AFTRS alumni have been honoured among Australia’s top screen sound talent, securing awards across nine categories at the 2019 Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards.
Alumni were nominated in 10 of the 12 categories at the ceremony, which took place at Jones Bay Wharf on 23 November. Stephen Murphy, AFTRS Head of Sound and ASSG President, spoke at the event.
Taking the top award of the evening, Soundtrack of the Year was The Nightingale, which features the work of sound effects editor Tara Webb (Graduate Diploma in Sound, 2011) and additional ADR editor Belinda Trimboli (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media Sound Design, 2007).
The Andrew Plain Award for Best Film Sound Editing went to I Am Mother, which features the work of additional sound effects editor Lachlan Harris (Graduate Diploma in Sound, 2012).
Best Sound for a Children’s Program was awarded to the team behind Beat Bugs, which includes re-recording mixer Thom Kellar, sound designer Andrew Miller, sound designer Jared Dwyer and foley artist Andrew Simmons – who also won Best Sound for a Live-Action Short Film for his work on The Rolling Ground.
Alumni also won in categories including Best Sound for Documentary, Best Sound for Interactive Media, Best Sound for a Drama or Comedy (Over 30 minutes), Best Sound for a Drama or Comedy, and Best Sound for Lifestyle, Reality or Factual Entertainment.
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners.
Full list of alumni winners:
Best Sound for a Live-Action Short Film
The Rolling Ground
Mixer Alex Francis (Graduate Diploma in Sound, 2012)
Foley recordist Andrew Simmons (Graduate Diploma in Sound, 2011)
Best Sound for Lifestyle, Reality or Factual Entertainment
Filthy Rich and Homeless, Series 2, Episode 2
Sound recordist Eren ‘Pinky’ Sener ASSG (Graduate Diploma: Location Sound Recording, 2008)
Best Sound for a Drama or Comedy (Under 30 minutes)
Diary of an Uber Driver, Episode 1
Sound designer Luke Mynott (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media in Sound, 2004)
Best Sound for a Drama or Comedy (Over 30 minutes)
Lambs Of God, Episode 1
Dialogue editor Mia Stewart (Graduate Diploma: Sound, 2009)
ADR Recordist James Bagley (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media Sound Design, 2004)
Best Sound for Interactive Media
Giran
Sound supervisor Luke Mynott (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media in Sound, 2004)
Best Sound for a Documentary
Mystify: Michael Hutchence
Sound designer Mick Boraso (Graduate Diploma in Sound, 2011)
Best Sound for a Children’s Programme
Beat Bugs, Season 3, Episode 7: Let It Be
Re-recording mixer Thom Kellar (Graduate Diploma in Sound, 2011)
Sound designer Andrew Miller (Master of Arts: Film and Television – Sound Design, 2009; Master of Arts: Film and Television – Sound Design, 2007)
Sound designer Jared Dwyer (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media Sound Design, 2007)
Foley artist Andrew Simmons (Graduate Diploma in Sound, 2011)
Andrew Plain Award for Best Film Sound Editing
I Am Mother
Additional sound effects editor Lachlan Harris (Graduate Diploma in Sound, 2012)
Soundtrack of the Year
The Nightingale
Sound effects editor Tara Webb (Graduate Diploma in Sound, 2011)
Additional ADR editor Belinda Trimboli (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media Sound Design, 2007)