South Australian Screen Awards nominees announced

The nominees for the South Australian Screen Awards have been announced.

The announcement:

2012 South Australian Screen Awards Nominees Announced

The Media Resource Centre – South Australia’s centre for screen culture development – is pleased to announce the nominations for the 2012 South Australian Screen Awards (SASA).

Now in its 13th year as SA’s premier screen awards, SASA continues to reward excellence and outstanding achievement from South Australian-based filmmakers.

With thousands of dollar in cash and prizes, SASA provides an exciting platform for South Australian screen practitioners to showcase their work across drama, comedy, documentary, animation, music video, non-narrative and digital media.

SASA also recognises the invaluable contribution made by SA key ‘creatives’, offering awards in eight craft categories, as well as two jury prizes recognising notable contributions from SA’s up-and-coming young filmmakers.

SASA continues to grow in size and scope along with the quality of short form screen production in this state. This year the MRC received over 80 entries, with 65 local filmmakers being nominated across 20 award categories.

All 2012 nominated films are now in the running for the Best Short Film Award, which carries a cash prize of $3000, courtesy of the SA Film Corporation.

A highlight of this year’s SASA was the record number of entries received in our music video category. It was an extremely difficult job for the judges to whittle the 19 outstanding clips down to just six nominees.

While the SASA’s primarily celebrate those working in short films, the MRC introduced a Best Feature category in 2009, to acknowledge the increasing number of independent features being driven by South Australians in key creative roles.

The SASA Gala Awards night is a key event in the SA film industry calendar. The SASA Gala Awards Ceremony will be held at the recently redesigned Mercury Cinema on Fri April 20th. Doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

Tickets are STRICTLY LIMITED and go on sale April 2nd. Contact Jane Howard on 8410 0979 or info@mrc.org.au to book your ticket to THE premiere short film event in SA.

What can we expect
SASA Genre Awards:

Best Film
A Tale of Obsession: Manda Webber
Horace in Slow Motion: Luke Jurevicius
The Palace: Anthony Maras, Kate Croser & Andros Achilleos
Stunt Love: Caroline Man
Suburban Samurai: David Ngo & Daniel Joyce

Best Drama
Beta: Chad Leader
Collision: David Ngo
Kill or Tell: Cameron Roberts & Rhys Roscoe
The Palace: Anthony Maras, Kate Croser & Andros Achilleos
Rapture: Krystle Penhall

Best Documentary
Adelaide’s Forgotten Outlaws: Peter Drew, Ronnie Chin & Frazer Dempsey
After Release: Gemma Soloman
Ball of Light: Sam Collins
The Curse of Grong Grong: Rob Wright
Stunt Love: Caroline Man

Best Comedy
A Few Nervous Habits: Aaron Nash
A Tale of Obsession: Manda Webber
Horace in Slow Motion: Luke Jurevicius
Steak Knife: Chad Leader
Suburban Samurai: David Ngo & Daniel Joyce

Best Animation
Clarence’s Kite: Thomas Cant
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Rose Tucker
The Dream Lodge: Brett Walter
Horace in Slow Motion: Luke Jurevicius
Sometimes the Stars: Luke Jurevicius

Best Music Video
Cut You Out (Hawks of Alba): Matt Vesley
Into Yer Bones (Lyla): Amy Handley
Old Uncle Scratch(The Grenadiers): Kelly Carpenter
Sometimes the Stars (The Audreys): Luke Jurevicius
Suddenly Smiling (Some Time Soon): Rihannon Miller
You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man (The Beards): Daniel Principe & Nima Nabili Rad

Innovation in Digital Media
Big Stories, Small Towns: Nick Crowther
Danger 5: Kate Croser & Dario Russo
6 on the St: Samuel Wright
Wastelander Panda: Kirsty Stark

Best Feature Film
Die for Real: Mike Green
I Am Orpheus: Adam Carter
6 on the St: Samuel Wright
Shut Up Little Man: Sophie Hyde & Matthew Bate
Yudum: Terry Cleary

SASA Craft Awards
Best Direction:
Matthew Bate: Stunt Love
Craig Behenna: Suburban Samurai
Andrew Kunzel, Arthur Moody & Luke Jurevicius: Horace in Slow Motion
Anthony Maras: The Palace
Nicholas Steele: Laser

Best Cinematography
Victoria Cocks: Rapture
Maxx Corkindale: A Tale of Obsession
Sam King and Nick Matthews: Collision
Nick Matthews: The Palace
Nima Nabili Rad: Beta

Best Composition
Michael Darren: Collision
Jonny Elk-Walsh: Rapture
Caleb Jones: Captivated
Christopher Larkin: Clarence’s Kite
Jason Sweeney: The Other Side of Desire

Best Screenplay
Matthew Bate: Stunt Love
Craig Behenna: Suburban Samurai
Anthony Maras: The Palace
Fiona Sprott: A Few Nervous Habits
Dave Wade: A Tale of Obsession

Best Sound Design
Pete Best & Scott Illingworth: Stunt Love
Michael Darren: Collision
Tom Huezanroeder: The Palace
Leigh Kenyon: L’Artiste!
Brett Walter: The Dream Lodge

Best Editing
Anthony Maras: The Palace
Nick Matthews: Collision
David Ngo & Cleland Jones: Suburban Samurai
Krystle Penhall: Rapture
Zane Roach: Steak Knife

Best Performance
Kieran McNamara: Steak Knife
Deanna Ortuso: A Tale of Obsession
Roy Phung: Suburban Samurai
Astrid Pill: A Few Nervous Habits
Hew Wagner: Captivated

Best Production Design
Anny Duff: Collision
Bowen Ellames: Beta
Anita Seiler & Catrin Blight: A Tortured Mind
Manda Webber: A Tale of Obsession
Rita Zanchetta: The Other Side of Desire

Source: South Australian Screen Awards press release

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