2017 SAE ATOM Awards - Tertiary and industry winners announced!


	MEDIA RELEASE: Thursday 30 November 2017 TERTIARY & INDUSTRY WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Earlier tonight, at the Tertiary & Industry Awards Night, the second and final round of winners from the 2017 SAE ATOM Awards were announced at LUX Melbourne. The event was hosted by the urbane Brian Nankervis from RocKwiz and was attended by education and screen industry professionals, higher education students, screen funding body representatives and our partners.



	THE WINNERS OF THE TERTIARY AND GENERAL/OPEN CATEGORIES IN THE 2017 SAE ATOM AWARDS ARE: Best Tertiary Animation *Twin Beaks, William Robson, Queensland University of Technology Best Tertiary Documentary Wolfe, Claire Randall, Griffith University Best Tertiary Experimental Nest, Rex Kane-Hart, School of Film and Television, Faculty of VCAMCM, The University of Melbourne Best Tertiary Short Fiction Il Ritorno (The Return), Alexander Giblin, Sydney Film School Best Educational App or Ebook STEM Explorer, Cogniss and apptEDUde Best Educational Game Kids Together Now, Priscilla Brice, All Together Now Best Educational/Training Video or Website (Primary/Secondary) Behind the News – Episode 24, Nathan Bazley, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Best Instructional/Training Video or Website (Tertiary/General) Stories from the Field, William Head and Philippa Campey, Film Camp Best Indigenous Video or Website Zach’s Ceremony, Aaron Petersen, Wangala Films Pty Ltd Best Animation Habits, Kathy Sarpi, School of Film and Television, Faculty of VCAMCM, The University of Melbourne Best Experimental Long Yearning, Elliot Spencer, Autonomous Productions Best Music Video The Sisters of Invention, Katrina Lucas, Budaya Productions Best Screen Commercial On Your Bike, Rollingball Productions, on behalf of the City of Newcastle Best Web Series Pop-Ability, Katrina Lucas, Budaya Productions Best Children’s Television Program Little J & Big Cuz, Tony Thorne and Ned Lander, Old Dog Pictures Pty Ltd and Ned Lander Media Pty Ltd Best Short Fiction (50 minutes or less) Mother, Child, Tin Pang, THREECOIN Pictures Best Fiction Feature Film Hounds of Love, Melissa Kelly and Ben Young, Factor 30 Films Best Factual Television Series Streets of Your Town, Dan Goldberg and Adam Kay, Mint Pictures Best Documentary – Arts ONE SHOT: An Image and an Attitude, Darren McCagh, Farmhouse Films Best Documentary – Biography Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing, Axel Grigor, Faramarz K-Rahber and Sue Maslin, Faraway Productions Best Documentary – History Zach’s Ceremony, Aaron Petersen, Wangala Films Pty Ltd Best Documentary – Science, Technology & the Environment Tales by Light – Season 2, Abraham Joffe, Untitled Film Works Best Documentary – Social & Political Issues In the Shadow of the Hill, Dan Jackson Best Documentary – Short Form (30 minutes or less) Roots, Rock, Arapiles, Kelsey McGowan, RMIT University Best Documentary – General Conviction, Terry Carlyon and Robyn Miller, DD & B Productions Pty Ltd The ATOM Awards have been held annually for thirty-five years, and are dedicated to recognising film and media excellence in the education sector and the screen industry. This year, we received over 550 entries from Australian and New Zealand filmmakers. THE ATOM PHOTO COMP 2017* ATOM also announced the winner of the ATOM Photo Comp 2017 at this event. The ATOM Photo Comp provides people with the opportunity to submit a set of three photographs adhering to a theme, with an accompanying written statement, and win fantastic prizes in the process. This year’s theme was ‘My Backyard’. Prizes for winners of each category include a Canon EOS 700D camera (RRP: $1029), generously donated by Ted’s Cameras. We received nearly 700 entries from Australian and New Zealand photographers. And the winner of the Open category is … *Found or Noticed in My Family’s Backyard, Geoff Jackson, Vic. ATOM would like to congratulate all the winners on their success and thank everyone who participated, including all entrants, judges, partners, volunteers and staff.* To see photos from the evening, visit us on Facebook and Instagram. Entries for the 2018 SAE ATOM Awards are now open. To enter, visit atomawards.org. For more information about the 2017 SAE ATOM Awards, or to stream a selection of the finalists’ productions online (including all the primary and secondary school finalists), please visit atomawards.org.

	Achala Datar ATOM Awards Officer Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) T: +61 3 9525 5302 F: +61 3 9537 2325 awards@atom.org.au atomawards.org



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