About Us

The WA Screen Awards is the state’s premier film and television event, celebrating the innovation and achievements of Western Australian filmmakers, from students through to established industry professionals.

The Awards aim to:

• Promote the achievements of the WA Screen Industry
• Encourage early career filmmakers
• Connect filmmakers with an audience; and
• Provide networking opportunities for members of the filmmaking community.

Bridging the gap
One of the main accomplishments of the Awards is to bring early career filmmakers into contact with industry representatives. Our judging panels are manned by industry practitioners who have significant experience working on professional productions. Many nominees have received offers of work or professional guidance following the judging of the awards.

The winner is…
We present awards in 22 categories. The winners are chosen from over a hundred submissions each year. Early career and open categories are shortlisted to approximately five nominees that are promoted through screenings, press releases and on the WA Screen Awards website.

The Awards are as follows:

What Awards and Prizes are given out on the night?

Early Career

People’s Choice Award
$500 cash prize

Best Film
$500 cash prize

Best Documentary
$500 cash prize

Best Tertiary
$500 cash prize

Best Secondary
$500 cash prize

Best Short Animation
$500 cash prize

Best Music Video
$500 cash prize

Best Director
$500 cash prize

Best Actor
$500 cash prize

Best Actress
$500 cash prize

Best Cinematography
$500 cash prize

Best Original Music Composition
$500 cash prize

Best Screenplay
$500 cash prize

Best Production Design
$500 cash prize

Best Editing
$500 cash prize
Proudly supported by The Penguin Empire

Best Sound
$500 cash prize

Young Filmmaker of the Year
$5,000 cash prize

Industry Awards

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement ~ Drama Production
$6,000 cash prize
This Award is presented to a Western Australian drama production that achieved an outstanding level of success during the 2010 calendar year. This can be box office figures, ratings success, critical acclaim, festival success, or national and international awards. The Award is presented to the Producer.

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement ~ Factual Production
$6,000 cash prize
This Award is presented to a Western Australian factual or documentary production that achieved an outstanding level of success during the 2010 calendar year. This can be ratings success, critical acclaim, festival success, or national and international awards. The Award is presented to the Producer.

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement ~ Practitioner
$5,000 cash prize
This Award recognises the significant achievements of a Western Australian practitioner. This can be for any craft, and can be for work undertaken on a single production or multiple productions, however, the achievements must have occurred in the 2010 calendar year.

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry
Recognises the significant achievements of a respected member of the WA screen industry.

A Celebration
First and foremost, the WA Screen Awards are a celebration of our state’s talent. There are a number of events that take place in the Awards calendar including:

Friday 28th January, 2011
Announcement of the shortlisted nominees for the Early Career Awards

February 2011
Screenings of the shortlisted films

March, 2011
WA Screen Awards presentation. Saturday 19 March, Octagon Theatre (UWA).

Following the Awards, winning films are sent on a regional screening tour.

The WA Screen Awards are an FTI initiative proudly supported by ScreenWest and Lotterywest.