AFIN 2019 WINNERS
Congratulations to all winners in our 2019 season
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O.I.
Short Film (Canada)
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
BEST SHORT FILM
"Barry has a unique problem. He came up with a truly original idea. And sharing it has consequences..."
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All Hours - "Saving Grace"
Music Video (Australia)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
"The second music video by All Hours from Brisbane, Australia"
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Will "The Machine"
Short Film (USA)
BEST FILM EDITING
BEST DIRECTOR
Denzel Whitaker (Black Panther) and Chris Fornataro (Bad is Bad) star in this brooding character portrait of an elite high school football star consumed by ambition. When Will faces defeat to an outsider in a series of races, the demons keeping “The Machine” running finally surface. Set in the unique backdrop of wintertime Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, the title character embodies the city’s conflicted, tumultuous history.
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Greenfield
Feature Film (Australia)
BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
BEST AUSTRALIAN ACTOR - Liam Graham
BEST AUSTRALIAN ACTRESS - Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik
"A dark shadow unsettles the town of Greenfield when one man’s secret is revealed.
James enters the small town of Greenfield to win his former girlfriend Kelly back, but tensions soon explode when her brother confides him with a volatile secret."
A Boy a Man and a Kite
Short Film (UK)
BEST YOUNG ARTIST - Tommy Eplett
"A dying man contemplates his limbo and revisits his younger self, exploring the sources of his coma. The film explores themes of love, sexual abuse and redemption. It's a film about loss of innocence and hope."
Director
Writers
Adam Matalon(screenplay)
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Puppet Killer
Feature Film (Canada)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
"While celebrating Christmas at a cabin in the woods, a group of high school students are stalked by a psychotic killer obsessed with horror movie icons."
Director
Writers
Kevin Mosley(screenplay by)
Lisa Ovies(story by)
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Gold From the Sky
Web Series (USA)
BEST WEB SERIES
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"2067AD, a global group of amateur astronomers discover an impending catastrophic event and suddenly find themselves with the Global Order as they attempt to save the world."
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A Woman's Calling
Short Documentary (Australia)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
"Doomadgee women look beyond themselves, rekindling a sense of purpose by helping Papua New Guinea women in extreme poverty."
Mosul
Feature Documentary (United States)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"The gritty, thrilling story of local militias and uneasy allies who banded together to liberate Iraq's second-largest city of 1.3 million people from ISIS in 2017."
Director
Writers
Bashar Atiyat(voice)
Anouar H. Smaine(voice)
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The Tattooed Heart
Short Film (USA)
BEST ACTRESS - Jennifer Morrison
A creative writing instructor at a juvenile detention center finds common ground with a troubled student, yet quickly finds herself in great danger when she decides to help her.
Director
Sheldon Wong Schwartz(as Sheldon Schwartz)
Writer
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The Last Berliner
Feature Film (Germany)
BEST ACTOR - Matthias Ziesing
"A highly suspenseful and compelling hostage thriller about the issue of gentrification - and the good souls who lose along the way. Nail-biting and tragic right until the very surprising end."
Director
Writers
Gregor Erler(screenplay)
Benjamin Karalic(screenplay)
Matthias Ziesing(story)
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The Thin Line
Feature Film (Canada)
BEST FEATURE FILM
AUDIENCE CHOICE
"An aimless beauty looks to break her cycle of dating bad men by going after one she can't stand in the first place."
2019 Nominees & Semi-Finalists
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
Winner
O.I. (CAN)
Other Nominees
A Woman's Calling (AUS)
The Last Berliner (GER)
The Thin Line (USA)
Puppet Killer (CAN)
Semi-Finalists
We Meet On The Roof (CHN)
Lost (CHN)
Blondie Maxwell Never Loses (FRA)
BEST SHORT FILM
Winner
O.I. (CAN)
Nominees
UNDERDOG (CHN)
WILL "THE MACHINE" (USA)
THE TATTOOED HEART (USA)
WE MEET ON THE ROOF (CHN)
Semi-Finalists
LOST (CHN)
THE MALICIOUS (AUS)
TRESPASSERS (AUS)
BEST SOUND
Winner
Underdog (CHN)
Nominees
The Last Berliner (GER)
O.I. (CAN)
Will "The Machine" (USA)
The Thin Line (USA)
Semi-Finalists
The Power Of Sound (AUS)
The Malicious (AUS)
The Tattooed Heart (USA)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Winner
All hours - Saving Grace (AUS)
Nominees
The Camera's On (USA)
Kiss Me Malibu (SPN)
Semi-Finalists
Baiyun River (CHN)
BEST FILM EDITING
Winner
Will "The Machine" (USA)
Nominees
Zero (CHN)
Trespassers (AUS)
The Tattooed Heart (USA)
The Thin Line (USA)
Semi-Finalists
A Woman's Calling (AUS)
O.I. (CAN)
We Meet On The Roof (CHN)
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner
Kent Lamm - (WILL "THE MACHINE")
Nominees
N'cee van Heerden - (O.I.)
