Keir Wilkins Takes Top Honor at 25th Annual WA Screen Awards - Full List of Winners!

The Film & Television Institute (FTI) announced the winners of the 25th annual WA Screen Awards (WASAs) last night to a crowd of over 600 at a red carpet Gala Awards Ceremony at The Astor Theatre in Perth.

The WASAs, Western Australia's answer to the AACTAs and the Academy Awards, are the premier celebration of West Australian screen culture, celebrating excellence and achievements in feature film, short film, web series, music videos, television production, documentary and games.

Australian acting legend Jack Thompson presented awards last night, alongside VIP guests Rachael Blake (Lantana, Sleeping Beauty), Tony Martin (Wildside, The Straits, Heartbreak High) and Nelson Woss (producer of Red Dog).

Following a record 800 entries and 104 nominees across 66 projects, a grand total of $33,000 in cash prizes was awarded to filmmakers across 30 categories.

"FTI congratulates all the winners and nominees from the WA Screen Awards. With a record number of entries, this year's event has ranked amongst the most competitive yet. We look forward to seeing the records tumble again next year as the WA Screen Sector continues to strengthen and grow." said CEO of FTI, Paul Bodlovich.

The Curtin University People's Choice Award will be announced following audience votes at Cinefest Oz which is being held in Busselton, Western Australia from 21 - 25 August 2013. The 2013 program was announced today and can be seen at www.cinefestoz.com.au

For more information about the annual WA Screen Awards, head to the FTI website at www.fti.asn.au

COMPLETE LIST OF 2013 WASA WINNERS AND PRIZES

ScreenWest Outstanding Contribution Award WINNER: Sue Taylor

Central Institute of Technology Young Filmmaker of the Year - $5000
WINNER: KEIR WILKINS
Nominees: Tenille Kennedy, Cassandra Nguyen, David Vincent Smith

ECU Best Feature Film - Drama - $2000
WINNER: RED DOG - NELSON WOSS
Nominees: Blame - Melissa Kelly, Ryan Hodgson and Michael Robinson, Needle - Deidre Kitcher, The Manuscript - Debbie Thoy

ECU Best Short Film - Drama - $500
WINNER: THE OWL - PETER GURBIEL AND WADE K. SAVAGE
Nominees: One Night Only - Michael Facey, Bush Basher - Ross Hutchens and Tenille Kennedy, Perished - Aaron McCann & Stefan Androv Radanovich

Central Institute of Technology Best Director - Long Form - $2000
WINNER: KELRick Martin - YAGAN
Nominees: Hunter: For The Record - Sam Bodhi Field, MAL.COM - Episode 3 Free Stuff - Steve Peddie, Man Who Jumped - Russell Vines

Central Institute of Technology Best Director - Short Form - $500
WINNER: HEAVEN - MAZIAR LAHOOTI
Nominees: One Night Only - Peter Gurbiel, Crosshairs - Mike Hoath, Bush Basher - Ben Young

MadFish Best Performance by an Actress - $500
WINNER: FERN NICHOLSON - POTATO PEELERS
Nominees: Bonsai - Abby Earl, In the Air - Ngaire Pigram, Transmission - Angourie Rice

Cooper's Best Performance by an Actor - $500
WINNER: WAYNE DAVIES - HEAVEN
Nominees: Henry & Aaron's 7 Steps to Superstardom - Become Heroes - James Helm, One Night Only - Michael McCall, Similiar's EVILog - How to Evil Genius for Idiots - David Smyth

ECU Best Feature Film - Factual - $2000
WINNER: HUNTER: FOR THE RECORD - ALICE ROSS
Nominees: On a Wing and a Prayer - Leighton De Barros and Jodie De Barros, More 4 Me - Lincoln Fenner, Yagan - KelRick Martin

ECU Best Short - Factual - $500
WINNER: HARVEST - ROB MCGLYNN
Nominees: Container Savers - Jacob Fjord and Liz Sideris, Wadumbah - KelRick Martin, The Disappearance - Ali Winters

QCumber Best Animation - Short Form - $500
WINNER: JENEFER LOVED SWIMMING - DEREK WINCHESTER
Nominees: Jog On - Andrew Buckley, Cannibal Story - Ngayurnangallin - Erin Coates and Gabrielle Sullivan, What a Debacle, Freddy Farkle! - Bridget Curran

UWA Best Student Film - $500
WINNER: THE PRESENCE IN THE Absence - Michelle WilliamsON
Nominees: Adult Fiction - Liam Murray, In View - Lewis Russell, Smitten - Warra Spraggon

