The Western Australia Screen Culture Awards, also known as the WA Screen Culture Awards or WASCAs, acknowledge innovation and contributions in a wide range of screen-related artistic areas, where the work was created in Western Australia or by West Australians. The awards, launched in 2020, succeed a previous West Australian screen award series, and are presented annually.
The awards recognize outstanding innovation, independent spirit and contributions in the areas of contemporary short, feature and documentary filmmaking, television, computer games, VR, AR, gallery-based moving image, installations, projections and other intersections with screen and moving image forms, created in Western Australia, or by West Australians.[1]
The awards were launched, by the producers of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, under chairperson Richard Sowada, in 2020. The promoters had support from the Australian and West Australian governments.[2] They represent a "reimagining" and expansion of the WA Screen Awards, which had been canceled in 2016. The award ceremony has taken place each year at the Luna Cinemas in Leederville.[3] [4]
The first-year trophy was a glass circle with an engraving. In 2021 filmmaker, screen industry advocate and previous WASCA winner, Ryan Hodgson, worked with Geographik, Squarepeg Home and Artcom Fabrication to create new trophies,[4] he stated[5]
| Event | Date | Host | |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 13, 2020 | Eloise Eftos - Comedian | |
| December 5, 2021 | Dave Callan - Comedian | |
| December 4, 2022 | Joe White - Comedian | |
| November 26, 2023 | Ozzy Man (Ethan Marrell) - YouTube Personality |
The awards night is held annually in December, and the awards are presented by the Revelation International Film Festival, with the first year book-ending the festival when it had to move from its regular spot in July because of the Covid pandemic.[2] [6]
Entry to the awards is, as of 2022, run through an external platform, File Freeway.[7] Entry generally opens in August and closes in October and is open to any project completed within the 12 months prior. The rules state that up to 5 projects will be nominated for each award.
| YEAR | PRESENTED BY | NAME | AREA OF CONTRIBUTION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The West Australian | Clayton Jauncey | Production Design | |
| 2021 | Komixx | Perry Sandow | Lighting Design | |
| 2022 | Samantha Rowe MLC | Joan Peters | Legal |
| YEAR | PRESENTED BY | NAME | AREA OF CONTRIBUTION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Revelation Film Festival | Robert Woods | Director | |
| 2021 | Revelation Film Festival | Johnny Ma | Studio | |
| 2022 | Revelation Film Festival | Ingrid Van Den Berghe | Exhibition |
Winners are shown in yellow shading and bold type.
| AWARD | PRESENTED BY | TITLE | PRODUCER/S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narrative Feature Film | 100% Wolf | Alexia Gates-Foale, Francesca Hope, Barbara Stephen, Mayank Jhalani | |
| An Ideal Host | Tyler Jacob Jones, Robert Woods | ||
| I Met A Girl | Adam Dolman, Ryan Hodgson, Melissa Kelly | ||
| Feature Documentary/Non-Fiction | Laura’s Choice | Cathy Henkel, Ryan Hodgson, Melissa Kelly, Sam Lara | |
| The Beloved | Joseph London | ||
| Wild Butterfly | Shireen Narayanan | ||
| Short Film or Animation | Carmentis | Jaclyn Hewer | |
| Judas Collar | Brooke Tia Silcox | ||
| Yulubidyi – Until The End | Glen Stasiuk | ||
| Music Video | Break Thru | Dan Thom | |
| Leaving LA | Tee Ken Ng | ||
| Like The Stars | Johnny Ma | ||
| Game Design | First Contact | Ready Team One | |
| Virtual Reality, 360° or Augmented Reality | PAV | First Contact | Ready Team One |
| I Am Mother | Timothy White, Kelvin Munro, Michael Lloyd Green | ||
| Inside Earthship Freo | Kath Dooley | ||
| Moving Image and Installation Art | The Light of the Star We Are Seeing Right Now | Jennie Feyen | |
| Web Series or Online Content | KGB | Taryne Laffar | |
| Molly and Cara | Emilia Jolakoska | ||
| Normal Place | Tomás Ford |
Commercial Content and Best Student Film categories were introduced this year.
