By Travis Johnson
The St Kilda Film Festival has announced the nominees for this years awards, who will be competing for $50,000 worth of prizes across 18 categories.
Not only is the St Kilda Film Festival Australia’s longest running and publicly owned short film showcase, it’s also an Academy Award qualifying event, meaning those films that take home Best Short Film or Best Documentary this year are eligible for Oscar consideration.
The nominees are:
Best Short Film
Red Rover
Death in Bloom
Slingshot
The Orchestra
Best Documentary
You Better Take Cover
Worry Me In The Daytime
Strudel Sisters
Éva
Craft Award
Little Boy Blue
Foal
Red Rover
Slingshot
Best Animation
Ernie Biscuit
The Orchestra
‘Je suis un Crayon’ (I am a Pencil)
Grace Under Water
Best Director
Brooke Goldfinch, Red Rover
Nathan Keene, Little Boy Blue
Dael Oates, Death in Bloom
Jacobie Gray, The Aquarium
Best Achievement in Editing
Adam Wills, Death in Bloom
Anil Griffin, Foal
Elle March, Vacant
Darius Family, The Flower Girl
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Ellery Ryan, Crossroads
Tarun Hansen, Under the Sun
Sky Davies, Goodnight Sweetheart
Benjamin Rutkowsky, Red Rover
Burak Oguz Saguner, Driftwood Dustmites
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Evan Whiteside, Moth
Luca Calabrese, Little Boy Blue
Overtime
Best Achievement in Screenplay
Dael Oates, Death in Bloom
Jacobie Gray, The Aquarium
Darlene Johnson, Bluey
Tracey Rigney, Man Real
Best Comedy
Slingshot
Death in Bloom
Nothing Better
Best Achievement in Sound Post Production
Tori Holleman, Scrap
Driftwood Dustmites
Niels Gabriels, Somniloquy
Justin Spasevski, Little Boy Blue
Best Actor
Tasia Zalar, Bluey
Margaret Harvey, Under Skin in Blood
Robyn Nevin, Death in Bloom
Gillian Jones, Goodnight Sweetheart
Best Original Score
Jamie Messenger, The Orchestra
Sarah Blasko, Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Nightingale and the Rose’
Darren Lim, Little Boy Blue
Chris Russell, Worry Me In The Daytime
Best Young Actor
Tess Haubrich, Foal
Isaac Natoli, The Trophy Thief
Nina Louise, Little Boy Blue
Sophie Rollason, The Aquarium
Best Indigenous Film
Bluey
Under Skin in Blood
Man Real
You Turn
The winners are announced at the St Kilda Film Festival Closing Night Awards on Saturday, May 28, at the St Kilda Town Hall. For full details on the Festival, head to the official site.
