2020 Awards

The St Kilda Film Festival awards recognise the best of Australia's Top 100 Short Films. Made possible by our generous supporters, see below the full list of 2020 awards and prizes.

The Best Short Film Award includes $10,000 cash and Oscar accreditation, provided by the City of Port Phillip.

The Craft Award is sponsored by Film Victoria, with the winner receiving $2,000 cash.

The Best Director award is sponsored by Australian Directors' Guild and Kaleidoscope Digital. The prize pack consists of an ADG Member Pack and Complete Digital Identity Package.

The Best Achievement in Cinematography includes a Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and an ACS Member Pack provided by Blackmagic Design and the Australian Cinematographers Society.

The Best Documentary award is provided by Shaun Miller Lawyers and includes $1,000 cash and Oscar accreditation.

The Best Actor Award includes $500 cash provided by Chameleon Casting.

The award for Best Original Score is provided by APRA AMCOS and includes $2,000 cash.

The Best Achievement in Screenplay award is supported by Australian Writer's Guild and Cinema Nova. The prize pack consists of a 12-month Gold Pass from Cinema Nova (valid from the date of reopening), plus an AWG Member Pack.

The Best Animation award is sponsored by JMC Academy and includes a prize of $500 and 1-on-1 JMC Masterclass.

The Best Achievement in Sound Post Production award is supported by Music and Effects, consisting of $2,500 worth of in-kind services.

The Best Young Actor Award includes ongoing agency representation from Profile Creative, $250 cash provided by Daniel Scharf Productions, and an additional $250 cash provided by the City of Port Phillip.

The award for Best Achievement in Indigenous Filmmaking is provided by Adobe, and includes two Creative Cloud suites.

The Under the Radar - Best Youth Short Film includes $1,000 cash from the City of Port Phillip and a Short Course Voucher from RMIT University.

The Best Achievement in Editing award is sponsored by Roar Digital and Australian Screen Editors (ASE), and includes $3,000 in kind services from ROAR Digital and an ASE Member Pack.

The Audience Choice Award is sponsored by Post Lab and includes $500 cash.

Your Place Competition

The Best Regional Short Film award includes $3,500 PLUS DaVinci Resolve Studio (Blackmagic Design) valued at $595, provided by the City of Port Phillip and Blackmagic Design.

The Film Victoria Award includes $1,000 cash and is sponsored by Film Victoria.

Provided by City of Port Phillip, the Director's Award consists of $500 cash.