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
Proudly supported by Curtin University

Best Film
$500 cash prize
Proudly supported by Hogs Breath Cafe

Best Documentary
$500 cash prize

Best Tertiary
$500 cash prize
Proudly supported by Central Institute of Technology

Best Secondary
$500 cash prize
Proudly supported by the WA Screen Academy @ ECU

Best Director
$500 cash prize
Proudly supported by Stella Artois

Best Actor
$500 cash prize
Proudly supported by Community News

Best Actress
$500 cash prize
Proudly supported by MadFish

Best Cinematography
$500 cash prize
Proudly supported by the Australian Cinematographers Society

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

Open Category

Best Short Animation
$500 cash prize

Best Music Video
$500 cash prize
Proudly supported by RTRFM 92.1

Best Cross Platform Media Project
$500 cash prize
Proudly supported by iiNet

Industry Awards

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement – Production
$7,000 cash prize
Proudly supported by Lotterywest

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Achievement – Individual
$7,000 cash prize
Proudly supported by Lotterywest

Lotterywest Award for Outstanding Contribution to the 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:

Thursday 28th January, 2010
Announcement of the shortlisted nominees for the Early Career and Open Category Awards

February 2010
Screenings of the shortlisted films

Saturday 6th March, 2010
WA Screen Awards presentation at the Perth Concert Hall

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.