2024 Award Winners
We are thrilled to announce the Winners for Australia's Top Short Film Competition in the 2024 St Kilda Film Festival.
Best Short Film
The Best Short Film award is proudly supported by the City of Port Phillip.
Under the Radar - Best Youth Short Film
The Best Youth Short Film award is proudly supported by the City of Port Phillip and JMC Academy.
Innovation Award
The Innovation award is proudly sponsored by VicScreen.
Best Director
The Best Director award is proudly sponsored by the Australian Directors’ Guild and Brollie.
Best Documentary
The Best Documentary award is proudly sponsored by Shaun Miller Lawyers.
Best Animation
The Best Animation award is proudly sponsored by Hunt & Hunt Lawyers.
Best Actor
The Best Actor award is proudly sponsored by Chameleon Casting.
Winner
- Kartanya Maynard (LEAN IN)
Nominees
- Luke Jai McIntosh (Esperance to Fremantle)
- Clarence Ryan (Marlu Man)
- Robyn Liu (The Dancing Girl and the Balloon Man)
Best Young Actor
The Best Young Actor award is proudly sponsored by the Melbourne Actors Guild.
Winner
- Will Wiseman (Miriam) - Winner
Nominees
- Amelia Kroehnert (14 In February)
- Izabelle Tokava (Hafekasi)
- Shaelyn Connor (linda 4 eva)
Best Achievement in Cinematography
The Best Achievement in Cinematography award is proudly sponsored by the Australian Cinematographers Society and Panavision.
Winner
- Dan Macarthur (Katele (mudskipper))
Nominees
- Petra Leslie (Gorgo)
- Aaron Faruggia (Miriam)
- Sam Chiplin (Yeah The Boys)
Best Achievement in Indigenous Filmmaking
The Best Achievement in Indigenous Filmmaking award is proudly sponsored by Post Lab.
Best Achievement in Screenplay
The Best Achievement in Screenplay award is proudly sponsored by the Australian Writers’ Guild and Cinema Nova.
Winner
- David Ma (The Dancing Girl and The Balloon Man)
Nominees
- Jay Perry & Shaun Perry (Cold Water)
- Annelise Hickey (Hafekasi)
- Lucy Coleman (LEAN IN)
- Zac James (Marlu Man)
Best Achievement in Editing
The Best Achievement in Editing award is proudly sponsored by Roar Digital and Adobe.
Winner
- Lily Davis (14 In February)
Nominees
- Jessie Hildebrand (Dusty)
- Sam Grammer (Gorgo)
- Nicola Powell (Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black))
Best Achievement in Sound Post-Production
The Best Achievement in Sound Post-Production award is proudly sponsored by Music and Effects and the Australian Screen Sound Guild.
Winners
- Martin Gallagher & James Tate (Earwax)
Nominees
- Abigail Sie (14 In February)
- Lincoln Sharpe (Say)
- James P Brown (THRESHOLD)
Best Original Score
The Best Original Score award is proudly sponsored by JBL and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers.
Winner
- The Avalanches (Yeah The Boys)
Nominees
- Kailani D'Amour & Michael Drew (Erzi)
- Alex Olijnyk (Small)
- Wade Keighran, Lucas Howard & Andrew Dean (We Used To Own Houses)
