AFIN 2019 WINNERS
63 films · 22 awards · 36 nominations · 9 countries · 146 placings
Congratulations to all winners in our 2019 season
Winners
Camera movement that pulls the audience right into the frame gives this gritty Australian arthouse portrait a real, raw honesty, its windswept West Australian coast beautifully shot throughout. The direction guides moving lead performances with evident care, and the panel found so much to like in its unflinching, atmospheric look at love, belonging and small-town life.on Greenfield →
Best Young Artist · Tommy Eplett
A Boy a Man and a Kite
Adam Matalon · 
UK
Best Music Video · Jonathan Creed
All Hours - "Saving Grace"
· 
Australia
Best Documentary Short Subject · Fisch Rasy
A Woman's Calling
· Australia
Best Student Film
Doppelganger
· 
China
Best Web Series · Matthew L. Levine, J.R. De Ford, Astrid Lark
Best Visual Effects
Gold From the Sky
· 
USA
Best Australian Film · Daniel James Tenni, Robert Livings, Jeremy James Hunt
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Australian Actor
Best Australian Actress
Greenfield
Julius Telmer, Jevgeni Jevsikov · Australia
Best Documentary Feature · Dan Gabriel, Amr Hassanin, Mustafa Riad, Matt Schrader, Mike Tucker
Mosul
Daniel Gabriel · USA
Best First-Time Filmmaker · Victoria Burkhart, Karen Wong
Best Short Film · Victoria Burkhart, Karen Wong
O.I.
N'Cee Van Heerden · 
Canada
Best Cinematography
Puppet Killer
Lisa Ovies · Canada
Best Actor · Matthias Ziesing
The Last Berliner
Gregor Erler · 
Germany
Best Original Screenplay · Dustin Schmidt
The Last Of The Pretty Boys
Dustin Schmidt · Australia · 82pp
Best Actress · Jennifer Morrison
The Tattooed Heart
Sheldon Wong Schwartz · USA
Best Feature Film · Jay Thames, C. Eric Powell
Audience Choice · Jay Thames, C. Eric Powell
The Thin Line
Neil Thompson · USA
Best Sound
Underdog
· China
Best Film Editing
Best Director · Kent Lamm -
Will "The Machine"
Kent Lamm · USA
Performances
These awards honour a performer rather than a film. Each name links to their AFIN page; the film beneath is the work the performance is in.
Best Actress
Best Young Artist
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Nominees
A Brief Wait
USA Directed by Jason Shumway Best Young Artist 
After Nightfall
Australia Directed by Wayne Tunks Best Web Series 
Blondie Maxwell never loses
France Directed by Julien Ivanowich Best Visual Effects Best Feature Film 
CAMOUFLAGE
USA Best Original Screenplay City Hunter
China Best Visual Effects 
Disseminare
Spain Directed by Jools Beardon Best Visual Effects Best Student Film 
Forget Us Not
USA Directed by Heather E. Connell Best Documentary Feature 
Hitting Zero: A Legacy
Australia Directed by Josephine Croft Best Web Series 
Hope is French
France Directed by Christopher Mack Best Actress KISS ME MALIBU
Spain Directed by Mikel Arraiz Best Music Video 
LOST
China Directed by yuankai huang Best Student Film Norm
Australia Directed by Amanda Kaye Audience Choice 
Not Like Me
Australia Directed by Danielle Hastie Best Young Artist 
Rogue's Coward
USA Best Original Screenplay Stuart X
Australia Directed by Thibault Upton Best Documentary Short Subject The Camera's On
USA Directed by Andrew Aidman Best Music Video 
The Fall Leaves
USA Directed by Maya McCullough Best Student Film 
The Malicious
Australia Directed by Noel Vinson Best Director Best Actress 
The Passport
China Directed by Olivier Hero Dressen Best Visual Effects 
The Real Thing
Australia Best Original Screenplay There’s Something About Finch
Australia Best Original Screenplay 
Trespassers
Australia Directed by Jayden Creighton Best Film Editing Best Cinematography 
TURNER RISK
USA Directed by Michael Dailey Best Ensemble Cast 
Vietnam Aftermath
USA Directed by Tom Phillips Best Documentary Short Subject 
We Meet On The Roof
China Directed by Nicholas Sun Best Short Film Best Student Film Zero
China Best Film Editing Best Young Artist Best Feature Film Finalists
4 works recognised as finalists in 2019.
