner: Episode 5 – The Big Fight, earned her the best actress award. The comedy also took the People’s Choice Award for the Mad Kids team of writer/star Matt Lovkis, director Henry Inglis and producer Lauren Elliott.
Nicholas Dunlop was honoured as best director for Comic Book Heroes, the ABC documentary about the quest by Australian comic book creators Wolfgang Byslma and Skye Walker Ogden to penetrate the US market by travelling to Comic-Con International in San Diego; it also won best factual TV production.
Antony Webb’s The Fan collected the gongs for best short drama, his direction and for Ash Gibson Greig‘s original music. John Collee’s screenplay of Tango Underpants took the prize for best script, short form.
Roderick MacKay’s short Factory 293 was feted for best production design (Louise Brady), editing (MacKay) and visual effects (Andrew Gordon).
Veteran Fremantle documentary maker Andrew Ogilvie was honoured for his outstanding contribution to the WA screen industry and AFTRS graduate Daniel Monks got the $5,000 young filmmaker of the year award.
The awards ceremony was held at the State Theatre Centre of WA’s Heath Ledger Theatre as the climax of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival.
The FTI received a total of 448 entries from 172 entrants across 143 screen projects.
Here’s the full list of winners:
CANON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT FORM
WINNER: Ngurra Wanggagu – Torstein Dyrting ACS
The Magic Quandong – David Le May
Tango Underpants – Denson Baker ACS
The Fan – David Le May
CANON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – LONG FORM
WINNER: Who’s Been Sleeping in My House? – David Le May
Sororal – Ivan Davidov
The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator – Leighton De Barros
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Antony Webb
THE SANDBOX BEST EDITING – SHORT FORM
WINNER: Factory 293 – Roderick MacKay
The Magic Quandong – Simon Hill
Rat Tale – Aaron Moss
The Fan – Antony Webb
THE SANDBOX BEST EDITING – LONG FORM
WINNER: Comic Book Heroes – Nicholas Dunlop
Hello Birdy – Jonathan Rowdon & Teresa Ashton-Graham
The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator – John Carozzi
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Antony Webb
QCUMBER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT FORM
WINNER: Factory 293 – Louise Brady
Barrow – Alana Starcevich
Fallout: Lanius – Alana Starcevich
The Fan – Erika Jellis
QCUMBER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – LONG FORM
WINNER: An Accidental Soldier – Clayton Jauncey
Drift – Clayton Jauncey
Sororal – Monique Wajon
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Louise Brady & Tania Ferrier
RTRFM 92.1 BEST SOUND – SHORT FORM
WINNER: Ngurra Wanggagu – Glenn Martin, Lawrie Silvestrin & Kim Lord
Factory 293 – Josh Hogan
Muster Up – Damien Lowry, Lawrie Silvestrin & Kim Lord
The Fan – Xoe Baird
RTRFM 92.1FM BEST SOUND – LONG FORM
WINNER: Drift – Glenn Dillon
An Accidental Soldier – Scott Montgomery, Glenn Martin & Ric Curtin
Sororal – Benjamin Morris
The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator – Ash Charlton, Glenn Martin & Ric Curtin
CREATIVE LEGAL BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC – SHORT FORM
WINNER: The Fan – Ash Gibson Greig
All That Matters – Sean Tinnion
Excursion – Sam Cutri
Luca & Lola – Sean Tinnion
CREATIVE LEGAL BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC – LONG FORM
WINNER: Comic Book Heroes – Ash Gibson Greig
Girt By Sea – The Panics
Sororal – Christopher de Groot
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Greg Hitchcock & Andy Hill
