Award Winners Announced

Best Film
My Last Ten Hours With You, Director Sophie Hyde, Producer Rebecca Summerton

Craft Awards

Best Performance
Jude Henshall, The Swimming Lesson

Best Screenplay
David Wade, Detached

Best Direction
Sophie Hyde, My Last Ten Hours with You

Best Cinematography
Simone Mazengarb, The Swimming Lesson

Best Editing
Brad Hurt, Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Best Production Design
Bluey Byrne, The Swimming Lesson

Best Sound Design
Luke Jurevicius, Dust Echoes 2 (the Series)

Best Composition
Luke Jurevicius, Dust Echoes 2 (the Series)

Office for Youth's Emerging Young Filmmakers Award
Joint Winners
Simone Mazengarb  / Carly Turner

Emerging Producer
Rebecca Summerton, My Last Ten Hours With You

Genre Awards

Best Drama
My Last Ten Hours With You, Director Sophie Hyde, Producer Rebecca Summerton

Best Documentary
Without Permission, Director/Producer, Kalopi Eleni

Best Experimental
Disappointment, Directors Harry Whizkid and Jason Sweeney, Producers Jason Sweeney and Ali Ashdown

Innovation in Digital Media
Pixel Play Digital Art Program, Director/Producer ANAT

Best Comedy
Hands Free, Director Ben Lohmeyer, Producers Ben and Josh Lohmeyer

Best Animation
Moon Man (Dust Echoes 2), Directors/Producers Luke Jurevicius and Toby Quarmby, Series Creative Director, Luke Jurevicius, Series Producer Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Best Performing Arts/Music Video
Forest, Director/Producer, Anny Duff

Judges Special Commendation
Sarah Wishart & Jeni Lee
Bowen Ellames & Sylvia Warner

The Media Resource Centre announces the finalists for the 2007 SA Short Screen Awards (SASSA) proudly driven by Toyota. Full List of Finalists

Finalists for Best Film are:

• But We Are Strong (documentary)
  Directors and Producers Sarah Wishart and Jeni Lee
• Love You Mum (drama)
  Directed by David Ockenden, Producer Matt Pearson
• My Last Ten Hours With You (drama)
  Director Sophie Hyde, Producer Rebecca Summerton
• The Curse (animation)
  Directors/Producers Luke Jurevicius and Toby Quarmby, Series Creative Director, Luke Jurevicius, Series Producer Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Whirlpool (animation)
  Directors/Producers People's Republic of Animation, Series Creative Director, Luke Jurevicius, Series Producer Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• The Swimming Lesson (drama)
  Director Bowen Ellames, Producer Sylvia Warner.

Finalists in all categories .

The SASSAs are the State's premier competition for local, emerging filmmakers. This year the Awards have been extended to eighteen categories with the addition of an Innovation in Digital Media Award an Emerging Producer's Award, The Office for Youth's Young Filmmakers Award and a Best Composition Award.

For the first time the awards are being presented in partnership with the Adelaide Film Festival with the Gala Awards presentation night will be held on Wednesday 28 February at the Wallis Academy Cinemas, Hindmarsh Square as a highlight of AFF 2007 (Details below).

Media Release

Best-Of the Awards Screenings Details

3 Best-Of the Awards screenings: Friday 16 February, Saturday 17 February and Friday 2 March, Mercury Cinema. Click for Complete Program

Tickets: $11 and $9 (conc) per session

Tickets for the Best-of the Awards Screenings may be purchased in advance by telephoning the MRC on 8410 0979 or purchased in person from the MRC offices.

Made In SA

Made in SA (presented by the MRC and AFF): Monday 26 February, Academy Cinema. With world premiere screenings of three SA shorts supported through the AFF's Investment Fund.

Gala Awards Night

The Gala Awards presentation night will be held on Wednesday 28 February at the Wallis Academy Cinemas, Hindmarsh Square as a highlight of AFF 2007.

Tickets: $15 or $25 including post-event party.

Tickets for the Academy Cinema may be purchased direct through the AFF website www.adelaidefilmfestival.org

For further information contact Lisa Mortimore at MRC 8410 0979. Media enquiries to Neil Ward Publicity 08 8361 3577, 0438 095 580 neil@neilwardpublicity.com.au

Categories

The SASSAs are presented in the following categories:

There are three new award categories: Best Composition, Flinders University Emerging Screen Producer Award and an award for Innovation in Digital Media.

The Major Prizes

Best Film - $3,000 in SAFC professional development funding plus $1,000 cash

Innovation in Digital Media - $3,000 in SAFC professional development funding.

Entry Form and Guidelines

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