We are ecstatic to announce the Heart of Gold Award Nominees for 2017! Congratulations to everyone nominated for awards!
Don’t forget to join us and Michael Caton for the biggest night of Awards Celebrations and Birthday Party, complete with golden bubbles and cake!
And the nominees are…
Best Short Film – $5,000
Sponsored by Schuh Group
Sing (MINDENKI). Kirstof Deak, Hungary, Drama.
Stutterer. Bengemin Cleary, Ireland, Drama.
The Burden (Min Borda). Niki Lindroth van Bahr, Sweden, Animation.
A Gentle Night – Xiao Cheng Er Yue. Qiu Yang, China/France, Drama, cinematographer Constanze Schmitt.
Mrs McCutcheon. Jody Sheedy, Australia, Drama.
The Chop. Lewis Rose, UK, Comedy.
My Best Friend is Stuck on The Ceiling. Matt Vesely, Australia, Comedy. Closer Productions
The Eleven O’Clock. Derin Seale, Australia, Comedy.
Wolfe – Short Documentary. Claire Randall, Australia, Documentary.
Rocknrollers. Daan Bol, Netherlands, Documentary.
Best Australian Short Film – $1,000
Sponsored by Heart of Gold
Mrs McCutcheon. John Sheedy, Australia, Drama.
My Best Friend Is Stuck on the Ceiling. Matt Vesely, Australia, Comedy.
The Eleven O’clock. Derin Seale, Australia, Comedy.
The Suitor. Kate Riedl, Australia, Comedy. Pennant Films
Best Student Film – $1,000
Sponsored by Heart of Gold
Baby I’m Yours. Hadley Hillel, USA, Comedy. (He took home the student film last year ERNIE Short Film
Journey – a Short Animated Film. Redheya Jegatheva, Australia, Experimental.
Wolfe. Claire Randall, Australia, Documentary.
Red Kite – Short Film. Susanne van Aswegan, Australia, Drama.
Screener’s Choice Award – $500
Sponsored by Heart of Gold
The Suitor. Kate Riedl, Australia, Comedy.
Mordechai. Benjamin Bee, UK, Drama.
Catastrophe. Jamille van Wijngaarden, Netherlands, Animation.
Stutterer. Benjamin Cleary, Ireland, Drama.
Gympie Gold Award – $500
Sponsored by Gympie Regional Council
Presented by Mayor Mick Curran BM
Mrs McCutcheon. John Sheedy, Australia, Drama.
Boggabilla Bus Short Film. Mitch Kennedy, Australia, Family.
@ Little Racer. Scout Cripps, Australia, Documentary.
Kill Off. Genevieve Clay-Smith, Australia, Comedy.
Most Inspiring True Story Award – $500
Sponsored by John Farrel & Family
A Life Together. Simon Direen, Australia, Documentary.
Rocknrollers. Daan Bol, Netherlands, Documentary.
Su Brown and the Wallace Rockhole Pottery. Colin Usher, Australia, Documentary.
Taking Back the Waves. Genevieve Clay-Smith, Australia, Documentary.
Best Script – $500
Sponsored by Meerkat Mufflers
The Eleven O’clock. Derin Seale, Australia, Comedy.
The Chop. Lewis Rose, UK, Comedy.
My Best Friend Is Stuck On The Ceiling. Matt Vesely, Australia, Comedy.
Stutterer. Benjamin Cleary, Ireland, Drama.
Best Cinematography – $500
Sponsored by Councillor Llew O’Brien and the Australian Cinematographers Society.
Melon Grab. Andrew Lee, Australia, Drama, Cinematographer Dane Howell.
A Gentle Night (小城二月). Qiu Yang, China/France, Drama, cinematographer Constanze Schmitt.
My Home is a Dog That Lives Inside Me. Adam Briggs, Australia/Japan, Drama, Cinematographer Adric Watson.
Unbound. Maggie Mahrt, Us/Japan, Drama, Cinematographer Jen Schneider.
Best Sound Design – $500
Sponsored by LCR Sound
Hold On (Houvast). Charlotte Scott-Wilson, sound Evelien van der Molen, Netherlands, Drama.
Birdlime. Evan de Rushie, sound Marcel Ramagnano, Canada, Animation.
Ulisses’ Canoe (La Canoe De Ulisses). Diego Fio, sound Gerardo Kalmar, Argentina, Drama.
The Ravens. Jennifer Perrot, sound Brooke Trezise, Australia, Drama.
Young Filmmakers Competition – Go Pro
Sponsored by Harvey Norman Gympie
The Not So Superhero. Lachy McNeary, Huntingtower School.
Isaiah’s Story. Aiden Wilson, Luke Reilly & Alexis Bocxe, Kawana Waters.
Child’s Play. Julia Anderson, Huntingtower School.
Cat and Mouse. Min Deng, Huntingtower School.
(Image of our wonderful award winners from 2016!)