2007 galah award winners & commendations

TRAVEL NT PICK OF THE CROP AWARD
($10,000 PRODUCTION FUNDING FOR 2008 TROPFEST ENTRY)

• Love From The See – Huni Bolliger    

HOMEGROWN SECTION

• Deckchair Cinema BEST FILM ($1,000)

  Love From The See – Huni Bolliger

• Australian Film, Television & Radio School BEST SCREENPLAY ($300 + 1-day workshop)

  Better Late – Andrew Gillies

• Brown’s Mart Community Arts BEST DIRECTION ($500)

  Gratitude – Cath McKay

• Darwin Provideo & Brown’s Mart Community Arts
  BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ($250 + $250 voucher)

  Coercion – Todd Whitaker

• Brown’s Mart Community Arts BEST SOUNDTRACK ($500)

  Into The Heart – Phil Macdonald & Nicholas Hansen

• Brown’s Mart Community Arts BEST PERFORMANCE ($500)

  Sam Bonson – Can I Have a Banana Please, Chris? – Will Tinapple &
  Gochan Jiny-Jirra Community

• Darwin Film Society PEOPLE’S CHOICE ($750)

  Can I Have A Banana Please, Chris? – Will Tinapple & Gochan Jiny-Jirra Community

Judges' Commendations
for Concept: I Hate Keywords – Lon Garrick
for Cinematic Ambition: Cane Toad Bust – Tom Sherrell
for Visual Storytelling: Kolum Ephemera – Birut Zemits
for Execution: The Little Balloon That Could – Katie Saunders

LONG SHORTS SECTION

• Film and Television Association NT BEST FILM

  Cohibeo – Annaliese Richardson

Judges' Commendations   
for Visual Inventiveness: Demons II – the Battle for Brinkin      
for Storytelling Integrity: How High is the Sky? – David Pollock & Batchelor Area School

NEW SHOOTS SECTION

• Deckchair Cinema & Birch Carroll & Coyle BEST FILM

  The Magic Balloon – Tom Miles

Judges' Commendations        

for Excellent Lego Fight Sequence: Old Man Fu – Jack Macmillan

OUT THERE SECTION

• Brown’s Mart Community Arts BEST FILM

  AL60RY – from Sydney to Darwin in 21 Days – Michael Roseth

FONE FLIX SECTION

• NT Film Office BEST FILM

  Blow Up – Cath McKay

WELCOME

Welcome to Fist Full of Films, the Northern Territory's own short film competition.

Here's your chance to get into filmmaking. Whether you're a young, accomplished or emerging filmmaker or animator there's a Fist Full of Films category for you - Homegrown, New Shoots, Long Shorts and Fone Flix for NT residents and Out There for interstate and international entrants (see page links above for more details).

Fist Full of Films' goal is to promote quality short filmmaking in the Territory, so everything we do is about giving you the opportunity to make a short film, with workshops, forums and a network to help you access the skills and expertise you need to get started (see Screen Skills Series link).

Fist Full of Films has been running since 1999 and since then we have received numerous entries from young, emerging and accomplished filmmakers from all over the Northern Territory.

Screenings are held in Darwin as part of the Darwin Festival in August under a starry dry season sky at the amazing Deckchair Cinema. The Galah Awards night brings out the cream of Territory film and arts culture to view the films, receive awards, cheer, cry, shmoose, drink bubbly and generally have a great night out. Screenings in other Territory centres follow (keep an eye on updates on the SCREENINGS page).

Have a look around the site, where you'll find Guidelines entry conditions for each competition category, screenings details and updates, details of the Screen Skills Series and even some Top Tips to help you on your film-making journey.

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