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The Turning takes WASA’s feature prize

A scene from The Fan. 

Tim Winton’s The Turning was named best feature at the 26th annual WA Screen Awards presented in Perth on Monday night.

Drift was recognised for best actor Myles Pollard, Tim Duffy’s screenplay and for Glenn Dillon’s sound.

Emily Rose Brennan’s performance in the online series The Legend of Gavin Tanner: Episode 5 – The Big Fight, earned her the best actress award. The comedy also took the People’s Choice Award for the Mad Kids team of writer/star Matt Lovkis, director Henry Inglis and producer Lauren Elliott.

Nicholas Dunlop was honoured as best director for Comic Book Heroes, the ABC documentary about the quest by Australian comic book creators Wolfgang Byslma and Skye Walker Ogden to penetrate the US market by travelling to Comic-Con International in San Diego; it also won best factual TV production.

Antony Webb’s The Fan collected the gongs for best short drama, his direction and for Ash Gibson Greig‘s original music. John Collee’s screenplay of Tango Underpants took the prize for best script, short form.

Roderick MacKay’s short Factory 293 was feted for best production design (Louise Brady), editing (MacKay) and visual effects (Andrew Gordon).

Veteran Fremantle documentary maker Andrew Ogilvie was honoured for his outstanding contribution to the WA screen industry and AFTRS graduate Daniel Monks got the $5,000 young filmmaker of the year award.

The awards ceremony was held at the State Theatre Centre of WA’s Heath Ledger Theatre as the climax of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival.

The FTI received a total of 448 entries from 172 entrants across 143 screen projects.

Here’s the full list of winners:

CANON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT FORM

WINNER: Ngurra Wanggagu – Torstein Dyrting ACS
The Magic Quandong – David Le May
Tango Underpants – Denson Baker ACS
The Fan – David Le May

CANON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – LONG FORM

WINNER: Who’s Been Sleeping in My House? – David Le May
Sororal – Ivan Davidov
The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator – Leighton De Barros
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Antony Webb

THE SANDBOX BEST EDITING – SHORT FORM

WINNER: Factory 293 – Roderick MacKay
The Magic Quandong – Simon Hill
Rat Tale – Aaron Moss
The Fan – Antony Webb

THE SANDBOX BEST EDITING – LONG FORM

WINNER: Comic Book Heroes – Nicholas Dunlop
Hello Birdy – Jonathan Rowdon & Teresa Ashton-Graham
The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator – John Carozzi
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Antony Webb

QCUMBER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT FORM

WINNER: Factory 293 – Louise Brady
Barrow – Alana Starcevich
Fallout: Lanius – Alana Starcevich
The Fan – Erika Jellis

QCUMBER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – LONG FORM

WINNER: An Accidental Soldier – Clayton Jauncey
Drift – Clayton Jauncey
Sororal – Monique Wajon
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Louise Brady & Tania Ferrier

RTRFM 92.1 BEST SOUND – SHORT FORM

WINNER: Ngurra Wanggagu – Glenn Martin, Lawrie Silvestrin & Kim Lord
Factory 293 – Josh Hogan
Muster Up – Damien Lowry, Lawrie Silvestrin & Kim Lord
The Fan – Xoe Baird

RTRFM 92.1FM BEST SOUND – LONG FORM

WINNER: Drift – Glenn Dillon
An Accidental Soldier – Scott Montgomery, Glenn Martin & Ric Curtin
Sororal – Benjamin Morris
The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator – Ash Charlton, Glenn Martin & Ric Curtin

CREATIVE LEGAL BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC – SHORT FORM

WINNER: The Fan – Ash Gibson Greig
All That Matters – Sean Tinnion
Excursion – Sam Cutri
Luca & Lola – Sean Tinnion

CREATIVE LEGAL BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC – LONG FORM

WINNER: Comic Book Heroes – Ash Gibson Greig
Girt By Sea – The Panics
Sororal – Christopher de Groot
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Greg Hitchcock & Andy Hill