RTRFM 92.1 BEST MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER: The Devil Rides Out: Burn Again – Richard Eames
Boys Boys Boys: Holiday – Cody Greenwood & Paul Komadina
Colour War: SOS – Julia Ngeow
Words from Robin to Batman: The Kill Devil Hills – Hannah Moran, Brett Dowson & Cody Cameron-Brown
QCUMBER BEST VISUAL FX
WINNER: Factory 293 – Andrew Gordon
An Accidental Soldier – David McDonnell, Carlo Carfora, Mathew Supranata, Rick Grigsby, Julius Jeppe
Homecoming – Stuart Bender
The Fan – Last Pixel, Siamese & Antony Webb
CURTIN UNIVERSITY BEST TELEVISION PRODUCTION – FACTUAL
WINNER: Comic Book Heroes – Nicholas Dunlop
Change My Race – Julia Redwood & Ed Punchard
Muster Up – Joined Up Films
The Dreamhouse: Episode 3 – Celia Tait & Brian Beaton
FROG MANAGEMENT BEST TELEVISION PRODUCTION – LIVE
WINNER: #The Buzz – Tibor Meszaros
Friday Night Live – Tibor Meszaros
WA State Elections: Town Hall Debate – Tibor Meszaros
FTI BEST GAME & INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE
WINNER: Snow Spin – Ezone.com
Gundash – SK Games
Orangutan – Raging Pixel Productions & Storyteller Digital
Where’s My Snack? Terrible Tim the Pirate – Raging Pixel Productions
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Glen Stasiuk & Jeff Asselin
For Outstanding Achievement in FEATURE FILM – FACTUAL
SCREENWEST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRY
WINNER: Andrew Ogilvie
AWG BEST SCRIPT – SHORT FORM
WINNER: Tango Underpants – John Collee
Keepers – Alexander Fisher
The Fan – Ben Sutton
The Legend of Gavin Tanner – Matt Lovkis
AWG BEST SCRIPT – LONG FORM
WINNER: Drift – Tom Duffy
Unloved – Ben Young
ADG BEST DIRECTION – SHORT FORM
WINNER: The Fan – Antony Webb
Factory 293 – Roderick MacKay
Ngurro Wanggagu – Tyson Mowarin
Tango Underpants – Miranda Edmonds & Khrob Edmonds
ADG BEST DIRECTION – LONG FORM
WINNER: Comic Book Heroes – Nicholas Dunlop
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Glen Stasiuk
Who Do You Think You Are? – Rove McManus – Victoria Midwinter Pitt
COOPERS BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
WINNER: Drift – Myles Pollard
Harvey’s Dream – James Hagan
Rat Tale – Clarence Ryan
Sinking Up – Bill McCluskey
VINACEOUS WINES BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
WINNER: The Legend of Gavin Tanner – The Big Fight – Emily Rose Brennan
Barrow – Amanda Woodhams
Tartan – Adriane Daff
Tartan – Tessa Carmody
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BEST STUDENT FILM
WINNER: Broken – Brett Dowson
All That Matters – Gabrielle Cole
Juliet – Waheed Naddafi
Safety Matches – Claire Baronas
ECU SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ARTS BEST SHORT FILM – FACTUAL
WINNER: The Magic Quandong – Joined Up Films
Muster Up – Joined Up Films
Ngurra Wanggagu – Joined Up Films
The Balloon Man – Gabrielle Cole
ECU SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ARTS BEST SHORT FILM – DRAMA
WINNER: The Fan – Emilia Jolakoska
Barrow – Pete Gurbiel & Wade K. Savage
Factory 293 – Justin McArdle
Tango Underpants – Tania Chambers, Stephen Van Mil & Miranda Edmonds
BEST FEATURE FILM – DRAMA
WINNER: The Turning – Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles and The Turning Ensemble
Drift – Tim Duffy
Infected Paradise – Rod Manikam
Twisted Minds – James Pentecost & Anthony Wootton
CURTIN UNIVERSITY PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
WINNER: The Legend of Gavin Tanner – Mad Kids – Matt Lovkis, Henry Inglis & Lauren Elliott
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY YOUNG FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Daniel Monks – Writer / Director
Jess Black – Producer / Editor
Lauren Brunswick – Producer / Director
Hayden Fortescue – Writer / Director / Producer