| AWARD | PRESENTED BY | TITLE | PRODUCER/S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narrative Feature Film | Edward and Isabella | Adam Morris | |
| Good For Nothing Blues | Elle Cahill | ||
| Feature Documentary/Non-Fiction | Girl Like You | Cody Greenwood | |
| Jaimen Hudson From Sky to Sea | Jodie De Barros | ||
| The Truth About Anxiety | Lisa Dupenois | ||
| Under the Volcano | Cody Greenwood | ||
| Short Film or Animation | AFTRS | Abiogenisis | Tania Chambers, Clint Logan |
| In Australia | Emilia Jolakoska | ||
| These Walls | Sophia Vertannes | ||
| Two Sands | Lauren Brunswick, David Kucha | ||
| While(Alive) | Cody Cameron-Brown, Ziggy O'Reilly | ||
| Music Video | Johnny Ma Studios | Abiogenesis | Tania Chambers, Clint Logan |
| Break Loose | Priscilla-Anne Jacob | ||
| Hypnotized | Tee Ken Ng | ||
| Structural | Tania Chambers, Clint Logan | ||
| The Wild Geese | Tania Chambers | ||
| Game Design | Dementia Training Australia | Viewport XR | |
| Tactical Response | Ready Team One | ||
| Virtual Reality, 360° or Augmented Reality | PAV | Dementia Training Australia | Viewport XR |
| Fleeting | Stephanie Senior | ||
| Reflections of Iwanoff | Justin McArdle, Stuart Harrison | ||
| Virtual Whadjuk | Alice Wolfe | ||
| Moving Image and Installation Art | Abiogenesis | Tania Chambers, Clint Logan | |
| Alluvium | Erin Coates | ||
| Leaving LA Exhibition | Aidan O'Bryan | ||
| Structural | Tania Chambers, Clint Logan | ||
| The Separation | Richard Eames | ||
| Web Series or Online Content | Hug The Sun | Max Miller, Aaron McCann | |
| Iggy and Ace | Hannah Ngo | ||
| In Their Footprints | Glen Strindberg | ||
| Real Life Outback Adventures | Glen Strindberg | ||
| Student Film | Linger | Justine Hinz | |
| Flamingo | Sarah Williams | ||
| Painting By Numbers | Matt Hearn, Jay Jay Jegathesan | ||
| Piano | Alicia Fahnesa | ||
| Commercial Content | Austin XR | Viewport XR | |
| Dementia Training Australia | Viewport XR | ||
| Kaboodle Kitchen Visualiser | Viewport XR | ||
| Karrinyup – WA On Stage | Kate Downie | ||
| Stop the Coward Punch | Martin Wilson, Nicole Ferraro |
This year, the Innovation in Narrative Feature Film category was split into two categories - over and under $1m (AUD) budget. The nominees and awards were:[4]
| AWARD | PRESTENTED BY | TITLE | PRODUCER/S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narrative Feature Film under $1m | Bassendream | Tim Barretto, Melanie Filler | |
| Cherubhead | Sarah Legg | ||
| Painkiller | Morgan James Munro | ||
| Pieces | Nicole Ferraro, Ryan Hodgson | ||
| Thorns & Thistles At The End of The World | Aaron Kamp, Anthony Chila | ||
| Narrative Feature Film over $1m | City of Fremantle | Avarice | John V. Soto |
| How To Please A Woman | Judi Levine, Tania Chambers | ||
| Where All The Lights Tend To Go | Griff Furst, Josh Kessleman, Jamie Hilton, Robin Wright, | ||
| Feature Documentary / Non Fiction | Broadcast Gurus | Facing Monsters | Frank Chidiac, Susanne Morrison, Chris Veerhuis |
| Namarali | Tim Mummery | ||
| Shipwreck Hunters Australia | Brendan Hutchens | ||
| Stage Changers | Janelle Landers | ||
| Short Film / Animation | Freedom Swimmer | Brooke Silcox, Ron Dyens | |
| Match Made | Peter Williams | ||
| Hash Browns | Alzbeta Rekosh | ||
| Redzone | Joseph Wilkie | ||
| Survivors of Wadjemup | Glen Paul Stasiuk | ||
| Student Film | City of Vincent | Expiration Date | Bailey Hamilton |
