With the final nominees officially released last week we have perused this year’s honour roll and spotted the following AFTRS people up for a prestigious AFI award:
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES:
Spirited Jacquelin Perske (Screenwriting 1994) with Claudia Karvan and John Edwards.
The Circuit, Series 2 Ross Hutchens (Directing 1986) with Colin South
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY: The Snowman AFTRS Foundation lecturer Rachel Landers along with Dylan Blowen
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM: AFTRS short film The Love Song Of Iskra Prufrock made by AFTRS graduate Lucy Gaffy (Directing 2009) and current Producing student Lyn Norfor
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER ONE HOUR: You Only Live Twice ‐ The Incredibly True Story Of The Hughes Family. AFTRS Head of Documentary, Ruth Cullen.
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY Contact Tania Nehme (Editing 1991)
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION & MACQUARIE AFI AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Bright Star. Jane Campion (Directing 1984)
- MACQUARIE AFI AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Bran Nue Dae Rachel Perkins (Producing 1996) along with Reg Cribb and Jimmy Chi.
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY The Waiting City Denson Baker ACS (Cinematography 2001)
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST SOUND Animal Kingdom Sam Petty (Editing 1991) with Rob Mackenzie and Philippe Decrausaz
Beneath Hill 60 Liam Egan (Sound 1987), Alicia Slusarki (Sound 1992), Tony Murtagh (Sound 1991) with Mark Cornish
Tomorrow When The War Began Robert Sullivan (Sound 1987) with Andrew Plain, David Lee and Gethin Creagh
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Animal Kingdom Antony Partos (Sound 1991) and Sam Petty (Editing 1991)
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION ANIMATION The Legend Of Enyo Avrill Stark (Producing 1994) with Michael Christensen
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE, MINI SERIES OR SHORT RUN SERIES A Model Daughter: The Killing Of Caroline Byrne Karl Zwicky (Cinematography 1982)
- AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION Tangle, Season 2 – Episode 15, Sleepwalking Fiona Seres (Television 1998)
Image: Production still from AFTRS short film ‘The Lovesong of Iskra Prufrock‘