Award winners

Award winners 1998–2000: Documentaries

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Awards won by Australian documentaries (titles ‘B’) 1998–2000

Title

Event

Awards

Beating the Drum

Bathurst Film and Video Festival (July 1998)

Highly Commended – Fiona Cochrane, Documentary Section

Cindy Awards (USA) (March 1999)

Gold Cindy

Columbus International Film & Video Festival (October 1998)

Bronze Plaque

Houston International Film and Video Festival (April 1999)

Gold Special Jury

US International Film & Video Festival (June 1999)

Certificate of Creative Excellence

Worldfest Flagstaff International Film Festival (November 1998)

Bronze Award

Beef Off

Warner Roadshow Movie World Studios Queensland New Filmmakers Awards (April 2000)

Best Documentary – Bronwyn Ketels

Before It's too Late 5: WhaleSong

Japanese Ocean Film Festival (January 1998)

Best Cinematography – Ingo Helbig, Wade Fairley

Before It's Too Late 6: Whaleshark Gypsy of the Deep

Houston International Film and Video Festival (April 2000)

Special Jury Award, Marine Section

Big Brother of Christmas Island

Columbus International Film & Video Festival (October 1999)

Certificate of Honourable Mention

Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films (June 1999)

Highly Commended, Documentary Section

Big House, The

Australian Film Institute Awards (November 1998)

SBS Television Award for Best Direction in a Documentary – David Goldie

Big Picture, The

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – Queensland (September 1998)

Judges Award – Dominic Egan
Gold – Dominic Egan, Student Filmmaker Section

Warner Roadshow Movie World Studios Queensland New Filmmakers Awards (April 1999)

WIFT/Procam Award for Best New Female Filmmaker – Alice Eddison
Hoyts Corporation for Best Female Actor – Zara Grose
Highly Commended – Alice Addison, Best Tertiary Drama Section

Black Holes

New York Festivals (January 1998)

Gold, Science and Technology Section

Black Sheep

Tudawali Film and Video Awards (January 2000)

Best Original Concept in a Documentary – Louise Glover

Blacktracker

Tudawali Film and Video Awards (January 2000)

Best Direction in a Documentary – Michael Riley

Blue Mountains of Harry Phillips, The

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – NSW/ACT (November 1999)

Silver – Mark Lapwood, Student Cinematography Section

Bobby and the Banded Stilts

International Wildlife Film Festival, 1998

2nd Place, Short Television Program Section

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First Place (tied), Best Narration Section

Ecosystem Relations Merit Award

Bodies

Warner Roadshow Movie World Studios Queensland New Filmmakers Awards (April 1999)

PFTC Award for Best Tertiary Documentary

Bog in the City

The Shoot Out Film Festival (July 1999)

Best Editing

Bougainville: Our Island, Our Fight

Bathurst Film and Video Festival (July 1998)

Best Documentary – Wayne Coles-Janess

Houston International Film and Video Festival (April 1999)

Gold Award, Documentary Section

INTERCOM – International Communication Film & Video Festival (October 1998)

Gold Plaque, Documentary-Social/Political Section

St Kilda Film Festival (May 1998)

Best Achievement in Video Production – Wayne Coles-Janess

Worldfest Flagstaff International Film Festival (November 1998)

Gold Award, Documentary Section

Breathing Space

Columbus International Film & Video Festival (October 1999)

Honorable Mention

Worldfest Flagstaff International Film Festival (November 1998)

Gold Award, Independent Documentary Section

Buffalo Legends

Western Australian Screen Awards (March 1998)

Discovery Channel Award for Documentary, Open Genre Section

Bunch of Fives Part 3: Lower Orders

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – Victoria/ Tasmania (October 1998)

Highly Commended – Nick Hilligoss, Experimental and Specialised Cinematography Section

Australian Teachers of Media Awards (May 1998)

Best Animation

International Wildlife Film Festival, 1998

Entertainment Value

Okomedia International Ecological Film Festival (November 1998)

Ökomedia Award for the Best Animation Film

Bunch of Fives Part 4: Banjo Frogs

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – Victoria/ Tasmania (October 1999)

Silver (shared) – Nick Hilligoss, Experimental and Specialised Cinematography Section

Columbus International Film & Video Festival (October 1999)

Bronze Plaque, Education & Information Section

Bunch of Fives Part 5: Possum's Rest

Columbus International Film & Video Festival (October 1999)

Chris Award for Best of Category – Nick Hilligoss, Science & Technology Section

International Wildlife Film and Television Festival – Wildscreen (October 2000)

Children’s Panda Award

Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival (September 1999)

Best Children’s Film

Vermont International Film Festival, 1999

Best Environmental Film

Bunjilaka: Dancing the Country

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – South Australia/ Western Australia, 2000

Highly Commended – Kent Smith, Documentaries – Cinema and Television Section

Bunjilaka: Singing the Country

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – South Australia/ Western Australia, 2000

Gold – Kent Smith, Documentaries – Cinema and Television Section

Burial

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – South Australia/ Western Australia, 2000

Highly Commended – Craig Jackson, Student Cinematograpjy Section

Bush Mechanics

Australian Film Institute Awards (November 1999)

Prototype Casting Open Craft Award for Original Concept – Francis Kelly

Butler, The

St Kilda Film Festival (May 1998)

Encouragement Award – Anna Kannava

Visions du Reel – International Documentary Film Festival Nyon (March 1998)

Special Mention of the International Jury, Competition Section

Source: Australian Film Commission
Notes:
This list has been compiled from ongoing monitoring of awards by AFC staff and from information provided to the AFC by filmmakers. Although great effort has been made to locate information, there may be a small number of awards omitted from the list.
As the list covers only calendar years 1998–2000 it may not represent all awards won by a particular film.

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