RTRFM 92.1 Best Music Video - $500
WINNER: THE CHEMIST - SILVER & GOLD - STEPHEN LLOYD AND DOMINIC PEARCE
Nominees: Emperors - Ready When I Say Go - Ben Young and Adam Livingston, Kucka - Rewind - Julia Ngeow and Steve Hughes, Voyager - The Meaning Of I - Natalie Lewis and Ben Berkhout

FTI Best Game - $2000
WINNER: FREEDOM FALL - LISA RYE
Nominees: Square Off - Aranda Morrison, Deviator - Kate Neylon, Orbeats - Jason Wong

Curtin University Best Television Production - Factual - $2000
WINNER: THE MAN WHO JUMPED - JULIA REDWOOD AND ED PUNCHARD
Nominees: Eric Smith: Not Finished Yet - Kirrilly Brentnall, Desert War - Andrew Ogilvie, Andrewa Quesnelle and Phil Craig, Student Shorts - Ruben Pracas, Tom Fonder and Mitch Ryan

Frog Management Best Live Television Production - $2000
WINNER: FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE - WTV
Nominees: The Buzz - WTV, Beyond Gardens Live - WTV, Perth Town Hall Election Debate - WTV

Burswood Honda Best Script - Short Form - $500
WINNER: THE LAKE - ALEXANDER FISHER
Nominees: Perished - Aaron McCann & Stefan Androv Radanovich, George Jones & the Giant Squid - Vincenzo Perrella and Dan Osborn, The Things My Father Never Taught Me - Burleigh Smith

Canon Best Cinematography - Short Form - $500
WINNER: BUSH BASHER - ANDREW MCLEOD
Nominees: Crosshairs - Jim Frater, Voltaire Twins - Animalia - David Le May, The Little Astronaut - Lewis Potts

Canon Best Cinematography - Long Form - $500
WINNER: BLAME - TORSTEIN DYRTING ACS
Nominees: On a Wing and a Prayer - Leighton De Barros, The Precipice - Torstein Dyrting ACS, Desert War - Jim Frater

FTI Best Production Design - Short Form - $500
WINNER: George Jones & THE GIANT SQUID - EMMA FLETCHER
The Life of Cardboard - Phoebe Bennett, I Love You Fish - Emily Stokoe, Henry & Aaron's 7 Steps to Superstardom - Ride the Coattails - Perrie Taylor

RTRFM 92.1 Best Sound - Short Form - $500
WINNER: George Jones & THE GIANT SQUID - Owen Hughes AND NATHAN GOULD
Nominees: Henry & Aaron's 7 Steps to Superstardom - Ride the Coattails - Xoe Baird, Perished - Adrian Jolly, The Door - Richard Termini

RTRFM 92.1 Best Sound - Long Form - $500
WINNER: DESERT WAR - RIC CURTIN AND Glenn Martin
Nominees: Blame - Ric Curtin, Jandamarra's War - Ric Curtin and Glenn Martin, The Precipice - Nathaniel Gould

Artcom Best Editing - Short Form - $500
WINNER: ELEVEN THIRTY - TIM WHITTINGSTALL
Ruby Boots - Wise Up - Noah Joseph James, Perished - Stefan Androv Radanovich, Henry & Aaron's 7 Steps to Superstardom - Ride the Coattails - Antony Webb

Artcom Best Editing - Long Form - $500
WINNER: DESERT WAR - LAWRIE SILVESTRIN
Outback Truckers - Jonathan Rowdon, Blame - Meredith Watson Jeffrey, MAL.COM - Episode 2 Secrets - Meredith Watson Jeffrey

Creative Legal Best Original Music - Short Form - $500
WINNER: THE ARGENTINIAN ESCAPE - SAM CUTRI
Nominees: Life in Red String - Alex Brittain, George Jones & the Giant Squid - Ash Gibson Greig, What a Debacle, Freddy Farkle! - Zaalen Tallis

Creative Legal Best Original Music - Long Form - $500
WINNER: JANDAMARRA'S WAR - ASH GIBSON GREIG AND JINUNYILI
Nominees: Jack the Ripper - Ash Gibson Greig, Desert War - Ash Gibson Greig, The Manuscript - Jamie Murgatroyd

QCumber Best Use of Visual FX - $500
WINNER: RUBY BOOTS - WISE UP - DAVID MCDONNELL, JULIUS JEPPE AND CLINT DAVIS
Nominees: The Argentinian Escape - Stuart Bender, George Jones & the Giant Squid - Double Barrell FX, Perished - Dominic Pearce and Rob Woods

ScreenWest Outstanding Achievement in Script - Long Form - $2000
AWARDED TO: MISEDUCATION - KEIR WILKINS

ScreenWest Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Narrative - $2000
AWARDED TO: SOUND CHAMBER - YVETTE COYNE

ScreenWest Outstanding Achievement in Television Drama - $2000
AWARDED TO: THE GREAT MINT SWINDLE - RUSSELL VINES