FTI’s 40th Anniversary is much more than an excuse to have a party. With a new CEO taking over in 2012, now is the perfect time for FTI to undertake a review of all our products and services to ensure we remain WA’s premiere industry association, dedicated to providing relevant and practical assistance and opportunities for independent WA Screen Artists.

This organisational review includes looking at how we deliver key FTI events such as the WA Screen Awards. In consultation with a variety of filmmakers and experts from all levels of our industry, we want to make sure the 25th WA Screen Awards is the biggest and best yet. With this input we are hoping to attract more media, more entries and a more diverse cross section of the WA filmmaking community, to ensure the event offers more value to all our winners, nominees and guests.

Ultimately this means that a date for the 25th WASA’s will not be announced, and entries will not be accepted, until the review is complete in early 2012. Once the date is confirmed you can rely on FTI, along with all our colleagues and friends in the industry, to be very active in announcing it.

If you’d like any additional information on the 25th WA Screen Awards, or FTI’s organisational review, please fee free to contact myself on michael_ellis@staff.fti.asn.au

Best regards,

Michael Ellis
Marketing Manager
Film & Television Institute WA

Last night saw the 24th WA Screen Awards held at the Octagon Theatre. To a near capacity audience host, Russell Woolf lead proceedings for the third year in a row.

Here are the winners:

The Bendigo Bank Young Filmmaker of the Year
Mat de Koning

Early Career:

The Central Institute of Technology Award for Best Film
Bystander
Keir Wilkins

The University of Notre Dame Award for Best Director
Burleigh Smith
Then She Was Gone

The Coopers Award for Best Actor
Wayne Davies
Good Pretender

The MadFish Award for Best Actress
Olivia DeJonge
Good Pretender

The Central Institute of Technology Award for Best Tertiary Film
Still Take You Home
Emilia Jolakoska

The Curtin University People’s Choice Award
Betrand the Terrible

Best Short Animation
Chat Noir
Kate Beverley

Best Cinematography
Antony Webb
The Billabong

Best Original Music
Jonathan Warwick
The Long Road Home

Best Production Design
Louise Brady
The Luger Story

Best Sound
Adrian Jolly
Family Tree

Best Editing
Antony Webb
The Dinner Meeting

The Murdoch University Award for Best Secondary Film
The Crossroad
Clayton Orgles & Karina Brown

Best Screenplay
Mike Hoath & Maziar Lahooti
Good Pretender

Best Documentary
Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever
Joshua Lee

The RTRFM Award for Best Music Video
Ticky Ticky Boom
Erika Jellis, Bridget Turner & Ben Young

Industry Awards:

Bill Warnock Award
Beyond The Pale
Damien Spiccia

*Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama
Little Sparrows*
Bolderpictures

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement in Factual Production
Kuru: The Science & The Sorcery
Siamese

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Practitioner
Ric Curtin

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry
Jill Perryman

Final Nominations

The Central Institute of Technology Award for Best Film

Bystander: Keir Wilkins
The Debt: Stefan Androv Radanovich
Esoterica: David Karsten
Good Pretender: Daniel Parry
Trigger: Roderick Mackay

The University of Notre Dame Australia Award for Best Director

Antony Webb: The Dinner Meeting
Burleigh Smith: Then She Was Gone
Chad Barnes: Global Citizens
Chris Richards-Scully: Kanowna
Keir Wilkins: Bystander
Vincenzo Perrella & Dan Osborn: It’s Just Gary

The Coopers Award for Best Actor

Craig Hyde-Smith: Bertrand The Terrible
David Ryan Kinsman: Bystander
Frank Fazio: Restare Uniti
Nic McRobbie: Casualties
Wayne Davies: Good Pretender

The MadFish Award for Best Actress

Amanda Woodhams: The Dinner Meeting
Claire Lovering: Ruin
Jamaica Vaughan: Bertrand The Terrible
Olivia DeJonge: Good Pretender
Skye Jackson: The Road Not Taken

The Central Institute of Technology Award for Best Tertiary Film

Ballad of Nick Chopper: Aaron Moss
Casualties: Jessica Carlson
Dissolutio: Kristine Meling Enoksen
The Kind: Jan Harmse & Nathaniel Moncrieff
Peachy Keen: Caitlan O’Connor
Still Take You Home: Emilia Jolakoska

