ASIN Awards 2021
This year's ASIN Awards once again celebrated some of Australia's best and up and coming film makers as nominated by their peers.
We were very grateful to have one of our founding members and celebrated Australian actor, Tony Bonner AM join us as the host of the evening and to be there to present his award for Best Emerging New Talent to the youngest recipient so far, Molly Wright.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all our special guest presenters, actor and author Peter O'Hanlon, acclaimed cinematographer Col Larsen, Aldwyn Altuney the Media Queen and one of our greatest supporters and long time member, actor and entertainer, Craig Ingham.
Special thanks also to our photographers on the night, Ruben Russo and Kerry Fritz and huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees.
And the winners of the ASIN Awards 2021 are:
Best Documentary – Alick And Albert
Best Short Film – Ripples
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Curlew, Ripples and Effigy
Best Feature Film – Ruby’s Choice
Certificate of Highest Distinction: Akoni
Best Director - Travis Bain for Starspawn Overture
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Michael Budd for Ruby’s Choice and Douglas Watkin for Alick And Albert
Best Producer – David Jowsey for The Drover’s Wife – The Legend of Molly Johnson
Best Cinematographer DEAD HEAT so two awards were presented to:
Andrew Conder for Ripples
and Justin Hartwell for Effigy
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Rick Rifici for Facing Monsters
Best Composer – Enrico Fabio Cortese for Seven Times
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Tane Matheson, Glen Hunt, and Will Kepa for Alick And Albert and Mitch and Lachlan Toft for Effigy
Best Writer/Screenplay – Leah Purcell for The Drover’s Wife – The Legend Of Molly Johnson
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Paul Mahoney for Ruby’s Choice and Mara Kemara for Seven Times
Best Supporting Actor – Mark Coles Smith for Akoni
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Rory Potter for Ruby’s Choice and Connor French for Curlew
Best Supporting Actress – Bella Rose for Effigy
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Pennyanne Lace for In The Pitch Black and Hannah Wyatt for Ripples
Best Actress – Jane Seymour for Ruby’s Choice
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Meganne West for Starspawn: Overture and Maryanne Niceforo for Ripples
Best Actor – Kit Esuruoso for Akoni
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Daniel Ilija James for Seven Times and Connor Clarke for Effigy
Member’s Choice – Ruben Russo
Best Editor - Sue Schweikert for Alick And Albert
Certificate of Highest Distinction: Ian Westley for Curlew
Most Valued Crew Member – Carolyn Wagner for In the Pitch Black
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Phillip Paton for In The Pitch Black and Sam Boffa for Ruby’s Choice
ASIN Rising Star of Distinction – Sam Sidhu
Tony Bonner Award For Best Emerging New Talent – Molly Wright
Outstanding Career Achievement Award for Services to Australian Film – Shirley Pierce
*Photo Credits: Ruben Russo and Kerry Fritz
We were very grateful to have one of our founding members and celebrated Australian actor, Tony Bonner AM join us as the host of the evening and to be there to present his award for Best Emerging New Talent to the youngest recipient so far, Molly Wright.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all our special guest presenters, actor and author Peter O'Hanlon, acclaimed cinematographer Col Larsen, Aldwyn Altuney the Media Queen and one of our greatest supporters and long time member, actor and entertainer, Craig Ingham.
Special thanks also to our photographers on the night, Ruben Russo and Kerry Fritz and huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees.
And the winners of the ASIN Awards 2021 are:
Best Documentary – Alick And Albert
Best Short Film – Ripples
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Curlew, Ripples and Effigy
Best Feature Film – Ruby’s Choice
Certificate of Highest Distinction: Akoni
Best Director - Travis Bain for Starspawn Overture
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Michael Budd for Ruby’s Choice and Douglas Watkin for Alick And Albert
Best Producer – David Jowsey for The Drover’s Wife – The Legend of Molly Johnson
Best Cinematographer DEAD HEAT so two awards were presented to:
Andrew Conder for Ripples
and Justin Hartwell for Effigy
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Rick Rifici for Facing Monsters
Best Composer – Enrico Fabio Cortese for Seven Times
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Tane Matheson, Glen Hunt, and Will Kepa for Alick And Albert and Mitch and Lachlan Toft for Effigy
Best Writer/Screenplay – Leah Purcell for The Drover’s Wife – The Legend Of Molly Johnson
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Paul Mahoney for Ruby’s Choice and Mara Kemara for Seven Times
Best Supporting Actor – Mark Coles Smith for Akoni
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Rory Potter for Ruby’s Choice and Connor French for Curlew
Best Supporting Actress – Bella Rose for Effigy
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Pennyanne Lace for In The Pitch Black and Hannah Wyatt for Ripples
Best Actress – Jane Seymour for Ruby’s Choice
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Meganne West for Starspawn: Overture and Maryanne Niceforo for Ripples
Best Actor – Kit Esuruoso for Akoni
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Daniel Ilija James for Seven Times and Connor Clarke for Effigy
Member’s Choice – Ruben Russo
Best Editor - Sue Schweikert for Alick And Albert
Certificate of Highest Distinction: Ian Westley for Curlew
Most Valued Crew Member – Carolyn Wagner for In the Pitch Black
Certificates of Highest Distinction: Phillip Paton for In The Pitch Black and Sam Boffa for Ruby’s Choice
ASIN Rising Star of Distinction – Sam Sidhu
Tony Bonner Award For Best Emerging New Talent – Molly Wright
Outstanding Career Achievement Award for Services to Australian Film – Shirley Pierce
*Photo Credits: Ruben Russo and Kerry Fritz
ASIN Awards 2020
After a challenging year worldwide, it was wonderful to be able to bring together so many independent film makers and supporters to celebrate our 10th ASIN Awards.
It was a memorable evening that was testament to the dedication and creativity of so many rising and accomplished members of the film community.
We would like to sincerely thank our special guest presenters, Keith Kerwin, Tony Bellino, Dani Swan, and Phil Avalon, who alongside our generous host, Craig Ingham, made this year's event truly special.
Thank you also to our photographers, Ruben Russo and Kerry Fritz! Photos to come.
Congratulations to all the nominees and to the winners of awards and certificates of highest distinction!
And the winners are:
*BEST FEATURE FILM Moon Rock For Monday
Certificates of Highest Distinction Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
Choir Girl
*BEST SHORT FILM An Unconventional Love
Certificates of Highest Distinction Harvey
Miss Nothing
Quiet My Mind
Waiting For Alistair
*BEST DOCUMENTARY Love Opera
*BEST WEB SERIES Shakespeare Republic – The Lockdown Chronicles
*BEST FILM MADE IN ISOLATION Luca and Iso
Certificates of Highest Distinction Technology Hurts
One
*BEST MUSIC VIDEO – DEAD HEAT Think Pink – Tosha Sherman
Voyage – Adrian Goleby & Jonathan Creed
Certificates of Highest Distinction Matty Rogers – Just One Day
Alexander Schultz – Sunflower – Get Yourself Together
*BEST DIRECTOR Alan Arumugam – Ayai – A Wrathful Soul
Certificates of Highest Distinction Kurt Martin – Moon Rock For Monday
Sam Curtain – The Slaughterhouse Killer
Madison Marneros – Bloodline
*BEST PRODUCER Jim Robison – Moon Rock For Monday
*BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER Damien Beebe – Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
Certificates of Highest Distinction Andrew Conder – An Unconventional Love
Glenn Hanns – Moon Rock For Monday
Esteban Rivera – Love Opera
*BEST EDITOR Merlini Eden – The Furnace
Certificates of Highest Distinction Roberto Merlini – Ayai – A Wrathful Soul
Sue Schweikert – Love Opera
*BEST ACTRESS Pennyanne Lace – Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
Certificates of Highest Distinction Ashlyn Louden-Gamble – Moon Rock For Monday
Bianca Wallace – Bloodline
*BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Cate Dening – An Unconventional Love
Certificates of Highest Distinction Carolyn Wagner – Quiet My Mind
Tahlia Jade Holt – Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
*BEST ACTOR George Pullar – Moon Rock For Monday
Certificates of Highest Distinction Ozzie Devrish – Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
Peter Flaherty – Harvey & Choir Girl
*BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Joss McWilliam – Waiting For Alistair
Certificates of Highest Distinction David Austin – An Unconventional Love
Richard Huggett – Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
*BEST SCREENPLAY/WRITER Kurt Martin – Moon Rock For Monday
*BEST COMPOSER/MUSICAL SCORE Asher Pope – Choir Girl
Certificates of Highest Distinction Michael Drew – Luca and Iso
Caleb Jacobs – The Slaughterhouse Killer
*MEMBER’S CHOICE Paul Day
*MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER Andrew Jacquin – Quiet My Mind
*ASIN AWARD RISING STAR OF DISTINCTION Bella Rose
*ASIN YOUNG FILM MAKER AWARD Phoenix Iti & Team – Debunkedish
*TONY BONNER AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING NEW TALENT Charlotte Stent
*CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE
QLD FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY Craig Ingham
It was a memorable evening that was testament to the dedication and creativity of so many rising and accomplished members of the film community.
We would like to sincerely thank our special guest presenters, Keith Kerwin, Tony Bellino, Dani Swan, and Phil Avalon, who alongside our generous host, Craig Ingham, made this year's event truly special.
Thank you also to our photographers, Ruben Russo and Kerry Fritz! Photos to come.
Congratulations to all the nominees and to the winners of awards and certificates of highest distinction!
