'Neptune Frost', directed by Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams, is the winner of the Melbourne International Film Festival's inaugural Bright Horizons Award, while Jub Clerc won the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award.
"I don't think it's any secret that the distribution and exhibition space for movies that aren't tentpole is getting tougher and tougher all the time. People want to watch things at home. I like to watch things at home. And people's TVs are amazing."
The Railway Man's Garry Phillips won the Gold Tripod for best feature at the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) national awards, an event dedicated to the memory of Andrew Lesnie.
The film was awarded the Jury Prize, while Daniel Henshall won for Best Actor