Winners Announced!

For the 8th consecutive year the SOLD OUT Bondi Short Film Festival went off without a hitch! The rain couldn’t keep the hundreds of die hard film lovers away.

The Bondi Pavilion was packed to the rafters with a buzzing crowd of scenesters and arty film buffs.

The first session had SOLD OUT within a week of the tickets being released and the second session had SOLD OUT well before doors opened.

With intense deliberation between the VIP guest judges, Bruce Beresford (Director of Academy Award winning film "Driving Miss Daisy" and currently directing "Mao’s Last Dancer"), Benjamin Gilmour (Writer/Director of "Son of a Lion", critically acclaimed feature-length docu-drama released in 2008), Serhat Caradee (Writer/Director of "Cedar Boys" due for release in 2009, winner Best Film at inaugural Bondi Short Film Festival 2001), Nell Schofield (Film Critic/Reviewer Showtime Australia), Josh Pomeranz (Managing Director, Spectrum Films) and Philippa Whitfield (Director/Producer, Core3 Entertainment) the night concluded with an award ceremony of the winning films of the following 7 categories:

BEST SCRIPT: Opposites Attract (Written and Directed by: Karen Kong and Matt Seeto Produced by: Andi Spark)

BEST MUSIC: Octopus (Written by Van Badham Directed by Sam Bennetts Produced by Sheridan Bott)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Change Coming (Written by: Mark Alston, Loosie Craig, Megan Alston and Margaret Alston Directed by: Mark Alston Produced by: Dean Bates)

BEST DESIGN: Octopus (Written by Van Badham Directed by Sam Bennetts Produced by Sheridan Bott)

BEST ACTOR: Anne Looby in Frail (Written and Directed by: Alex Murawski Produced by: Annmaree J Bell)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Nine Miles Beautiful (Written by: Robert Braiden Directed by: Marty Moynihan Produced by: Peter Blackburn and Graham Young)

BEST FILM: Frail (Written and Directed by: Alex Murawski Produced by: Annmaree J Bell)

 

The director of BEST FILM - Frail will receive, amongst other prizes, a flight to North America to the film festival of their choice courtesy of Showtime Australia, $3000.00 in free editing time courtesy of Spectrum Films and a $1000.00 cash prize along with a first look development deal courtesy of Core3 Entertainment.

With thanks again to Core3 Entertainment the winner of BEST ACTOR– Frail’s Anne Looby will receive a role in one of their upcoming 2009 productions.

We would like to congratulate the winners and thank all of the film makers for entering the 8th Annual Bondi Short Film Festival.

All the best,

Francis Coady
Festival Director
 

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