Best Short Animation

Chat Noir: Kate Beverley
Gate Street High: Tanya Beeson

Best Cinematography

Antony Webb: The Billabong
Damian Fasolo: The Road Not Taken
Ivan Davidov: Esoterica
Kjetil H. Astrup: Restare Uniti
Rena Li: Dissolutio

Best Original Music

Andrew Clarke: In Pieces
Christopher de Groot: Esoterica
Edward Cryer: Colourblind
Jonathan Warwick: The Long Road Home
Zaalen Tallis: Bertrand The Terrible

Best Production Design

Alana Starcevich: Kanowna
Louise Brady: The Good Pretender
Louise Brady: The Luger Story
Monique Wajon: Light as a Feather

Best Sound

Adrian Jolly: Family Tree
Benjamin Morris: Casualties
Jeremy Turner: Ruin
John Barker: Glory Hole

Best Editing

Antony Webb: The Dinner Meeting
Cameron Van Den Bogert: Ballad of Nick Chopper

The Murdoch University Award for Best Secondary Film

A Little Course of Horse: Alexander Lines & Declan Luketina
The Crossroad: Clayton Orgles & Karina Brown
The Learner: Bryce Holloway & Tom Millar
Morto Amore: Brittany Maxfield & Grace O’Neill
Team Useless: Jez Murdock, Kalen Clarke, Kane Taylor, Nathan Simich & Russel Doubell

Best Screenplay

Damien Spiccia: Light As A Feather
Gregg Johnson: Casualties
Karen Farmer: Bertrand The Terrible
Mike Hoath & Maziar Lahooti: Good Pretender
Phoebe Bennett: Scarlett

Best Documentary

Global Citizens: HM Productions
Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever: Joshua Lee
The Fax Paper: Phoebe Bennett
Share Path Skate Path: Mat de Koning, Dion Cochrane, John Macliver, Tim Yuen

The RTRFM Award for Best Music Video

Blac Blocs – NVDA: Richard Eames
Emperors- The River: Louise Bertoncini & Ben Young
Felicity Groom – Finders And Keepers: _ Andrew Nowrojee & Bruce Kentish_
Boys Boys Boys! – Ticky Ticky Boom: Erika Jellis, Bridget Turner & Ben Young

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement – Factual

Extreme Cleaners: Joined Up Films
Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery: Siamese
My Mum Talks To Aliens: Joined Up Films
Surviving Mumbai: Electric Pictures
Whale Patrol: Sea Dog TV International
Who Do You Think You Are? Series 3: Artemis International & Serendipity Productions

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement – Drama

The Circuit Series 2: Media World Pictures
Little Sparrows: Bolderpictures
Motel Deception: Blue Moon Film & Video
Needle: Filmscope Entertainment

Nominees Announced

Best Short Animation
Gate Street High: Tanya Beeson
Chat Noir: Kate Beverley

Central Institute of Technology – Best Tertiary
Still Take You Home: Emilia Jolakoski
Dissolutio: Kristine Meling Enoksen
Casualties: Jessica Carlson
Ballad of Nick Chopper: Aaron Moss
The Kind: Jan Harmse, Nathaniel Montcrieff, Sam Farringdon
Peachy Keen: Caitlan O’Connor

Best Original Music Composition
The Long Road Home: Jonathan Warwick
Esoterica: Christopher de Groot
In Pieces: Andrew Clarke
Bertrand the Terrible: Zaalen Tallis
Colourblind: Edward Cryer

Best Sound
Casualties: Benjamin Morris
Family Tree: Adrian Jolly
Glory Hole: John Barker
Ruin: Jeremy Turner

Best Cinematography
Restare Uniti: Kjetil H. Astrup
The Road Not Taken: Damian Fasolo
The Billabong: Antony Webb
Dissolutio: Rena Li
Esoterica: Ivan Davidov

Coopers – Best Actor
Bystander: David Kinsman
Good Pretender: Wayne Davies
Restare Uniti: Frank Fazio
Bertrand the Terrible: Craig Hyde Smith
Casualties: Nic McRobbie

Mad Fish – Best Actress
Ruin: Claire Lovering
Good Pretender: Olivia DeJonge
Bertrand the Terrible: Jamaica Vaughan
The Dinner Meeting: Amanda Woodhams
The Road Not Taken: Skye Jackson

Central Institute of Technology – Best Film
Trigger: Roderick Mackay
Good Pretender: Daniel Parry
Bystander: Keir Wilkins
The Debt: Stefan Radanovich
Esotercia: David Karsten

December 14th is the FINAL DEADLINE for the WA Screen Awards. Whether you’re an early career filmmaker or a fully fledged production company with a production that has performed extremely well during 2010, make sure you get your entries in by Tuesday 14th December.

