September 2022

FILM OF THE MONTH
SEPTEMBER 2022

SWOLLEN

Written by Hamidreza Mazrae Khatiri
Directed by Zahra Khorshidi Paji
Produced by Mahdi Aghababa Rangraz, Zahra Khorshidi Paji, and Hamidreza Mazrae Khatiri

(IRAN)


STUDENT FILM OF THE MONTH
SEPTEMBER 2022

WAVES

Directed by Markello Souvlis

(AUSTRALIA)


SCREENPLAY OF THE MONTH
SEPTEMBER 2022

FREEDOM BEHIND BARS

Written by Ronaldo Pedrosa

(PORTUGAL)


MONTHLY FINALISTS
SEPTEMBER 2022

Apocryphal
Written by Hudson Henry Franzoni
(USA)

King & Pawn
Directed by Allyanna Demafeliz
(CANADA)

Liminal
Written by Paul Blee
(IRELAND)

Room of 12878
Directed by Sut Ieng Lei
(MACAO)

The Pieces of Other People
Directed by Rosie West King
(AUSTRALIA)

Willowstone
Directed by Tom Sweeney
(NEW ZEALAND)


HONOURABLE MENTIONS
SEPTEMBER 2022

All But Harmony
Directed by Yamin Rasheed
(MALDIVES)

Bone Broth
Directed by Michelle Ricketts
(AUSTRALIA)

Once Upon A Time In Australia
Written by Scott O’Clock and Robyn Kay Pfitzner
(AUSTRALIA)

Positive Over Negative
Directed by Tara Belle
(USA)

Preacher’s Daughter
Written by Gregory Bonds
(USA)

Reductio
Directed by Matthew Foster
(AUSTRALIA)

The Examination Interrogation
Directed by Karena Darwen
(AUSTRALIA)