| Letters | |||
| (Not So) Great Expectations | Dana Jolliffe | ||
| The Golden Rollers | Jennifer 'JP' Piper | ||
| Through Her Eyes | Jason Haji-Ali | ||
| Walk Run Strive | Sarah Williams | ||
| Commercial Content | PAV | Queens On The Edge | Emilia Jolakoska, Grady Habib |
| The View From Here | Emma Pegrum | ||
| Music Video | ANI – Anywhere Else | ||
| Drapht & WASO – Jimmy Recard | |||
| Drapht & WASO – Where Ya From | |||
| Inneka – Prof Strohl | |||
| The Hills – The Faim | |||
| Game Design | StemSmart | Lost & Hound | Brian Fairbanks |
| Isle of Trials: Curse of The Fire God | Ready Team One | ||
| Moving Image and Installation Art | City of Vincent | BUFF[ED] | Sioux Tempestt |
| Equal Opportunity To Be A Dictator | Danielle Marie Freakley | ||
| Making Dalison | Emma Pegrum | ||
| Women Inc | Jennie Feyen | ||
| Virtual Reality, 360° or Augmented Reality | XR:WA | A Quiet Day in the Hall | Christopher Young |
| Beyond The Milky Way | Jess Black | ||
| Galup VR Experience | Poppy van Oorde-Grainger | ||
| Isle of Trials: Curse of the Fire God | Ready Team One | ||
| MPA Skills – “Try a Trade” Program | Ben Dalhstrom, Andrea Conte | ||
| Web Series or Online Content | RevStream | Capturing The Fire | Samantha Marlowe, Frances Elliott |
| Making Dalison | Emma Pegrum | ||
| The View From Here | Emma Pegrum | ||
| Walking Man | Brendan Hutchens |
2023
| AWARD | PRESENTED BY | TITLE | PRODUCER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narrative Feature Film with budget under $1m | Frank and Frank | ||
| Rampage Electra | |||
| Sweet Rhythm | |||
| Violett | |||
| Narrative Feature Film with budget over $1m | He Ain't Heavy | ||
| It Only Takes A Night | |||
| Feature Documentary / Non Fiction | Black Cockatoo Crisis | ||
| Dolphins: Is Our Love Too Deep? | |||
| The Last Song | |||
| Short Film / Animation | An Origin of Rape Culture | ||
| Bird Drone | |||
| Making Waves | |||
| Max Pam: The Freddie Incident | |||
| Tee Ken Ng | |||
| The Grey Line | |||
| Student Film | Student Film | ||
| Dare to Dream | |||
| Diary of Death | |||
| Injustice | |||
| Melody of Life | |||
| School Makes Me… | |||
| Tea’s Ready | |||
| Television | Claremont – A Killer Among Us | ||
| New Leash on Life | |||
| Ningaloo Nyinggulu | |||
| Music Video | Anna Schneider – Lyrebird | ||
| Booxkid – The Battle | |||
| Bad Weather – Flowers in Your Room | |||
| Moana – Kingdom and Temple | |||
| Studio Orange – Healthy Hygiene Behaviours | |||
| Game Design | Nekograms | ||
| Tactical Response: PVP, Apocalypse and Genesis | |||
| Commercial Content | 2023 Certified Organic Vintage – Voyager Estate, Margaret River | ||
| Kaleep | |||
| Raith Skateboards – World Record Attempt | |||
| Real Good Honey – Nothing to Hide | |||
| Wizard Pharmacy: Xmas Rap! | |||
| World Transplant Games 2023 | |||
| Moving Image and Installation | A Leap of Faith | ||
| LightWaves | |||
| Virtual Reality, 360° or Augmented Reality | Bidi Walbraaniny – Path to Healing | ||
| BoodjAR | |||
| Tactical Response: PVP, Apocalypse and Genesis | |||
| The Careful Project – Kiera Jas – Thoughts | |||
| Wiluna Martu Ranger VR – Protecting Culture and Country | |||
| Web Series or Online Content | Dr Russell’s World of Curiosities | ||
| Love Me Lex | |||
| Puntukurnu – Smoking Aware | |||
| Cool Mum |
Winners are highlighted with yellow shading and bold type.
