18TH WORLD OF WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL 2012
WOW SHORT FILM COMPETITION WINNERS
PRIZES AWARDED
BEST AUSTRALIAN FICTION [ DRAMA ]
WINNER: COMFORTABLE
Director/ Producer/ Writer: Laura Dudgeon
$5,000 value of hire of equipment from Lemac sponsored by Lemac
$2,000 value of digital post production services which include on line mastering, grading,
sound mixing at Efilm sponsored by Efilm Australia
$1,500 TressCox Lawyers - legal services for a film sponsored by TressCox Lawyers
1 session of use of a meeting room at AFTRS sponsored by AFTRS
A subscription to Inside Film sponsored by Inside Film
BEST AUSTRALIAN FICTION [ COMEDY ]
WINNER: SOMETHING FISHY
Producer/ Director: Kristy Best
Editor: Melanie Annan
$5,000 worth of hire of film equipment from Panavision sponsored by Panavision
$1,500 TressCox Lawyers - legal services for a film sponsored
by TressCox Lawyers
1 session of use of Cinema 1 at AFTRS sponsored by AFTRS
A subscription to Inside Film sponsored by Inside Film
BEST AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: UMOJA: NO MEN ALLOWED
Producer: Selene Alcock
Director/ Producer/ Writer/ DOP/ Editor: Elizabeth Tadic
$5,000 post production value - 1 week editing package at Spectrum Films, Fox Studios
$1,500 TressCox Lawyers - legal services for a film sponsored by TressCox Lawyers
1 session of use of a meeting room at AFTRS sponsored by AFTRS
Australian Cinematographer Society associate membership sponsored by ACS
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
WASTE NOT
Producer: Sophie Alstergren
Director: Ruth Hessey
BEST AUSTRALIAN STUDENT FILM
WINNER: WONDER BOY
Producer: Anna Kojevnikov
Director/ Writer: Corrie Chen
Editor: Malgortza (Maz) Swierczak
$600 value authoring of a DVD & 50 copies of the film sponsored by Art Resistance Production
$400 voucher toward short course from Metro Screen sponsored by Metro Screen
$250 of equipment hire sponsored by Videocraft
A subscription to Inside Film sponsored by Inside Film
BEST AUSTRALIAN ANIMATION
WINNER: CAMERA OBSCURA
Producer: Nicolas Szmidt
Director/ Producer/ Animator: Marta Maia
Composer: Christina Christensen
Intuos 4 graphics tablet sponsored by Wacom
$400 value voucher toward short course from AFTRS sponsored by
Australian Film Television & Radio School
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
COLLISION
Director / Producer : Sarah Eddowes
GLOSSY:
Director / Producer: Julia Bourke
BEST AUSTRALIAN DIGI-MEDIA VODULE
WINNER: THE WOOLEY SONG
Director/ Producer: Wendy Morrison
Bamboo Fun Pen and Touch Tablet sponsored by Wacom
SBS AWARD
WINNER: PEEKABOO
Producer: Joe Weatherstone
Director/ Writer: Damien Power
Editor: Katie Flaxman
Production Designer: Kristen Anderson
Opportunity for SBS screening on Shorts On Screen
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FICTION
WINNER: THE MAIDEN AND THE PRINCESS
Producer: Becca Louisell
Director/ Co-Writer: Ali Scher
Production Designer: Tricia Roberts, Vanessa Leon
1 year membership of WIFT NSW
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
BAWRA MANN: The Heart Needs No Reason
Directed / Produced: Mitu Kumar
SUNNY BOY
Producer: Emma Curtis
Director / Writer: Jane Gull
BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: AN AMERICAN SWAN IN PARIS
Director/ Producer/ Writer: Arantxa Aguierre
Editor: Valeria Gentile
1 year membership of WIFT NSW
BEST INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION
WINNER: THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS
Director / Producer / Writer: Sarah Beeby
Animator: Anna Elizabeth Eijsbouts
1 year membership of WIFT NSW
BEST AUSTRALIAN WOMAN CINEMATOGRAPHER
WINNER: BONNIE ELLIOT
For cinematography for WASTE NOT
ARRILITE 600W Arri tungsten light sponsored by ARRI Australia
Awarded a copy of “The Shadowcatchers: A History of Cinematography
in Australia” sponsored by ACS
1 annual subscription to Australian Cinematographer Magazine
HIGHLY COMMENDED: ELIZABETH TADIC
For cinematography for UMOJA: NO MEN ALLOWED
BEST AUSTRALIAN SCREENWRITER
WINNER: VICTORIA GOODYEAR
Writer of KAMAMBO
Weekend writer’s retreat in the Blue Mountains sponsored by Film Mosaics
HIGHLY COMMENDED: LISA HOPPE & BOBBIE WATERMAN
Writers of HECK
BEST AUSTRALIAN EDITOR
JOINT WINNERS:
Australian Fiction: KATIE FLAXMAN
For work on PEEKABOO
Australian Documentary: ELIZABETH TADIC
For work on UMOJA: No Men Allowed
Australian Screen Editors Guild membership for a year.
BEST AUSTRALIAN DIRECTOR
WINNER: LAURA DUDGEON
Director of COMFORTABLE
Australian Directors’ Guild Membership for 1 year
BEST AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER
WINNER: CHRISTINA CHRISTENSEN
Composer of CAMERA OBSCURA
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
Tuesday 6th March: Launch, Customs House Library 12.30pm
WINNER: PEEKABOO
Producer: Joe Weatherstone
Director/ Writer: Damien Power
Editor: Katie Flaxman
Production Designer: Kristen Anderson
1 year membership of WIFT NSW
Tuesday 6th March: Dendy Opening Night 7pm
WINNER: HECK
Producer / Writer: Lisa Hoppe & Bobbie Waterman
Director: Tanya Goldberg
Composer: Pru Montin
1 year membership of WIFT NSW
Wednesday 7th March: NSW Parliament House 12.30pm
WINNER: PLAYLUNCH
Producer: Tamara Small
Director/ Writer: Cassandra Nguyen
1 year membership of WIFT NSW
Wednesday 7th March: Dendy Documentary & international Shorts, 7pm
WINNER: UMOJA: NO MEN ALLOWED
Producer, Director and Editor: Elizabeth Tadic
1 year membership of WIFT NSW
CONGRATULATIONS to the film "50-50" which is the
WINNER OF WOW'S FESTIVAL ONLINE COMPETITION.
Director: Megan Riakos
Producer: Annmaree Bell
MEGANS BLOG
Finalists and winner of WOW's FestivalOnline are offered a
distribution opportunity with INDIEFLIX http://indieflix.com
Media Release Download Winners PDF
Media Release Download Winners Doc
MORE AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS ANNOUNCED:
FRIDAY 16TH MARCH
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Contact Michelle Bleicher or Sil-Nyin Cameron
wowfilmfestival@wiftnsw.org.au
