AIFF23 WINNERS
The Team @ the Australia Independent Film Festival congratulate the Winners of AIFF23.
BEST Australian Short Film
JIA Director Vee Shi
Ming, a grieving Chinese mother, arrives in Australia to embark on a road trip with a young Caucasian man, Eric to remember her late son. But she soon discovers that Eric was in a romantic relationship with her son, which clashes with her conservative values.
BEST International Short Film
BIPLACE Directors Pierre Barbier & Léonard Kahn
A psychiatric patient and his imaginary pilot friend have a simple goal of returning to their childhood home to learn how to fly and learn how to die.
BEST QUEENSLAND SHORT FILM
THE BANK MANAGER Director Madeleine Chaplain
Based on true events. Set in 1932 amidst drought and recession, a central Queensland farmer assembles a team to pull off a bank robbery. But can a few maverick cowboys and a woman named Peach really pull it off whilst keeping it secret in a such a small town.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
INSPIRE ME Director Sophie Saville
Madeleine Stewart a disabled comedian dives into the murky waters of ‘inspiration porn’ to expose its effect on people living with a disability.
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
DEMOLITION Director Grace Uther
Powerhouse performers Polytoxic take down the patriarchy with spectacular force as they deconstruct the experience of marginalized people in public spaces.
BEST Animation
STARSHIP Director Christian Debney
An astronaut fulfills her father's dreams as she takes flight.
BEST STUDENT FILM
TEACH ME HOW TO CRY Director Finegan Sampson
Unable to tap into his emotions on stage, a middle-aged struggling actor is given one last chance to prove himself, and in turn, takes a class with an acting coach who promises to transform his performance.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
THE BANK MANAGER Director Madeleine Chaplain
Based on true events. Set in 1932 amidst drought and recession, a central Queensland farmer assembles a team to pull off a bank robbery. But can a few maverick cowboys and a woman named Peach really pull it off whilst keeping it secret in a such a small town.
BEST SHORT FILM SCREENPLAY
The Last Professional Paperboy by Tarryn Lee Gaffney
When a middle-aged professional paperboy loses his job, he must find a new vocation suited to his unusual skills.
SEQ BEST SHORT FILM
GUS Director Elias Geffen
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SEQ RUNNER-UP SHORT FILM
PHANTOM PRESSURE Director Karena Darwen
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SEQ BEST FILM POSTER
DAWN Director Felix Smith
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SEQ BEST SHORT FILM SCREENPLAY
DEATH ON THE RED OCEAN by Ryo O'Loingsigh
The oceans are red, civilisation is no more, and death strolls along a quiet beach where he meets a woman and a child, still clinging to life and making do, no matter adversity they face.
SEQ PEOPLE'S CHOICE
RIDING AGAINST TIME by Maia Weatherstone
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