WASA Awards 2014

Awards announced 14 July in the State Theatre Centre.

Winners in bold.

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Nominees

YOUNG FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR 

Jess Black – Producer / Editor 
Lauren Brunswick – Producer / Director
Hayden Fortesque – Writer / Director / Producer
Daniel Monks – Writer / Director

BEST FEATURE FILM – DRAMA 

Drift – Tim Duffy & Myles Pollard
Infected Paradise – Rod Manikam 
The Turning – Robert Connolly and Maggie Miles
Twisted Minds – James Pentecost & Anthony Wootton 

BEST DIRECTION – LONG FORM 

Comic Book Heroes – Nicholas Dunlop
Girt By Sea – Shane McNeil
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Glen Stasiuk
Who Do You Think You Are? Series 5, Episode 25: Rove McManus – Victoria Midwinter Pitt 

BEST SCRIPT – LONG FORM 

Drift – Tom Duffy
Unloved – Ben Young 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – LONG FORM 

Sororal – Ivan Davidov 
The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator – Leighton De Barros 
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Antony Webb
Who’s Been Sleeping in My House? – David Le May 

BEST EDITING – LONG FORM 

Comic Book Heroes – Nicholas Dunlop
Hello Birdy – Jonathan Rowdon & Teresa Ashton-Graham
The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator – John Carozzi
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Antony Webb 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – LONG FORM 

An Accidental Soldier – Clayton Jauncey
Drift – Clayton Jauncey
Sororal – Monique Wajon
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Louise Brady & Tania Ferrier

BEST SOUND – LONG FORM 

An Accidental Soldier – Scott Montgomery, Glenn Martin, Ric Curtin
Drift – Glenn Dillon 
Sororal – Benjamin Morris
The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator – Ash Charlton, Glenn Martin, Ric Curtin 

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC – LONG FORM 

Comic Book Heroes – Ash Gibson Greig
Girt By Sea – The PanicsSororal - Christopher de Groot
Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Greg Hitchcock & Andy Hill 

BEST SHORT FILM - DRAMA

Barrow – Pete Gurbiel & Wade K. Savage
Factory 293 – Justin McArdle
Tango Underpants – Tania Chambers, Stephen Van Mil, Miranda Edmonds
The Fan – Emilia Jolakoska 

BEST SHORT FILM – FACTUAL 

Magic Quandong – Joined Up Films
Muster Up – Joined Up Films
Ngurra Wanggagu – Joined Up Films
The Balloon Man – Gabrielle Cole 

BEST DIRECTION – SHORT FORM 

Factory 293 – Roderick Mackay
Ngurro Wanggagu – Tyson Mowarin
Tango Underpants – Miranda Edmonds, Khrob Edmonds
The Fan – Antony Webb 

BEST SCRIPT – SHORT FORM 

Keepers – Alexander Fisher
Tango Underpants – John Collee
The Fan – Ben Sutton 
The Legend of Gavin Tanner: Episode 5 – The Big Fight - Matt Lovkis 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT FORM 

Magic Quandong – David Le May
Ngurra Wanggagu – Torstein Dyrting
Tango Underpants – Denson Baker
The Fan – David Le May 

BEST EDITING – SHORT FORM 

Factory 293 – Roderick Mackay
Magic Quandong – Simon Hill
Rat Tale – Aaron Moss 
The Fan – Antony Webb 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT FORM 

Barrow – Alana Starcevich 
Factory 293 – Louise Brady
Fallout: Lanius -Alana Starcevich 
The Fan – Erika Jellis 

BEST SOUND – SHORT FORM 

Factory 293 – Josh Hogan
Muster Up – Damien Lowry
Ngurra Wanggagu – Glenn Martin, Lawrie Silvestrin, Kim Lord
The Fan – Xoe Baird 

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC – SHORT FORM 

All That Matters – Sean Tinnion 
Excursion – Sam Cutri 
Luca & Lola – Sean Tinnion 
The Fan – Ash Gibson Greig 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR 

Drift – Myles Pollard
Harvey’s Dream – James Hagan
Rat Tale – Clarence Ryan
Sinking Up – Bill McCluskey 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS 

Barrow – Amanda Woodhams 
Tartan – Adriane Daff 
Tartan – Tessa Carmody
The Legend of Gavin Tanner: Episode 5 - The Big Fight – Emily Rose Brennan 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO 

Boys Boys Boys: Holiday – Cody Greenwood & Paul Komadina
Colour War: SOS – Julia Ngeow
The Devil Rides Out: Burn Again – Richard Eames
Words from Batman to Robin: The Kill Devil Hills – Hannah Moran & Brett Dowson, Cody Cameron-Brown 

BEST VISUAL FX 

An Accidental Soldier – David McDonell, Carlo Carfora, Mathew Supranata, Rick Grigsby, Julius Jeppe
Factory 293 – Andrew Gordon
Homecoming – Stuart Bender
The Fan – Last Pixel, Siamese and Antony Webb 

BEST STUDENT FILM 

All That Matters – Gabrielle Cole 
Broken – Brett Dowson 
Juliet – Waheed Naddafi 
Safety Matches - Claire Baronas 

BEST GAME & INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE 

Gundash – SK Games 
Orangutang – Raging Pixel Productions & Storyteller Digital
Snow Spin – Ezone.com
Where’s My Snack? – Raging Pixel Productions 

BEST TELEVISION PRODUCTION – FACTUAL

Change My Race – Julia Redwood & Ed Punchar
Comic Book Heroes – Nicholas Dunlop
Muster Up – Joined Up Films
The Dreamhouse: Episode 3 – Celia Tait & Brian Beaton 

BEST TELEVISION PRODUCTION – LIVE 

Friday Night Live – Tibor Meszaros
#The Buzz – Tibor Meszaros
WA State Elections: Town Hall Debate – Tibor Meszaros 

CURTIN UNIVERSITY PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

WINNER: The Legend of Gavin Tanner – Mad Kids – Matt Lovkis, Henry Inglis & Lauren Elliott

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Wadjemup: Black Prison – White Playground – Glen Stasiuk & Jeff Asselin
For Outstanding Achievement in FEATURE FILM – FACTUAL

SCREENWEST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRY

WINNER: Andrew Ogilvie

Thanks to IF magazine for the list of nominees.

IF magazine also has the full list of winners.

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