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Awards and Festivals

75 international film festivals and counting...

Directed by: Nathan Keene, Will Faulkner and Matt Henry
Produced by: Matt Henry, Nathan Keene and Will Faulkner
Written by: Will Faulkner & Nathan Keene
DOP: Will Faulkner and Nathan Keene
Key Cast: Alex Roberts
Production Company: Fireteller / Signet

🏆 WINNER BRONZE MEDAL as part of Signet’s Air Guitar Campaign, Brisbane Advertising and Design Club Awards, Brisbane, 2019.
🏅 FINALIST Tropfest, Sydney 2019.
🎥 Tropfest, Sydney, 2019.
🎥 Feel Good Film Festival, UK, 2021.
🎥 Perth Revelation Film Festival, Perth 2021.
🎥 Cinefest Oz, Busselton 2021.
🎥 Cinefest Oz, Albany 2022.

Directed by: Nathan Keene
Produced by: Will Faulkner
Written by: Will Faulkner & Nathan Keene
DOP: Aleksei Vanamois
Production Designer: Nathan Keene
Key Cast: Ryan Sobolski, Dina Grinberg
Production Company: Fireteller

🏆 WINNER The Spotlight Award, Elevation Indie Film Awards, Dublin, Ireland 2017.
🏅 SEMI-FINALIST Hollywood Screenings, Los Angeles, USA 2018.
🎥 Elevation Indie Film Awards, Dublin, Ireland 2017.
🎥 FROSTBITE International Film Festival, Colorado, USA 2017.

Directed by: Nathan Keene
Produced by: Will Faulkner & Joy Baines
Written by: Will Faulkner & Nathan Keene
DOP: Ashley Barron
Production Designer: Kate Englefield
Key Cast: Nina Louise, Harry Peek, Jessica King, Michael Thomson, Julie-Anne Breen
Production Company: Fireteller

