The AACTA Award for Best Indie Film is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) since 2018.
| Best Indie Film AACTA Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Australian indie film of the year |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |
| First awarded | 2019 |
| Currently held by | Limbo (2023) |
| Website | www |
The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films. Since 2024 the awards have been held at the Gold Coast, Queensland.[1]
History
editThe establishment of the AACTA Award for Best Indie Film was announced on 1 May 2018.[2] The inaugural award was won by Jirga, directed by Benjamin Gilmour.[3]
Eligibility
editThe intention of the award is to allow "a pathway into competition for a greater number of films from filmmakers with diverse backgrounds (gender, sexual and cultural diversity), as well as films from emerging filmmakers". Only films with a budget of under A$2 million are eligible.[2]
Winners and nominees
edit2018
editThe winner of the inaugural award in 2018, in the 8th AACTA Awards:[3][4]
- Jirga, directed by Benjamin Gilmour
Other films nominated were:[4]
- Brothers' Nest (Clayton Jacobson)
- The Second (Mairi Cameron)[citation needed]
- Strange Colours (Alena Lodkina)
- West of Sunshine (Jason Raftopoulos)
2019
editThe winner of the 2019 award, in the 9th AACTA Awards:[5][6]
- Buoyancy, directed by Rodd Rathjen
Other films nominated were:[5]
- Acute Misfortune (Thomas M. Wright)
- Book Week (Heath Davis)
- Emu Runner (Imogen Thomas)
- Sequin in a Blue Room (Samuel Van Grinsven)
2020
editThe winner of the 2020 award, in the 10th AACTA Awards:[7]
Other nominations:[7]
- A Boy Called Sailboat (Cameron Nugent)
- Hot Mess (Lucy Coleman (director))
- Koko: A Red Dog Story (Dominic Pearce)
- A Lion Returns (Serhat Caradee)
- Unsound (Ian Watson)
2021
editThe winner of the 2021 award, in the 11th AACTA Awards:[8][9]
- Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) (Monica Zanetti)
Other films nominated were:[8][9]
- Disclosure (Michael Bentham)
- Lone Wolf (Jonathan Ogilvie)
- Moon Rock for Monday (Kurt Martin)
- My First Summer (Katie Found)
- Under My Skin (David O'Donnell)
2022
editThe winner of the 2022 award, in the 12th AACTA Awards:[10][11]
- A Stitch in Time, directed by Sasha Hadden
Other films nominated were:
- Akoni (Genna Chanelle Hayes)
- Darklands (Scott Major)
- Lonesome (Craig Boreham)
- Pieces (Martin Wilson)
- Smoke Between Trees (Michael Joy)
2023
editThe winner of the award celebrating the best films released in 2023 in the 13th AACTA Awards, announced in February 2024:[12][13]
Other films nominated were:[12]
- The Survival of Kindness (Rolf de Heer)
- A Savage Christmas (Madeleine Dyer)
- Monolith (Matt Vesely)
- The Rooster (Mark Leonard Winter)
- Streets of Colour (Ronnie S. Riskalla)
References
edit- ^ "Overview". AACTA. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "AACTA Announces New Awards for Best Indie Film and Best Casting". AACTA. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Winners & Nominees, 2018". AACTA. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "2018 AACTA Awards Winners". Mediaweek. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Winners & Nominees, 2019". AACTA. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "AACTA Awards 2019: all the nominees and winners". Who. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Winners & Nominees". AACTA. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b Langford, Jackson (9 December 2021). "'Nitram' and 'The Newsreader' lead 2021 AACTA award winners". NME. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Winners & Nominees, 2021". AACTA. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Sangster, Ella (7 December 2022). "All the 2022 AACTA winners". Harper's Bazaar Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees, 2022". AACTA. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ a b Slatter, Sean (8 February 2024). "'Talk To Me' takes home five AACTA Industry Awards". IF Magazine. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees, 2024". AACTA. Retrieved 26 February 2024.