Enter through Withoutabox.

As you’re probably aware, you enter the WA Screen Awards through Withoutabox by clicking the link below:

But when it comes to delivering your film, there are a few options.

1. If your film was produced under one of FTI’s funding schemes (Raw Nerve, OOMPF, Link or HyperLink), FTI should already have a copy of your film. If so, please email info@wascreenawards.com with your Withoutabox Tracking Number and the title of your film.

2. If your film was produced whilst studying at one of WA’s tertiary institutions, please let the head of your department know, as we will collect all your institution’s films at one time.

3. If you produced your film independently, we will require a copy of your film. We would prefer a digital file, such as a .MOV file. If you need any assistance with this, please contact Glen Adams on glen_adams@fti.asn.au.

For general WASA enquiries, please email info@wascreenawards.com.

Remember these guys from the WASAs?

Well they have entered their perfectly adequate web series into the MovieExtra Webfest competition.

Check out Henry & Aaron’s web series here.

Also from WA, Dragon Conquest from Robert Woods.

Those lucky enough to attend the 23rd WA Screen Awards were given a glimpse of the future of Western Australian film as the local industry celebrated the accomplishments of 2009 with a gala awards ceremony.

Big winners in the Early Career categories included Vincenzo Perrella and Dan Osborn who took out the Hog’s Breath Café – Best Film Award as well as the Curtin University – People’s Choice Award with their gleefully sardonic short film This is Perth. Their film broke new ground in popularising Western Australian shorts and has been viewed by more than 140,000 people on YouTube.

Rising talent Michael Hoath took out the coveted FTI – Young Filmmaker of the Year Award, which is presented to someone aged 25 years or under who has shown great promise in their film career. This year’s decision was hotly contested, with the Award receiving the highest number of nominations in its 10 year history.

Michael had a busy year in 2009, completing his first professional directing job on children’s television show Castaway, and graduating from the WA Screen Academy. His graduating film, The Bucks Party was nominated for Best Director and Best Actor at the Awards. He wrote and produced a short film that was selected as a finalist in The Doorpost Film Project which secured $15,000 funding for his next short, Crossroad. Michael is currently developing a feature film and working on television concepts.

FTI CEO Graeme Sward said that the awards should assist emerging filmmakers in establishing themselves in film and television.

“I hope that the Awards are an inspiration to filmmakers for what can be achieved in Western Australia. We are lucky to have such a supportive industry network with numerous opportunities to get great films made and seen though initiatives run by ScreenWest and the Film & Television Institute,” he said.

Acclaimed ABC telemovie 3 Acts of Murder by Taylor Media received the Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement for a Production. Its producer Sue Taylor was also recognised with the Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement for a Practitioner.

3 Acts of Murder featured a stellar cast and crew including director Rowan Woods and writer Ian David. The miniseries was nominated for four Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards in 2009 including Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series, Best Actor in Television, Best Guest or Support Actor in a Television Drama and won the Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama for Anni Finsterer.

Sue Taylor has produced or line produced close to $30million of film and television drama in Western Australia during her career. A number of her productions have achieved significant recognition in 2009.

WINNERS

Bill Warnock Award
Regan Bennet

Best Secondary Production
Blue Ponies and White Skies
Jade Bates, Eliza Kavanagh, Chloe Leaker and Ella Jackson
Presbyterian Ladies’ College

Best Short Animation
Hairoes
Produced by Bridget Curran , Directed by Gaetan Raspanti and Jesse Emmerson

Best Tertiary Production
Mia
Written and Directed by Elyse Hickey, Produced by Tamara Small
Curtin University

Best Original Music Composition
Andrew Clarke
Runner

Best Sound
Jonathan Jenkin
Boxed In

Best Editor
Stephen Carroll
Water

People’s Choice
This Is Perth
Dan Osborn and Vincenzo Perrella

Best Cross Platform Media
Cut & Paste DVD Magazine
Dirty Stylus Productions and The Penguin Empire

