By Travis Johnson
The finalists in the 16th Screen Producers Australia Awards have been announced. The only awards voted by Australian production businesses working in the industry, the SPA Awards celebrate great Australian screen productions; laud the accomplishments of production businesses;, and aim to increase awareness the crucial role producers play in the industry.
“The Awards acknowledge the creation of outstanding screen content across various mediums, the incredible contribution of our Production Businesses, and the people behind them,” said Screen Producers Australia CEO, Matthew Deaner. “We look forward to celebrating with all the finalists and industry in November.”
And the nominees are:
SERIES
Children’s Series Production
Bushwhacked! Bugs, Mint Pictures
Exchange Student Zero, Created by Bogan, Produced by Fragrant Gumtree
Mako – Island of Secrets Season 3, Jonathan M Shiff Productions
Ready For This, Werner Film Productions
Tomorrow When the War Began, Ambience Entertainment
Comedy Series Production
Mad As Hell Series 6, ITV Studios Australia
No Activity, Jungle
Please Like Me Season 3, Guesswork Television
Sammy J and Randy in Ricketts Lane, Sticky Pictures
The Family Law, Matchbox Pictures
Drama Series Production
Cleverman, Goalpost Pictures
Love Child Series 3, Playmaker Media
Rake Season 4, Essential Media and Entertainment
The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 4, December Media
Wanted, Matchbox Pictures and R & R Productions
Wentworth Series 4, FremantleMedia Australia
Light Entertainment Series Production
Bondi Rescue Season 11, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder
Grand Designs Australia Season 6, FremantleMedia Australia
Gruen, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder
HackLive: Australians On Series, Essential Media and Entertainment
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Guesswork Television
Reality Series Production
Dancing With The Stars Series 15, FremantleMedia Australia
I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!, ITV Studios Australia
The Great Australian Bake Off, FremantleMedia Australia
The Real Housewives of Melbourne Series 3, Matchbox Pictures
The X Factor Series 6, FremantleMedia Australia
Telemovie or Mini Series Production
Barracuda, Matchbox Pictures
Mary: Making of a Princess, FremantleMedia Australia
Secret City, Matchbox Pictures
The Kettering Incident, Porchlight Films and Sweet Potato Films
Wolf Creek, Screentime
FEATURE FILM
Feature Film Production
A Month of Sundays, Madman
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows, Matchbox Pictures
Spin Out, Stella Rose Productions in association with Redman Entertainment
The Daughter, Jan Chapman Films and Wildflower Films
The Dressmaker, Film Art Media
DOCUMENTARY
Series Documentary Production
Afghanistan: Inside Australia’s War, Essential Media and Entertainment
Hitting Home, In Films
Keeping Australia Alive, ITV Studios Australia
Revolution School, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder
Streets of Your Town, Mint Pictures
Single Documentary Production
Call Me Dad, Media Stockade
Motorkite Dreaming, Intafusion Films
Remembering the Man, Waterbyrd Filmz
Strictly Jewish, Mint Pictures
The Goddam Election! With John Safran, Princess Pictures
SHORT FILM
Cutting Edge Short Film Production
Kill Your Dinner, Revlover
Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Nightingale and the Rose’, Aquarius Films
Ronny Chieng: International Student, Sticky Pictures
The Future is Expensive, Goalpost Pictures
The Trophy Thief, Arterial Motives
INTERACTIVE
Interactive Production
Little Lunch App, Australian Children’s Television Foundation
VR Noir: A Day Before the Night, Start VR
SPA have also released a showreel that showcases all 53 nominated productions:
Voting is now open for eligible members. The Screen Producers Australia Awards take place at Crown Palladium, Melbourne on Thursday, 17 November, 2016, during the 31st Screen Forever conference.
