Still Searchin' Productions is proud to announce the nominees for this year’s individual category awards! Congratulations to all of this year's finalists - the judges were very impressed!
Every film we screen at Made in the West is in the running to win one of two major prizes – the ‘Best in the West’ Award (for independent films) or the ‘Best Student Film’ – awarded to those films that receive the top score overall from our panel of judges.
To make it even more interesting, each year we also ask our judges to nominate the films that demonstrate excellence in the following categories: Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Editor, Best Sound Design, Best Actress and Best Actor.
Check out our prizes announcement for details of the amazing loot up for grabs this year! Made in the West 2017 is giving away over $12,000 in prizes to Western Sydney filmmakers, thanks to our wonderful sponsors!
The third and final trophy – our highly coveted ‘Audience Choice Award’ – is voted for by our audience on the night. We'll screen a three-hour marathon of short films and then we'll ask YOU to VOTE for your favourite film! And before you can say 'What time does the bar close?', we'll tally them up and announce the winner, sending one lucky finalist home with a trophy.
RSVP now and join us on Saturday 25 November at the Paddo RSL (upstairs) and BE THERE when we announce the winners – entry is FREE!
Is the suspense killing you??
Well, we won’t keep you waiting any longer!
Here are your nominees for 2017:
BEST IN THE WEST NOMINEES
A Note To Self
¡Act Now!
Curated Illusions
Happy Guy
I’m Here Too
Streets of Sydney: Western Suburbs
Where Is Damien Stafford?
Wild Dances
Window
Windscreens: The Australian Dream
BEST STUDENT FILM NOMINEES
A Year Without Play
Actual Size
Bring It
I Found You
Mounty County: Stories From Dawson Mall
Navigate
Panopticon
The Bag
BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEES
A Year Without Play – David Hoey
¡Act Now! – Roxie Vuong
Bring It – Liam Campbell
Curated Illusions – Rachael Belle Myers
Happy Guy – Rebecca Greensill
Mounty County: Stories from Dawson Mall – Timothy Malin
Navigate – Nilendra Fonseka
Panopticon – Emily O’Brien
Where is Damien Stafford? – Alex Dona
Wild Dances – Bina Bhattacharya
Window – Vonne Patiag
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER NOMINEES
A Note to Self – Clay Fisher
A Year Without Play – Julian Pertout
¡Act Now! – Rudge Hollis
Actual Size – Carina Burke
Bring It – Viktor Jonsson
Curated Illusions – Rah Sharma
I’m Here Too – Luke Walker
Navigate – Tommy Lin
Wild Dances – Robert C Morton
Window – Dimitri Zaunders
BEST EDITOR NOMINEES
A Note to Self – Clay Fisher, Gonzalo Capielli
A Year Without Play – David Hoey
¡Act Now! – Roxie Vuong
Bring It – Jakob Karlsson
Curated Illusions – Rob Harper
Happy Guy – Johnnie Tsakonas
Navigate – Nilendra Fonseka, Tommy Lin
Panopticon – Oscar Talauta
Where is Damien Stafford? – Alex Dona
Wild Dances – Alexander McGhee
BEST SOUND DESIGN NOMINEES
A Note to Self – Clay Fisher
A Year Without Play – Alfred Faber
Bring It – Liam Campbell
Curated Illusions – Nathan Bell
Happy Guy – Renee Endycott
Navigate – Jake Kennedy
Panopticon – Julian Nassour
The Bag – Melvin Tsui
Where is Damien Stafford? – Alanna La Cioppa
Window – Blake Guy
BEST ACTRESS NOMINEES
A Note to Self – Emily Gruhl
Curated Illusions – Ali Woodall
I Found You – Cassie Smith
I’m Here Too – Carol Elsden
Panopticon – Emily Whalen
The Bag – Shalvi Singh
Wild Dances – Olga Zhyla
BEST ACTOR NOMINEES
A Note to Self – Alastair Osment
A Year Without Play – Ross Perkins
Curated Illusions – Nadim Accari
Happy Guy – Jake Speer
I’m Here Too – Brendan Byrne
Navigate – Nilendra Fonseka
Streets of Sydney: Western Suburbs – Sam Parsonson
Where is Damien Stafford? – Jerome Velinsky
Window – Vonne Patiag
Windscreens: The Australian Dream – Alex Dona
Congratulations to all of the great filmmakers and finalists involved in producing this year's top 18 films and best of luck to all our nominees in their individual prize category awards!
PS. For those of you we've left wondering... the bar closes at 11.30pm :)