Ivy Staker - (A WOMAN'S CALLING)
Gregor Erler - (THE LAST BERLINER)
Noel Vinson - (THE MALICIOUS)
Semi-Finalists
Nicholas Sun (WE MEET ON THE ROOF)
Jayden Creighton (TRESPASSERS)
Tom Phillips (VIETNAM AFTERMATH)
BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM
Winner
Greenfield
Nominees
The Malicious
Roommate Wanted for the End of the World
Semi-Finalists
She's Not Your Type
Brolga
Norm
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Winner
Greenfield (AUS)
Nominees
O.I. (CAN)
The Tattooed Heart (USA)
Turner Risk (USA)
The Thin Line (USA)
Semi-Finalists
Gold From The Sky (USA)
Zero (CHN)
Blondie Maxwell Never Loses (FRA)
BEST AUSTRALIAN ACTOR
Liam Graham (Greenfield)
Nominees
Felino Dolloso (Survive Or Die)
Rob Horton (Norm)
Semi-Finalists
Matthew R. Grego (The Malicious)
Ethan Thomas (Greenfield)
BEST AUSTRALIAN ACTRESS
Winner
Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik (Greenfield)
Nominees
Jacki Mison (The Malicious)
Elly Hiraani Clapin (A Conversation)
Semi-Finalists
Sontaan Hopson (Wall)
Adrianne Gullotta (She's Not Your Type)
BEST YOUNG ARTIST
Winner
Tommy Eplett (A BOY, A MAN, AND A KITE)
Nominees
Wang Zhenghan (ZERO)
Nie Juntong (DOPPELGANGER)
Hailey Harris (A BRIEF WAIT)
Ethan Beer (NOT LIKE ME)
Semi-Finalists
DYLAN STIPANCIC (B AND E)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner
Puppet Killer (CAN)
Nominees
Will "The Machine" (USA)
O.I. (CAN)
The Last Berliner (GER)
Trespassers (AUS)
Semi-Finalists
We Meet On The Roof (CHN)
Vietnam Aftermath (USA)
A Boy A Man and A Kite (UK)
BEST WEB SERIES
Winner
Gold From The Sky (US)
Nominees
After Nightfall (AUS)
Hitting Zero: A Legacy (AUS)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner
Gold From The Sky (USA)
Nominees
The Passport (CHN)
Disseminare (SPN)
City Hunter (CHN)
Blondie Maxwell Never Loses (FRA)
Semi-Finalists
Zoe (AUS)
Time Was (USA)
Transmission (AUS)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Winner
A Woman's Calling (AUS)
Nominees
Vietnam Aftermath (USA)
Stuart X (AUS)
Semi-Finalists
Surfing With Sugar (USA)
How To Be A PJ (USA)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner
Mosul (USA)
Nominees
The Power Of Sound (AUS)
Forget Us Not (USA)
Semi-Finalists
Chasing The Jet Stream (UK)
The Swedish Silence (SWE)
The Gate: Dawn of the Bahai Faith (US)
BEST ACTRESS
Winner
Jennifer Morrison (THE TATTOOED HEART)
Nominees
Neva McIntosh (THE THIN LINE)
Jacki Mison (THE MALICIOUS)
Elizabeth Wautlet (HOPE IS FRENCH)
Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik (GREENFIELD)
Semi-Finalists
Auvray Andreas (THE FALL LEAVES)
Serena Laurel (NASTY HABITS)
Dana McNeill (TRESPASSERS)
BEST ACTOR
Winner
Matthias Ziesing (THE LAST BERLINER)
Nominees
Ben Cotton (O.I.)
Alex Zou (UNDERDOG)
Richard Harmon (PUPPET KILLER)
Liam Graham (GREENFIELD)
Semi-Finalists
Jamie Elman (THE THIN LINE)
Josh Phillips (NASTY HABITS)
Xu Caigen (HOME AWAY)
BEST STUDENT FILM
Winner
DOPPELGANGER (CHN)
Nominees
WE MEET ON THE ROOF (CHN)
LOST (CHN)
THE FALL LEAVES (USA)
DISSEMINARE (SPN)
Semi-Finalists
HOW TO BE A PJ (USA)
TRANSMISSION (AUS)
8 LETTER WORD (AUS)
BEST FEATURE FILM
Winner
THE THIN LINE (USA)
Nominees
ZERO (CHN)
THE LAST BERLINER (GER)
PUPPET KILLER (CAN)
BLONDIE MAXWELL NEVER LOSES (FRA)
Semi-Finalists
GREENFIELD (AUS)
TURNER RISK (USA)
HOME AWAY (CHN)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner
THE LAST OF THE PRETTY BOYS (Dustin Schmidt) (AUS)
Nominees
THE REAL THING (Matthew Papadopoulos) (AUS)
CAMOUFLAGE (Christopher Willis) (USA)
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT FINCH (Talisha Elger) (AUS)
ROGUE'S COWARD (Robert J. Rogers) (USA)
Semi-Finalists
CANDLE IN THE WIND (Tarek Abdullah) (AUS)
QUTTOUR SPIRITUS (Darren Marshall) (AUS)
AUDIENCE CHOICE
Winner
THE THIN LINE (USA)
Nominees
NORM (AUS)
O.I. (CAN)