And the winners are:
*BEST FEATURE FILM Moon Rock For Monday
Certificates of Highest Distinction Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
Choir Girl
*BEST SHORT FILM An Unconventional Love
Certificates of Highest Distinction Harvey
Miss Nothing
Quiet My Mind
Waiting For Alistair
*BEST DOCUMENTARY Love Opera
*BEST WEB SERIES Shakespeare Republic – The Lockdown Chronicles
*BEST FILM MADE IN ISOLATION Luca and Iso
Certificates of Highest Distinction Technology Hurts
One
*BEST MUSIC VIDEO – DEAD HEAT Think Pink – Tosha Sherman
Voyage – Adrian Goleby & Jonathan Creed
Certificates of Highest Distinction Matty Rogers – Just One Day
Alexander Schultz – Sunflower – Get Yourself Together
*BEST DIRECTOR Alan Arumugam – Ayai – A Wrathful Soul
Certificates of Highest Distinction Kurt Martin – Moon Rock For Monday
Sam Curtain – The Slaughterhouse Killer
Madison Marneros – Bloodline
*BEST PRODUCER Jim Robison – Moon Rock For Monday
*BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER Damien Beebe – Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
Certificates of Highest Distinction Andrew Conder – An Unconventional Love
Glenn Hanns – Moon Rock For Monday
Esteban Rivera – Love Opera
*BEST EDITOR Merlini Eden – The Furnace
Certificates of Highest Distinction Roberto Merlini – Ayai – A Wrathful Soul
Sue Schweikert – Love Opera
*BEST ACTRESS Pennyanne Lace – Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
Certificates of Highest Distinction Ashlyn Louden-Gamble – Moon Rock For Monday
Bianca Wallace – Bloodline
*BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Cate Dening – An Unconventional Love
Certificates of Highest Distinction Carolyn Wagner – Quiet My Mind
Tahlia Jade Holt – Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
*BEST ACTOR George Pullar – Moon Rock For Monday
Certificates of Highest Distinction Ozzie Devrish – Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
Peter Flaherty – Harvey & Choir Girl
*BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Joss McWilliam – Waiting For Alistair
Certificates of Highest Distinction David Austin – An Unconventional Love
Richard Huggett – Aiyai – A Wrathful Soul
*BEST SCREENPLAY/WRITER Kurt Martin – Moon Rock For Monday
*BEST COMPOSER/MUSICAL SCORE Asher Pope – Choir Girl
Certificates of Highest Distinction Michael Drew – Luca and Iso
Caleb Jacobs – The Slaughterhouse Killer
*MEMBER’S CHOICE Paul Day
*MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER Andrew Jacquin – Quiet My Mind
*ASIN AWARD RISING STAR OF DISTINCTION Bella Rose
*ASIN YOUNG FILM MAKER AWARD Phoenix Iti & Team – Debunkedish
*TONY BONNER AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING NEW TALENT Charlotte Stent
*CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE
QLD FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY Craig Ingham
ASIN Awards 2019
What a fantastic night celebrating another outstanding year of independent film making at this years ASIN Awards. This was our 9th annual awards event and it was a huge success. Our special thanks to our guest host, Belinda Rygier, our sensational entertainer Bruce College and to our guest presenters Joanne Verikios, Pim Hendrix, Carma Sharon, Brian Vaughan, Ron Goff and Paul Manning (CADG Productions) and Craig Ingham.
We look forward to next year when we host our 10th Anniversary Awards!
Extending very best wishes to you all for a safe and happy holiday season, and a year of new projects, vision and
creativity in 2020.
Thank you to Ruben Russo for his superb camera work and for the official photos of the event.
The winners of ASIN Awards 2019 are:
BEST COMPOSER – Elise Cociuban for The Dinner Party
MEMBER’S CHOICE – Jennifer Holt
MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER – Tina Eastley for Lured
Certificates of Highest Achievement – Justin Hartwell for Beautiful Scars
Sam McFarlane for The Watched
BEST EDITOR – Marcus D’Arcy for Escape & Evasion
Certificates of Highest Achievement – Jay Tjhia for Henhouse Syndrome
Laura Clelland for Life of Jess
BEST WRITER/SCREENPLAY – Paul Day for Magdala Rose
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Gemma Hassett for Hidden Gene
ASIN Young Achiever Certificate of Merit – Amelia Ayris
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER – Cmos Le for Henhouse Syndrome
Certificates of Highest Achievement – Justin Hartwell for Beautiful Scars
Nicholas Aiton for The Watched
BEST DIRECTOR – Storm Ashwood for Escape & Evasion
Certificates of Highest Achievement – Matt Gaffney for Matt Gaffney Must Die
Linda Marie Curry for Beautiful Scars
BEST PRODUCER – Katrina Maffey for Magdala Rose
Certificates of Highest Achievement – Mieka Thorogood for Gertrude
Anthony Miller for Lured
BEST ACTRESS – Katie Anderson for Magdala Rose
Certificates of Highest Achievement – Yasmin Honeychurch for Life of Jess
Jenna Kenney for Henhouse Syndrome
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Pennyanne Lace for Magdala Rose
Certificates of Highest Achievement – Cathryn McGrigor for Desiccation
Bella Rose for Hidden Gene
BEST ACTOR – This was a dead heat so 2 winners were awarded
David Austin for Beautiful Scars and Wesley Ford for Magdala Rose
Certificates of Highest Achievement – Drsmby Middleton for Desiccation
Rick Dart for Matt Gaffney Must Die
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Mack Lindon for Lured
Certificates of Highest Achievement – Craig Ingham for Magdala Rose
Chris Bridgewater for Magdala Rose
BEST WEB SERIES – Life of Jess
BEST SHORT FILM – Desiccation
Certificates of Highest Achievement – Lured, Henhouse Syndrome & The Watched
BEST FEATURE FILM – Magdala Rose
TONY BONNER AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING NEW TALENT – Savannah Foran McDaniel
ASIN OUTSTANDING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Pim Hendrix
STAGE MUM OF THE YEAR - (Sponsored By Spirit Rider Productions) - Silvana Stipancic
PHOTO CREDITS: Ruben Russo
ASIN AWARDS 2018
What a wonderful way to end another busy year of creativity and filmmaking. Our 8th annual ASIN Awards event attracted not only an increased audience but also a record breaking number of accepted entries and an astonishing number of votes and participation. Thank you to everyone who nominated, entered projects and supported the event.
This year we added three additional categories, Best Editor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress so the awards were contested in 16 categories.
The awards night was kicked off in showbiz style with Big Band singer Alan Western's rousing rendition of There's No Business Like Showbusiness and the mood was set for an entertaining evening.
Thank you to our MC, author Joanne Verikios and to each of our special guest presenters. It was great to have our two inaugural winners of best actor and best actress awards Craig Ingham and Pennyanne Lace join to present awards in those categories this year. Thank you also to Tracy Willow, Keith Kerwin, Bradford Walton, Julia Baker and Lynn Santer for being with us and presenting awards and ensuring the event was a great success.
We are also grateful to those nominees who travelled from fire affected central Queensland to be with us, it was quite a night!
It was a record breaking year for voting and number of projects entered and at last count we received over 35,000 votes through the website, and well over 2,000 votes in each category which is fantastic.
It is a credit to all to see so many new projects put forward each year, and to witness the genuine respect, support and appreciation our members have for each other and their work. The voting has come in from far and wide, and once again there have been some very closely contested categories.
In some instances, the votes have been only separated by one or two points, and in fairness to all nominees, we once again awarded Certificates of Highest Achievement as well as an award in these categories.
And the winners are:
MEMBER’S CHOICE JUSTIN HARTWELL
MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER TESSA LABELLAME – Mother’s Day
BEST EDITOR RYAN DAVEY - Compulsion
BEST WRITER/SCREENPLAY IAN WESTLEY – Lost & Found
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS PIPER NAIRN – Shots Fired
BEST ACTRESS CHANTAL ELYSE – Growing PainsPains
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR DYLAN STIPANCIC – B&E
BEST ACTOR BEAU JONES – Growing Pains
BEST COMPOSER MICHAEL DREW – Papercut
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER BRAD DAY – Jade
BEST PRODUCER ANTHONY MILLER – B&E
BEST DIRECTOR TRAVIS BAIN – Landfall
BEST TVC RENDEZVOUS TEA ROOM
BEST WEB SERIES GROWING PAINS
BEST SHORT FILM THE DEVIL MAY CARE TRILOGY
BEST FEATURE FILM OCCUPATION
TONY BONNER AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING NEW TALENT - Summer Robertson
OUTSTANDING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR SERVICES TO AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION – Julia Baker
CERTIFICATES OF HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT
MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER Alex Caine – Always Watching
Bradley Smith – Growing Pains
BEST EDITOR Ailsa Merrie – B&E
David Napier – Occupation
BEST WRITER/SCREENPLAY Anthony Miller – Nicked
Peter Koevari – Mother’s Day
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Erika Owen – Only The Night
Rachael Bristow – B&E
BEST ACTRESS Alexandra MacDonald – Girl in the Machine
Resheal Sirputh - Summer School
Tegan Devine – Lost & Found
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Sam Sidhu – Summer School
Chris Robinson – Growing Pains
BEST ACTOR Daniel Potts – Jade
Zachary Boulton – D-Evolution
BEST COMPOSER Samantha Van Der Sluis – Landfall
Narelle Schirmer – Lost & Found
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER David Aponas – Papercut
Nicholas Aiton – Always Watching
BEST PRODUCER Carly Imrie – Occupation
Damian Overton - Papercut
BEST DIRECTOR Angie Fleming – Jade
Grant Bell – Growing Pains
BEST WEB SERIES Summer School
You Don’t Know Their Journey
BEST SHORT FILM B&E
Jade
Mother’s Day
BEST FEATURE FILM Lost & Found
Landfall
Photos: Kerry Fritz
This year we added three additional categories, Best Editor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress so the awards were contested in 16 categories.
