ANNUAL WINNERS
AND
NOMINATIONS
2022
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
The Sprayer
Written by Farnoosh Abedi and Pegah Fardiar
Directed by Farnoosh Abedi
Produced by M.reza Karimi Saremi and M.reza Karimi Saremi
A Fleeting Moment
Written and Directed by Allyanna Demafeliz
Produced by Victoria Yando
Beyond Masks
Written and Directed by Letícia Lopez Rangueri, Lucas Brassanini Flores and Carolina Bonformagio da Silva
Produced by Carolina Bonformagio da Silva
Mouse House
Written by Henry Angremy and Tatjana Urbič
Directed by Timon Leder
Produced by Jure Vizjak, Maja Zupanc and Polona Kumel
Pirate Lesson
Directed by Sofia Azpe
Produced by Dara Insixiengmay
Runelight
Directed by Matt O’Donnell
Student Hunger: A Silent Crisis
Written by Jane Dyson, Craig Jeffrey and Gyrogry Scrinis
Directed and Produced by Jane Dyson
Swollen
Written by Hamidreza Mazrae Khatiri
Directed by Zahra Khorshidi Paji
Produced by Zahra Khorshidi Paji, Hamidreza Mazrae Khatiri and Mahdi Aghababa Rangraz
The White Whale
Written, Directed and Produced by Amir Mehran
BEST COMEDY SHORT FILM
The Corner Store
Written, Directed and Produced by Alexander Leonidovich Onufriev
Arthur
Written by Annie O’Halloran
Directed by Michael Francis Honsa
Produced by Michael Weightman
Carrotism
Written and Directed by Yann Chen
Produced by Katrine Dolmer and Yann Chen
Garfield Seashell
Written and Directed by Paul Marques Duarte
Produced by Thomas Guentch
Pick
Written, Directed and Produced by Shaho Ahmadi
Reductio
Written, Directed and Produced by Matthew Foster
Tea?
Written by Jacqui Beaman
Directed and Produced by Joel Harris
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Mawhialeo Ote Alowha / Our Love
Directed by Valeriya Golovina
Produced by Niamh Swannack
A Rohingya’s Journey
Directed by Ed Coney
Remedy Blues
Written by Jake Roseneder
Directed by Alevtina Chernih
Produced by Ian Adamson
The Future is Fabric
Written, Directed and Produced by Julia Martin
Through Her Eyes
Written, Directed and Produced by Jason Haji-Ali
Uncovered Lives: Australia’s Fight for Funded Trans Healthcare
Written by Ruby Hilleard and Alice Hoger
Directed by Kai Wharton
Produced by Kitty Moroney and Nhu Ngoc Michelle Nguyen
BEST DRAMA SHORT FILM
Sea Light
Written, Directed and Produced by John Doe
Cinnamon
Written by Shahid Kamal and Sinan Uckan
Directed by Shahid Kamal
Produced by Shahid Kamal and Linzy Attenborough
Invited
Written and Directed by Daniel Berger-Alexander
Produced by James Robinson
Lili
Written and Directed by Brian Alexander Ríos
Produced by Cadiz Rodriguez and Brian Alexander Ríos
Puppy, Brown, Male
Written by Rex Paragas
Directed and Produced by Keshi Sacdalan
Seashell
Written and Directed by Dannon Wu
Produced by Magan Raj
Wrath
Written and Produced by Talin Agon
Directed by Cristobal Olguin
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM
Xero Sugar
Written, Directed, and Produced by Lachlan Anderson-Schmidt
“Abuelita”
Written by Carlos Andrés Gómez
Directed by Joe West
Produced by Brent Shuttleworth, Carlos Andrés Gómez and Joe West
A Psychogeography of Mourning
Directed by Shayna Connelly
In the Seeing’s Trap
Written, Directed and Produced by Mohamadreza Mohajer
The Remembering Movement
Written by Marion Steinfellner and Mersolis Schöne
Directed and Produced by Mersolis Schöne
The Sea
Written and Directed by Sahra Ramezanian
Produced by Ilia Shams and Mohammad Kazem Shiran
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
Where’s Weirdo
Written and Directed by Duncan Peake
Produced by Clay Schreiber and Guy Crofts
An Evening With Taglioni
Written by Jeff James
Directed by Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple
Produced by Jeff James, Elettra Pizzi, Noni Couell, Gerry Maguire, and Lise Smith
Answer Your Phone
Written and Directed by Benji Wragg
Produced by Dia Taylor
Mamu Kurtaji
Written by Anna-Marie Harding and Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves
Directed and Produced by Anna-Marie Harding
Premonition
Written and Directed by Benjie Wales and Alessio Denicola