🏆 WINNER Craft Award, St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Best Visual Effects – Luca Calabrese & William Maldonado, St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Best Cinematography – Ashley Barron, Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival, Ireland, 2016.WINNER Best Cinematography – Ashley Barron, Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival, Ireland, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Best Director – Nathan Keene, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, San Diego, USA, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Best Cinematography – Ashley Barron, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, San Diego, USA, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Audience Award, “My Queer Career” Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Best of Festival, Discover.film Awards, London, UK, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Best Director – Nathan Keene, Something Wicked Film Festival, USA, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Best Actress – Nina Louise, Something Wicked Film Festival, USA, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Scream Queen – Nina Louise, Something Wicked Film Festival, USA, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Most Memorable Villain – Harry Peek, Something Wicked Film Festival, USA, 2016. WINNER Goriest Film, Something Wicked Film Festival, USA, 2016.
🏆 WINNER Best Actress – Nina Louise, Bloody Horror International Film Festival, USA, 2017.
🏆 WINNER Best Cinematography – Ashley Barron, Bloody Horror International Film Festival, USA, 2017.
🏆 WINNER Best Sound Mixing – Justin Spasevski, Formosa Festival of International Filmmaker Awards (FFIFA), Taiwan, 2017.
🏅 SECOND PLACE Best Screenplay – Will Faulkner & Nathan Keene, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, San Diego, USA, 2016.
🏅 SECOND PLACE Best Actress – Nina Louise, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, San Diego, USA 2016.
🏅 SECOND PLACE Best Dramatic Short Film, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, San Diego, USA 2016.
⭐️  SPECIAL JURY MENTION Horror / Thriller Short Award of Jury Special Mention: Nathan Keene, FFIFA, Taiwan, 2017.
⭐️ SPECIAL JURY MENTION Costume Award of Jury Special Mention: Kate Englefield, FFIFA, Taiwan, 2017.
⭐️ SPECIAL JURY MENTION Film Score Award of Jury Special Mention: Darren Lim, FFIFA, Taiwan, 2017.
⭐️ SPECIAL JURY MENTION Cinematography Award of Jury Special Mention: Ashley Barron, FFIFA, Taiwan, 2017.
⭐️ SPECIAL JURY MENTION Color Grading Award of Jury Special Mention: Will Faulkner, FFIFA, Taiwan, 2017.
⭐️ SPECIAL JURY MENTION Visual Effects Award of Jury Special Mention: Luca Calabrese, FFIFA, Taiwan, 2017.
🎗 NOMINATED Best Short Film – HorrorHound Weekend Film Festival, USA, 2017.
🎗 NOMINATED Best Director – Nathan Keene, St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
🎗 NOMINATED Best Young Actor – Nina Louise, St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
🎗 NOMINATED Best Score – Darren Lim, St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
🎗 NOMINATED Best Sound – Justin Spasevski, St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
🎗 NOMINATED Best Design in a Short Film – Kate Englefield, Australian Production Designers Guild Awards, Australia, 2016.
🎗 NOMINATED Best Actress, Ouchy Awards, Switzerland, 2016.
🎥 The 33rd St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
🎥 The Moscow International Film Festival, Moscow, Russia, 2017.
🎥 A Night of Horror, Sydney, Australia, 2016.
🎥 San Diego Film Week, San Diego, USA, 2017.
🎥 Screamfest, Los Angeles, USA, 2016.
🎥 Burbank International Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA, 2016.
🎥 The Iris Prize, Wales, UK, 2016.
🎥 GrimmFest, Manchester, UK, 2016.
🎥 Australian Production Designers Guild Awards, 2016.
🎥 Semi-Finalist, Best Short Fest, 2017.
🎥 Speechless Film Festival, Minnesota, USA, 2017.
🎥 Bloodstained Indie Film Festival, Shanghai, 2016.
🎥 HorrorHound Weekend Film Festival, USA 2017.
🎥 Focus International Film Festival, USA 2017.
🎥 Sacramento Horror Film Festival, California, USA 2016.
🎥 Idaho Horror Film Festival, California, USA, 2016.
🎥 Fake Flesh Film Fest, USA, 2016.
🎥 Buried Alive Film Festival, Georgia, USA, 2016.
🎥 Malta International Horror Festival, Malta, 2016.
🎥 Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival, Ireland, 2016.
🎥 Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
🎥 Horrible Imaginings, San Diego, California, USA, 2016.
🎥 Telluride Horror Show, Colorado, USA, 2016.
🎥 Director’s Circle Festival of Shorts, USA, 2016.
🎥 “My Queer Career”, Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2016.
🎥 Crypticon Film Festival, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2016.
🎥 Something Wicked Film Festival, Georgia, 2016.
🎥 Bloody Horror International Film Festival, Canada, 2017.
🎥 Formosa Festival of International Filmmaker Awards (FFIFA), Taiwan, 2017.
🎥 Move Me Awards, Belgium, 2016.
🎥 Ouchy Awards, Switzerland, 2016.
🎥 Discover.film Awards, UK, 2016.
🎥 Honourable Mention Award, London X4 – Seasonal Short Film Festival, London, 201

Directed by: Nathan Keene
Produced by: Will Faulkner
Written by: Will Faulkner & Nathan Keene
DOP: Steve Fleming
Production Designer: Matt Harrison
Key Cast: Anna Head, Trushna, Mahisuri, Rose McKenna
Production Company: Story One

🎥 Shorts Film Festival, Adelaide 2012.

Directed by: Nathan Keene
Produced by: Will Faulkner
Written by: Will Faulkner & Nathan Keene
DOP: Stephen McCallum
Key Cast: Taris Tyler, David Ryan Kinsman
Production Company: Story One

📺 OVER ONE MILLION ONLINE VIEWS, YouTube/Vimeo, 2017.
🏆 WINNER Best Film, “My Queer Career” Mardi Gras Film Festival, Australia, 2010.
🎥 The Mardi Gras Film Festival, Australia, 2010.
🎥 Toronto InsideOut LGBT Film Festival, Canada, 2010.
🎥 Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia, 2010 – toured Australia.
🎥 GlamFest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Perth, Australia, 2010.
🎥 Frameline34, San Francisco, USA, 2010.
🎥 The Iris Prize, Wales, UK, 2010.
🎥 Austin South West Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Albuquerque, USA, 2010.
🎥 St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
🎥 Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada, 2010.
🎥 Boston LGBT Film Festival, Boston, USA, 2010.
🎥 Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, USA, 2010.
🎥 Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, Honolulu, USA, 2010.
🎥 Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Seattle, USA, 2010.
🎥 Out on Film, Atlanta, USA, 2010.
🎥 InDPanda International Short Film Festival, Hong Kong, China, 2010.
🎥 OutView Film Festival, Greece, 2010.

