Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has announced the finalists in the 18th Screen Producers Australia Awards. The Awards celebrate great Australian screen productions; honour the skill, accomplishment, and imagination of its production businesses; aim to increase awareness of the role producers play in creating Australian screen stories; and spotlight the importance of international trade to screen businesses.
Victorian creatives are among the 46 production businesses recognised with a nomination. Awards span 13 categories of film, television and interactive productions.
Film Victoria supported projects nominated for 2018 SPA Award:
Animated Series Production of the Year
- Kitty is Not a Cat, BES Animation
- Jar Dwellers SOS, Viskatoons
Children’s Series Production of the Year
- Mustangs FC, Matchbox Pictures
- My Year 7 Life, Princess Pictures
Drama Series Production of the Year
- Wentworth, FremantleMedia Australia
Comedy Series of the Year
- Rosehaven, Guesswork Television
Telemovie or Mini Series Production of the Year
- Sunshine, Easy Tiger Productions
- Picnic At Hanging Rock, FremantleMedia Australia
- Romper Stomper, Roadshow Rough Diamond
Online Series Production of the Year
- Deadlock, Every Cloud Productions
- Homecoming Queens, Generator Pictures
- The Edge of the Bush, Guesswork Television
Light Entertainment Series Production of the Year
- Everyone’s A Critic, Matchbox Pictures
Feature Documentary of the Year
- Finke: There and Back, Brindle Films
- Gurrumul, Resolution Media
Feature Film of the Year
- Berlin Syndrome, Aquarius Films
- Brothers’ Nest, Jason Byrne Productions
- Upgrade, Goalpost Pictures
The Award recipients will be revealed at the prestigious Screen Producers Australia Awards ceremony which takes place at the Forum Theatre, Melbourne on Thursday, 22 November 2018 on the final night of SCREEN FOREVER (20 – 22 November 2018).