The awards night was kicked off in showbiz style with Big Band singer Alan Western's rousing rendition of There's No Business Like Showbusiness and the mood was set for an entertaining evening.
Thank you to our MC, author Joanne Verikios and to each of our special guest presenters. It was great to have our two inaugural winners of best actor and best actress awards Craig Ingham and Pennyanne Lace join to present awards in those categories this year. Thank you also to Tracy Willow, Keith Kerwin, Bradford Walton, Julia Baker and Lynn Santer for being with us and presenting awards and ensuring the event was a great success.
We are also grateful to those nominees who travelled from fire affected central Queensland to be with us, it was quite a night!
It was a record breaking year for voting and number of projects entered and at last count we received over 35,000 votes through the website, and well over 2,000 votes in each category which is fantastic.
It is a credit to all to see so many new projects put forward each year, and to witness the genuine respect, support and appreciation our members have for each other and their work. The voting has come in from far and wide, and once again there have been some very closely contested categories.
In some instances, the votes have been only separated by one or two points, and in fairness to all nominees, we once again awarded Certificates of Highest Achievement as well as an award in these categories.
And the winners are:
MEMBER’S CHOICE JUSTIN HARTWELL
MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER TESSA LABELLAME – Mother’s Day
BEST EDITOR RYAN DAVEY - Compulsion
BEST WRITER/SCREENPLAY IAN WESTLEY – Lost & Found
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS PIPER NAIRN – Shots Fired
BEST ACTRESS CHANTAL ELYSE – Growing PainsPains
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR DYLAN STIPANCIC – B&E
BEST ACTOR BEAU JONES – Growing Pains
BEST COMPOSER MICHAEL DREW – Papercut
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER BRAD DAY – Jade
BEST PRODUCER ANTHONY MILLER – B&E
BEST DIRECTOR TRAVIS BAIN – Landfall
BEST TVC RENDEZVOUS TEA ROOM
BEST WEB SERIES GROWING PAINS
BEST SHORT FILM THE DEVIL MAY CARE TRILOGY
BEST FEATURE FILM OCCUPATION
TONY BONNER AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING NEW TALENT - Summer Robertson
OUTSTANDING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR SERVICES TO AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION – Julia Baker
CERTIFICATES OF HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT
MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER Alex Caine – Always Watching
Bradley Smith – Growing Pains
BEST EDITOR Ailsa Merrie – B&E
David Napier – Occupation
BEST WRITER/SCREENPLAY Anthony Miller – Nicked
Peter Koevari – Mother’s Day
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Erika Owen – Only The Night
Rachael Bristow – B&E
BEST ACTRESS Alexandra MacDonald – Girl in the Machine
Resheal Sirputh - Summer School
Tegan Devine – Lost & Found
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Sam Sidhu – Summer School
Chris Robinson – Growing Pains
BEST ACTOR Daniel Potts – Jade
Zachary Boulton – D-Evolution
BEST COMPOSER Samantha Van Der Sluis – Landfall
Narelle Schirmer – Lost & Found
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER David Aponas – Papercut
Nicholas Aiton – Always Watching
BEST PRODUCER Carly Imrie – Occupation
Damian Overton - Papercut
BEST DIRECTOR Angie Fleming – Jade
Grant Bell – Growing Pains
BEST WEB SERIES Summer School
You Don’t Know Their Journey
BEST SHORT FILM B&E
Jade
Mother’s Day
BEST FEATURE FILM Lost & Found
Landfall
Photos: Kerry Fritz
ASIN AWARDS 2017
At this year’s ASIN Awards we celebrated, acknowledged and appreciated at every level, the creativity, dedication and perseverance of so many among us who believed to the exclusion of everything else in their projects, themselves and the crews that supported them to successfully make films that showcased their efforts beautifully. Our heartfelt congratulations to all of the nominees and the eventual winners, you all deserve all the kudos that comes your way.
To our incomparable MC Paul Bishop, our sincere thanks for your vision, support and enlightenment, you did an amazing job. To our special guest presenters, Joanne Verikios, Joss McWilliam, Trish Lake, Damian Overton, and Brian Vaughan, thank you so much, you helped in so many ways to create a night that will be remembered for years to come. Tonight we witnessed a great many 'moments' born of dedication, of belief, of never giving up, and to both award winners and every nominee keep doing what you do - it's working.
We celebrated our 7th year of the ASIN Awards tonight with friends and new faces, and we cut the cake to also celebrate 10 years of the Australian Screen Industry Network - it would appear that it has been a great year for independent film in Australia!
Huge congratulations to everyone, and best wishes to all for a safe and happy Christmas and an outstanding 2018!
Special thanks to Shannon Langford for your photography and to the incredibly talented Erin Jane Ross for making such magical music
To our incomparable MC Paul Bishop, our sincere thanks for your vision, support and enlightenment, you did an amazing job. To our special guest presenters, Joanne Verikios, Joss McWilliam, Trish Lake, Damian Overton, and Brian Vaughan, thank you so much, you helped in so many ways to create a night that will be remembered for years to come. Tonight we witnessed a great many 'moments' born of dedication, of belief, of never giving up, and to both award winners and every nominee keep doing what you do - it's working.
We celebrated our 7th year of the ASIN Awards tonight with friends and new faces, and we cut the cake to also celebrate 10 years of the Australian Screen Industry Network - it would appear that it has been a great year for independent film in Australia!
Huge congratulations to everyone, and best wishes to all for a safe and happy Christmas and an outstanding 2018!
Special thanks to Shannon Langford for your photography and to the incredibly talented Erin Jane Ross for making such magical music
MEMBER’S CHOICE 2017
The Winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is Damian Overton
The Winner of this year’s Member’s Choice Award is CAROLYN WAGNER
MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER 2017
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are:
Brodie Cornish – Teal Soldiers and Nick Kelly – Red Dirt
The Winner of this year’s Most Valued Crew Member is ASHLEY PARDEY - Diploma of Counselling & Cycle of Reform
BEST COMPOSER 2017
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are:
Joel Rademaker – Blacktop Stranger and Michael Drew – Teal Soldiers
The Winner of this year’s Best Composer is RONNIE MINDER – The Legend of Ben Hall
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER 2017
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are:
Kyron Gray – Red Dirt and Nicholas Aiton – Once A Knight
The Winner of this year’s Best Cinematographer is PETER SILVESTER – The Legend of Ben Hall
BEST WRITER/SCREENPLAY 2017
The Winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: Verity Grace – Hank And Luna
The Winner of this year’s Best Writer/Screenplay is JOEL CHAMP – Blacktop Stranger
BEST ACTRESS 2017
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are: Meganne West – Teal Soldiers and Carolyn Dante – Know By Heart
The Winner of this year’s Best Actress is JOANNE DOBBIN – The Legend of Ben Hall
BEST ACTOR 2017
The Winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: Donnie Baxter – Life Series
For the first time in the ASIN Awards we have had a dead heat so this year we are awarding two Best Actor Awards and the winners are:
BEAU JONES – Blacktop Stranger and JACK MARTIN – The Legend of Ben Hall
BEST PRODUCER 2017
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are: Kai Yapp Min Claire – Little Raven and Charlene Weston – Red Dirt
The Winner of this year’s Best Producer is MIRKO GRILLINI – Refraction
BEST DIRECTOR 2017
The Winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: Verity Grace – Hank And Luna
The Winner of this year’s Best Director is MATTHEW HOLMES – The Legend of Ben Hall
BEST TVC 2017
‘Is That Cruelty Free?’
BEST WEB SERIES 2017
‘Life Series’
BEST SHORT FILM
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are: Teal Soldiers and Little Raven
The Winner of this year’s Best Short Film is Refraction
BEST FEATURE FILM 2017
The Winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: Blacktop Stranger
The Winner of this year’s Best Feature Film is ‘The Legend of Ben Hall’
TONY BONNER AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING NEW TALENT – Travis Bain
SPIRIT RIDER PRODUCTIONS ‘FILM MUM OF THE YEAR’ – Fiona Stent
OUTSTANDING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Trish Lake
The Winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is Damian Overton
The Winner of this year’s Member’s Choice Award is CAROLYN WAGNER
MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER 2017
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are:
Brodie Cornish – Teal Soldiers and Nick Kelly – Red Dirt
The Winner of this year’s Most Valued Crew Member is ASHLEY PARDEY - Diploma of Counselling & Cycle of Reform
BEST COMPOSER 2017
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are:
Joel Rademaker – Blacktop Stranger and Michael Drew – Teal Soldiers
The Winner of this year’s Best Composer is RONNIE MINDER – The Legend of Ben Hall
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER 2017
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are:
Kyron Gray – Red Dirt and Nicholas Aiton – Once A Knight
The Winner of this year’s Best Cinematographer is PETER SILVESTER – The Legend of Ben Hall
BEST WRITER/SCREENPLAY 2017
The Winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: Verity Grace – Hank And Luna
The Winner of this year’s Best Writer/Screenplay is JOEL CHAMP – Blacktop Stranger
BEST ACTRESS 2017
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are: Meganne West – Teal Soldiers and Carolyn Dante – Know By Heart
The Winner of this year’s Best Actress is JOANNE DOBBIN – The Legend of Ben Hall
BEST ACTOR 2017
The Winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: Donnie Baxter – Life Series
For the first time in the ASIN Awards we have had a dead heat so this year we are awarding two Best Actor Awards and the winners are:
BEAU JONES – Blacktop Stranger and JACK MARTIN – The Legend of Ben Hall
BEST PRODUCER 2017
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are: Kai Yapp Min Claire – Little Raven and Charlene Weston – Red Dirt
The Winner of this year’s Best Producer is MIRKO GRILLINI – Refraction
BEST DIRECTOR 2017
The Winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: Verity Grace – Hank And Luna
The Winner of this year’s Best Director is MATTHEW HOLMES – The Legend of Ben Hall
BEST TVC 2017
‘Is That Cruelty Free?’