Best Production Design
Monique Wajon
Little Boxes

Best Cinematography
Kat Goddard
Hidden Clouds

Best Actor
Daniel Garrett
Chasing Rabbits

Best Actress
Melanie Munt
Trinkets

Best Music Video
Sugar Army – Tongues in Cheeks
Dominic Pearce and Jamie Sher

Best Screenplay
Magdalena Wozniak
Stuffed

Best Documentary
My Nan and the Yandi
Produced by Jennifer Gherardi, Directed by Denise Groves

Best Director
Corrie Jones
Water

Best Film
This is Perth
Dan Osborn & Vincenzo Perrella

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement – Production
Taylor Media
3 Acts of Murder

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement – Practitioner
Sue Taylor

Young Filmmaker of the Year
Mike Hoath

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry
John Rapsey

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry
Carmelo Musca

They may not be household names just yet but that will not stop the State’s finest filmmaking talent from celebrating the innovation and achievements of film and television in 2009.

Presented by the Film & Television Institute WA, the WA Screen Awards has remained the premier celebration of film in Western Australia since its inception in 1981. This tradition is certain to continue with a gala ceremony to be held at the Perth Concert Hall, Saturday the 6th March.
Many former WA Screen Award nominees such as Elissa Down (Writer/Director, Black Balloon), James Bogle (Director, Closed for Winter), Britt Arthur (International award winning documentary maker) and Kenta McGrath (respected local music video maker), have gone on to forge bright careers in the local, national and international film industry.

Film & Television Institute CEO Graeme Sward said the Awards provide the most value to the industry though introducing emerging talent. “One of the main accomplishments of the Awards is to bring early career filmmakers into contact with industry representatives. Our judging panels are made up of industry practitioners who have significant experience working on professional productions, with many nominees receiving offers of work or professional guidance following the judging of the awards.”

The 2009 nominees include a raft of such emerging talent including Vincenzo Perella & Dan Osborne who shot to prominence with the hilarious viral video This is Perth. The controversial duo has been nominated for three awards including Best Editor, Best Director (presented by Stella Artois) and Best Film (presented by Hog’s Breath Café). However they will face stiff competition from Arrival’s and Departures which has also been nominated for three major awards and is fresh from its win at the Bohemian Shorts – Fremantle Film Competition.

Image: Grant Sputore Photo: Marie Nirme

Finally, the nominees for Cinematography

SP Becker
Bootleg

Antony Webb
Carlos Rules The World

Kat Goddard
Hidden Clouds

Nicholas Jackson
A Special Sweet Treat

Henrik Haug Hansen
Stuffed

Wayne Nicholson
The Washing Line

The full list is here. Congratulations and good luck to all this year’s nominees.

Nominees for Best Secondary Production

20 Credits
Cheyne Sear, Jasmine Beynon, James Iles Feally and Luke Wood

Blue Ponies and White Skies
Jade Bates, Eliza Kavanagh, Chloe Leaker and Ella Jackson
Presbyterian Ladies’ College

Crash
Rudy Riddoch, Brandon Eades, Kelli-Lee Yarran
Filmbites Youth Film School

Living With Ol’Timers
Meg-Isabella Hewett

Passenger Seat
Victoria Heron, Kaitlin Hewson and Luke Ledger
Swan Christian College

Nominees for Best Short Animation

The Big Picture
Produced by Aaron Kennedy, Directed by Gareth Lockett

The Cold Hearted Giant
Produced by Aaron Kennedy, Directed by Gareth Lockett

Hairoes
Produced by Bridget Curran, Directed by Gaetan Raspanti and Jesse Emmerson

I Hate and I Love
Directed by James Simmons

My Extraordinary Little Sister in ‘ Swinging’
Produced by Kate Vyvyan, Directed by Stephen Grant and TJ Beeson

Nominees for Best Original Music Composition

Ethan Marrell
Carlos Rules the World

Christopher de Groot
Crow’s Feet

Zaalen Tallis
Rose’s Portrait

Andrew Clarke
Runner

Elizabeth Bonnie
Stuffed

Nominees for Best Tertiary Production

Bedtime Stories
Produced by Christopher Nixon, Directed by Magnus Roervik, Written by Kate Hart
Curtin University

