Antenna Documentary Film Festival

Antenna Documentary Film Festival was established in 2011.[1] It is an international documentary film festival held annually every October in Sydney, Australia. The festival was set up to promote documentary as an art form, with programming focusing on independent and innovative filmmaking that breaks new ground in the documentary landscape.

Films that have had their national or local premieres at Antenna include Minding the Gap, Aquarelle, Cameraperson, Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami, Web Junkie,[2] Faces Places, Mr Gay Syria,[3] 5 Broken Cameras,[4] Leviathan and Virunga.[5]

In addition to film screenings, the festival’s program includes talks, masterclasses, and industry-focused events, offering a space for the documentary community to get together to network, learn and develop their filmmaking practices. The 9th Antenna Documentary Film Festival was held between 17 and 27 October 2019.[6]

Awards

Antenna have three competitive sections; Award for Best International Documentary, Award for Best Australian Documentary and Award for Best Australian Short Documentary.

Award for Best International Documentary

YearFilm/sDirector/sCountry
2018Happy WinterGiovanni TotaroItaly
2018América (Special Mention)Erick Stoll & Chase WhitesideUSA
2017Small TalkHui-chen HuangTaiwan
2016BehemothZhao LiangChina
2016Starless Dreams (Special Jury Award)Mehrdad OskoueiIran
2015Spartacus & CassandraIoanis NuguetFrance
2014Waiting for AugustTeodora MihaiRomania
2013Let The Fire BurnJason OsderUSA
2012Planet of SnailSeung-jun YiSouth Korea
2011Into EternityMichael MadsenDenmark

Award for Best Australian Documentary

YearFilm/sDirector/s
2018The ScribeRuth Cullen
2018Two Wolves (Special Mention)Example
2017Kings of BaxterJack Yabsley
2016Mother With a GunJeff Daniels
2015Shock RoomKathryn Millard
2015Another Country (Special Mention)Molly Reynolds
2014Sons & MothersChristopher Houghton
2014The Land Between (Special Mention)David Fedele
2013The Dark Matter of LoveSarah McCarthy
2012My Thai BrideDavid Tucker
2012The Soldier (Special Mention)Sascha Ettinger Epstein & Ian Darling
2011The Triangle WarsRosie Jones

Award for Best Australian Short Documentary

YearFilm/sDirector/s
2018HandoutVedrana Music
2018Barbara (Special Mention)Larissa Behrendt
2017WolfeClaire Randall
2017Marrimarrigun (Special Mention)Kimberly West
2016Heart Of The Queen (shared)Matthew Walker
2016Lightning Ridge: The Land Of The Black Opals (shared)Alena Lodkina
2015MaratusSimon Cunich
2014Ghost TrainJames Fleming & Kelly Hucker
2014Sticky (Special Mention)Jilli Rose
2013E-WastelandDavid Fedele
2012Feel HomeLee Blignaut
2011Ol’ Blue EyesMatt Cooney

References
  1. Molitorisz, Sacha; Johnston, Megan (27 September 2011). "The truth is stronger than fiction". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. Safi, Michael (27 October 2014). "Antenna film festival review – internet addiction and an autistic man's quest for love". The Guardian.
  3. Taylor, Andrew (17 September 2017). "Antenna film festival: Mr Gay Syria highlights plight of gay Syrian refugees". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. "5 BROKEN CAMERAS". catndocs.com.
  5. "Screenings". Virunga.
  6. "Antenna Documentary Film Festival Extended! & Submissions Now Open". Filmlink.com.au.
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