Inaugurated by Richard Sowada, director of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, as a replacement for the defunct WA Screen Awards (which ended in 2017). The awards are designed 'with a focus on innovation and achievement. Categories span all screen genres, from shorts, features and docos, through to VR/AR, games, moving image art and installation.'
First awarded at Revelation in December 2020.
Source: Inside Film (https://www.if.com.au/wa-industry-awards-reimagined-with-focus-on-innovation/). (Sighted: 28/10/2020)
'A group of interconnected people living with mental illness undertake an art therapy class that transforms not only their lives but the life of their teacher.'
Source: Production blurb.
'When her all-male housecleaning business spins out of control, a mature woman Sally Phillips) embraces her own desires to make a new life for herself. A beautifully handled comedy-drama that expertly balances intimacy and humour, How To Please A Woman takes a warm-hearted look at sexuality and vulnerability at all stages of life.'
Source: Perth Festival.
'A hybrid, poetic documentary interweaving hand-drawn animation and film, which tells the story of a grandfather’s perilous swim from China to Hong Kong during the Cultural Revolution.'
Source: Sydney Film Festival.
'When her all-male housecleaning business spins out of control, a mature woman Sally Phillips) embraces her own desires to make a new life for herself. A beautifully handled comedy-drama that expertly balances intimacy and humour, How To Please A Woman takes a warm-hearted look at sexuality and vulnerability at all stages of life.'
Source: Perth Festival.
'A young couple get away to the country to decide whether to stay together or end their relationship.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
'As Garang struggles on his first day at high school in Australia, memories of being lost in South Sudan are triggered. When past and present collide, Garang must find a way to bridge the gap between where he is and where he's come from.'
Source: Perth Festival.
'An old show from the early 90s, targeted at children keen to learn about the teaching of the sun-God Oxtos, finally makes its way to the internet…'
Source: Screen Australia.
'A 30-something-year-old woman with Down syndrome leaves her past behind and runs away from a small country town, heading towards the city. Along her way, she makes an unlikely friendship with a Drag Queen from the Outback and the two embark on a journey together.'
Source: Perth Festival.
'Liz just wants to host the perfect dinner party but an unexpected guest sends the evening into chaos, with potentially apocalyptic consequences.'
Source: Production blurb.
'The tragic tale of a wild camel and the sacrifices she makes for the benefit of her kind.'
Source: Melbourne International Film Festival.
'The tragic tale of a wild camel and the sacrifices she makes for the benefit of her kind.'
Source: Melbourne International Film Festival.
'The tragic tale of a wild camel and the sacrifices she makes for the benefit of her kind.'
Source: Melbourne International Film Festival.