BEST WEB SERIES 2017
‘Life Series’
BEST SHORT FILM
The Winners of Certificates of Highest Achievement are: Teal Soldiers and Little Raven
The Winner of this year’s Best Short Film is Refraction
BEST FEATURE FILM 2017
The Winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: Blacktop Stranger
The Winner of this year’s Best Feature Film is ‘The Legend of Ben Hall’
TONY BONNER AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING NEW TALENT – Travis Bain
SPIRIT RIDER PRODUCTIONS ‘FILM MUM OF THE YEAR’ – Fiona Stent
OUTSTANDING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Trish Lake
Photography Credit: Shannon Langford 2017
ASIN AWARDS 2016 - Viva Las Vegas!
What an incredible night, thank you to all who came along to share it with us. Special thanks to our MC Craig Ingham, guest presenters Julia Baker, Robert Braiden, David Gould, and Brian Vaughn, and to entertainers Keith Kerwin and the King of Rock and Roll - Elvis!
Congratulations to all the nominees and to the winners of this year's ASIN Awards. It was lovely to be joined by our inaugural winner of Best Actress Award, Penny Hoffman, and to be a part of celebrating another successful year of film making and acknowledging those who have largely contributed to extending the boundaries of what we can collectively be very proud of. The winners of this year's awards are:
Best Actor: Nathan Richter for Ruby
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Salvatore Merenda For 'Be Nice'
Ryan Light for Shiver
Nick Allen Ducat for Brothers
Best Actress: Rosie Keogh for Shiver
Certificate of Highest Achievement - Karell Andree for Brothers
Best Short Film - Tomorrow's Dream
Certificates of Highest Achievement - Shiver & Brothers
Best Feature Film - Bullets For The Dead
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Australiens
Best Writer/Screenplay: Damian Overton - Shiver
Certificate of Highest Achievement: John Hopper - Gone
Best Composer: Michael Drew for Shiver
Certificates of Highest Achievement:
Adam Swinson - Ruby
Mitchell Poloni - Gone
Best Producer : David Gould - Tomorrow's Dream
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Ashley Pardey for Brothers
Best Cinematographer: Andrew Conder for Brothers and Bullets For The Dead
Certificates of Highest Achievement: Caleb Trevatt - Gone and Nathan Frost for Shiver
Best Director: Damian Overton - Shiver
Certificate of Highest Achievement: David Gould - Tomorrow's Dream
Most Valued Crew Member: Sam Horn
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Matthew Watkins
Members Choice: Beau Jones
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Keiton Beilby
Best Web Series: Stage Mums
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Shit Creek
Tony Bonner Award For Best Emerging New Talent: Nicholas Aiton
Career Achievement Award for Ongoing Support to the aid Film and Music Industry: Paul Day
Congratulations to all the nominees and to the winners of this year's ASIN Awards. It was lovely to be joined by our inaugural winner of Best Actress Award, Penny Hoffman, and to be a part of celebrating another successful year of film making and acknowledging those who have largely contributed to extending the boundaries of what we can collectively be very proud of. The winners of this year's awards are:
Best Actor: Nathan Richter for Ruby
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Salvatore Merenda For 'Be Nice'
Ryan Light for Shiver
Nick Allen Ducat for Brothers
Best Actress: Rosie Keogh for Shiver
Certificate of Highest Achievement - Karell Andree for Brothers
Best Short Film - Tomorrow's Dream
Certificates of Highest Achievement - Shiver & Brothers
Best Feature Film - Bullets For The Dead
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Australiens
Best Writer/Screenplay: Damian Overton - Shiver
Certificate of Highest Achievement: John Hopper - Gone
Best Composer: Michael Drew for Shiver
Certificates of Highest Achievement:
Adam Swinson - Ruby
Mitchell Poloni - Gone
Best Producer : David Gould - Tomorrow's Dream
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Ashley Pardey for Brothers
Best Cinematographer: Andrew Conder for Brothers and Bullets For The Dead
Certificates of Highest Achievement: Caleb Trevatt - Gone and Nathan Frost for Shiver
Best Director: Damian Overton - Shiver
Certificate of Highest Achievement: David Gould - Tomorrow's Dream
Most Valued Crew Member: Sam Horn
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Matthew Watkins
Members Choice: Beau Jones
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Keiton Beilby
Best Web Series: Stage Mums
Certificate of Highest Achievement: Shit Creek
Tony Bonner Award For Best Emerging New Talent: Nicholas Aiton
Career Achievement Award for Ongoing Support to the aid Film and Music Industry: Paul Day
ASIN AWARDS 2015
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the 5th annual Australian Screen Industry Network Awards! Special thanks to Darrell Plumridge for an outstanding job as MC.
Great entertainment from the inimitable Bridget O'Donoghue and Keith Kerwin set the scene for an unforgettable evening
And the winners were:
Best Composer - Jake R Sanderson - Rise
Certificate of Highest Achievement - Mark Smythe - Charlie's Farm
Best Cinematographer - Scott Kimber - Charlie's Farm
Certificate of Highest Achievement - Justin Hartwell - Broken
Most Valued Crew Member - Steve Boyle SFX - Charlie's Farm
Certificates of Highest Achievement - Stephen Massey - Stage Mums and
Geordie Lillis - Betty Boo
Best Short Film - Broken
Best Feature Film - Charlie's Farm
Certificate of Highest Achievement - Pipe Dreams
Best Web Series - Stage Mums
Certificate of Highest Achievement - The Cleanists
Member's Choice - Salvatore Merenda
Best Producer - Ashley Pardey - Disc of Love
Certificate of Highest Achievemnet - Debbie Rivers - Charlie's Farm
Best Actress - Chantal Ward - Betty Boo
Certificate of Highest Achievement - Kylie Riddle - Sovereign
Best Screenplay - Chris Sun - Charlie's Farm
Certificate of Highest Achievement - Justin Hartwell - Broken
Best Actor - Nathan Jones
Certificates of Highest Achievement - Luke Cosgrove - Disc of Love
And
Salvatore Merenda - Cheaters, I Love Burritos. be Nice
Best Director - Chris Sun - Charlie's Farm
Certificate of Highest Achievement - Mack Lindon - Rise and Ashley Pardey - Betty Boo
Outstanding Career Achievement Award - Paul Bishop
Tony Bonner Award for Best Emerging New Talent - Cameron Caulfield
Our thanks to - Photo credits: Paul Day - Angel Studios and Wade Boyes - Queensland Headshots
AN EVENING WITH CHRISTOPHER ATKINS - 10th April 2015
Our first event for 2015 will long be remembered as we welcomed actor/producer/director/screenwriter Christopher Atkins to Queensland. One of our inaugural international members, Chris has visited Australia often and is currently sourcing facilities and cast and crew for 2 upcoming multimillion dollar projects to be filmed here that he is co-producing with fellow ASIN members, Brenda Papworth and Tony Bonner.
One project is an all ASIN creation that started with Gold Coast member, writer Maryanne Paterson entitled 'Lucky Valentine'.
Speaking candidly with our impeccable host for the event, Leon Delaney, Chris generously shared his experiences of the Hollywood industry spanning the last 35 years.
Our sincere thanks to Antony Condoleon who captured some moments from the evening in the clip below.
One project is an all ASIN creation that started with Gold Coast member, writer Maryanne Paterson entitled 'Lucky Valentine'.
Speaking candidly with our impeccable host for the event, Leon Delaney, Chris generously shared his experiences of the Hollywood industry spanning the last 35 years.
Our sincere thanks to Antony Condoleon who captured some moments from the evening in the clip below.
2014 ASIN Awards - 6th December 2014
The 4th annual ASIN Awards event welcomed nominees from far and wide this year to the Pacific Resort's Emerald Room. Guests travelled from Maryborough, the Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Adelaide, the Gold Coast and even Beijing to be there for the awards and to share in the activities.The enormous chandeliers in the Emerald Room reflected star points of light off the many elegant bejewelled outfits chosen for this year's theme of 'Puttin' on the Ritz'.
The evening commenced with a screening of powerful short film 'Driven By Love' written and produced by Renee Eaves. Talented young up and coming singer/songwriter, 15 year old Brayden Lindsay opened and closed the event to great acclaim.
Tony Bonner was as always, the consummate professional in his role as MC for the night and we extend our sincere thanks to him for being with us and for his ongoing support of the network and the Queensland film industry.
Our thanks and extreme gratitude extend also to our special guest speakers and presenters, Chris Sun, Paul Day, Johnathon Stewart, Craig Ingham and Tony Bonner for their combined inspiration, encouragement, fast wit, support and sincerity. A special thank you to Paul Day for providing over $3500 worth of vouchers for Angel Studios services to all who purchased tickets and for being our official photographer on the night.
Congratulations to this year's nominees and of course to the winners!
We received over 6000 votes across all categories from all over the world this year and once again, in the categories in which there was only one or two votes separating the winners from the runner's up, we awarded a Certificate of Highest Achievement.
Next year marks the 5th year of the awards and the 8th anniversary of the Australian Screen Industry Network. Our online membership base continues to grow and our Facebook group now boasts over 7000 members which shows that there is strength in numbers and all involved will benefit from the mutual aims and ambitions, shared interests and this strong community of like minded people getting out there and carving a career in the industry.
Our best wishes to all of you for a safe and very happy Christmas and great success and prosperity in 2015 and we look forward to seeing more of your great work this time next year!
The winner's of ASIN Awards 2014 were:
BEST DIRECTOR – Dee Dee Shi – Driven By Love
BEST PRODUCER - Glenn Bernauer – The Dead Bird...
