2016 - 2022 Award Winning Films

See the 2023 Festival Award Winners here.

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Best Film

PRESENTED BY HARCOURTS WINE COAST

$1000 cash

Awarded To

GOOD MORNING, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY MANUEL ASHMAN

Best Directing

PRESENTED BY AAA TALENT

2 days in AAA Talent’s audition studio

Awarded To

MY BA, DIRECTED BY ALICE XIAOHUA YANG

Best Use Of Theme

PRESENTED BY CHRISTIANE NIESS

An original painting by Christiane Niess

Awarded To

CASTLE IN THE AIR, DIRECTED BY JESS D'AGUANNO

Best Editing

PRESENTED BY BEYOND CONTENT

2 days in the Beyond Content colour grading suite

Awarded to

MALIN GÉNIE, EDITED BY ADAM DIXON GALEA AND DANTE NIEDZWIEDZ

Best Cinematography

PRESENTED BY PRO AV SOLUTIONS

$750 Equipment hire voucher

Awarded To

LAST LULLABY, CINEMATOGRAPHY BY DAVE GREGAN

Best Sound

PRESENTED BY BEST FX

Choice of 1 full day final mix editing in a Dolby mixing theatre OR 1 weeks use of a sound edit suites with mentored supervision

Awarded To

CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE, SOUND DESIGN BY DANTE NIEDZWIEDZ

Best Film Script

PRESENTED BY MERCURY CX

One year Mercury CX Membership including $500 worth of Mercury add-ons, hire, attendance at Screenmakers Conference.

Awarded To

GOOD MORNING, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY MANUEL ASHMAN

Best Production Design

PRESENTED BY BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE SEAFORD AND WALLIS CINEMAS

$200 Bunnings Warehouse Voucher

Wallis Cinemas Golden Ticket

Awarded To

SWINGIN’ FROM THE RAFTERS, PRODUCTION DESIGN BY LAUREN FOX

SOUL CATCHER, PRODUCTION DESIGN BY JANINA DAVID AND RADHEYA JEGATHEVA

Best Acting

PRESENTED BY ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL

Adelaide Film Festival membership plus 7 tickets to the 2022 festival

Awarded To

MIKAYLA RUDD IN AFTERMART

Best Documentary

PRESENTED BY PICTURE HIRE AUSTRALIA AND ABOVE OZ

2 day drone course along with RePL (Remote Pilot License) and AROC (Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate) Course and ELP (English Language Proficiency) testing

Awarded To

CASTING ALICE, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY BENJAMIN ROBERT CARTER

Young South Australian Filmmaker (Under 24 years of age)

PRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT ARTS FOUNDATION

$500 cash prize

Awarded To

FLUGELBOUND, DIRECTED BY RYAN FARR

Best Film Score

PRESENTED BY ADAM RITCHIE ON BEHALF OF WALLIS CINEMAS

Wallis Cinemas Golden Ticket

Awarded To

LAST LULLABY, COMPOSED BY JAMES SHEPPARD

Daniel Roach Memorial Award - For Best Fleurieu School Film Production

PRESENTED BY MRS SAMANTHA ROACH

$500 for the associated school

Awarded To

CONTROLLED CHAOS, PRODUCED BY SARAH JOHNSON OF VICTOR HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY ASTRID DE ROSA AND CAISEY-LEI STENHOUSE

We’d also like to congratulate the following films selected to play at our Screening and Awards Night

Big Wish

and

If I Imagined

and

Dragged Under

The following winners were announced at the 2021 Fleurieu Film Festival at Serafino Winery. The theme was ‘Wild’. 

Best Film:

Fly

Sponsored by Urban Cine and Harcourts Wine Coast

Best Director:

Flower

Sponsored by AAA Talent and Acoustic Scores Australis

Best Use Of Theme:

FLY

and

CARING FOR NGARRINDJERI SEA COUNTRY AND CARING FOR MEINTANGK COUNTRY

Presented By Professor Chris Daniels and Cleland Wildlife Park

Best Editor:

Wild Fire

Sponsored by Beyond Content

Best Cinematographer:

CARING FOR NGARRINDJERI SEA COUNTRY AND CARING FOR MEINTANGK COUNTRY

Sponsored by PRO AV Solutions

Best Sound:

Mermaid Maker

Sponsored by Best FX

Best Film Script:

Assimilation

Sponsored by Mercury CX and Wallis Cinema

Best Production Design:

Who Do I See

Sponsored by Bunnings Warehouse Seaford and Adelaide Film Festival

Best Actor:

