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AWARD NOMINEE ANNOUNCED
Queer Fruits Film Festival is delighted to announce that Rosa; After Luxemburg has been selected as the QFFF 2011 Nominee for the prestigious National Film & Sound Archive Orlando Award.
This is the second year of the Orlando award which is open only to Australian GLBTIQ short films and which has a $5,000 prize and is acquisitive.
The Festival is one of only a few queer festivals in Australia invited by the NFSA to nominate to the award.
Congratulations to Desi Achilleos (Director) and Helen Morrison (Producer) on a very
deserving nomination and many best wishes for success.
VIEW 2011 OPENING NIGHT IMAGES
AWARD WINNERS 2011
Queer Fruits Film Festival is pleased to announce the winners of the
2011 Awards in the following categories :
Outstanding Short - Ostia - La Notte Finale (Australia)
Outstanding Experimental - Mais ou Menos (Brazil)
Outstanding Comedy - Slut the Musical (Australia)
Outstanding Documentary - Orchids - My Intersex Adventure (Australia)
Outstanding Student Film - Ostia - La Notte Finale (Australia)
Audience Choice - Brokeback Mountain Bikes (Australia)
JURY Prize - Kink Crusders (USA)
NEW ! Festival Volunteer Appreciation Award : Virginia Barratt
Courtesy of RASU Leathergoods, this Award will be made as an alternative prize to the
Local Filmmaker Incentive in years when Northern Rivers' resident films are not available
for selection and screening. The inaugural recipient Virginia devotes countless hours to
aspects of back office Festival work which receive little recognition and yet are at the core
of keeping the Festival running professionally and smoothly. Virginia has created and
produced QFFF web resources since inception of the Festival. A huge thankyou on behalf
of the whole team.
Congratulations to all the talented filmmakers awarded.
About the 2011 Distinguished Festival Juror
The Queer Fruits Film Festival 2011 Distinguished Festival Juror was Ross Grayson-Bell,
the current Head of Screenwriting at AFTRS and a high-profile international producer.
Many thanks for your invaluable support and participation.
2010 FESTIVAL PHOTOS
2011 Queer Fruits Film Festival Opening Night, Lismore City Mayor, Clr Jenny Dowell (in green satin blouse, centre) and opening night hostess Vanessa Wagner (front right), enjoying pre-screening drinks with some of the opening night audience.
Lismore City Mayor, Clr Jenny Dowell, opening night address and welcome
Visiting filmmaker Walter McIntosh with Festival Director Akkadia Ford
Visting filmmaker Walter McIntosh outside the Star Court Theatre, Lismore with queer film supporters. (from left) Rick, Pete, Walter McIntosh, Michael and Harry.
AWARD WINNERS 2010
Queer Fruits Film Festival is pleased to announce the winners of the
2010 Awards in the following categories :
Outstanding Short - Vigilant ! Healthy ! Wholesome !
Outstanding Documentary - Projecting the Body
Outstanding Animation - The Confession of Father John Thomas
Outstanding Student - Always the Godfather
Outstanding Experimental - The Tannery
Outstanding Comedy - Oscar's First Kiss
Local Filmmaker Incentive - The Confession of Father John Thomas
Audience Choice - Ms.Thing
JURY Prize - Resonance
The films were independently judged by 2010 Distinguished Festival Juror Francesco (Franc) Biffone and internationally respected and sought after Director of Photography. The program was judged solely on the screenings, without any additional information provided. In announcing his decisions, Franc requested that an honourable mention also be made of the following films which narrowly missed receiving the main awards:
Last Call
Tracks
In announcing Resonance as the 2010 Jury Prize winner, an especial note was made that the film is as relevant now as when it was produced and that the film continues to exemplify innovation, celebration and pride in queer culture. The Festival also hopes that this will inspire current and future GLBTIQ filmmakers to recognise that queer films may remain of continuing relevance and make a genuine difference to audiences and to screen culture.
AWARD WINNERS 2009
Outstanding Music Video
Wilted Flower (USA) Fred Guerrier (D/Co-P), Gordon Cox (P) (Aus/Pacific Premiere)
Outstanding Animation
The Devil Within (Aus/Vic) Jac Ash (D/P)
Outstanding Experimental
Evelyn Everyone (Aus/Vic) Kylie Plunkett (D), Kate Breen (P)
Outstanding Short
Vade the Poloni with the Matini (Aus/QLD) (M) elly Nio (D/P) (World Premiere)
Outstanding Documentary
Undressing Vanessa (Aus/NSW) Matthew Pond (D/Co-P), AFTRS (P)
Outstanding Student Film
Trixie Club (Aus/WA) Kyle Van Heerdon (D), Larissa Camilleri (P)
Audience Choice - Undressing Vanessa (Aus/NSW)
Matthew Pond (D/Co-P), AFTRS (P) iPod 8GB Awarded
Local Filmmaker Incentive Award - Virginia Barratt Boy Inchoate (Aus/NRivers)
$100.00 --RASU Leathergoods voucher & $100.00 Pomstar hairdressing prize pack awarded
JURY PRIZE - Waxie Moon (USA) Wes Hurley (D)
Cash prize of Aus$300.00 awarded

Queer filmmakers forum with opening night hostess Vanessa Wagner
Filmmakers (from R-L) Evelyn Everyone team Kylie Plunkett and Kate Breen;
Filled With Water Director and Animator Elka Kerkhofs; Matchstick Director Tony Radevski
with lead Actor Shaun Macey; Lightswitch team Natalie Krikowa and Emma Keltie.
Filmmakers travelled from Victoria, Sydney and ACT to participate.

Some of the opening night crowd enjoying pre-screening bevvies

Festival Director Akkadia Ford with opening night hostess Vanessa Wagner

Awards night - presenting the Local Filmmaker Award to Virginia Barratt (R) for the poetic
trans film Boy Inchoate
Queer Fruits Film Festival is open to innovative, entertaining, intelligent and celebratory films of all lengths; from short films, to selected features completed within the last three years. Films which uplift and inspire; films which explore the serious realities and issues that confront the GLBTIQ communities.
Fabulous films, which exude a charisma.
Queer filmmakers Enter Now !
Your film will be screened as part of the Queer Fruits Film Festival in the lead-up days to the fabulous Tropical Fruits New Years’ Eve party - which attracts 3,000 international, national and local GLBTIQ guests. It is anticipated that Queer Fruits Film Festival will provide a welcoming queer space to meet and greet visitors arriving in town for the party and an opportunity to network with other queer filmmakers.
There will be Awards presented in in each category (except features) - throughout the year Category Prizes and Supporters, Sponsors and Friends of the event will be announced on the website and through GLBTIQ media.
If you have never entered a queer film festival before - we invite you to submit your film; films from both emerging and experienced filmmakers will be Selected to screen within the program; to experienced filmmakers - particularly those with Features - if you have a film which has previously screened at a national or international queer film festival and which you would like to submit to Queer Fruits Film Festival, please feel welcome to contact the Festival Director to discuss any specific requirements you may have for entry.
Preferred entry into the Queer Fruits Film Festival is via the online submission system Without a Box; simply click the Without a Box link on the Entries page for seamless submission process. Selected Filmmakers and the Program will be announced on this site in November.
Contact us via our dedicated email for filmmakers: filmmakers@queerfruitsfilmfestival.org
Celebrating queer filmmaking,
Festival Director
Akkadia Ford
QFFF P.O. Box 2101
Byron Bay NSW 2481
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