Documentary musical Prison Songs and animated TV series God Squad each won three trophies at the 27th annual WA Screen Awards.
Writer-director Jeffory Asselin’s Pinch was the surprise winner of best feature film – drama, edging out Kill Me Three Times, Paper Planes and The Reckoning.
The film revolves around a light-fingered teen who attempts to rip off a major drug syndicate to pay for his mother's life saving surgery.
Producer/director Lauren Brunswick received the $5,000 McKenna Hampton Young Filmmaker of the Year award.
Presented by FTI, the awards were handed out at the Heath Ledger Theatre on June 29, hosted by comedian Joel Creasey.
The Beyond West-produced Prison Songs by Kelrick Martin and Harry Bardwell took the prizes for best TV production – factual, best long form editing and sound. Martin also won the award for best long form direction.
God Squad by Troy Zafer and Nicholas Kempt was named best animation, best short form sound and original music. The black comedy features the gods of various religions which play cops and criminals.
Greenfield leads Ethan Tomas and Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik received the awards for best performance by an actor and actress respectively. Now screening on YouTube, the five-part series follows a guy whose hopes of rebuilding his relationship with his former girlfriend are short-lived when her brother tells him a volatile secret.
The ScreenWest outstanding contribution to the industry award went to costume designer Gail Pether, who has worked on numerous feature films, drama series, documentaries, shorts and TVCs.
Lotterywest CEO Paul Andrew said, “Dedicating her life to the industry with her passion and creativity, Gail has mentored many an emerging filmmaker. With retirement on the horizon, the local screen community would like to thank Gail for the enormous contribution she has made to the industry over the years and for being a valuable resource for so many people.” .
FTI received a grand total of 479 entries from 162 screen projects across 33 categories.
1. CANON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT FORM
WINNER: LITTLE DARLING DIRECTOR’S CUT – DAMIAN SMITH
Karroyul – Torstein Dyrting ACS
Pale Blue Eyes – Joel Crane
Top Knot Detective – A.J. Coultier
2. CANON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – LONG FORM
WINNER: THE WAR THAT CHANGED US – JIM FRATER
Birthplace Of The Giants – Leighton De Barros
Pinch – Antony Webb
Prison Songs – Torstein Dyrting ACS
3. SANDBOX BEST EDITING – SHORT FORM
WINNER: KARROYUL – LAWRIE SILVESTRIN ASE
Pale Blue Eyes – Joe Henderson
The Amber Sky – Andre Chang Fane
Top Knot Detective – Steven Hughes and Dominic Pearce
4. SANDBOX BEST EDITING – LONG FORM
WINNER: PRISON SONGS – MERLIN CORNISH
Birthplace of the Giants – Jonathan Rowdon
Enigma Man – A Stone Age Mystery – Lawrie Silvestrin ASE
The War That Changed Us – Lawrie Silvestrin ASE and David Fosdick
5. SCREENWEST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRY
WINNER: GAIL PETHER
6. HAPPS BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT FORM
WINNER: TOP KNOT DETECTIVE – MATT WILLEMSEN
Bloom – Onna Evdokimoff
OnO – Alana Starcevich
Wanderer – Sarah Ryan
7. HAPPS BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – LONG FORM
WINNER: PAPER PLANES – CLAYTON JAUNCEY
8MMM – Emma Fletcher
Kill Me Three Times – Clayton Jauncey
The War That Changed Us – Emma Fletcher
8. BEST SOUND – SHORT FORM
WINNER: GOD SQUAD – BEN CHASE
Karroyul – Ric Curtin and Glenn Martin
Pale Blue Eyes – Ben Nockolds
The Amber Sky – Mathew Dwyer
9. BEST SOUND – LONG FORM
WINNER: PRISON SONGS – KIM LORD AND GLENN MARTIN
Pinch – Ric Curtin
The Reckoning – Ric Curtin, Glenn Martin and Scott Montgomery
The War That Changed Us – Ric Curtin, Glenn Martin, Ash Charlton and Owen Hughes
10. REVELATION PERTH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC – SHORT FORM
WINNER: GOD SQUAD – BEN CHASE
Karroyul – Ash Gibson Greig
Maap Mordak – Lorrae Coffin
The Parting Gift – Andrew Clarke
11. REVELATION PERTH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC – LONG FORM
WINNER: PINCH – ASH GIBSON GREIG
Enigma Man – A Stone Age Mystery – Ash Gibson Greig
The War That Changed Us – Ash Gibson Greig
12. COLONIAL BREWING CO. BEST MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER: STONE COLD SOBER MATHAS – LAUREN CLEARY, DOMINIC PEARCE AND AARON MCCANN
Too Much Time Together – San Cisco – Robert Livings and Matt Sav
