AustLit
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2021
winner form y The Last Elephant on Earth ( dir. Johanis Lyons-Reid ) Australia : Tallstoreez Change Media , 2020 23331801 2020 single work film/TV'When an earth-destroying meteor appears in the sky, 15-year-old amateur biologist Elle is terrified that the world is about to end. But when she confronts her parents, they refuse to acknowledge her fears. Instead, they send Elle to see Dr Humboldt, a crackpot specialist who convinces them that Elle is, in fact, a critically endangered Sumatran elephant. Will her parents see reason, or will Elle spend her last days on Earth in a cage? An absurd coming-of-age tale, The Last Elephant on Earth explores growing-up, denial, and the lies we tell ourselves in order to avoid the truth.'
Source: Production blurb (Tallstoreez).
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Year: 2020
winner form y Carmentis ( dir. Antony Webb ) Australia : 2020 20261129 2020 single work film/TV science fiction'An injured and grief-stricken miner (Ben Mortley) on the desolate planet Carmentis must overcome his personal demons in order to survive, but can he get there before the planet freezes?'
Source: Tribeca Film Festival.
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Year: 2019
winner form y Judas Collar ( dir. Alison James ) Western Australia : No Thing Productions , 2018 14365432 2018 single work film/TV'The tragic tale of a wild camel and the sacrifices she makes for the benefit of her kind.'
Source: Melbourne International Film Festival.
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Year: 2018
winner form y I Fucked a Mermaid and No One Believes Me ( dir. Madeleine Gottlieb ) Australia : Mad Ones , 2017 14120084 2017 single work film/TV'A not-quite-coming of age story about a boy, his dad, a bottle of vinegar, and a mermaid.'
Source: Film's promotional materials.
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Year: 2017
winner form y Creswick ( dir. Natalie James ) Australia : Fiction Film Company , 2017 11393364 2017 single work film/TV horror'While a young woman helps her father pack up his house, they are both increasingly aware of the presence that they always knew was there.'
Source: Screen Australia (https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/creswick-2016/35378/). (Sighted: 20/06/2017)