Ariel Dzino in Flower

Sponsored by Achieve Video Marketing

Best Documentary:

Wild By Nature

Sponsored by Picture Hire Australia and Above Oz

Young South Australian Filmmaker (Under 24 years of age):

Blown Away

Sponsored by Independent Arts Foundation

Best Film Score:

Tick Tock

Sponsored by Fleurieu Film Festival

Best International Film:

Dijameh

Sponsored by Fleurieu Film Festival

We’d also like to congratulate the following films selected to play at our Screening and Awards Night:

Down To Earth

and

Oroshi

The following winners were announced at the 2019 Fleurieu Film Festival at SC Pannell Winery. The theme was ‘Climate Change - Hot Topic/Kool Films’. 

BEST FILM/DIRECTOR:

‘Wind Giants’ (Director/Producer - Nick Thomson)

Sponsored by University of South Australia, School of Creative Industries

BEST EDITOR:

‘Who’s a Fly Bird?’ (Kelly Cameron)

Sponsored by Beyond Content

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER:

‘Wind Giants’ (Lotte Sweeney)

Sponsored by Pro AV Solutions

BEST DOCUMENTARY:

‘Climate Change and the Community - A Documentary’ (Director - Laura Frank. Producer - Studio 20/Craig Cooper)

Sponsored by The Media Resource Centre and Adelaide Metro

BEST FILM SCRIPT:

‘Semblance’ (Stephanie Jaclyn)

Sponsored by Mulberry Lodge Luxury Country Retreat

BEST SOUND:

‘Legacy’ (Victor Ivchenko)

Sponsored by: Best FX

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:

‘Birthplace’ (Writer/Director - Sil van der Woerd & Jorik Dozy)

Sponsored by Fleurieu Film Festival

BEST ACTOR:

‘The Devil’s Bureaucrat’ (Actor - Heather Crawford)

Sponsored by Miss Gladys on Sea

INSPIRATIONAL YOUNG FILMMAKER:

‘Harvest’ (Brodie Winning)

Sponsored by Independent Arts Foundation (SA)

The following winners were announced at the 2018 Fleurieu Film Festival at Serafino Winery. The theme was 'fire'. 

2018 BEST FILM/DIRECTOR

awarded to:

Dylan Coleman & Staurme Glastonbury (Directors)

Caroline Man (Producer) for 'SPIN OUT'

Two return tickets to L.A. (valued at $2,500)

Gold Pass to Adelaide Film Festival

Sponsor: Aerometrex / Adelaide Film Festival

2018 BEST EDITOR

awarded to:

Lotte Sweeney, Kallan Albrecht & Tayla Kokkinoplitis for ‘A DIRTY MIRROR’

2 days in the Beyond Content colour grading suite (valued at $2,000)

Sponsor: Beyond Content

2018 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

awarded to:

David Parkinson for 'HEALEY'

Equipment hire voucher (valued at $1,500)

Sponsor: Pro AV Solutions

2018 BEST SOUND

awarded to:

Dmitriy Malishkin for 'SEEN'

Choice of 1 full day final mix editing in a Dolby mixing theatre OR 1 weeks use of a sound edit suites with mentored supervision (valued at $2,200)

Sponsor: Best FX

2018 BEST FILM SCRIPT

awarded to:

Samuel Dawson for 'A DIRTY MIRROR'

2 nights accommodation at Mulberry Lodge (valued at $500)

Sponsor: Mulberry Lodge, McLaren Vale

2018 BEST FILM SCORE

awarded to:

Adam Ritchie for 'HARBINGER'

2 nights accommodation in Deep Creek Conservation Park (valued at $500)

Sponsor: Southern Ocean Retreats

2018 BEST ACTOR

awarded to:

Mark Coles Smith for 'SPIN OUT'

Miss Gladys on Sea voucher (valued at $500)

Sponsor: Miss Gladys on Sea

2018 BEST MUSIC CLIP

awarded to:

Benjamin Dowie (Director/Producer) & Dan Crannitch (Producer) for 'RED RIVER'

2 nights accommodation in the Grand Chamber and Drawing Room (valued at $1,345)

Sponsor: Bungala House 1856

2018 PEOPLE’S CHOICE

awarded to:

Corpse Slayers 2:  Spooky Emperor Zhu

$1,000 voucher for Aldinga Central Shopping Centre

Sponsor: Aldinga Central Shopping Centre 

2018 YOUNG INSPIRATIONAL FILMMAKER (up to 24 years of age)

awarded to:

