Sydney Indie Film Festival 2016 – Short Films Award Winners

BEST FILM: Break (UK)

BEST SCREENPLAY: The Last Laugh (UK)

BEST DIRECTOR: The Light Thief (BAHRAIN/SPAIN)

BEST MALE LEAD: Our Father – Luke Goddard (UK)

BEST FEMALE LEAD: Postpartum – Nancy Paton (SAUDI ARABIA/AUSTRALIA)

BEST MALE SUPPORT: The Last Laugh  - Simon Cartwright (UK)

BEST FEMALE SUPPORT:

Veni, Vidi, Fugi – I came, I saw, I fled – Maia Morgenstern (ROMANIA)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Another Love (ITALY/UK)

BEST MUSIC SCORE: Je Suis un Crayon (AUSTRALIA)

BEST EDITING: O Brother (AUSTRALIA)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Whisper (UK)

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vardoger (FRANCE)

BEST DRAMA: Stay (UK)

BEST COMEDY: Dr Weird (AUSTRALIA)

BEST HORROR / THRILLER: Hatchet Man (AUSTRALIA)

BEST SCIENCE FICTION: 2BR02B: To Be or Naught To Be (CANADA)

ROMANTIC COMEDY: Charming (USA)

BEST ANIMATION: Dog Squadron (AUSTRALIA)

BEST DOCUMENTARY: For My Friends in Detention (AUSTRALIA)

FEEL GOOD FILM AWARD: A Short Film About Kissing (AUSTRALIA)

INDIE SPIRIT AWARD: First World Problems (AUSTRALIA)

EXTRA MILE AWARD: Requires Review (AUSTRALIA)

FAMILY FILM AWARD: The Last Hunt (AUSTRALIA)

TRUE STORY AWARD: The Mother (USA)

AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM: F Meat (AUSTRALIA)

MADE IN SYDNEY SHORT FILM: Checkmate (AUSTRALIA)

MADE IN SYDNEY EXTRA MILE: Unspoiled by Feminism (AUSTRALIA)

MADE IN SYDNEY INDIE SPIRIT: Touch (AUSTRALIA)