Antenna Documentary Film Festival was established in 2011.[1] It is an international documentary film festival held annually every October in Sydney, Australia. The festival was set up to promote documentary as an art form, with programming focusing on independent and innovative filmmaking that breaks new ground in the documentary landscape.
Films that have had their national or local premieres at Antenna include Minding the Gap, Aquarelle, Cameraperson, Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami, Web Junkie,[2] Faces Places, Mr Gay Syria,[3] 5 Broken Cameras,[4] Leviathan and Virunga.[5]
In addition to film screenings, the festival's program includes talks, masterclasses, and industry-focused events, offering a space for the documentary community to get together to network, learn and develop their filmmaking practices. The 9th Antenna Documentary Film Festival was held between 17 and 27 October 2019.[6]
Antenna have three competitive sections; Award for Best International Documentary, Award for Best Australian Documentary and Award for Best Australian Short Documentary.
Award for Best International Documentary
| Year | Film/s | Director/s | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Happy Winter | Giovanni Totaro | Italy | |
| 2018 | América (Special Mention) | Erick Stoll & Chase Whiteside | USA | |
| 2017 | Small Talk | Hui-chen Huang | Taiwan | |
| 2016 | Behemoth | Zhao Liang | China | |
| 2016 | Starless Dreams (Special Jury Award) | Mehrdad Oskouei | Iran | |
| 2015 | Spartacus & Cassandra | Ioanis Nuguet | France | |
| 2014 | Waiting for August | Teodora Mihai | Romania | |
| 2013 | Let The Fire Burn | Jason Osder | USA | |
| 2012 | Planet of Snail | Seung-jun Yi | South Korea | |
| 2011 | Into Eternity | Michael Madsen | Denmark |
Award for Best Australian Documentary
| Year | Film/s | Director/s | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Scribe | Ruth Cullen | |
| 2018 | Two Wolves (Special Mention) | Example | |
| 2017 | Kings of Baxter | Jack Yabsley | |
| 2016 | Mother With a Gun | Jeff Daniels | |
| 2015 | Shock Room | Kathryn Millard | |
| 2015 | Another Country (Special Mention) | Molly Reynolds | |
| 2014 | Sons & Mothers | Christopher Houghton | |
| 2014 | The Land Between (Special Mention) | David Fedele | |
| 2013 | The Dark Matter of Love | Sarah McCarthy | |
| 2012 | My Thai Bride | David Tucker | |
| 2012 | The Soldier (Special Mention) | Sascha Ettinger Epstein & Ian Darling | |
| 2011 | The Triangle Wars | Rosie Jones |
Award for Best Australian Short Documentary
| Year | Film/s | Director/s | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Handout | Vedrana Music | |
| 2018 | Barbara (Special Mention) | Larissa Behrendt | |
| 2017 | Wolfe | Claire Randall | |
| 2017 | Marrimarrigun (Special Mention) | Kimberly West | |
| 2016 | Heart Of The Queen (shared) | Matthew Walker | |
| 2016 | Lightning Ridge: The Land Of The Black Opals (shared) | Alena Lodkina | |
| 2015 | Maratus | Simon Cunich | |
| 2014 | Ghost Train | James Fleming & Kelly Hucker | |
| 2014 | Sticky (Special Mention) | Jilli Rose | |
| 2013 | E-Wasteland | David Fedele | |
| 2012 | Feel Home | Lee Blignaut | |
| 2011 | Ol’ Blue Eyes | Matt Cooney |