Directed by: Will Faulkner
Produced by: Annabelle Fouchard
Written by: Will Faulkner
DOP: Steve Fleming
Key Cast: Nathan Coenen, Emily Allen-Rose, Nathan Bunney
Production Company: Black Lantern Films

🏆 WINNER Moonlight Cinema Short Film Competition
🎗NOMINATED Best Director, WA Screen Awards 2008
🎗NOMINATED Best Cinematography, WA Screen Awards 2008
🎥 The Perth International Arts Festival, Australia, 2008.
🎥 The WA Screen Awards, Australia, 2008.
🎥 Moonlight Cinema Short Film Competition, Australia, 2008.

Directed by: Zak Hilditch
Produced by: Nathan Keene & Anya Watroba
Written by: Zak Hilditch
DOP: Alex McPhee ACS
Production Designer: Anya Watroba
Key Cast: Nathan Coenen, Tom Stoker, Tim Watts
Production Company: Silver Signature Productions

🏆 WINNER Best Film, Bondi Film Festival, Australia, 2006.
🏆 WINNER Best Cinematography, Bondi Film Festival, Australia, 2006.
🏆 WINNER Best Film WA Screen Awards, Australia, 2006.
🏆 WINNER Best Director (Zak Hilditch), WA Screen Awards, Australia, 2006.
🏆 WINNER Best Actor (Nathan Coenan) WA Screen Awards, Australia, 2006.
🏆 WINNER People’s Choice Award, WA Screen Awards, Australia, 2006.
🏆 WINNER Best Sound Design (Trevor Hope) Equinox Film Festival, Australia, 2006.
🎥 St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2006.
🎥 Australian International Film Festival, Australia, 2006.
🎥 The WA Screen Awards, Australia, 2006.
🎥 Bondi Film Festival, Australia, 2006.
🎥 Equinox Film Festival Australia, 2006.

Directed by: Glen Stasiuk
Produced by: Naomi Ashcroft
Written by: Karrie-Anne Kearing
DOP: Rob Bygott
Production Designers: Nathan Keene & Anya Watroba
Key Cast: Trevor Jamieson
Produced for Deadly Yarns on ABC TV

🎗 NOMINATED Best Production Design (Nathan Keene & Anya Watroba), WA Screen Awards, Australia, 2006.

The Perfect Cure (2004)

Directed by: Nathan Keene
Produced by: Nathan Keene, Anya Watroba & Nat Eaton
Written by: Nathan Keene
DOP: Sinèad Gilna
Production Designer: Anya Watroba
Key Cast: Kirk Goodsell, Janet Pettigrew
Production Company: Silver Signature Productions

🎗 NOMINATED Best Tertiary Film, WA Screen Awards, Australia, 2005.

Postie (2003)

Directed by: Nathan Keene
Produced by: Nat Eaton
Written by: Nathan Keene & Lynda Doulas
DOP: Sinèad Gilna
Production Designer: Emma Arslanoski
Key Cast: Rebecca Jennings, Jason Rogers, Stan Stafford, Stella Wicker
Production Company: Silver Signature Productions

🏆 WINNER Best Tertiary Film, WA Screen Awards, Australia, 2004.
🏆 WINNER People’s Choice Award, WA Screen Awards Australia, 2004.
🏆 WINNER Harmony Week Ethic Film Festival Australia, 2004.
🎗 NOMINATED Best Screenplay, WA Screen Awards Australia, 2004.
🎗 NOMINATED Best Actor, WA Screen Awards Australia, 2004.
🏅 RUNNER UP, Best Film, National Student Film Competition, Australia, 2004.
🎥 The St Kilda Film Festival, Australia, 2004.
🎥 The Revelation Film Festival, Australia, 2004.
🎥 The WA Screen Awards, Australia, 2004.
🎥 Harmony Week Ethic Film Festival, Australia, 2004.
🎥 The National Student Film Competition Australia, 2004.