Radheya Jegatheva for  'JOURNEY'

Cash prize of $500

Sponsor: Aldinga Beach Community Bank / Independent Arts Foundation

2018 YOUNG INSPIRATIONAL FILMMAKER (up to 24 years of age)

awarded to:

Emma Hough Hobbs for  'PURPOSE'

$500 voucher

Sponsor: Home Grain Bakery, Aldinga

2018 YOUNG INSPIRATIONAL FILMMAKER (up to 24 years of age)

awarded to:

Arkysha Morgan for  'BURNT PARADOX'

$500 voucher

Sponsor: Home Grain Bakery, Aldinga

The following winners were announced at the 2017 Fleurieu Film Festival at Serafino Winery. The theme was 'water'. 

2017 Best Film/Director

awarded to:

David Hansen for ‘SLINGSHOT’

Two return tickets to L.A. (valued at $2,500)

Gold Pass to Adelaide Film Festival

Sponsor: Harcourts Wine Coast

2017 Best Editor

awarded to:

Rebecca Dunker for ‘TELL HER EVERYTHING’

1 day with a KOJO editor (valued at $2,220)

Sponsor: KOJO

2017 Best Cinematographer

awarded to:

Kadison Noak for ‘MY LIGHT’

Equipment hire voucher (valued at $1,500)

Sponsor: Pro AV Solutions

2017 Best Sound

awarded to:

Livia Ruzic for ‘SOMERSAULT PIKE’

Choice of 1 full day final mix editing in a Dolby mixing theatre OR 1 weeks use of a sound edit suites with mentored supervision (valued at $2,200)

Sponsor: Best FX

2017 Best Film Script

awarded to:

Carolyn Corkindale for ‘WISHING YOU WELL’

3 nights accomodation writers retreat (valued at $745)

Sponsor: McLaren Vale Studio Apartments

2017 Best Film Score

awarded to:

Adam Ritchie for ‘WISHING YOU WELL’

2 nights accommodation at Mulberry Lodge (valued at $500)

Sponsor: Mulberry Lodge

2017 Best Actor

awarded to:

Genevieve Mooy for ‘TELL HER EVERYTHING’

Miss Gladys on Sea voucher (valued at $500)

Sponsor: Miss Gladys on Sea

2017 Best Documentary

awarded to:

Phillip Storer for ‘THE FIRST PLACE THE LAST PLACE’

Return trip to Kangaroo Island and courtesy car, 2 nights accomodation at the Ozone Hotel - (valued at $745)

Sponsor: SeaLink

2017 PEople’s Choice

awarded to:

Slingshot

$1,000 voucher

Sponsor: Home Grain Bakery, Aldinga

The following winners were announced at the 2016 Fleurieu Film Festival at Penny’s Hill Winery. The theme was 'landscapes'. 

2016 Best Film/Director

awarded to:

Stephen De Villiers for ‘SUPER SOUNDS’

Return ticket to New York and $2,000 cash

Sponsor: Flight Centre McLaren Vale / Aldinga Beach Community Bank

2016 Best Editor

awarded to:

Olivia Jean for ‘DIRT’

1 day with a KOJO editor (valued at $2,220)

Sponsor: KOJO

2016 Best Cinematographer

awarded to:

Benjamin Dowie for ‘DAUDALOGN’

Return trip to Kangaroo Island and courtesy car, 3 nights accomodation and $1,500 equipment hire

Sponsor: SeaLink / Allure Beach Retreat / Pro AV Solutions

2016 Best Sound

awarded to:

David Freeman for ‘DIRT’

Choice of 1 full day final mix editing in a Dolby mixing theatre OR 1 weeks use of a sound edit suites with mentored supervision (valued at $2,200)

Sponsor: Best FX

2016 Best Script

awarded to:

Richard Coburn for ‘YOU AND ME’

Return trip to Kangaroo Island, courtesy car and 3 nights accomodation

Sponsor: SeaLink / Allure Beach Retreat

2016 Best Score

awarded to:

Christopher Larkin for ‘SUPER SOUNDS’

Return trip to Kangaroo Island, courtesy car and 3 nights accomodation

Sponsor: SeaLink / Allure Beach Retreat

2016 Best Actor

awarded to:

Craig Alexander for ‘DIRT’

Miss Gladys on Sea voucher (valued at $500)

Sponsor: Miss Gladys on Sea

2016 People’s Choice

awarded to:

You and Me

$1,000 voucher

Sponsor: Home Grain Bakery, Aldinga