Jack Thompson to present 25th annual WA Screen Awards
Australian actor Jack Thompson will be among a host of celebrities presenting the WA Screen Awards at the Astor Theatre in Perth on Friday.
The announcement:
The Film & Television Institute (FTI) will announce the winners of the 25th annual WA Screen Awards (WASAs) at the Gala Awards Ceremony at The Astor Theatre in Perth this Friday 2 August.
The WASAs, Western Australia’s answer to the AACTAs and the Academy Awards, are the premier celebration of West Australian screen culture, celebrating excellence and achievements in feature film, short film, web series, music videos, television production, documentary and games.
Australian acting legend Jack Thompson will present on the night, alongside VIP guests Rachael Blake (Lantana, Sleeping Beauty), Tony Martin (Wildside, The Straits, Heartbreak High) and Nelson Woss (producer of Red Dog).
ABC’s Russell Woolf will MC the evening and a grand total of $33,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to Western Australia’s top filmmakers on the night.
Following a record 800 entries, a grand total of 104 nominees across 66 film projects are in the running to win a WASA this Friday night.
The nominees for brand new category, FTI Best Game are Aranda Morrison for Square Off, Kate Neylon for Deviator, Lisa Rye for Freedom Fall and Jason Wong for Orbeats.
The nominees for ECU Best Feature Film are Blame produced by Melissa Kelly, Ryan Hodgson and Michael Robinson, Needle produced by Deidre Kitcher, The Manuscript produced by Debbie Thoy and Red Dog produced by Nelson Woss.
The nominees for ECU Best Short Film are One Night Only by Michael Facey, The Owl by Peter Gurbiel and Wade K. Savage, Bush Basher by Ross Hutchens and Tenille Kennedy and Perished written, produced and directed by Aaron McCann and Stefan A. Radanovich.
The Curtin University People’s Choice Award will be announced following audience votes at Cinefest Oz (21 – 25 August 2013) and the winner of the ScreenWest Outstanding Contribution Award will be a West Australian who has enhanced the vibrancy of the screen sector through either bringing acclaim and profile to the sector via their own remarkable careers and achievements, or by working behind the scenes to the benefit of other screen practitioners.
“The WASAs are a chance to recognise talents of the local industry and besides being a proud sponsor of the event we are also pleased to be recognising an individual that has made a fantastic contribution to the screen industry.” said CEO of ScreenWest, Ian Booth.
FTI encourages all lovers of film to come along and recognise the diverse range of content being produced in Western Australia by Western Australians.
Tickets are on available to the general public and are on sale now from the FTI website at www.fti.asn.au
COMPLETE LIST OF 2013 WASA NOMINEES, CATEGORIES AND PRIZES
Central Institute of Technology Young Filmmaker of the Year- $5,000
Tenille Kennedy
Cassandra Nguyen
David Vincent Smith
Keir WilkinsUWA Best Student Film – $500
Adult Fiction – Liam Murray
In View – Lewis Russell
Smitten – Warra Spraggon
The Presence in the Absence – Michelle WilliamsonECU Best Short Film – Drama – $500
One Night Only – Michael Facey
The Owl – Peter Gurbiel, Wade K. Savage
Bush Basher – Ross Hutchens and Tenille Kennedy
Perished – Aaron McCann & Stefan Androv RadanovichECU Best Feature Film – Drama – $2000
Blame – Melissa Kelly, Ryan Hodgson and Michael Robinson
Needle – Deidre Kitcher
The Manuscript – Debbie Thoy
Red Dog – Nelson WossECU Best Short – Factual – $500
Container Savers – Jacon Fjord and Liz Sideris
Wadumbah – Kelrick Martin
Harvest – Rob McGlynn
The Disappearance – Ali Winters
ECU Best Feature Film – Factual – $2000
On a Wing and a Prayer – Leighton De Barros and Jodie De Barros
More 4 Me – Lincoln Fenner
Yagan – Kelrick Martin
Hunter: For The Record – Alice RossADG Best Television Production – Factual – $2000
Eric Smith: Not Finished Yet – Kirrilly Brentnall
Desert War – Andrew Ogilvie, Andrewa Quesnelle and Phil Craig
Student Shorts – Ruben Pracas, Tom Fonder and Mitch Ryan
Man Who Jumped – Julia Redwood and Ed PunchardFrog Management Best Live Television Production – $2000
Friday Night Live – WTV
The Buzz – WTV
Beyond Gardens Live – WTV
Perth Town Hall Election Debate – WTVQCumber Best Animation – Short Form – $500