Chasing Rabbits
Directed by Adrian Pinto, Produced by John Barker, Written by Deon Baker
Curtin University

Distant Future
Directed by Aaron Moss, Produced by Ellena Stacey, Written by Perrie Taylor & Aaron Moss
Central Institute of Technology

Edlar Was A Scientist
Produced, Written and Directed by Adam Scott
ECU

Mia
Written and Directed by Elyse Hickey, Produced by Tamara Small
Curtin University

The Soil of the Soul
Produced by Roanne Yeuk Hei Law, Directed by Yan Du
University of Western Australia

Nominees for Best Sound

Jonathan Jenkin
Bootleg

Jonathan Jenkin
Boxed In

Adrian Jolly
Enemy

Benjamin Morris
Runner

Aaron Dowson
A Special Sweet Treat

Nominees for Best Editor

Kathryn Belben
Chasing Rabbits

Noah Joseph James
Little Boxes

Henrik Haug Hansen, Oyvind Opshaug, Eva Ramdohr
Stuffed

Vincenzo Perrella
This Is Perth

Stephen Carroll
Water

Nominees for Best Actor

Steve McCall
Arrivals and Departures

Rowan Freeman
The Bucks Party

Daniel Garrett
Chasing Rabbits

Robbie Vecchio
Fugue

Matt Levitt
Sorrento

Nominees for Best Production Design

Kate Hart
Bedtime Stories

Perrie Taylor
Distant Future

Laura McKenzie
Here Lies Augustine Morelli

Monique Wajon
Little Boxes

Sophie Mathewson
Stuffed

Nominees for Cinematography

SP Becker
Bootleg

Antony Webb
Carlos Rules The World

Kat Goddard
Hidden Clouds

Nicholas Jackson
A Special Sweet Treat

Henrik Haug Hansen
Stuffed

Wayne Nicholson
The Washing Line

Nominees for Best Actress

Whitney Richards
A Basement on a Hill

Joanna Zukowski
Fractured

Zoe Hooper
Mia

Jennifer White
Stuffed

Melanie Munt
Trinkets

Nominees for Best Music Video

Voltaire Twins – D.I.L.
Kenta McGrath

Will Stoker & The Embers – Five Beds For Bitsy
Mat de Koning

Brash and Sassy – No Milk For You
Britt Arthur and Leanne Cole

The Scotch of Saint James – Thomas Thomas
Ben Berkhout and Andrew Buckley

Sugar Army – Tongues in Cheeks
Dominic Pearce and Jamie Sher

The Transients – One Day
Robert Woods

Nominees for Best Screenplay

Henry Ward
The Day Is For Dreaming

Pete Gleeson
Enemy

Magda Wozniak
Stuffed

Nominees for Best Documentary

The Bubbleologist
Produced by Kazimir Sas, Directed by Oyvind Opshaug

Harmony in Halls Creek
Produced by Jo Randell, Directed by Mat de Koning

I Will NOT Be Outbid!
Produced by Mel Judkins, Directed by Tasha Stephenson

Living Colour
Produced by Freya Brueschke, Directed by Eva Ramdohr

My Nan and the Yandi
Produced by Jennifer Gherardi, Directed by Denise Groves

Nominees for Best Director

Zak Hilditch
Arrivals & Departures

Michael Hoath
The Bucks Party

Burleigh Smith
Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt

Dan Osborn and Vincenzo Perrella
This Is Perth

Corrie Jones
Water

Nominees for Best Film

This is Perth
Dan Osborn & Vincenzo Perrella

Arrivals & Departures
Liz Kearney

Water
Sarah Shaw and Corrie Jones

Pigskin
Jules Fortune

A Basement On A Hill
Cassidy Hill & Charlie Lewis

Nominees for Best Editor

Kathryn Belben
Chasing Rabbits

Noah Joseph James
Little Boxes

Henrik Haug Hansen, Oyvind Opshaug, Eva Ramdohr
Stuffed

Vincenzo Perrella
This Is Perth

Stephen Carroll
Water

Nominees for Best Director

Zak Hilditch
Arrivals & Departures

Michael Hoath
The Bucks Party

Burleigh Smith
Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt

Dan Osborn and Vincenzo Perrella
This Is Perth

Corrie Jones
Water

Nominees for Best Production Design

Kate Hart
Bedtime Stories

Perrie Taylor
Distant Future

Laura McKenzie
Here Lies Augustine Morelli

Monique Wajon
Little Boxes

Sophie Mathewson
Stuffed

Here are some more nominations – thank you all for being so patient!

