South Australian Screen Awards Nominees Announced

This year’s South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) will mark 15 years of quality film-making in the state. South Australia’s most prestigious film awards have prizes across nine categories, with a further eight “craft awards” for the best behind the scenes. There is over $20,000 on offer overall, with the Media Resource Centre introducing a $3000 prize for Best Feature. For this main award, there are only two nominees: The Dead Speak Back and Sophie Hyde’s 52 Tuesdays. 52 Tuesdays collected the Crystal Bear at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival and saw Hyde win best director in the World Category at Sundance 2014. Hyde previously earned a SASA for best short film in 2007. The inclusion of a new category, Best Web Series, is a sign of the times, and a ‘non-narrative’ category recognises films that experiment beyond traditional storytelling structures. This year, there are no nominees for Emerging Young Filmmaker or Emerging Producer, and also no nominees for Innovation in Digital Media. SASA will present the awards at a ticketed gala night at The Mercury Cinema on Friday, May 16. Following this, there will be ‘best of’ screenings at The Mercury from Saturday, May 17, to Sunday, May 25. Full list of SASA nominees: Best Short Film Deluge (prod./dir. Michael and Danny Philippou) Welcome To Iron Knob (prod. Alex Blue/dir. Dave Wade) Omega (prod/dir. Peter Ninos) Love 2.0 (prod./dir. Matt Hawkins and Tom Young) Motorbike Short (prod./dir. Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment) Enfilade (prod./dir. David Coyle) Best Feature The Dead Speak Back (prod. Julie Byrne/dir. Jason Sweeney) 52 Tuesdays (prod. Sophie Hyde, Rebecca Summerton, Matthew Cormack, Bryan Mason/dir. Sophie Hyde) Best Web Series Double Happy Vs Infinite Sadness (dir. Justin Wight) Wastelander Panda (prod. Kirsty Stark/dir. Victoria Cocks) Peleda (prod./dir. Luke Jurevicius) Ringbalin – River Stories (prod. Julia De Roper/dir. Ben Pederick) Best Animation The Rose of Turaida (prod/dir. Ryan Grobins) Miniambra (prod. Carlos A Manrique Clavijo/dir. Ana Maria Mendez Salgado) Double Happy Vs Infinite Sadness (prod. Justin Wight) Motorbike Short (prod./dir. Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment) Peleda (prod./dir. Luke Jurevicius) Best Comedy Young Hearts (prod. Tim Hodgson and Jake Zappia/dir. Tim Hodgeson) Welcome To Iron Knob (prod. Alex Blue/dir. Dave Wade) Carbon Daters (prod. Adam Lemmey/dir. Meredith Calthorpe) Love 2.0 (prod./dir. Matt Hawkins and Tom Young) Bird Bath (prod./dir. Aaron Nassau) Best Documentary Barbara’s World (prod./dir. Edoardo Crismani) Living on Country – Irrunytju (prod. Phil Williams/dir. Nathan March) Dogs Body (prod. Krystle Penhall/dir. Aimee Knight) Muriel Matters (prod. Claire Harris and Julia de Roeper/dir. Sonia Bible) Best Drama Deluge (prod./dir. Michael Beck and Danny Philippou) Omega (prod./dir. Peter Ninos) Border (prod./dir. Nima Raoofi) Enfilade (prod./dir. David Coyle) Pale Blue Dot (prod. Daniel Joyce/dir. Aaron Schuppan) Best Music Video Beaver – I Think I Might Be Dying/Vision (prod. Adam Camporeale/dir. Stephen Packer) Paper Arms – Tanks of Dust (prod. Adam Camporeale/dir. Stephen Packer) Closure In Moscow – The Church of the Technochrist (prod. Adam Camporeale/dir. Stephen Packer) Parra For Cuva – Wicked Games (prod./dir. Nima Nabili Rad) Oisima – Everything About Her (prod. Tim Ward/dir. Matthew Thorne Oisima) Non-Narrative Illuminations – A Light Painting Behind the Scene (prod/dir. Cameron Edser) This Is Africa (prod/dir. Benjamin Dowie) Oh, Summer (prod/dir. Benjamin Dowie) CRAFT AWARDS Best Performance Love 2.0 – Elizabeth Hay Deluge – Michael Beck Love 2.0 – Adam Schmerl Border – Emma Watson Enfilade – David Coyle Bird Bath – Jim Smith Best Cinematographer Deluge ­– Hussain Neissi Oh, Summer – Benjamin Dowie Oisima – Everything About Her – Harrison Carr Pale Blue Dot – Nima Nabili Rad Enfilade – Andrew Ilicic Wastelander Panda – Vivyan Madigan Best Composer Young Hearts – Liam Harvey Miniambra – Carlos A. Manrique Clavijo This Is Africa – Oliver Dowie Motorbike Short – Chris Larkin Pale Blue Dot – Jesse Schuppan Best Director Deluge – Danny and Michael Philippou Paper Arms – Tanks of Dust – Stephen Packer Omega – Peter Ninos Love 2.0 – Matt Hawkins and Tom Young Enfilade – David Coyle Best Editor Closure In Moscow – The Church of the Technochrist – Stephen Packer Close In Heart – Danielle Tinker & Daniel Principe Love 2.0 – Dave Raftery This is Africa – Benjamin Dowie Pale Blue Dot – Daniel Principe Enfilade – Lewis Costin Best Production Design The Crane Wife – Hannah Sitters Carbon Daters – Manda Webber Pale Blue Dot–- Matea Gluscevic Enfilade – David Coyle Wastelander Panda – Cassie Sibbin and Annalisa Francesca Best Sound Design Deluge – Nick Steele Welcome To Iron Knob – Russell Alexander Carbon Daters – Beau Gosling Wastelander Panda – Leigh Kenyon Best Writer Deluge – Michael Beck & Danny Philippou Welcome To Iron Knob – Dave Wade Close In Heart – Danielle Tinker Omega – Peter Ninos Love 2.0 – Matt Hawkins and Tom Young Bird Bath – Aaron Nassau