Jog On – Andrew Buckley
Cannibal Story – Ngayurnangallin – Erin Coates and Gabrielle Sullivan
What a Debacle, Freddy Farkle! – Bridget Curran
Jenefer Loved Swimming – Derek WinchesterCentral Institute of Technology Best Direction – Short Form – $500
One Night Only – Peter Gurbiel
Crosshairs – Mike Hoath
Heaven – Maziar Lahooti
Bush Basher – Ben YoungCentral Institute of Technology Best Direction – Long Form – $2000
Hunter: For The Record – Sam Bodhi Field
Yagan – Kelrick Martin
MAL.COM – Episode 3 Free Stuff – Steve Peddie
Man Who Jumped – Russell VinesBurswood Honda Best Script – Short Form – $500
The Lake – Alexander Fisher
Perished – Aaron McCann & Stefan Androv Radanovich
GeorgeJones & the Giant Squid – Vincenzo Perrella and Dan Osborn
The Things My Father Never Taught Me – Burleigh SmithRTRFM 92.1 Best Music Video – $500
Emperors – Ready When I Say Go – Ben Young and Adam Livingston
Kucka – Rewind – Julia Ngeow and Steve Hughes
The Chemist – Silver & Gold – Stephen Lloyd and Dominic Pearce
Voyager – The Meaning Of I – Natalie Lewis and Ben BerkhoutFTI Best Game – $2000
Square Off – Aranda Morrison
Deviator – Kate Neylon
Freedom Fall – Lisa RyeOrbeats – Jason WongCooper’s Best Performance by an Actor- $500
Heaven – Wayne Davies
Henry & Aaron’s 7 Steps to Superstardom – Become Heroes – James Helm
One Night Only – Michael McCall
Similiar’s EVILog – How to Evil Genius for Idiots – David SmythMadFish Best Performance by an Actress – $500
Bonsai – Abby Earl
Potato Peelers – Fern Nicholson
In the Air – Ngaire Pigram
Transmission – Angourie RiceCanon Best Cinematography – Short Form – $500
Crosshairs – Jim Frater
Voltaire Twins – Animalia – David Le May
Bush Basher – Andrew McLeod
The Little Astronaut – Lewis PottsCanon Best Cinematography – Long Form – $500
On a Wing and a Prayer – Leighton De Barros
Blame – Torstein Dyrting ACS
The Precipice – Torstein Dyrting ACS
Desert War – Jim FraterFTI Best Production Design – Short Form – $500
The Life of Cardboard – Phoebe Bennett
George Jones & the Giant Squid – Emma Fletcher
I Love You Fish – Emily Stokoe
Henry & Aaron’s 7 Steps to Superstardom – Ride the Coattails – Perrie TaylorRTRFM 92.1 Best Sound – Short Form – $500
Henry & Aaron’s 7 Steps to Superstardom – Ride the Coattails – Xoe Baird
George Jones & the Giant Squid – Owen Hughes and Nathan Gould
Perished – Adrian Jolly
The Door – Richard TerminiRTRFM 92.1 Best Sound – Long Form – $500
Desert War – Ric Curtin and Glenn Martin
Blame – Ric Curtin
Jandamarra’s War – Ric Curtin and Glenn MartinThe Precipice – Nathaniel GouldArtcom Best Editing – Short Form – $500
Ruby Boots – Wise Up – Noah Joseph James
Perished – Stefan Androv Radanovich
Henry & Aaron’s 7 Steps to Superstardom – Ride the Coattails – Antony Webb
Eleven Thirty – Tim WhittingstallArtcom Best Editing – Long Form – $500
Outback Truckers – Jonathan Rowdon
Desert War – Lawrie Silvestrin
Blame – Meredith Watson Jeffrey
MAL.COM – Episode 2 Secrets – Meredith Watson JeffreyCreative Legal Best Original Music – Short Form – $500
Life in Red String – Alex Brittain
The Argentinian Escape – Sam Cutri
George Jones & the Giant Squid – Ash Gibson Greig
What a Debacle, Freddy Farkle! – Zaalen TallisCreative Legal Best Original Music – Long Form – $500
Jandamarra’s War – Ash Gibson Greig and Petris Torres
Jack the Ripper – Ash Gibson Greig
Desert War – Ash Gibson Greig
The Manuscript – Jamie MurgatroydQCumber Best Use of Visual FX – $500
The Argentinian Escape – Stuart Bender
George Jones & the Giant Squid – Double Barrell FX
Ruby Boots – Wise Up – David McDonnell, Julius Jeppe and Clint Davis
Perished – Dominic Pearce and Rob WoodsThe following categories will be open for nominations in 2014, but unfortunately had insufficient entries to be awarded
in 2013.
Best Interactive Narrative
Curtin University Best Television Production – Drama
QCumber Best Animation – Long Form
Burswood Honda Best Script – Long Form
Best Production Design – Long FormThe WA Screen Awards are presented by FTI and proudly supported by ScreenWest, Central Institute of Technology, Coopers, Mad Fish, Qcumber
Studios, The WA Screen Academy at ECU, Canon Australia, RTRFM, Hertz Rentals, Burswood Honda, Hawaiian Alive, Cinefest Oz, Gateway
Printing, Artcom, Frog Management, ADG, Creative Legal, UWA and Curtin University.
Source: WASA and fti press release
