The Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films
June 23rd 2008 18:28
All six Dendy Awards were presented at the Sydney Opera House in conjunction with the Sydney Film Festival Officail Competition. The 15 shortlisted films were screened at the State Theatre on Friday 13 June.
The winners are:
2008 Rouben Mamoulian Award ($5000 cash prize): Summer Breaks
Director Sean Kruck; Producer Caroline Barry
Two teenage boys hang about in the suburbs on a sweltering summer’s day
2008 Dendy Award for Short Documentary ($5000 cash prize): Rare Chicken Rescue
Director Randall Wood; Producers Trish Lake, Vickie Gest
After a long battle with depression, a Queensland chicken breeder starts a mission to protect the endangered chickens to which he owes his life.
2008 Dendy Award for Short Fiction ($5000 cash prize): Ali and the Ball
Director Alex Holmes; Producer Helen Panckhurst
A boy lives in a detention centre with his mother and little sister. When his mother loses her greatest treasure, the boy must find a way to replace it.
2008 Dendy Award for Most Innovative Short Film ($5000 cash prize): Ephemeral
Directed and produced by Tony Radevski and Jongsu Oh
A group of weary travellers get more than they expect on their train ride home.
2008 Yoram Gross Animation Award ($4000 cash prize): Mutt
Director Glen Hunwick; Producer Beth Frey
All work and no play leads to imminent disaster for a disgruntled farmer, his cow and hardworking dog.
2008 CRC Award ($5000 cash prize): 296 Smith Street
Director John Evagora; Producer Jorge Tsadilas
One man, one place, one day.
Sydney Film Festival has had a short film award since 1970, celebrating the diversity and talent of Australian short filmmaking. Finalists and winners throughout the years include Chris McGill, George Miller, Phil Noyce, Gillian Armstrong, Paul Cox, Jane Campion, Rolf de Heer, Rowan Woods and Samantha Lang. In 1989 the awards became The Dendy Awards.
Source: PR SFF 08
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