AFTRS students and alumni have swept the 2021 Australian Cinematographers Society NSW Awards, winning 24 prizes across 14 categories, two of those for AFTRS students productions.
The work of Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production student Jono Le Grice and 2020 Master of Arts Screen graduate Ian Tyley have been recognised in the Student Cinematography category for their work on AFTRS student films. Le Grice claimed Gold for 2021 BA production, You and Me By the Sea, while Tyley received silver for 2020 MA capstone, Endlessnessism.
AFTRS alumni received Gold in many of this year’s top categories. Jules O’Loughlin won Gold in the Feature Films – Budget $2m and Over category for his work on Jolt, joined in the category by Andrew Commis who received silver for High Ground. In Feature Films – Budget under $2m, Glenn Hanns won Gold for Moon Rock for Monday, while Joel Froome claimed Bronze for Kathaputali. Continuing the streak, Zoë White received Gold in Drama series for Hit & Run, joined by Nicola Daley, claiming Bronze for Domina.
In the Art Innovation and Specialised Cinematography category, AFTRS talent proved a triple threat with Gold going to Bonnie Elliot for OA_RR, Justine Kerrigan for Living Legacies and Nicola Daley being recognised again, this time for Swan Lake Bath Ballet. Bonnie Elliot was honoured a second time, with Gold in Corporate Branding and Advertising for Flower Hunter, alongside Tania Lambert who won silver for Letters.
Four out of the six prizes awarded in Documentaries went to alumni. Gold went to Andy Taylor for Exposed – The Ghost Train Fire and Josh Flavell for A Fire Inside, while Silver was claimed by Bebi Zekirwovski for My Fight and Jane Castle for When the Camera Stopped Rolling.
Andy Taylor was also honoured on the night with Ross Wood Snr. ACS Judges Award for 2021 Best Entry, recognising his work on Exposed – The Ghost Train Fire and again in Commercials – Local/Regional, earning Gold for Visit NSW – Nel Restaurant.
Also earning multiple awards was Mark Lapwood, who received silver in the Ron Taylor AM ACS & Valerie Taylor AM Wildlife & Nature category for Dolphin Encounter – Waiheke Island and in Music Videos for Caught in the Undertow by Black Smoke Trigger.
Prizes also went to Goldie Soetianto, who won silver in Serial TV & Comedy Series for 1 For All – Bardic Inspiration, and another award for Tania Lambert, whose work on Wakefield earned Gold in Second Unit Cinematography.
Rounding out the honours of the evening was the announcement of ACS accreditation for 6 new members, among them AFTRS alumni, Justine Kerrigan and Simon Smith.
The ceremony was held virtually on 30 October, live from Carriageworks in Sydney. Awards for each state and territory are held in October and November each year with Gold winners automatically progressing through to ACS’ National Awards for Cinematography, to be announced in 2022.
See the full list of winners here.
AFTRS STUDENT AND ALUMNI WINNERS
STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gold: Jono Le Grice (Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production student) – You and Me By the Sea
Silver: Ian Tyley (Master of Arts Screen, 2020) – Endlessnessism
MUSIC VIDEOS
Silver: Mark Lapwood ACS NZCS (Master of Arts (Film & Television) Cinematography, 1999) – Caught in the Undertow – Black Smoke Trigger
ART, INNOVATION AND SPECIALISED CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gold: Bonnie Elliot ACS (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media Cinematography, 2006) – OA_RR
Gold: Justine Kerrigan ACS (Bachelor of Arts (Film &Television) Cinematography, 1996) – Living Legacies
Gold: Nicola Daley ACS (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media Cinematography, 2004) – Swan Lake Bath Ballet
CORPORATE BRANDING AND ADVERTISING
Gold: Bonnie Elliot ACS – Flower Hunter
Silver: Tania Lambert ACS (Master of Arts: Film and Television Cinematography, 2008) – Letters
COMMERCIALS – LOCAL/REGIONAL
Gold: Andy Taylor ACS (Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Cinematography, 1993) – Visit NSW – Nel Restaurant
DOCUMENTARIES
Gold: Andy Taylor ACS (Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Cinematography, 1993) – Exposed – The Ghost Train Fire
Gold: Josh Flavell ACS (Graduate Diploma: Cinematography, 2010) – A Fire Inside
Silver: Bebi Zekirovski (Graduate Certificate Screen: Cinematography, 2017; Diploma in Camera Fundamentals, 2016) – My Fight
Silver: Jane Castle ACS (Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Cinematography, 1986) – When the Camera Stopped Rolling
RON TAYLOR AM ACS & VALERIE TAYLOR AM WILDLIFE & NATURE
Silver: Mark Lapwood ACS NZCS (Master of Arts (Film & Television) Cinematography, 1999) – Dolphin Encounter – Waiheke Island
SECOND UNIT CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gold: Tania Lambert ACS (Master of Arts: Film and Television Cinematography, 2008) – Wakefield
SHORT FILMS
Gold: Jay Grant (Graduate Diploma in Arts Screen, 2020; Graduate Certificate in Cinematography Fundamentals, 2014) – Headless Chooks
SERIAL TV & COMEDY SERIES
Silver: Goldie Soetianto (Graduate Diploma in Cinematography, 2013) – 1 For All – Bardic Inspiration
DRAMA SERIES
Gold: Zoë White ACS (Master of Arts: Film and Television Cinematography, 2008) – Hit & Run
Bronze: Nicola Daley ACS (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media Cinematography, 2004) – Domina
FEATURE FILMS – BUDGET UNDER $2M
Gold: Glenn Hanns (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media Cinematography, 2007) – Moon Rock For Monday
Bronze: Joel Froome ACS (Graduate Diploma: Cinematography, 2009) – Kathaputali
FEATURE FILMS – BUDGET $2M AND OVER
Gold: Jules O’Loughlin ACS ASC (Master of Arts (Film and Television) Cinematography, 2003) – Jolt
Silver: Andrew Commis ACS (Master of Arts (Film & Television) Cinematography, 1998) – High Ground
ROSS WOOD SNR. ACS JUDGES AWARD FOR 2021 BEST ENTRY
Andy Taylor ACS (Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Cinematography, 1993) – Exposed – The Ghost Train Fire
ACCREDITATION
Simon Smith ACS (Diploma Cinematography, 1979)
Justine Kerrigan ACS (Bachelor of Arts (Film &Television) Cinematography, 1996)
