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Sydney Indie Film Festival

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 20192018201720162015

    Jury Prize

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    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seahorses

      6.2 (430)
      Jason Kartalian
      Viewfinder Entertainment

    Indie Spirit Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Intersection

      7.5 (97)
      Hoyt Richards
      Tim French
      Rick Irvin
      Tortoise Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Separation

      9.2 (18)
      Andrew Schwarz(producer/director)
      Film is Animals Productions

    Best Screenplay / Short Film

    • [object Object]

      My Christmas Wish

      8.5 (22)
      James Tumminia
      Troy Romeo

    Best Supporting Actor / Short Film

    • Ian Roberts
      • Ian Roberts
      • My Christmas Wish

    Festival Award

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    Best Actor / Short Film

    • Winner
      • Ivan Zelic
      • Colt 13

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Wedding

      5.4 (47)
      Thomas Bohn
      Indie-Stars Filmproduktion
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Total Awesome Viking Power

      8.6 (26)
      Morten Forland(director)
    • [object Object]

      Australiens

      5.3 (391)
      Joe Bauer
      Rita Artmann
      ArtSpear Entertainment

    Best Director

    • Kathleen Davison
      Winner
      • Kathleen Davison
      • Primrose Lane
    • Kathleen Davison
      • Tim French
      • Kathleen Davison
      • Jason Kartalian
      • Tom Waller
      • Graham Streeter
      • Intersection
      • Primrose Lane
      • Seahorses
      • The Last Executioner
      • Imperfect Sky
    • Kathleen Davison
      • Kathleen Davison(director)
      • Effloresce
      Painted Saint Entertainment
      • Jo Lewis(director)
      • Lady Luck
      Breakneck Films
      • Simon Elrahi
      • Be in It
      Simon Shepherd Productions

    Best Director / Short Film

    • James Tumminia
      Winner
      • James Tumminia
      • My Christmas Wish
    • Luke A. McKay
      • Luke A. McKay
      • Colt 13
      Pathos Pictures

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Imperfect Sky

      8.5 (55)
      Graham Streeter
      Imperative Pictures
    • [object Object]

      No Letting Go

      6.3 (788)
      Jonathan D. Bucari
      Demian Pictures

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dogs' Breakfast

      6.2 (34)
      Rich Valverde
    • [object Object]

      Where Do We Go from Here?

      6.1 (202)
      John McPhail
      Worrying Drake Productions
    • [object Object]

      Be in It

      Simon Elrahi
      Jomon Thomas
      Simon Shepherd Productions

    Best Fantasy Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lady Luck

      8.6 (25)
      Jo Lewis(director)
      Breakneck Films

    Best Female Lead

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      No Letting Go

      6.3 (788)
      Cheryl Allison

    Best Female Supporting Actress

    • Winner
      • Deirdre Murray
      • Where Do We Go from Here?
      Worrying Drake Productions
    • Alison Peebles
      • Alison Peebles
      • Where Do We Go from Here?
      Worrying Drake Productions
    • Sheila Tejada
      • Sheila Tejada
      • Driving While Black

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Where Do We Go from Here?

      6.1 (202)
      John McPhail
      Andrew Lanni
      Lauren Lamarr
      Worrying Drake Productions
    • [object Object]

      No Letting Go

      6.3 (788)
      Jonathan D. Bucari
      Demian Pictures
    • [object Object]

      The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man

      5.7 (63)
      Josh Hope
      Olive Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Effloresce

      7.3 (33)
      Kathleen Davison(writer/director/producer/actor)
      Painted Saint Entertainment

    Best Male Lead Actor

    • Blake Scott Lewis
      Winner
      • Blake Scott Lewis
      • Imperfect Sky
      • Tyler Collins
      • Where Do We Go from Here?
      Worrying Drake Productions
    • Diego Wallraff
      • Diego Wallraff
      • Black Wedding

    Best Male Support

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Imperfect Sky

      8.5 (55)
      Sam Lucas Smith
    • [object Object]

      No Letting Go

      6.3 (788)
      Richard Burgi
    • [object Object]

      Dogs' Breakfast

      6.2 (34)
      John Gomez Goodway
    • [object Object]

      Primrose Lane

      3.1 (264)
      Chris Chee(actor)
      Painted Saint Entertainment

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seahorses

      6.2 (430)
      Reed Johns
      Jackie Chen
      Jessie Lee
      Jon Lance Duran
    • [object Object]

      Primrose Lane

      3.1 (264)
      Nate Brunel(production designer)
      Painted Saint Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Effloresce

      7.3 (33)
      Nicolas Plotquin(production designer)
      Painted Saint Entertainment

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Where Do We Go from Here?

