FILMMAKERS
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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