Nominees for Best Documentary

The Bubbleologist
Produced by Kazimir Sas, Directed by Oyvind Opshaug

Harmony in Halls Creek
Produced by Jo Randell, Directed by Mat de Koning

I Will Not Be Outbid!
Produced by Mel Judkins, Directed by Tasha Stephenson

Living Colour
Produced by Freya Brueschke, Directed by Eva Ramdohr

My Nan and the Yandi
Produced by Jennifer Gherardi, Directed by Denise Groves

Nominees for Best Original Music Composition

Ethan Marrell
Carlos Rules the World

Christopher de Groot
Crow’s Feet

Zaalen Tallis
Rose’s Portrait

Andrew Clarke
Runner

Elizabeth Bonnie
Stuffed

Nominees for Best Actor

Steve McCall
Arrivals and Departures

Rowan Freeman
The Bucks Party

Daniel Garrett
Chasing Rabbits

Robbie Vecchio
Fugue

Matt Levitt
Sorrento

Nominees for Best Actress

Whitney Richards
A Basement on a Hill

Joanna Zukowski
Fractured

Zoe Hooper
Mia

Jennifer White
Stuffed

Melanie Munt
Trinkets

Nominees for Best Music Video

Voltaire Twins – D.I.L.
Kenta McGrath

Will Stoker & The Embers – Five Beds For Bitsy
Mat de Koning

Brash and Sassy – No Milk For You
Britt Arthur and Leanne Cole

The Scotch of Saint James – Thomas Thomas
Ben Berkhout and Andrew Buckley

Sugar Army – Tongues in Cheeks
Dominic Pearce and Jamie Sher

The Transients – One Day
Robert Woods

Nominees for Best Film

Arrivals & Departures
Liz Kearney

A Basement On A Hill
Cassidy Hill & Charlie Lewis

Pigskin
Jules Fortune

This is Perth
Dan Osborn & Vincenzo Perrella

Water
Sarah Shaw

Nominees for Best Screenplay

Henry Ward
The Day Is For Dreaming

Pete Gleeson
Enemy

Magda Wozniak
Stuffed

This year has been a tough ask for the judges with a record number of entries.

We have the first round of nominations ready – stay tuned for the rest, and be patient – you will be contacted if you receive a nomination.

Nominees for Best Short Animation

The Big Picture
Produced by Aaron Kennedy, Directed by Gareth Lockett

The Cold Hearted Giant
Produced by Aaron Kennedy, Directed by Gareth Lockett

Hairoes
Produced by Bridget Curran, Directed by Gaetan Raspanti and Jesse Emmerson

I Hate and I Love
Directed by James Simmons

My Extraordinary Little Sister in ‘ Swinging’
Produced by Kate Vyvyan, Directed by Stephen Grant and TJ Beeson

Nominees for Best Secondary Film

20 Credits
Cheyne Sear, Jasmine Beynon, James Iles Feally and Luke Wood

Blue Ponies and White Skies
Jade Bates, Eliza Kavanagh, Chloe Leaker and Ella Jackson
Presbyterian Ladies’ College

Crash
Rudy Riddoch, Brandon Eades, Kelli-Lee Yarran
Filmbites Youth Film School

Living With Ol’Timers
Meg-Isabella Hewett

Passenger Seat
Victoria Heron, Kaitlin Hewson and Luke Ledger
Swan Christian College

Nominees for Best Tertiary Film

Bedtime Stories
Produced by Christopher Nixon, Directed by Magnus Roervik, Written by Kate Hart
Curtin University

Chasing Rabbits
Directed by Adrian Pinto, Produced by John Barker, Written by Deon Baker
Curtin University

Distant Future
Directed by Aaron Moss, Produced by Ellena Stacey, Written by Perrie Taylor
Central Institute of Technology

Edlar Was A Scientist
Produced, Written and Directed by Adam Scott
ECU

Mia
Written and Directed by Elyse Hickey, Produced by Tamara Small
Curtin University

The Soil of the Soul
Produced by Roanne Yeuk Hei Law, Directed by Yan Du
University of Western Australia

Nominees for Best Sound

Jonathan Jenkin, Bootleg

Jonathan Jenkin, Boxed In

Adrian Jolly, Enemy

Benjamin Morris, Runner

Aaron Dowson, A Special Sweet Treat

The WA Screen Awards (WASA) celebrates innovation and the achievements of Western Australian filmmakers, from students through to established industry professionals. This year, the Industry Awards have been reviewed and there are now two Lotterywest Awards for Outstanding Achievement, each with a $7,000 cash prize courtesy of Lotterywest.