| AWARD | PRESENTED BY | NOMINEE | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directing | The Backlot Perth | Miley Tunnecliffe | Calling |
| Alison James | Judas Collar | ||
| Cathy Henkel, Sam Lara | Laura’s Choice | ||
| Cinematography or Visualisation | Michael McDermott | Judas Collar | |
| Radheya Jegatheva | The Quiet | ||
| Ben Berkhout | Yulubidyi – Until The End | ||
| Writing | Alison James | Judas Collar | |
| Radheya Jegatheva, Jay Jay Jegathesan | The Quiet | ||
| Nathan Mewett, Curtis Taylor | Yulubidyi – Until The End | ||
| Performance | Antecedents | ||
| Carmentis | |||
| Yulubidyi – Until The End | |||
| Production Design | Shane Devries | 100% Wolf | |
| Emma Fletcher | Carmentis | ||
| Stephanie Davis | Yulubidyi – Until The End | ||
| Editing | Sandbox | Frances Elliott | Abduction |
| David Vincent Smith | I’m Not Hurting You | ||
| Lawrie Silvestrin | Judas Collar | ||
| Sound | Soundbyte | James Brock, Nick Gallagher, Talen Herzig | Abduction |
| Radheya Jegatheva | The Quiet | ||
| Tim Bott, Ben Morton | Yulubidyi – Until The End | ||
| Original Music | Josh Hogan | Below | |
| Ash Gibson-Greig | Everybody Gets Stabbed | ||
| Ben Morton, Mike Sukys | Yulubidyi – Until The End |
| AWARD | PRESENTED BY | NOMINEE | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directing | David Vincent Smith | Abiogenesis | |
| Miley Tunnecliffe | In Australia | ||
| Jacqueline Pelczar | Sparkles | ||
| Martin Wilson | Stop The Coward Punch | ||
| Renée Webster | Structural | ||
| Karla Hart | Tooly | ||
| Poppy van Oorde-Grainger | Two Sands | ||
| Cinematography or Visualisation | City of Fremantle | David Vincent Smith, Lewis Potts | Abiogenesis |
| Jim Frater | In Australia | ||
| Leighton De Barros | Jaime Hudson From Sky to Sea | ||
| Jim Frater | Stop The Coward Punch | ||
| Lewis Potts | Two Sands | ||
| Hugh Miller | Under the Volcano | ||
| Writing | Miley Tunnecliffe | In Australia | |
| Taihra Swaine | Peanut | ||
| Tina Fielding | Sparkles | ||
| Karla Hart | Tooly | ||
| Poppy van Oorde-Grainger and Kook Manuer | Two Sands | ||
| Performance | PAC Screen Workshops | Karin Kowi | In Australia |
| Joanna Tu | Peanut | ||
| Jay Jay Jegathesan | Soul Catcher | ||
| Emily Rose Brennan | Tent Girl | ||
| Garang John Deng | Two Sands | ||
| Design | Kate Separovich, Kate Anderson, Texx Montana | Evie | |
| Fading Numbers | |||
| Nina Gee | Hold Up | ||
| Emma Fletcher | Itch | ||
| Emma Vickery | Two Sands | ||
| Editing | Sandbox | Caitlan O’Connor | In Australia |
| Radheya Jegatheva | Painting By Numbers | ||
| Elaine Smith | Sparkles | ||
| Dominic Pearce | Two Sands | ||
| Sound | Soundbyte | Adrian Vinci and Josh Hogan | Girl Like You |