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement: Carolyn Wagner
BEST ACTOR - Darrell Plumridge – The Dead Bird
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement: Thibul Nettle – Friendship, Love & Loyalty
BEST ACTRESS – Carla Versitano
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement: Susan Bush
BEST SCREENPLAY OR WRITER – Thibul Nettle – Friendship, Love & Loyalty
BEST FEATURE FILM - Friendship, Love & Loyalty
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement: 500 Miles
BEST SHORT FILM – The Dead Bird
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: A Vicious Circle
BEST COMPOSER – Stephen Carmichael
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER – Nathan Frost
MEMBER’S CHOICE AWARD – Darrell Plumridge
MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER – Katrina Maffey
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: Scott Sands
TONY BONNER AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING NEW TALENT – Chelsea Boreham
OUTSTANDING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Val Lehman
The evening commenced with a screening of powerful short film 'Driven By Love' written and produced by Renee Eaves. Talented young up and coming singer/songwriter, 15 year old Brayden Lindsay opened and closed the event to great acclaim.
Tony Bonner was as always, the consummate professional in his role as MC for the night and we extend our sincere thanks to him for being with us and for his ongoing support of the network and the Queensland film industry.
Our thanks and extreme gratitude extend also to our special guest speakers and presenters, Chris Sun, Paul Day, Johnathon Stewart, Craig Ingham and Tony Bonner for their combined inspiration, encouragement, fast wit, support and sincerity. A special thank you to Paul Day for providing over $3500 worth of vouchers for Angel Studios services to all who purchased tickets and for being our official photographer on the night.
Congratulations to this year's nominees and of course to the winners!
We received over 6000 votes across all categories from all over the world this year and once again, in the categories in which there was only one or two votes separating the winners from the runner's up, we awarded a Certificate of Highest Achievement.
Next year marks the 5th year of the awards and the 8th anniversary of the Australian Screen Industry Network. Our online membership base continues to grow and our Facebook group now boasts over 7000 members which shows that there is strength in numbers and all involved will benefit from the mutual aims and ambitions, shared interests and this strong community of like minded people getting out there and carving a career in the industry.
Our best wishes to all of you for a safe and very happy Christmas and great success and prosperity in 2015 and we look forward to seeing more of your great work this time next year!
The winner's of ASIN Awards 2014 were:
BEST DIRECTOR – Dee Dee Shi – Driven By Love
BEST PRODUCER - Glenn Bernauer – The Dead Bird...
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement: Carolyn Wagner
BEST ACTOR - Darrell Plumridge – The Dead Bird
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement: Thibul Nettle – Friendship, Love & Loyalty
BEST ACTRESS – Carla Versitano
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement: Susan Bush
BEST SCREENPLAY OR WRITER – Thibul Nettle – Friendship, Love & Loyalty
BEST FEATURE FILM - Friendship, Love & Loyalty
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement: 500 Miles
BEST SHORT FILM – The Dead Bird
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: A Vicious Circle
BEST COMPOSER – Stephen Carmichael
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER – Nathan Frost
MEMBER’S CHOICE AWARD – Darrell Plumridge
MOST VALUED CREW MEMBER – Katrina Maffey
The winner of the Certificate of Highest Achievement is: Scott Sands
TONY BONNER AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING NEW TALENT – Chelsea Boreham
OUTSTANDING CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Val Lehman
2013 ASIN Awards - 6th December 2013
Last night as evening advanced into night, stars shone brightly across Moreton Bay and brighter still inside the The Artist Tree in Cleveland for the 2013 ASIN Awards.
The burlesque themed event started in style with a warm welcome to all from our irrepressible Master of Ceremonies Craig Ingham introducing the ‘Rogue Ballerinas’ who kicked off their stockings and kicked off the show.
Our special guest presenters Carla Bonner, David Gould and Paul Bishop added to the ambient atmosphere by generously sharing their experiences of the industry with liberal sprinklings of honesty, inspiration and good humour.
Huge thanks to Carla for joining us from Melbourne and David for travelling from New Zealand to attend the event.
We would like to extend sincere congratulations to all the nominees in each category – every year the votes are so close it becomes difficult to separate the winners from the nominees, there is never a clear cut winner in any given category, everyone receives loads of votes! In the instances where there was only one vote separating the winners and those that follow we have awarded a certificate of highest achievement as well.
This year the winners of ASIN Awards are:
Best Actor – Craig Ingham for ‘Beyond Redemption – Space Captain’
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Jayden Caulfield
Best Actress – Abigail Jayne for ‘Beyond Redemption – Space Captain’
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Carmel Rose
Best Director – Paul Day for ‘Beyond Redemption – Space Captain’
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Ian Chinsee
Best Producer – Katrina Maffey for ‘Beyond Redemption – Space Captain’
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Matt Murphy
Best Screenplay – ‘Phoenix Rising’
Certificate of Highest Achievement – ‘Beyond Redemption – Space Captain’
Best Feature Film – ‘Phoenix Rising’
Best Short Film – David Gould for ‘The Seed’
Best Composer – Loic Valmy
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Rolf Meyer
Best Cinematographer – Dan MacArthur
Member’s Choice – Graham K Furness
This year one of the local film industry's unsung heroes was awarded 'Film Mum of the Year'. Brian Vaughan of Spirit Rider Productions generously sponsored and nominated this award and presented it to his chosen candidate Rachel Moore for her devotion and dedication to her own and other children's flourishing careers in film.
In closing, it was with great pleasure that we were able to present David Gould with this year’s
'Outstanding Career Achievement Award'.
David Gould is highly regarded not only by the powerhouses in the film industry in Australia and overseas, he is also as a supreme talent in our midst. David’s dedication and application to his chosen craft inspires each of us to push the boundaries, to strive to excel against the odds and continue to steadily pursue our individual dreams and passions within what is often a tough industry.
David is not only an inspiration to all of us; he is one of the nicest and most humble men we know.
We wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas and a sensational 2014!
The burlesque themed event started in style with a warm welcome to all from our irrepressible Master of Ceremonies Craig Ingham introducing the ‘Rogue Ballerinas’ who kicked off their stockings and kicked off the show.
Our special guest presenters Carla Bonner, David Gould and Paul Bishop added to the ambient atmosphere by generously sharing their experiences of the industry with liberal sprinklings of honesty, inspiration and good humour.
Huge thanks to Carla for joining us from Melbourne and David for travelling from New Zealand to attend the event.
We would like to extend sincere congratulations to all the nominees in each category – every year the votes are so close it becomes difficult to separate the winners from the nominees, there is never a clear cut winner in any given category, everyone receives loads of votes! In the instances where there was only one vote separating the winners and those that follow we have awarded a certificate of highest achievement as well.
This year the winners of ASIN Awards are:
Best Actor – Craig Ingham for ‘Beyond Redemption – Space Captain’
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Jayden Caulfield
Best Actress – Abigail Jayne for ‘Beyond Redemption – Space Captain’
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Carmel Rose
Best Director – Paul Day for ‘Beyond Redemption – Space Captain’
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Ian Chinsee
Best Producer – Katrina Maffey for ‘Beyond Redemption – Space Captain’
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Matt Murphy
Best Screenplay – ‘Phoenix Rising’
Certificate of Highest Achievement – ‘Beyond Redemption – Space Captain’
Best Feature Film – ‘Phoenix Rising’
Best Short Film – David Gould for ‘The Seed’
Best Composer – Loic Valmy
Certificate of Highest Achievement – Rolf Meyer
Best Cinematographer – Dan MacArthur
Member’s Choice – Graham K Furness
This year one of the local film industry's unsung heroes was awarded 'Film Mum of the Year'. Brian Vaughan of Spirit Rider Productions generously sponsored and nominated this award and presented it to his chosen candidate Rachel Moore for her devotion and dedication to her own and other children's flourishing careers in film.
In closing, it was with great pleasure that we were able to present David Gould with this year’s
'Outstanding Career Achievement Award'.
David Gould is highly regarded not only by the powerhouses in the film industry in Australia and overseas, he is also as a supreme talent in our midst. David’s dedication and application to his chosen craft inspires each of us to push the boundaries, to strive to excel against the odds and continue to steadily pursue our individual dreams and passions within what is often a tough industry.
David is not only an inspiration to all of us; he is one of the nicest and most humble men we know.
We wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas and a sensational 2014!
The Rogue Ballerinas
The Red Carpet
The Winners!
2012 ASIN AWARDS - 7th December 2012
The ASIN Awards for 2012 exceeded expectations on a number of levels and we extend our congratulations to all the nominees and the winners, and also to all of you who came along to celebrate with us.
To our guest speakers, presenters and sponsors, your support and participation was, as always, sincerely appreciated and we would like to thank you for joining us and adding your experience, vision and sense of fun to the proceedings.
Special thanks to Paula Duncan, Val Lehman, Paul Bishop, Trish Lake, Joanne Verikios, Craig Ingham, Matt McDowell, the incredible bellydancers 'Elenie and the Gems of Araby' who dazzled us with an explosion of colour and stunning moves to kick off the night, Colin Handley, Tony Murphy and of course Phil Avalon. Huge thanks to Vicky and Bruce from the Artist Tree for their superb catering for the event and to Jess Thomas for the photographs.
The ‘Bollywood’ themed evening was a colourful and high spirited salute to all like minded people with great talent, passion and ambition, the results of which culminated in the award presentation.
This year there were a number of categories that were so closely contested that we decided to include a Certificate of Highest Achievement by way of recognition to those that only missed the award by one vote.
