2022 Award Winners
We are thrilled to announce the Nominees for Australia's Top Short Film Competition in the 2022 St Kilda Film Festival. Join us for a livestream of our Closing Night Awards on Sunday 5 June. Thank you to all our Awards Partners for rewarding and recognising our award winners.
Best Short Film
The Best Short Film award is proudly supported by the City of Port Phillip.
Best Youth Short Film
The Best Youth Short Film award is proudly supported by the City of Port Phillip.
Craft Award
The Craft award is proudly supported by Vicscreen.
Best Director
The Best Director award is proudly supported by the Australian Directors' Guild.
Best Documentary
The Best Documentary award is proudly supported by Shaun Miller Lawyers.
Best Animation
The Best Animation award is proudly supported by JMC Academy.
Best Achievement in Indigenous Filmmaking
The Best Achievement in Indigenous Filmmaking award is proudly supported by Post Lab IO.
Best Achievement in Cinematography
The Best Achievement in Cinematography award is proudly supported by the Australian Cinematographers' Society and Blackmagic Design.
- Robby Piantanida, Miss Underwater
- Kieran Fowler, Giants
- Ellery Ryan ACS, Amissa Anima
- Samuel Rodwell, Inferno
Best Achievement in Screenplay
The Best Achievement in Screenplay award is proudly supported by the Australian Writers' Guild and Cinema Nova.
- Brietta Hague, Baltasar
- Joel Kohn, The Mirror
- Tony Radevski, Risen
- Madeleine Gottlieb, You and Me Before and After
Best Achievement in Editing
The Best Achievement in Editing award is proudly supported by Roar Digital and Adobe.
- Raymond Evans, Mars
- Ryan de Rooy, There's Someone Here
- Veronica Buhagiar, Farmers
- Stig Wemyss, Hatchback
Best Achievement in Sound Post-Production
The Best Achievement in Sound Post Production award is proudly supported by Music and Effects and the Australian Screen Sound Guild.
- Jennifer Leonforte, The Moths Will Eat Them Up
- Anonymous, Freedom Swimmer
- Doron Kipen & Jennifer Aldred, Nest
- Samuel Rodwell, Inferno
Best Original Score
The Best Original Score award is proudly supported by House of Marley.
- Joseph Franklin, Mourning Country
- Madeleine Cocolas, The Moths Will Eat Them Up
- Sean Timms, The Better Angels
- Jackson Mico Milas, Giants
Best Actor
The Best Actor award is proudly supported by Chameleon Casting.
- Scott Johnson, Alba
- Ras Samuel Welda’abzgi, BLVCK GOLD
- Ling Cooper Tang, The Moths Will Eat Them Up
- Yael Stone and Emily Barclay, You and Me Before and After
Best Young Actor
The Best Young Actor award is proudly supported by Profile Creative.
- Riley Stiles, Amissa Anima
- Maya Robinson, Alba
- Zen McGrath, Risen
- Ingrid Torelli, The Mirror