Industry Awards at The 23rd WA Screen Awards are:

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement – Production ($7,000 cash prize)

This Award is presented to a Western Australian screen production that has achieved an outstanding level of success in the 2009 calendar year. This can be box office figures, ratings success, critical acclaim, festival success, or national and international awards. The Award is presented to the Producer.

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement – Practitioner ($7,000 cash prize)

This Award recognises the significant achievements of an individual practitioner. This can be for any craft, and can be for work undertaken on a single production or multiple productions, however, the achievements must have occurred in the 2009 calendar year.

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry

This is awarded to an individual who has displayed a long-term commitment to WA film and television. Nominations can either be made by the individual or on behalf of another screen industry member.

All three Industry Awards will be judged by a specially convened industry panel. The panel will be chaired by ScreenWest and include representatives from the Industry associations.

Submission deadline for the Industry Awards is 15 December 2009 (Fee $25)

The extended deadline is 5 January 2010 (Fee $50)

Terms for entry and nomination forms for practitioner and production here

For further information on the Awards, contact Liz Sideris, WA Screen Awards Producer, phone (08) 9431 6721, email: screenevents@fti.asn.au

The 23rd WA Screen Awards is launched with a fabulous new look and website along with a streamlined entry process.

The WA Screen Awards celebrate innovation and achievement in West Australian film, promoting the achievements of the WA Screen Industry and encouraging early career filmmakers. The Awards bring early career filmmakers into contact with industry representatives.

In 2010, the WA Screen Awards have partnered with premiere festival listing site Without A Box to make it quicker and easier for filmmakers to enter.

Nominations and film submissions for the 23rd WA Screen Awards close Tuesday 15 December 2009 with an extended deadline allowing late submission till Tuesday 5 January 2010.

Shortlisted nominees for the Early Career and Open Category Awards will be annouced on Thursday 28 January 2010. The shortlisted films are screened in February at the Bohemia Outdoor Cinema where members of the public and film community will be able to vote for the People’s Choice Award.

The WA Screen Awards night of nights is Saturday 6 March at the Perth Concert Hall.

The WA Screen Awards are coordinated by the Film & Television Institute WA. The 23rd Awards are proudly supported by ScreenWest, Lotterywest, Hog’s Breath Cafe, Mad Fish Wines, Matilda Bay, Central TAFE, Curtin University, Community Newspapers, RTRFM 92.1, Frog Management and Westone.

The WA Screen Awards have been going for 23 years now. It’s a long time with plenty of memories.

FTI would like to hear about your stories of WASA moments and see your images, footage and all WASA memorabilia.

We’ll put it all up in the WASA blog right here and return all originals.

I you have ticket stubs, programs, draft speeches, anything WASA related, please send it to “Anomie”:mailto:anomie@fti.asn.au at FTI, PO Box 579,
Fremantle WA 6959.

Here are what some of our WA Screen Awards winners are up to:

The Director’s Cut and Legacy at Raindance http://www.fti.asn.au/news/868

Success for Tinglewood
http://www.fti.asn.au/news/866
http://www.fti.asn.au/news/861

The Circuit Scriptwriters Win AWGIE Award
http://www.fti.asn.au/news/863

The following Western Australian produced productions hit screens in September.

Skippy: Australia’s First Superstar
Thursday 17th September, 8:30pm, ABC1
http://bit.ly/31nWP8

Deadly Yarns Series 4: Part Two
Friday 18th September, 6:00pm, ABC1
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/messagestick/

Stone Bros
In cinemas from Thursday 24th September
http://www.stonebrosmovie.com.au/

Who Do You Think You Are? Series 2
Sunday 27th September, 7:30pm, SBS
http://bit.ly/lGEv1