Best Director – Chris Sun, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Director Michael O’Halloran - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Cinematographer – Scott Kimber, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Cinematographer Facundo Quiros - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Short Film – ‘Captured’
Best short film 'The Rarity' - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Feature Film – ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Feature Film 'The Killage' - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Actor – Michael Thompson, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Actor Thibul Nettle - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Member’s Choice – Darrell Plumridge
Members Choice Craig Ingham - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Composer – Mark Smythe, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Composer Loic Valmy - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Actress – Allira Jacques, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Actress Rita Artmann - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Screenplay – ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Producer – Kayla Arena, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
In acknowledgement, and with respect to a long vibrant career in the film and television industry, we had great pleasure in presenting this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Phil Avalon.
Congratulations to all!
MEDIA: http://www.baysidebulletin.com.au/story/1183728/bollywood-hits-redland-city/?cs=216
To our guest speakers, presenters and sponsors, your support and participation was, as always, sincerely appreciated and we would like to thank you for joining us and adding your experience, vision and sense of fun to the proceedings.
Special thanks to Paula Duncan, Val Lehman, Paul Bishop, Trish Lake, Joanne Verikios, Craig Ingham, Matt McDowell, the incredible bellydancers 'Elenie and the Gems of Araby' who dazzled us with an explosion of colour and stunning moves to kick off the night, Colin Handley, Tony Murphy and of course Phil Avalon. Huge thanks to Vicky and Bruce from the Artist Tree for their superb catering for the event and to Jess Thomas for the photographs.
The ‘Bollywood’ themed evening was a colourful and high spirited salute to all like minded people with great talent, passion and ambition, the results of which culminated in the award presentation.
This year there were a number of categories that were so closely contested that we decided to include a Certificate of Highest Achievement by way of recognition to those that only missed the award by one vote.
Best Director – Chris Sun, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Director Michael O’Halloran - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Cinematographer – Scott Kimber, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Cinematographer Facundo Quiros - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Short Film – ‘Captured’
Best short film 'The Rarity' - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Feature Film – ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Feature Film 'The Killage' - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Actor – Michael Thompson, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Actor Thibul Nettle - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Member’s Choice – Darrell Plumridge
Members Choice Craig Ingham - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Composer – Mark Smythe, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Composer Loic Valmy - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Actress – Allira Jacques, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Actress Rita Artmann - Certificate of Highest Achievement
Best Screenplay – ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Best Producer – Kayla Arena, ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
In acknowledgement, and with respect to a long vibrant career in the film and television industry, we had great pleasure in presenting this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Phil Avalon.
Congratulations to all!
MEDIA: http://www.baysidebulletin.com.au/story/1183728/bollywood-hits-redland-city/?cs=216
The Bellydancers - Elenie and the Gems of Araby
The Red Carpet
The Winners of ASIN Awards 2012
Filmlink Event - Our 5th Anniversary 1st of June 2012
The elements were against us on a blustery, wet night, but the spirit of celebration and collaboration was not dampened at all as we gathered at the Icon to commemorate the 5th anniversary of ASIN.
We were delighted to see so many new faces at the event and the interactive entertainment by the group of actors 'It Plays to Move' induced lots of laughter and many unexpected and interesting twists.
Our special guest speaker Paul Bishop spoke about the importance of growing 'communities' within the arts and in all aspects of our lives, and as always provided intelligent insights and much food for thought.
Sincere thanks to Paul for sharing his vision and candid experiences with us and also to Mark Theodossiou and his band of players, Dominic Murphy and Ross McDonnell for 'playing with our shorts'.
Our thanks also for the many kind wishes and congratulations from members who were unable to be there on the night.
There are new innovations and plans afoot for ASIN in the coming months as we have identified the need for expansion into new territory for the benefit of all.
We are looking forward to the September event and the Awards Ceremony in December. Nominations are now open in a variety of categories and we encourage you to put forward those who you believe deserve to be recognized for their contributions in various forms to the growth and success of film making in Queensland and the rest of Australia.
As this important milestone now passes we warmly welcome our newest members and honour all of you who have supported us over the past five years, thank you for being a part of ASIN, and we look towards a bright and successful future for all.
The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created - created first in the mind, intention and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating together. Happy 5th Birthday to all!
We were delighted to see so many new faces at the event and the interactive entertainment by the group of actors 'It Plays to Move' induced lots of laughter and many unexpected and interesting twists.
Our special guest speaker Paul Bishop spoke about the importance of growing 'communities' within the arts and in all aspects of our lives, and as always provided intelligent insights and much food for thought.
Sincere thanks to Paul for sharing his vision and candid experiences with us and also to Mark Theodossiou and his band of players, Dominic Murphy and Ross McDonnell for 'playing with our shorts'.
Our thanks also for the many kind wishes and congratulations from members who were unable to be there on the night.
There are new innovations and plans afoot for ASIN in the coming months as we have identified the need for expansion into new territory for the benefit of all.
We are looking forward to the September event and the Awards Ceremony in December. Nominations are now open in a variety of categories and we encourage you to put forward those who you believe deserve to be recognized for their contributions in various forms to the growth and success of film making in Queensland and the rest of Australia.
As this important milestone now passes we warmly welcome our newest members and honour all of you who have supported us over the past five years, thank you for being a part of ASIN, and we look towards a bright and successful future for all.
The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created - created first in the mind, intention and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating together. Happy 5th Birthday to all!
Filmlink Event - 2nd of March 2012
Our first Filmlink event for 2012 brought together around thirty new and exisiting members to network and showcase some of their work.
Our guest presenters on the night included writer and film maker Ged Maybury who screened a trailer and a music video of his most recent work 'Across the Stonewind Sky' to great acclaim. Members of Ged's cast and crew attended the event in full costume raising a few quizzical eyebrows from diners and party goers at the venue! Ged is very passionate about his work and justifiably proud of his cast and crew who helped bring to life characters from his book and give voice, music and life to the song he wrote. We are all looking forward to future developments with this project and the creative input from Ged's merry band of Steampunks.
We were given an overview of the newly established AFA (Australian Film Academy) on the Gold Coast by one of ASIN's award winners and AFA founder, Maryanne Paterson. The concept is very exciting and the courses and benefits on offer will be of interest to many of our members.
Actor Aash Aaron also took the mic for a question and answer session offering his insights and experiences with independent film making, script writing and acting with us.
We were also given a treat with the latest offering from extremely talented up and coming film maker Noel Evans with a screening of his new film which proved to all there that Noel is definitely one to watch!
Our thanks to all of you who came along, particularly to our guest speakers and presenters, and also to Nerida Marshall of S.T.A.R.S. on the Gold Coast, Mark Theodossiou from the Australian Actor's Network and to poet and public speaker Sean O'Nertney for joining us.
We look forward to seeing you all again on the 1st of June at the next Filmlink event.
Photos courtesy of Brad Higgens
Our guest presenters on the night included writer and film maker Ged Maybury who screened a trailer and a music video of his most recent work 'Across the Stonewind Sky' to great acclaim. Members of Ged's cast and crew attended the event in full costume raising a few quizzical eyebrows from diners and party goers at the venue! Ged is very passionate about his work and justifiably proud of his cast and crew who helped bring to life characters from his book and give voice, music and life to the song he wrote. We are all looking forward to future developments with this project and the creative input from Ged's merry band of Steampunks.
We were given an overview of the newly established AFA (Australian Film Academy) on the Gold Coast by one of ASIN's award winners and AFA founder, Maryanne Paterson. The concept is very exciting and the courses and benefits on offer will be of interest to many of our members.
Actor Aash Aaron also took the mic for a question and answer session offering his insights and experiences with independent film making, script writing and acting with us.
We were also given a treat with the latest offering from extremely talented up and coming film maker Noel Evans with a screening of his new film which proved to all there that Noel is definitely one to watch!
Our thanks to all of you who came along, particularly to our guest speakers and presenters, and also to Nerida Marshall of S.T.A.R.S. on the Gold Coast, Mark Theodossiou from the Australian Actor's Network and to poet and public speaker Sean O'Nertney for joining us.
We look forward to seeing you all again on the 1st of June at the next Filmlink event.
Photos courtesy of Brad Higgens
ASIN Awards 2011 - 7th of December 2011
Congratulations to all the winners at our inaugural ASIN Awards held at the Icon Bar - all the nominees and winners of each category are listed here on the website and photographed below.
The ceremony was a huge success and celebrations continued long after the applause had faded. One of the nicest aspects of our network is the genuine friendships between members and their indisputable support and encouragement of each others achievements and indivual pursuits.
The event saw the reunion of our favourite trio - the original three amigos - Tony Bonner, Phil Avalon and Tony Murphy who teamed up to present awards and share the role of MC extraordinaire. Our thanks to all of them!
The Mayor of Redlands City Melva Hobson officially opened proceedings and presented the first award for Best New Film Maker won by Aash Aaron.
Other winners on the night included:
Best New Film - David Gould for 'Awaken'
Best Screenplay and Best Short Film - Leon Delaney for 'God Bless Daddy'
Best Producer - Maryanne Paterson
Best Actress - Penny Hoffman
Best Actor - Craig Ingham
Member's Choice - Matthew McDowell
And last but by no means least the Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to Australian Film and Television, awarded to Tony Bonner, who is also our first inductee into the ASIN Hall of Fame.
Our thanks to Ian McFadyen, Shirley Pearce, Caroline Russo, Mark 'Jacko' Jackson, and Andrew Windsor for sharing the presentation duties to the various winners and also to David Gould for making the journey back to Brisbane to be at the awards from New Zealand and for giving us all a sneak preview of his latest project, 'The Cure' which looks to be yet another winner for the David Gould camp.
We appreciate the commitment of all of you who came out into the rain to be there with us on the night, and for your support throughout the past year, in particular our sponsors for the awards, Lynne Sturgess from Precision Loans and Heather from AcuNet.
We look forward to seeing you all in 2012 and wish you all a very safe and Happy Christmas and a very prosperous New Year!