Written and Produced by Amanda Collins
Street No. 4
Written by Lark Lee and Koji Steven Sakai
Directed and Produced by Lark Lee
BEST WEB SERIES
The Y Theory (Season 3)
Written by Caroline Taillet
Directed by Martin Landmeters
Produced by Dylan Klass
dating JEN
Written by Katie Dahlenburg and Anthony Conti
Directed by Katie Dahlenburg
Produced by Jenai Tomlinson
Dating Unlocked
Directed by Sam Coyle
Written and Produced by Charlie David
King & Pawn
Written by Taylor Olson and Tieren Hawkins
Directed by Taylor Olson
Produced by Tieren Hawkins
Midnight Stories: Morgan
Written by Ryan Cauchi and Nick Stathopoulos
Directed and Produced by Ryan Cauchi
Poutiner
Written, Directed and Produced by Olivier Bonenfant
Strings Attached
Written by Autumn T. Dang
Directed by Marie Förster and Autumn T. Dang
Produced by Andy Wolf, Jessica Hutchinson, Marie Förster and Lucinda Bruce
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM (SECONDARY)
Abraxas of Emotions: Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Excitement
Written and Directed by Dakyum Breanna Lee
Mosaic
Directed by Isabel Park
The Stella Show
Written and Directed by Ruby McQuire
Produced by Steve McLeod
Under Film
Directed by Jingyi Huang
Produced by Ke Chen
Waves
Directed by Markello Souvlis
Well That Was Fun
Written and Directed by Aiden Fyfield
Produced by Mel Beal
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM (TERTIARY)
Talk Back
Directed by Mustafa al Mahdi
Written by Natasha Henry
Produced by Charles Olsen
Before We’re Gone
Written and Directed by Lilli Corrias-Smith
Produced by Jenny Qu
Goodbye Text
Written by Marcus Khoudair
Directed by Ven Gia
Produced by Charles Olsen and Sophia O’Rourke
In The Air
Written and Directed by Kieran Deeth
(Not So) Great Expectations
Written and Directed by Christie Hammond
Produced by Dana Jolliffe
Room of 12878
Directed and Produced by Sut Ieng Lei
Seashell
Written and Directed by Dannon Wu
Produced by Magan Raj
Springbound
Written by Jack Sparkes and Clarence Lin Thein
Directed by Clarence Lin Thein
Produced by Charlotte Davies, Jack Sparkes, and Clarence Lin Thein
Through Her Eyes
Written, Directed and Produced by Jason Haji-Ali
Uncovered Lives: Australia’s Fight for Funded Trans Healthcare
Written by Ruby Hilleard and Alice Hoger
Directed by Kai Wharton
Produced by Kitty Moroney and Nhu Ngoc Michelle Nguyen
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
Lover Haters Club
Written by Christan van Slyke
A Saint and the Sinner
Written by Simon Iliopoulos
Giovanni
Written by Michael Lacorcia
Hello Cello
Written by Felicity Bolitho
Own Goal
Written by Jamie-Lee Curley
Shredder Saves the World
Written by Steve Garry
The Walk Out
Written by Danielle Oke
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
Blood Knot
Written by Michael Greene
Freedom Behind Bars
Written by Ronaldo Pedrosa
Hello Chester
Written by Australia Kincannon
Liminal
Written by Paul Blee
Night Shift
Written by Peter Salisbury
Off-Key!
Written by Claudio De Santis
The Guns at Cowra
Written by Vir Srinivas
Typical?
Written by Sarah Leigh
BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM
Tonia Hammerich
Street No. 4
Tom Durand
Garfield Seashell
Crystal Heo
Seashell
Lluís Soler
Sea Light
BEST ACTOR IN A WEB SERIES
Taylor Olson
King & Pawn
Marlaina McPhillips
dating JEN
Andrea Romano
The Y Theory (Season 3)
Caroline Taillet
The Y Theory (Season 3)
BEST SCREENWRITER
Farnoosh Abedi
The Sprayer
Matt O’Donnell
Runelight
Natasha Henry
Talk Back
Marcus Khoudair
Goodbye Text
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ot Boqué
Sea Light
Joanna Cameron
Goodbye Text
Edouard Outters
The Y Theory
Matthias Pilz
An Evening With Taglioni
BEST EDITING
Olivier Bonenfant
Poutiner
Farnoosh Abedi
The Sprayer
Ed Coney and Simon Haigh
A Rohingya’s Journey
Morgan Hopkins
Mawhialeo Ote Alowha / Our Love
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Soroush Abedi
The Sprayer
Arash Ghasemi and Mohammad Ghasemi
The White Whale
Nikola Medic
An Evening With Taglioni
Mahdi Yekta
Swollen
