Finalists announced for the 2019 SPA Awards
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) today announced the finalists in the 19th Screen Producers Australia Awards. The Awards celebrate great Australian screen productions; honour the skill, accomplishment, and imagination of its production businesses; aim to increase awareness of the role producers play in creating Australian screen stories; and spotlight the importance of international trade to screen businesses.
This year, 54 production businesses have been recognised across 12 categories of film, television and interactive productions. Finalists in each category will now be voted on by the SPA membership, with the production receiving the highest number of votes declared the award recipient.
"The quality of Australian screen content produced by the independent sector continues to grow each year and I'm exceptionally pleased to see that the work our members are creating is being exported to audiences across the globe," said SPA CEO, Matthew Deaner. "I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank all our members who took the time to enter the awards and I look forward to celebrating with you at SCREEN FOREVER 2019."
The Award recipients will be revealed at the prestigious Screen Producers Australia Awards ceremony which takes place at the Forum Theatre, Melbourne on Thursday, 14 November 2019 on the final night of SCREEN FOREVER. Entry to the Awards is included in a SCREEN FOREVER Gold Pass.
The full list of finalists in the Production Award categories are:
SERIES
Animated Series Production of the Year
Dumbotz, Blue Rocket Productions
Bluey, Ludo Studio
Children's Series Production of the Year
Drop Dead Weird, Ambience Entertainment & Air Pig Productions
Random and Whacky, Ambience Entertainment
Project Planet, Emerald Films & Metamorflix
Mustangs FC, Matchbox Pictures
Nowhere Boys: The Battle for Negative Space, Matchbox Pictures
Hardball, Northern Pictures
Comedy Program or Series Production of the Year
Mr Black, CJZ
Get Krack!n, Guesswork Television & Katering Productions
Squinters, Jungle Entertainment
The Family Law, Matchbox Pictures
How To Stay Married, Princess Pictures
Rosehaven, What Horse? & Guesswork Television
Drama Series Production of the Year
Doctor Doctor, Easy Tiger Productions
Wentworth, Fremantle
Five Bedrooms, Hoodlum
Tidelands, Hoodlum
Glitch, Matchbox Pictures
The Heights, Matchbox Pictures & For Pete's Sake Productions
Bloom, Playmaker Media
Diary of an Uber Driver, Revlover Films
Light Entertainment Series Production of the Year
Grand Designs Australia, Fremantle
The Recording Studio, Fremantle
Restoration Australia, Fremantle
Australia's Got Talent, Fremantle
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Thinkative Television
Hard Quiz, Thinkative Television
Telemovie or Mini Series Production of the Year
The Hunting, Closer Productions
The Cry, December Media
Fighting Season, Goalpost Pictures
Lambs of God, Lingo Pictures
On the Ropes, Lingo Pictures
Les Norton, Roadshow Rough Diamond
Online Series Production of the Year
Patricia Moore, Cobbstar Productions
Location Scouts, Goalpost Pictures
Robbie Hood, Ludo Studio
A Chance Affair, Noble Savage Pictures
Superwog, Princess Pictures
Lucy & DiC, We Made a Thing
DOCUMENTARY
Documentary Program or Series Production of the Year
Blue Water Empire, Bunya Productions & Lone Star Productions
Body Hack, Essential Media Group
Family Rules, Metamorflix
Secret Life of Death, Mint Pictures
Magical Land of Oz, Northern Pictures
Employable Me, Northern Pictures
Outback Truckers, Prospero Productions
Australian Crime Stories, The Full Box
Feature Documentary of the Year
Sanctuary, Bunya Treehouse Productions
The Eulogy, Freshwater Pictures & iKandy Films
2040, GoodThing Productions
The Australian Dream, GoodThing Productions
The Final Quarter, Shark Island Productions
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks, WildBear Entertainment
FEATURE FILM
Feature Film of the Year
Storm Boy, Ambience Entertainment
Judy & Punch, Blue-Tongue Films
Animals, Closer Productions
Top End Wedding, Goalpost Pictures & KOJO Entertainment
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan, Red Dune Films & Deeper Water Films
Angel of Mine, SixtyFourSixty
Standing Up For Sunny, Ticket To Ride
Celeste, Unicorn Films
SHORT FILM
Short Film Production of the Year
Chlorine, Dollhouse Pictures
First Day, Epic Films
Rebooted, LateNite Films
Strangers, Mad Ones Films
Judas Collar, No Thing Productions
Scout, Noble Savage Pictures
Elders, Typecast
INTERACTIVE
Interactive or Game Production of the Year
Awake: Episode One, Start VR
RONE, StudioBento