Photos courtesy of India- Haylee Barton and Felix Practice - fantastic job! Thank you!
The ceremony was a huge success and celebrations continued long after the applause had faded. One of the nicest aspects of our network is the genuine friendships between members and their indisputable support and encouragement of each others achievements and indivual pursuits.
The event saw the reunion of our favourite trio - the original three amigos - Tony Bonner, Phil Avalon and Tony Murphy who teamed up to present awards and share the role of MC extraordinaire. Our thanks to all of them!
The Mayor of Redlands City Melva Hobson officially opened proceedings and presented the first award for Best New Film Maker won by Aash Aaron.
Other winners on the night included:
Best New Film - David Gould for 'Awaken'
Best Screenplay and Best Short Film - Leon Delaney for 'God Bless Daddy'
Best Producer - Maryanne Paterson
Best Actress - Penny Hoffman
Best Actor - Craig Ingham
Member's Choice - Matthew McDowell
And last but by no means least the Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to Australian Film and Television, awarded to Tony Bonner, who is also our first inductee into the ASIN Hall of Fame.
Our thanks to Ian McFadyen, Shirley Pearce, Caroline Russo, Mark 'Jacko' Jackson, and Andrew Windsor for sharing the presentation duties to the various winners and also to David Gould for making the journey back to Brisbane to be at the awards from New Zealand and for giving us all a sneak preview of his latest project, 'The Cure' which looks to be yet another winner for the David Gould camp.
We appreciate the commitment of all of you who came out into the rain to be there with us on the night, and for your support throughout the past year, in particular our sponsors for the awards, Lynne Sturgess from Precision Loans and Heather from AcuNet.
We look forward to seeing you all in 2012 and wish you all a very safe and Happy Christmas and a very prosperous New Year!
Photos courtesy of India- Haylee Barton and Felix Practice - fantastic job! Thank you!
Filmlink - 1st March 2012
With a hint of Spring in the air and a gentle harbour breeze carrying the musical stylings of everyone's favourite performer Matt McDowell aloft, we welcomed members and guests to the Icon once more for another successful Filmlink event.
Guest speaker Lin Sutherland travelled up from the Gold Coast to share her stories and latest projects filmed in some spectacular locations around the globe. We were each reminded that our natural world is alive with beauty and wonder, and that it is important for both our peace of mind and our enthusiasm for life, to explore the world we live in and to care for the earth and all living things in whatever capacity we have at our disposal. Lin Sutherland’s films and adventures reawaken a sense of awe and appreciation for our planet, and encourage each of us to live in greater harmony with it.
We also discovered secret talents amongst some of our number who took to the microphone for some impromptu song and dance!
It was a fantastic night with many opportunities to catch up on everyone's new ventures and projects and to share information and make new friends. Many thanks to all who joined us, especially Matt and Lin and we look forward to seeing you in December for the ASIN Awards night.
Guest speaker Lin Sutherland travelled up from the Gold Coast to share her stories and latest projects filmed in some spectacular locations around the globe. We were each reminded that our natural world is alive with beauty and wonder, and that it is important for both our peace of mind and our enthusiasm for life, to explore the world we live in and to care for the earth and all living things in whatever capacity we have at our disposal. Lin Sutherland’s films and adventures reawaken a sense of awe and appreciation for our planet, and encourage each of us to live in greater harmony with it.
We also discovered secret talents amongst some of our number who took to the microphone for some impromptu song and dance!
It was a fantastic night with many opportunities to catch up on everyone's new ventures and projects and to share information and make new friends. Many thanks to all who joined us, especially Matt and Lin and we look forward to seeing you in December for the ASIN Awards night.
Filmlink - 1st of June 2011
We would like to thank guest speaker Caroline Russo for joining us at Filmlink and for sharing her insights into the PR industry and what she is currently working on. Her projects include a great new music video that was screened for the assembled group to much acclaim.
Caroline stressed the importance of marketing and having a promotion plan in place for new projects and individuals in the industry to get noticed and get your message across.
After some speed networking opportunities, young Brisbane based film maker Zach Shanahan Jansen screened his short film ‘Soul Plant’ featuring ASIN’s Brad Higgins and also presented his winning ‘Star Wars’ inspired short film featuring some very impressive effects, and we were happy to welcome the actors from both films at the event.
Congratulations to Gold Coast based screenwriter and producer Maryanne Paterson on having three of her screenplays under option at the moment – a fantastic result.
Many thanks to all who joined us on the night; and we look forward to seeing you all again in September.
Caroline stressed the importance of marketing and having a promotion plan in place for new projects and individuals in the industry to get noticed and get your message across.
After some speed networking opportunities, young Brisbane based film maker Zach Shanahan Jansen screened his short film ‘Soul Plant’ featuring ASIN’s Brad Higgins and also presented his winning ‘Star Wars’ inspired short film featuring some very impressive effects, and we were happy to welcome the actors from both films at the event.
Congratulations to Gold Coast based screenwriter and producer Maryanne Paterson on having three of her screenplays under option at the moment – a fantastic result.
Many thanks to all who joined us on the night; and we look forward to seeing you all again in September.
Filmlink Kicks off in 2011 - 2nd of March
What a great start to a new year of Filmlink events and the Australian Screen Industry Network!
Last night’s featured guest speakers did not disappoint the assembled crowd delivering their spin on the industry based on personal experience and the projects that have helped advance their careers.
Tired of the fast paced, high pressure lifestyle in Sydney, actor/producer Andrew Windsor has recently made the move northward to Queensland and is now resident on North Stradbroke Island, a decision that he feels has been one of the best he has made in recent years. Andrew spoke of his journey into taking a role both in front of and behind the scenes in the successful Australian feature film, “The Nothing Men” alongside fellow actor Colin Friels using innovative new technology - the RED One Camera. “The Nothing Men” was a freshman venture for Alchemy Film Productions, and stands as a historic piece of work, representing the first full length feature filmed entirely on a RED One camera in the southern hemisphere, and was Andrew’s first foray as a producer. He also played a main character in the film.
Lovable larrikin, and larger than life Aussie icon of the small screen and the football field, Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson was also a featured guest speaker at the event whose stories of his life and career both inspired and entertained everyone with his own brand of straightforward comedic timing, before handing over the microphone to another local success in the film industry, stuntman Ian Lind.
Ian grew up on North Stradbroke Island and honed his courage and skills from an early age with acts of daring and danger before leaving his island home in his mid teens. Ian went from being a motorcycle mechanic to stunt motorcycle rider on the show circuit and later pushed the boundaries of stunt training in Australia for feature films and television throughout a very notable career. Ian has worked on a plethora of productions from Mad Max to the Matrix and his expertise is still much sought after as a stunt co-ordinator. Ian has also recently returned to the Redlands area and lives on his boat on Moreton Bay in between assignments.
Our sincere thanks to the irrepressible Jacko for joining us and also to Andrew and Ian whose generous insights and amusing anecdotes made the event an enormous success. We are returning to the Icon Bar on the 1st of June with another great line up of speakers and guests, and we hope to see you there!
Filmlink Feedback:
"Last night was a Triumph, What a night at ASIN ( Australian Screen Industry Network ) Lead Guest Mark Jacko Jackson was brilliant. If you are in the industry , you really need to get to one of these meetings. Thank you so much Lynne, Brenda, Grant and Brad you guys are what this industry is all about. Love, Passion and Promotion :)"
Craig Ingham
Last night’s featured guest speakers did not disappoint the assembled crowd delivering their spin on the industry based on personal experience and the projects that have helped advance their careers.
Tired of the fast paced, high pressure lifestyle in Sydney, actor/producer Andrew Windsor has recently made the move northward to Queensland and is now resident on North Stradbroke Island, a decision that he feels has been one of the best he has made in recent years. Andrew spoke of his journey into taking a role both in front of and behind the scenes in the successful Australian feature film, “The Nothing Men” alongside fellow actor Colin Friels using innovative new technology - the RED One Camera. “The Nothing Men” was a freshman venture for Alchemy Film Productions, and stands as a historic piece of work, representing the first full length feature filmed entirely on a RED One camera in the southern hemisphere, and was Andrew’s first foray as a producer. He also played a main character in the film.
Lovable larrikin, and larger than life Aussie icon of the small screen and the football field, Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson was also a featured guest speaker at the event whose stories of his life and career both inspired and entertained everyone with his own brand of straightforward comedic timing, before handing over the microphone to another local success in the film industry, stuntman Ian Lind.
Ian grew up on North Stradbroke Island and honed his courage and skills from an early age with acts of daring and danger before leaving his island home in his mid teens. Ian went from being a motorcycle mechanic to stunt motorcycle rider on the show circuit and later pushed the boundaries of stunt training in Australia for feature films and television throughout a very notable career. Ian has worked on a plethora of productions from Mad Max to the Matrix and his expertise is still much sought after as a stunt co-ordinator. Ian has also recently returned to the Redlands area and lives on his boat on Moreton Bay in between assignments.
Our sincere thanks to the irrepressible Jacko for joining us and also to Andrew and Ian whose generous insights and amusing anecdotes made the event an enormous success. We are returning to the Icon Bar on the 1st of June with another great line up of speakers and guests, and we hope to see you there!
Filmlink Feedback:
"Last night was a Triumph, What a night at ASIN ( Australian Screen Industry Network ) Lead Guest Mark Jacko Jackson was brilliant. If you are in the industry , you really need to get to one of these meetings. Thank you so much Lynne, Brenda, Grant and Brad you guys are what this industry is all about. Love, Passion and Promotion :)"
Craig Ingham
Final Filmlink for 2010 - 1st of December at the Icon
It was an interesting blend of the voice of the future and the voice of experience in our lineup of speakers at this event. Editor of the Griffith University Screen Society's new Spectrum magazine Kathryn Stumpf, spoke of the aims and aspirations of fellow students and their hopes for a future in the industry. We were also all very impressed with young student film maker Mitchell Bishop's short film which demonstrated the elusive quality of seeing life through a lens with a very discerning eye. Mitchell has won several awards for his short films and shows tremendous promise for a career in film making.