      6.1 (202)
      Tyler Collins
      Worrying Drake Productions

    Best Special Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Australiens

      5.3 (391)
      Joe Bauer
      ArtSpear Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Primrose Lane

      3.1 (264)
      Todd Sheridan Perry(VFX supervisor)
      Phil Crowe(VFX artist)
      David Hulin(VFX artist)
      Randy McEntee(VFX artist)
      Daniel Jose Montoya(VFX artist)
      Patrick Munoz(VFX artist)
      Robert Murdock(VFX artist)
      Eric Pascarelli(VFX artist)
      Painted Saint Entertainment

    Unstoppable Creators Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dogs' Breakfast

      6.2 (34)
      Rich Valverde
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Effloresce

      7.3 (33)
      Kathleen Davison(writer/producer/director/actor)
      Painted Saint Entertainment

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Primrose Lane

      3.1 (264)
      Bob Finley III(cinematographer)
      Painted Saint Entertainment

    Best Female Lead Actress

    • Lucy-Jane Quinlan
      • Lucy-Jane Quinlan
      • Where Do We Go from Here?
      Worrying Drake Productions

    Best Music Score

    • [object Object]

      Primrose Lane

      3.1 (264)
      Penka Kouneva(composer)
      Painted Saint Entertainment

    Best Psychological Thriller

    • [object Object]

      Primrose Lane

      3.1 (264)
      Kathleen Davison(DIrector/Writer/Producer)
      Anthony Dimino(Producer)
      Painted Saint Entertainment

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]

      Australiens

      5.3 (391)
      Joe Bauer
      Rita Artmann
      ArtSpear Entertainment

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      No Letting Go

      6.3 (788)
      Jonathan D. Bucari
      Randi Silverman
    • [object Object]

      Effloresce

      7.3 (33)
      Kathleen Davison(writer)
      Painted Saint Entertainment

    Best Short Film

    • No Fury

      David John Kelly
      Yolandi Franken
      DJK Productions

    Best True Story Award

    • [object Object]

      No Letting Go

      6.3 (788)
      Jonathan D. Bucari
      Demian Pictures

    Indie Spirit Award

    • [object Object]

      Dogs' Breakfast

      6.2 (34)
      Rich Valverde
    • [object Object]

      The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man

      5.7 (63)
      Josh Hope
      Olive Entertainment

    Extra Mile Award

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    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pretty Boy

      7.3 (1K)
      Cameron Thrower
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man

      5.7 (63)
      Josh Hope
      Olive Entertainment

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]

      Pretty Boy

      7.3 (1K)
      Cameron Thrower

    Best Female Lead

    • [object Object]

      Pretty Boy

      7.3 (1K)
      Rebekah Tripp

    Best Film

    • [object Object]

      Pretty Boy

      7.3 (1K)
      Cameron Thrower
      Rebekah Tripp

    Best Male Lead

    • [object Object]

      Pretty Boy

      7.3 (1K)
      Nick Eversman

    Extra Mile Award

    • [object Object]

      Primrose Lane

      3.1 (264)
      Kathleen Davison(writer/director/producer/actor)
      Anthony Dimino(producer)
      Painted Saint Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Effloresce

      7.3 (33)
      Kathleen Davison(writer/producer/director/actor)
      Painted Saint Entertainment

    Indie Spirit Award

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    Indie Spirit Award

    • Spoilt

      Stefan Bugryn(director)

    Best Documentary Short Film

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    Best Documentary Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Lost My Dream

      Stefan Hunt
      Josto Productions

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