Award winners

Award winners 1998–2000: Documentaries

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

Title

Event

Awards

Mabo: Life of an Island Man

Australian Teachers of Media Awards (May 1998)

Special Award Winner

National Educational Media Network (NEMN) (May 1998)

Silver Apple Award, Political science/Crime and Judicial Processes Section

NSW Premier's History Awards (May 1998)

The Premier's Audio/Visual Histrory Prize – Trevor Graham

US International Film & Video Festival (July 1998)

Certificate of Creative Excellence, Documentary, Current affairs, special events Section

Macarthur's Dream

Australian Cinematographers Society Awards (National) (May 2000)

Golden Tripod – Rod Pollard, Documentaries, Cinema and Television Section

Macquarie Island

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – NSW/ACT (November 2000)

Gold – Wade Fairley, Wildlife and Nature Section

Chicago International Television Competition (March 2000)

Gold Plaque, Documentary – Science/ Nature Section

Making Sense

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – NSW/ACT (November 2000)

Gold – Janet Hines, Student Cinematography Section

Male Order

South Australian Screen Showcase (July 1998)

Special Jury Mention – Tom Abbott, Direction and Performance Section

Man in the Irony Mask, The

Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films (June 1999)

Highly Commended, Documentary Section

Melbourne Queer Film & Video Festival (March 1999)

Highly Commended

Man of Strings

Columbus International Film & Video Festival (October 1999)

Certificate of Honourable Mention

Mantis

Australian Teachers of Media Awards (May 1999)

Atom Award – Glenn Tracy, Tertiary Animation Section

Mao's New Suit

Windy City Documentary Festival (September 1998)

Eastman Kodak Award, Best Documentary Section

McDonalds Comes to Town

South Australian Young Filmmakers Festival (December 1998)

Best Documentary – Craig Jackson

Memory, A

Women on Women Film Festival (September 1999)

UTS Encouragement Award

Men and their Megapodes

Australian Teachers of Media Awards (May 1999)

Winner – Beyond Films, Educational Resource Science/Technology (Film) Section

Miracle at Sea

Logie Awards (April 1999)

Most Outstanding Documentary, Industry Vote Section

Missing: Presumed Alive

Australian Cinematographers Society Awards (National) (May 1998)

Distinction – Terry Carlyon, Documentaries, Cinema and TV Section

Mission

VCA School of Film and Television (December 2000)

Best Achievement in Documentary – Bayden Findlay

Mongolia: Blue Sky Cycling

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – Queensland (October 2000)

Highly Commended – Merrick Ekins, Student Cinematography Section

Monsoon

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – South Australia/ Western Australia, 1999

Highly Commended – Mark Lamble, Experimental & Specialised Cinematography Section

International Wildlife Film Festival, 2000

Merit Award, Dramatic Visual Effects Section
Merit Award, Presentation of Ecosystem Relationships Section

More Than a Woman

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

Gold – Documentaries – Cinema and TV

Mutators 2000

Arena's Graveyard Shifty Short Film Competition (May 1998)

Winner of Arena's Shifty Film Competion – Mark Reid and Brent Houghton

My Ears Are Ringing

BIFF Fast Film Competition (July 1998)

First Place

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

Classic Cinema Award for Most Promising New Filmmaker – Geoffrey Vagg

My Khmer Heart

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – Victoria/ Tasmania (November 2000)

Gold – Rod Pollard, Documentaries, Cinema and TV Section

Hollywood Film Festival (August 2000)

Best Documentary, Documentary Section

My Little Brother

Flickerfest International Outdoor Film Festival (January 1998)

Best Documentary – Tom Hearn

Myths of Childhood

National Educational Media Network (NEMN) (May 1998)

Silver Apple Award, Human relations/Life passages Section (for 'Innocence')

New York Festivals (January 1998)

Gold Medal, Human Relations Section (for 'Damage')

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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