Australia’s premier short film festival, the St Kilda Film Festival awarded Director Sotiris Dounoukos for Best Short Film for A Single Body at the Closing Night Awards on Saturday 31 May.
As St Kilda Film Festival is an ACADEMY AWARDS® qualifying event, Welcome to A Single Body is now eligible for consideration in the OSCARS® Short Film Awards and The Eagle is eligible for consideration in the Best Documentary Award.
Held at the St Kilda Town Hall and proudly presented by the City of Port Phillip, 23 awards were announced with a prize pool of more than $50,000 worth of cash and prizes.
From an increasingly competitive field of entrants, Best Director was awarded to Erin Good for The Wonderful and Best Actor taken out by Nicholas Denton for his stellar performance in Rabbit. Bunny New Girl went home with Best Comedy, and the Craft Award was given to Grey Bull. The 32nd St Kilda Film Festival has now drawn to a close with Festival Director Paul Harris proud to provide the most comprehensive overview of the national short film industry.
Best Short Film
A Single Body
Director Sotiris Dounoukos
Producer Francois Pierre Clavel
Craft Award
Grey Bull
Director Eddy Bell
Producer Khoby Rowe
Best Director
Erin Good
The Wonderful
Best Achievement In Screenplay
Julian Vincent Costanzo
Falling
Best Achievement In Editing
Agnes Baginska
Milkmaid
Best Achievement In Cinematography
Ari Wegner
Baby Baby
Best Comedy
Bunny New Girl
Director Natalie Van Den Dungen
Producer Natalie Van Den Dungen Peter Fenton
Best Actor
Nicholas Denton
Rabbit
Best Achievement In Sound Post Production
Paul Pirola
Scission
Best Original Score
Tiernan Cross
The Wonderful
Best Achievement In Visual Effects
Evan Whiteside
The Witching Hour
Best Animation
The Story Of Percival Pilts
Director Janette Goodey & John Lewis
Producer John Lewis & Terri Dentry
Best Documentary
The Eagle
Director & Producer Gus Berger
Best Achievement In Indigenous Filmmaking
Karroyul
Director Kelrick Martin
Producer Jaclyn Hewer & Melissa Kelly
Best Young Actor
Majdi Slaibi
Pocket Money
Best Youth Short Film
Off Track
Director Sam Lara
Producer Georgia Patching & Naysan Santiago
SOUNDKILDA AWARDS
Best Music Video
“Colourblind” – Elliot and the Bull
Director Samuel Lewis (QLD)
Producer Darcy Prendergast and Seamus Spilsbury
Cinematography Award
“Van Diemen’s Land” – Russell Morris
Director: Lucas Thyer (QLD)
Producer Caitlin Johnston
Craft Award
“So-So” – David Blyth
Director David Blyth (VIC)
Producer David Blyth
Audience Award
“Every man knows his plague; and you are mine” – Tiny Little Houses
Director Jordan Bond
Producer Jarrod Theodore
