AustLit
History
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Awarded to the screenplay of a feature-length film or documentary, the script of a radio play or documentary, or the script of a work (fiction or non-fiction) especially made for television.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2021
winner form y Freeman ( dir. Laurence Billiet et. al. )agent Australia : General Strike Matchbox Pictures , 2020 20130131 2020 single work film/TV'A nation came together around Indigenous athlete Cathy Freeman who delivered when it mattered on the greatest stage on earth at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. 20 years on, this documentary sheds light on one of Australia's proudest moments.' (Production summary)
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Year: 2020
joint winner form y The Cry [Episode 2] ( dir. Glendyn Ivin ) United Kingdom (UK) Australia : Synchronicity Films , 2018 18090429 2018 single work film/TVjoint winner form y Missing Australia : SBS , 2019 18892000 2019 single work film/TV An interactive online documentary about the abduction, in 1966, of Wendy Jane Pfeiffer from Mylor in the Adelaide Hills, and her discovery by two Pitjantjatjara trackers. -
Year: 2019
winner form y Jirga ( dir. Benjamin Gilmour ) Australia : Felix Media Pty Ltd , 2018 14350660 2018 single work film/TV'A modern morality tale about a former Australian soldier, Mike, who returns to Afghanistan to find the family of a civilian he accidentally killed during the war. Seeking forgiveness, he puts his life in the hands of the village justice system – the Jirga.'
Source: Screen Australia.
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Year: 2018
joint winner form y Birthday ( dir. Ariel Kleiman ) Australia : See Saw Films , 2017 13391721 2017 single work film/TVWith the documentary 'Deep Blue: The Real Story', written by Amanda Blue and Jacob Hickey.
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Year: 2017
joint winner form y The Code [Series Two, Episode Four] ( dir. Shawn Seet ) Australia : Playmaker Media ABC Television , 2016 11075067 2016 single work film/TVjoint winner form y Down Under ( dir. Abe Forsythe ) Australia : Emu Creek Pictures Wild Eddie , 2015 8370771 2015 single work film/TV'On the 11th of December 2005, a frenzied mob of 5000 White Australians fueled by alcohol and stupidity violently attacked anyone of Middle-Eastern appearance that dared to enter the beach-side suburb of Cronulla.' (Production summary)