| Alexander Blocher, Ben Cowman, Ric Curtin, Morgan Dufour, Glenn Martin, Benjamin Morris, John Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Gavin Repton, Trevor Hope | Itch | ||
| Brad Habib and Shaun Sandosham | Murder on the Dancefloor | ||
| Steeve Body | Painting By Numbers | ||
| Nicholas Gallagher | Sparkles | ||
| Nick McKenzie, Josh Hogan & Ned Beckley | Two Sands | ||
| Original Music | Stephan Callan | In Australia | |
| ZĀN (Zain Awan) | These Walls | ||
| Piers Burbrook de Vere | Under The Volcano |
2022 saw the introduction of a split in the Performance category into "Over 18" and "Under 18". The listings are:[4]
| AWARD | PRESENTED BY | NOMINEE | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directing | The Backlot Perth | Renee Webster | How To Please A Woman |
| Dominic Pearce | Making Dalison | ||
| Martin Wilson | Pieces | ||
| Ella Wright | Stage Changers | ||
| Jennie Feyen | Touch | ||
| Luna Laure | Walking Man | ||
| Ben Young | Where All Light Tends To Go | ||
| Cinematography or Visualisation | Raz Rentals | Claire Leach | Choice |
| Rick Rifici | Facing Monsters | ||
| Lewis Potts | Mettle | ||
| Jim Frater | Pieces | ||
| Darren McCagh, Andre Rerekura | Shipwreck Hunters Australia | ||
| Christian Kennedy | Struggling Songlines | ||
| Writing | Ian Wilkes and Poppy van Oorde-Grainger with an oral history from Doolann-Leisha Eatts | Galup VR Experience | |
| Renee Webster | How To Please A Woman | ||
| Donna Hughes | Isolation in Lockdown | ||
| Peter Williams and Chantelle Naude | Match Made | ||
| Ian Wilkes and Poppy van Oorde-Grainger | Ngaluk Waangkiny | ||
| Performance Individual including voice | Hayley McElhinney | How To Please A Woman | |
| Peter Williams | Match Made | ||
| Alex Arco | Pieces | ||
| Megan Aspinall | Pieces | ||
| Monique Wilson | Pieces | ||
| Emma Booth | Where All Light Tends To Go | ||
| Della Rae Morrison | Wirnitj | ||
| Performance under 18 | The Ali Roberts Studio | Lauren Campbell | (Not So) Great Expectations |
| Saffron Bell | Choice | ||
| Allegra Teo | Pieces | ||
| Jasmine Lucas | Pieces | ||
| Tjiirdm McGuire | Wirnitj | ||
| Production Design (incl costume, set design, hair and make up) | Alzbeta Rekosh | Choice | |
| Emma Fletcher | How To Please A Woman | ||
| Christian Kennedy | Modern Clocks | ||
| Dennon Pike, Monique Wilson, Kristie Rowe, Tess Rowe, Shannon Murphy | Pieces | ||
| Nathan Stone + Stuart Campbell | Slasher Squad | ||
| Editing | Sandbox | Merlin Eden | How To Please A Woman |
| Lawrie Silvestrin | Pieces | ||
| John McGovarin | Redzone | ||
| Chris Trappe | Stage Changers | ||
| Frances Elliott | Walking Man | ||
| Sound | Soundbyte | Xoe Baird, Ric Curtin, Jeremy Ashton | Facing Monsters |
| Intentionally omitted names | Freedom Swimmer | ||
| Jason North, Ned Beckley, Josh Hogan, Lucy Torvaldsen | Shipwreck Hunters Australia | ||
