By Travis Johnson
The St Kilda Film Festival has announced the award nominees for its 2018 season. Each of the nominees is in the running for a share of over $50,000 worth of cash and prizes spread across 17 categories. Plus, St Kilda is an Academy-accredited festival, so the winners of Best Short Film and Best Documentary are eligible for Oscar consideration.
“The City of Port Phillip is always proud to be able to showcase the innovative and inspiring films created and starred in by some of Australia’s best talent. The St Kilda Film Festival has an incredible variety of films shown in this year’s program. We look forward to revealing the winners of the 35th St Kilda Film Festival awards later this week at the Closing Night event,” said City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss.
And the nominees are:
Best Short Film
The Intentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lost Property Office
Mrs McCutcheon
Eye Contact
Craft Award
The Land Will Eat You
Eye Contact
Cooee
Best Director
Alex Ryan – Red Ink
John Sheedy – Mrs McCutcheon
Shaun Perry & Jay Perry – The Intentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Daniel Agdag – Lost Property Office
Best Achievement in Indigenous Filmmaking
A Life Together
Coat of Arms
Welcome to Country
Best Documentary
A Life Together
One Shot
The Ryan James Project
Mister Herschell
Best Comedy
Carnal Privilege
The Intentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Partners
For Your Sins
Best Animation
Lost Property Office
I’m Still Here
Ambulance
Last Tree Standing
Best Actor
David Smith – Partners
Oscar Redding – Red Ink
Matilda Ridgway – Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Eliza Scanlen – Grace
Best Achievement in Cinematography
James L Brown – Black Lips
Ryan Alexander Lloyd – Eye Contact
Warwick Thornton – Coat of Arms
Sky Davies – Mrs McCutcheon
Best Achievement in Screenplay
Ben Young – Mrs McCutcheon
Dylan River – Coat of Arms
Raphael Elisha – Girl of the Sky
Shaun Perry & Jay Perry – The Intentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Achievement in Editing
Marcus D’Arcy – Coat of Arms
Simon Direen – A Life Together
Sophia Bender – Behind Barres
Toby Morris and Ben Zemanek – Cooee
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
3 Block Studio and Jongsu Oh – Pilè
Alt VFX – Fysh
Bertrand Polivka – How The Light Gets In
Vardan Karapetyan – Last Tree Standing
Best Young Actor
Alex Kis – Disco Dykes
Asal Shenaveh – Waterfall
Bethany Whitmore – Mwah
Wesley Patten – Mrs McCutcheon
Best Achievement in Sound Post Production
Chris Goodes – Lost Property Office
Liam Egan – Coat of Arms
Markus Kellow – Fysh
Matt Read – The Intentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Original Score
Dami Summers – Partners
Haydn Walker – Girl of the Sky
Michael Yezerski – Fysh
Red Ink
Best Youth Short Film
Cardiac Relations
Don’t Call Me Beautiful
iRony
This year’s winners will be announced at the St Kilda Film Festival’s Closing Night Awards on Saturday, May 26, at the St Kilda Town Hall.