RTRFM 92.1 BEST MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER: The Devil Rides Out: Burn Again – Richard Eames
Boys Boys Boys: Holiday – Cody Greenwood & Paul Komadina
Colour War: SOS – Julia Ngeow
Words from Robin to Batman: The Kill Devil Hills – Hannah Moran, Brett Dowson & Cody Cameron-Brown

QCUMBER BEST VISUAL FX

WINNER: Factory 293 – Andrew Gordon
An Accidental Soldier – David McDonnell, Carlo Carfora, Mathew Supranata, Rick Grigsby, Julius Jeppe
Homecoming – Stuart Bender
The Fan – Last Pixel, Siamese & Antony Webb

CURTIN UNIVERSITY BEST TELEVISION PRODUCTION – FACTUAL

WINNER: Comic Book Heroes – Nicholas Dunlop
Change My Race – Julia Redwood & Ed Punchard
Muster Up – Joined Up Films
The Dreamhouse: Episode 3 – Celia Tait & Brian Beaton

FROG MANAGEMENT BEST TELEVISION PRODUCTION – LIVE

WINNER: #The Buzz – Tibor Meszaros
Friday Night Live – Tibor Meszaros
WA State Elections: Town Hall Debate – Tibor Meszaros

FTI BEST GAME & INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE

WINNER: Snow Spin – Ezone.com
Gundash – SK Games
Orangutan – Raging Pixel Productions & Storyteller Digital
Where’s My Snack? Terrible Tim the Pirate – Raging Pixel Productions

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Glen Stasiuk & Jeff Asselin
For Outstanding Achievement in FEATURE FILM – FACTUAL

SCREENWEST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRY

WINNER: Andrew Ogilvie

AWG BEST SCRIPT – SHORT FORM

WINNER: Tango Underpants – John Collee
Keepers – Alexander Fisher
The Fan – Ben Sutton
The Legend of Gavin Tanner – Matt Lovkis

AWG BEST SCRIPT – LONG FORM

WINNER: Drift – Tom Duffy
Unloved – Ben Young

ADG BEST DIRECTION – SHORT FORM

WINNER: The Fan – Antony Webb
Factory 293 – Roderick MacKay
Ngurro Wanggagu – Tyson Mowarin
Tango Underpants – Miranda Edmonds & Khrob Edmonds

ADG BEST DIRECTION – LONG FORM

WINNER: Comic Book Heroes – Nicholas Dunlop
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Glen Stasiuk
Who Do You Think You Are? – Rove McManus – Victoria Midwinter Pitt

COOPERS BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR

WINNER: Drift – Myles Pollard
Harvey’s Dream – James Hagan
Rat Tale – Clarence Ryan
Sinking Up – Bill McCluskey

VINACEOUS WINES BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

WINNER: The Legend of Gavin Tanner – The Big Fight – Emily Rose Brennan
Barrow – Amanda Woodhams
Tartan – Adriane Daff
Tartan – Tessa Carmody

CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BEST STUDENT FILM

WINNER: Broken – Brett Dowson
All That Matters – Gabrielle Cole
Juliet – Waheed Naddafi
Safety Matches – Claire Baronas

ECU SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ARTS BEST SHORT FILM – FACTUAL

WINNER: The Magic Quandong – Joined Up Films
Muster Up – Joined Up Films
Ngurra Wanggagu – Joined Up Films
The Balloon Man – Gabrielle Cole

ECU SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ARTS BEST SHORT FILM – DRAMA

WINNER: The Fan – Emilia Jolakoska
Barrow – Pete Gurbiel & Wade K. Savage
Factory 293 – Justin McArdle
Tango Underpants – Tania Chambers, Stephen Van Mil & Miranda Edmonds

BEST FEATURE FILM – DRAMA

WINNER: The Turning – Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles and The Turning Ensemble
Drift – Tim Duffy
Infected Paradise – Rod Manikam
Twisted Minds – James Pentecost & Anthony Wootton

CURTIN UNIVERSITY PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

WINNER: The Legend of Gavin Tanner – Mad Kids – Matt Lovkis, Henry Inglis & Lauren Elliott

CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY YOUNG FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Daniel Monks – Writer / Director
Jess Black – Producer / Editor
Lauren Brunswick – Producer / Director
Hayden Fortescue – Writer / Director / Producer