The Weapon is Sound – Thundercracker – Dominic Pearce and Luna Laure
Willow Beats – Merewif – Lauren Brunswick, David Vincent Smith and Daniel Craig – Matsu Photography
13. ULTIMO BEST VISUAL FX
WINNER: THE AMBER SKY – ANDRE CHANG FANE AND FU PENG – ROCKETT LAUNCH
Enigma Man – A Stone Age Mystery – Mike Dunn – Phimedia
The War That Changed Us – Mike Dunn – Phimedia
These Final Hours – Nathan Stone and Stuart Campbell – Double Barrel
Top Knot Detective – Dominic Pearce, Robert Woods and Steven Hughes
14. FROG MANAGEMENT BEST TV PRODUCTION – FACTUAL
PRISON SONGS – KELRICK MARTIN AND HARRY BARDWELL
Birthplace Of The Giants – Jodie De Barros, Leighton De Barros and Jonathan Rowdon
Enigma Man – A Stone Age Mystery – Andrew Ogilvie
Who Do You Think You Are? Andrew Denton – Celia Tait, Brian Beaton and Margie Bryant – Artemis International and Serendipity Productions
15. FTI BEST GAME
WINNER: DRUMBEAT QUEST – HOLYOAKE
Catnips – SK Games
Square Heroes – Gnomic Studios
16. FTI BEST INTERACTIVE PRODUCTION
Choose Your Homage: Chinchilla Hunt – Hayden Fortescue and James Pentecost
WINNER: DINOSAUR DISCOVERY AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE – HUNGRY SKY & WA MUSEUM
#emilywasted – Shelby Shaw and Briege Whitehead – WA Screen Academy at ECU – Theatrical Response Group – Red Tiki
The Dark Room – John Robertson, Jon Hayward and Jetha Chan
17. LOT 20 BEST ANIMATION
WINNER: GOD SQUAD – TROY ZAFER AND NICHOLAS KEMPT
Game Over – Gareth Lockett and Michael Redfern
Reflections – Damian Smith
The One And Only – When I Look At The City – Samantha Johnston – L’unica Productions
18. AWG BEST SCRIPT – SHORT FORM
WINNER: MADHOUSE – BILL SCHEGGIA
Maap Mordak – Dot West
OnO – Lauren Brunswick
Setting Them Straight – Brett Dowson and Kaleb McKenna
19. ADG BEST DIRECTION – SHORT FORM
WINNER: ONO – LAUREN BRUNSWICK
Little Darling Director’s Cut – Damian Smith
One Fine Day – Kelli Cross
Top Knot Detective – Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce
20. ADG BEST DIRECTION – LONG FORM
Frackman – Richard Todd
WINNER: PRISON SONGS – KELRICK MARTIN
The Reckoning – John V. Soto
The Waler: Australia's Great War Horse – Russell Vines
21. MEDIA SUPER BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
WINNER: ETHAN TOMAS – GREENFIELD
Ben Sutton – OnO
Clarence Ryan – One Fine Day
Liam Graham – Greenfield
22. MEDIA SUPER BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
WINNER: MARTHE SNORRESDOTTER ROVIK – GREENFIELD
Emma Diaz – Water
Naomi Pigram – Dark Whispers
Nina Deasley – Indefinite
23. CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BEST STUDENT FILM
WINNER: PALE BLUE EYES – CAMERON WHITEFORD – MURDOCH UNIVERSITY
I am No King – Karl Lacambra and Rob Gibbon – Central Institute of Technology
Jennifer's Coming Home – Georgia Landre-Ord and Dawn Jackson – WA Screen Academy at ECU
Water – Shelby Shaw and Poppy van Oorde-Grainger – WA Screen Academy at ECU
24. WA SCREEN ACADEMY AT ECU BEST SHORT FILM – FACTUAL
WINNER: NAJI – JODIE BELL, KIMBERLEY WEST AND TERRY HUNTER – RAMU PRODUCTIONS
Olga Cironis: Embodiment – Tenille Kennedy, Georgina Isles and Melissa Hayward
The One and Only – Is Sharing Caring? – Karla Hart – L’unica Productions
The One and Only – Kurrunpa Kunpu – Perun Bonser – L’unica Productions
25. WA SCREEN ACADEMY AT ECU BEST FEATURE FILM – FACTUAL
WINNER: FRACKMAN – RICHARD TODD, TRISH LAKE, SIMON NASHT AND KATE HODGES
The Lloyd Rayney Story – Michael Muntz, Brian Beaton and Celia Tate – Artemis International & Stellar Promotions
The Waler: Australia's Great War Horse – Marian Bartsch
26. CINEFEST OZ BEST SHORT FILM – DRAMA
WINNER: KARROYUL – JACLYN HEWER, MELISSA KELLY AND KELRICK MARTIN
Greenfield – Daniel James Tenni and Robert Livings
OnO – Georgina Isles and Lauren Brunswick
Top Knot Detective – Lauren Brunswick, Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce
27.THE BACKLOT PERTH PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
WINNER: EMILY – IAIN APPLEYARD
28. CURTIN UNIVERSITY BEST FEATURE FILM – DRAMA
WINNER: PINCH – JEFFORY ASSELIN
Kill Me Three Times – Tania Chambers, Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings
Paper Planes – Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles and Liz Kearney
The Reckoning – Deidre Kitcher and John V. Soto
29. MCKENNA HAMPTON YOUNG FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: LAUREN BRUNSWICK
Jess Black
Joe Henderson
Ruben Pracas