| Jason North, Ned Beckley, Josh Hogan, Tom Allum | Walking Man | ||
| Ric Curtin, Xoe Baird, Les Fiddess, Terri Bellem | Where All Light Tends To Go | ||
| Original Music | RTRFM | Sean Tinnion | Laugh With Me |
| Marc Earley | Making Dalison | ||
| Oscar Millar | Immortal | ||
| Cameron Deyell | Namarali | ||
| Tim Count | Pieces | ||
| Mathew ‘Cheeky’ Cheetham | Walking Man | ||
| Adam Spark | Where All Light Tends To Go |
| AWARD | PRESENTED BY | NOMINEE | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directing | Anthony Barwell | Claremont – A Killer Among Us | |
| David Vincent Smith | He Ain’t Heavy | ||
| Jessica Bailey | I’m Not a Nurse | ||
| Christian Horgan | Making Waves | ||
| Kaleb McKenna | Raising Thunder | ||
| Ella Wright | Tee Ken Ng | ||
| Cinematography or Visualisation | Radheya Jegatheva | Bird Drone | |
| Lewis Potts | He Ain’t Heavy | ||
| Damian Fasolo | I’m Not a Nurse | ||
| Christian Kennedy | Marlu Man | ||
| Rhys Jones | Tee Ken Ng | ||
| Writing | Clare Toonen | Bird Drone | |
| Lata Periakarpen | Good Fortune | ||
| David Vincent Smith | He Ain’t Heavy | ||
| Callan Durlik | It Only Takes A Night | ||
| Sanja Katich | Love Me Lex | ||
| Tim Winton, Peter Rees | Ningaloo Nyinggulu | ||
| Performance | Myles Pollard | Frank and Frank | |
| Greta Scacchi | He Ain’t Heavy | ||
| Sam Corlett | He Ain’t Heavy | ||
| Christine Ayo | I’m Not a Nurse | ||
| Ana Ika | It Only Takes A Night | ||
| Sarah Light | Love Me Lex | ||
| Performance Under 18s | Koko Kelemete | A Novel Christmas | |
| Chloe Brink | Raising Thunder | ||
| Valentina Blagojevic | Violett | ||
| Lauren Campbell | When Doves Fly | ||
| Production Design (incl. costume, set design, hair and makeup etc) | Casey Renzullo, Kayleigh Lux | A Novel Christmas | |
| Emma Fletcher | He Ain’t Heavy | ||
| Johnny Ma | It Only Takes A Night | ||
| Stephanie Davis | The Redemption | ||
| Helena Polley | Violett | ||
| Editing | Saxon Wright | Good Fortune | |
| Antony Webb | He Ain’t Heavy | ||
| Oliver Dear | Love Me Lex | ||
| David Vincent Smith | Tee Ken Ng | ||
| Scott Quayle | The Grey Line | ||
| Sound or Sound Design | Ben Morris, Kim Lord | Claremont: A Killer Among Us | |
| Ben Morton | I’m Not a Nurse | ||
| Nick Gallagher | It Only Takes A Night | ||
| Ric Curtin, Xoe Baird, Glenn Martin, Brett Stayt, Elizabeth Parer-Cook, Marcus Lorenz | Ningaloo Nyinggulu | ||
| Brad Habib, Holly Miller, Jake Isard, Tam Glover, Brendan Hill, James Brock | Raising Thunder | ||
| Original Music | Andrew James Bartlett | A Novel Christmas | |
| Nicholas Gardiner | An Origin of Rape Culture | ||
| Ben Morton | I’m Not a Nurse | ||
| Robert Woods | Raising Thunder | ||
| Steven J. Mihaljevich, Ben Chase | Violett |