Semi-Finalists
18 works recognised as semi-finalists in 2019.
8 Letter Word
Australia Directed by Tom Vogel Best Student Film Baiyun River
China Best Music Video 
B and E
Australia Directed by Anthony Miller Best Young Artist 
Brolga
Australia Directed by Adrian Powers Semi-Finalist 
Candle in the Wind
Australia Best Original Screenplay 
CHASING THE JET STREAM
UK Directed by Claudio von Planta Best Documentary Feature Home Away
China Best Actor Best Feature Film 
How To Be A PJ
USA Directed by Ralph Lucchese Best Documentary Short Subject Best Student Film 
Nasty Habits
USA Directed by Allisyn Arm Best Actress Best Actor Quttour Spiritus
Australia Best Original Screenplay 
She's Not Your Type
Australia Directed by Matt Vella Semi-Finalist 
Surfing With Sugar
USA Directed by Kelly Noecker Best Documentary Short Subject 
The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá’í Faith
Directed by Bob Hercules Best Documentary Feature
The Swedish Silence
Sweden Directed by Carl Svensson Best Documentary Feature 
Time Was
USA Directed by John VonMutius Best Visual Effects 
Transmission
Australia Directed by Rebecca Gardiner Best Visual Effects Best Student Film 
WALL
Australia Directed by James Peniata Semi-Finalist 
Zoe
Australia Directed by Derek Abel Best Visual Effects 2019 Nominees & Semi-Finalists
Every placing exactly as announced in 2019, including finalists , semi-finalists .
Best Director 8 placings
Nominees
Best Feature Film 8 placings
Winner
Semi-Finalists
Best Film Editing 8 placings
Winner
Semi-Finalists
Best Music Video 4 placings
Semi-Finalists
Best Short Film 8 placings
Winner
Semi-Finalists
Best Student Film 8 placings
Winner
Semi-Finalists
Best Web Series 3 placings
Winner
Best Documentary Feature 6 placings
Winner
Nominees
- The Power Of Sound (AUS)
- Forget Us Not (USA)
Semi-Finalists
- Chasing The Jet Stream (UK)
- The Swedish Silence (SWE)
- The Gate: Dawn of the Bahai Faith (US)
Best Documentary Short Subject 5 placings
Winner
Nominees
Semi-Finalists
Best Actor 8 placings
Nominees
Best Actress 8 placings
Nominees
Best Australian Actor 5 placings
Winner
- Liam Graham (Greenfield)
Nominees
- Felino Dolloso (Survive Or Die)
- Rob Horton (Norm)
Semi-Finalists
- Matthew R. Grego (The Malicious)
- Ethan Thomas (Greenfield)
Best Australian Actress 5 placings
Winner
- Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik (Greenfield)
Nominees
- Jacki Mison (The Malicious)
- Elly Hiraani Clapin (A Conversation)
Semi-Finalists
- Sontaan Hopson (Wall)
- Adrianne Gullotta (She's Not Your Type)
Best Ensemble Cast 8 placings
Winner
Semi-Finalists
Best Young Artist 6 placings
Nominees
Semi-Finalists
Best Original Screenplay 7 placings
Nominees
Best Cinematography 8 placings
Winner
Best Sound 8 placings
Winner
Semi-Finalists
- The Power Of Sound (AUS)
- The Malicious (AUS)
- The Tattooed Heart (USA)
Best Visual Effects 8 placings
Winner
Semi-Finalists
Best Australian Film 6 placings
Winner
- Greenfield
Nominees
- The Malicious
- Roommate Wanted for the End of the World
Semi-Finalists
- She's Not Your Type
- Brolga
- Norm
Best First-Time Filmmaker 8 placings
Winner
Semi-Finalists
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