Gold Coast based director Phil Avalon also screened a trailer of his latest project 'The Stolen', a fantastic Australian film based on the legend of Billy Sing. Our thanks to Phil for so generously sharing his expertise, sense of humour and wealth of experience with us.
Our guest speaker, actor Paul Bishop enthused, enlightened, and inspired everyone with a rousing and eloquent speech about the state of the industry and the collective direction that we are heading in over the coming years. His passion for his art, and for the sustainability of the production of film and television in this country, was very evident and posed some interesting questions in all our minds.
We were also treated to some outstanding entertainment from Matthew McDowell and new rising star Abby Skye and Powermouth Entertainment, Marketing and Promotion's Randy G.
Our thanks to all of you who joined us for the last Filmlink night of the year and we hope to see you all again in the new year.
Have a safe and Happy Christmas and we wish you all a very prosperous and successful 2011.
Photos courtesy of Brad Higgens
Gold Coast based director Phil Avalon also screened a trailer of his latest project 'The Stolen', a fantastic Australian film based on the legend of Billy Sing. Our thanks to Phil for so generously sharing his expertise, sense of humour and wealth of experience with us.
Our guest speaker, actor Paul Bishop enthused, enlightened, and inspired everyone with a rousing and eloquent speech about the state of the industry and the collective direction that we are heading in over the coming years. His passion for his art, and for the sustainability of the production of film and television in this country, was very evident and posed some interesting questions in all our minds.
We were also treated to some outstanding entertainment from Matthew McDowell and new rising star Abby Skye and Powermouth Entertainment, Marketing and Promotion's Randy G.
Our thanks to all of you who joined us for the last Filmlink night of the year and we hope to see you all again in the new year.
Have a safe and Happy Christmas and we wish you all a very prosperous and successful 2011.
Photos courtesy of Brad Higgens
FINAL FILMLINK FEEDBACK:
Thank you Lynne and Brenda for a wonderful night.
Filmlink 2010 Christmas Special - what a way to end an amazing year. It seems to me these nights keep improving. From who we get as guest speakers, to what they have offer in their talks to the food and now we even have entertainment. Matt and his cool tones gave the night an atmosphere of sophistication. Paul Bishop was as inspiring as a winning team's sports coach, cheering us on to greater things. Phil Avalon brought the trailer to his new movie, 'The Stolen'. A must see I believe. Randy G and her exceptionally talented friend Abby Skye rocked the house. All in all, if ASIN and their Filmlinks keep going in this direction of quality there's no stopping them. In a word BRILLIANT!! The best night ever.
2011 looks set to scale new heights, build on good foundations, challenge the status quo and shake the general perceptions of the film and entertainment industry in Queensland to the core. So, if you are not on board this train of success in the new year, you're going nowhere. From the networking that has been going on, careers are being made. This trend will continue to gather strength and grow ever more as we add to our number. Join us or if you have please keep coming. All are welcome.
That being my piece, a very merry Christmas to all and look forward to seeing more of you in the new year. 2011, the year of the Dynamic Encounter.
- Brad Higgens - Writer/Author
A huge thank you to Lynne, Brenda and all involved for last nights " ASIN " in Brisbane. A super fantastic night, great speakers and one of the best film industry nights that I have been to this year. Can't wait for next year :)
- Craig Ingham
Thank you Lynne and Brenda for a wonderful night.
Filmlink 2010 Christmas Special - what a way to end an amazing year. It seems to me these nights keep improving. From who we get as guest speakers, to what they have offer in their talks to the food and now we even have entertainment. Matt and his cool tones gave the night an atmosphere of sophistication. Paul Bishop was as inspiring as a winning team's sports coach, cheering us on to greater things. Phil Avalon brought the trailer to his new movie, 'The Stolen'. A must see I believe. Randy G and her exceptionally talented friend Abby Skye rocked the house. All in all, if ASIN and their Filmlinks keep going in this direction of quality there's no stopping them. In a word BRILLIANT!! The best night ever.
2011 looks set to scale new heights, build on good foundations, challenge the status quo and shake the general perceptions of the film and entertainment industry in Queensland to the core. So, if you are not on board this train of success in the new year, you're going nowhere. From the networking that has been going on, careers are being made. This trend will continue to gather strength and grow ever more as we add to our number. Join us or if you have please keep coming. All are welcome.
That being my piece, a very merry Christmas to all and look forward to seeing more of you in the new year. 2011, the year of the Dynamic Encounter.
- Brad Higgens - Writer/Author
A huge thank you to Lynne, Brenda and all involved for last nights " ASIN " in Brisbane. A super fantastic night, great speakers and one of the best film industry nights that I have been to this year. Can't wait for next year :)
- Craig Ingham
Filmlink Night 6th October, 2010
As the last colours of sunset illuminated the sky over Raby Bay Marina, music filled the air at the Icon Bar & Bistro and our Filmlink night was under way. Entertainer Matthew McDowell sang the songs of Sinatra to kick the night off in showbiz style, and our special guest speaker Tony Bonner shared inspirational insights into his incredible body of work and hugely successful career in Australian film, television, radio and theatre.
The award for the best short comedy film was presented to the ever supportive Leon Delaney in our inaugural LMAO Short Comedy Film competition. The two finalists entries were screened before a screening of Leon's film 'God Bless Daddy' featuring Penny Hoffman and Craig Ingham.
We would like to thank Geoff Mullins for taking the microphone and being a part of the proceedings and to Jan Murray for joining us. Many thanks also to Paul and the staff at Icon for making this Filmlink night one of the most enjoyable events of the year. As always our most sincere thanks to all of you who came on the night for your continued support and enthusiasm for developing a strong network for all of us now, and for those to follow in the future.
Photos courtesy of Geoff Mullins and Grant Gillespie
The award for the best short comedy film was presented to the ever supportive Leon Delaney in our inaugural LMAO Short Comedy Film competition. The two finalists entries were screened before a screening of Leon's film 'God Bless Daddy' featuring Penny Hoffman and Craig Ingham.
We would like to thank Geoff Mullins for taking the microphone and being a part of the proceedings and to Jan Murray for joining us. Many thanks also to Paul and the staff at Icon for making this Filmlink night one of the most enjoyable events of the year. As always our most sincere thanks to all of you who came on the night for your continued support and enthusiasm for developing a strong network for all of us now, and for those to follow in the future.
Photos courtesy of Geoff Mullins and Grant Gillespie
Filmlink Night 2nd of June 2010
After days of rain and with the chill of winter in the air, the second Filmlink night for this year saw only the intrepid few head out into the elements to join us at the Carindale Hotel. What unfolded was an enlightening and enjoyable round table discussion headed by our very special guest speaker, producer Trish Lake from Freshwater Pictures. Trish had only just touched down at home in Brisbane after a busy and very productive trip to the film market of Cannes and then to the Dungog Festival, and we were very grateful that she was able to spend the evening with us and share her experience and insight into the film industry.
Trish's invaluable advice and support was of enormous benefit to all of us. Our other guest speaker, Lynne Sturgess, a finance expert from Precision Loans, brought to the table a fantastic idea for a co-operative film funding venture which is both exciting and innovative and given enough support, could be a new solution to the old problem of finding money for Australian films. We will be sending out more information on Lynne's 'Creative Cash Connections' idea to those who were unable to be there for their consideration and participation.
We thank Gold Coast based director Phil Avalon for making the time to join us at the table, and welcome media consultant Geoff Mullins to the group. To all of you who braved the elements to make this night a great success, many thanks for your company and contributions. See you all again in August!
Filmlink Night 31st of March 2010
Our first Filmlink Night of 2010 was held in the Courtyard Room of the Carindale Hotel and members and guests came from as far as Sydney and the Gold Coast to participate in the fun! Our guest speaker was young up and coming Australian actor, Palmer Marchese who shared his journey towards success so far with us all. It was fantastic to see so many familiar faces in the room and to welcome some new ones. As always the room was abuzz with exciting new projects, great energy and relaxed and beneficial networking.
Our thanks to you all for coming and contributing to the ongoing aspirations of the Australian Screen Industry Network and it's members - and we look forward to seeing you again on the 2nd of June.
Our thanks to you all for coming and contributing to the ongoing aspirations of the Australian Screen Industry Network and it's members - and we look forward to seeing you again on the 2nd of June.
Final Filmlink Night for 2009
In a glittering finish to an exciting and progressive year, our final Filmlink night was well attended by our members and what a fantastic night it was!
Everyone in attendance would agree that rubbing shoulders with our wonderful friends, celebrities Tony Bonner, Phil Avalon and Tony Murphy added to the success of the evening. Tony Murphy was the perfect host and MC, whose quick wit and charm kept the repartee rapid and elicited an interesting stream of anecdotes from both director Phil Avalon and iconic actor Tony Bonner, who shared their experiences generously and graciously as always.
Our thanks to everyone who is making the Australian Screen Industry Network stronger each year and we look forward to seeing you all again in 2010!
Everyone in attendance would agree that rubbing shoulders with our wonderful friends, celebrities Tony Bonner, Phil Avalon and Tony Murphy added to the success of the evening. Tony Murphy was the perfect host and MC, whose quick wit and charm kept the repartee rapid and elicited an interesting stream of anecdotes from both director Phil Avalon and iconic actor Tony Bonner, who shared their experiences generously and graciously as always.
Our thanks to everyone who is making the Australian Screen Industry Network stronger each year and we look forward to seeing you all again in 2010!
