Matchbox Pictures and Wooden Horse have been included as finalists across multiple categories for the SPA Business Awards, to be held on the final day of next month’s Screen Forever.
Both companies will vie for Media Super Production Business of the Year, with Wooden Horse also up for Breakthrough Business of the Year, while Matchbox Pictures is recognised twice in the Screen Business Export Award field for Bad Behaviour and Class of ’07.
The other businesses contending the Media Super Production Business of the Year prize are Bronte Pictures, Goalpost Pictures, Princess Pictures, Prospero Productions, See-Saw Films, and Werner Film Productions.
The awards encompass SPA member productions that screened between January 1 and December 31, 2023.
Screen Forever will be held on the Gold Coast from March 19 – 21, with financing opportunities available through the SPA Connect Market, to be held March 26-27.
Services and Facilities Business of the Year
- Hazbin Hotel – Princess Bento Studio
- Heartbreak High S2 – Cato Location Services
- Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles – The Post Lounge
- Various Productions – TAG Travel Group
Breakthrough Business of the Year
- i8 Studio
- Stranger Than Fiction
- Truce Films
- Wooden Horse
Media Super Production Business of the Year
- Bronte Pictures
- Goalpost Pictures
- Matchbox Pictures
- Princess Pictures
- Prospero Productions
- See-Saw Films
- Werner Film Productions
- Wooden Horse
Screen Business Export Award
- Bad Behaviour – Matchbox Pictures
- Black Snow – Goalpost Pictures
- Class of ’07 – Matchbox Pictures