Melbourne Queer Film Festival Announces 2020 Award Winners
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival was cancelled due to the current health crisis. However, the 2020 awards were still announced, according to ArtsReview.
Taking home the top award, for best director, was Laura Nagy, who directed the film Hook Up.
Check out the full list of winners below!
The City of Melbourne Award - Best Australian Short: Black Lips - directed by Adrian Chiarella
Film Victoria Award - Best Director: Laura Nagy - director of Hook Up
ME Bank Award - Emerging Filmmaker: Tommy Hart - director of Kids on Fire
The Pride Foundation Award - Best Australian Feature: Unsound - directed by Ian Watson
Shaun Miller Lawyers Award - Best Documentary Short: Belonging - directed by Matt Scholten
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival showcases the best in new and retrospective LGBTIQ+ cinema with a wide array of features, shorts and documentaries to make you laugh, cry and think.
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Tim Credible's Family Magic Show Arrow on Swanston (6/30-7/11) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation West Gippsland Arts Centre (9/16-9/16) |
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Magic School with Tim Credible Arrow on Swanston (5/30-7/05) |
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Erica Vanlee Magic Cardini Cabaret (6/30-7/04) |
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Sheltering Arts Centre Melbourne (6/18-6/27) |
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Steel Magnolias The Athenaeum (7/23-8/09) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Ulumbarra Theatre (9/19-9/19) |
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In Shadows (Dalam Bayang-Bayang) Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre (6/24-6/28) |
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Play In A Day: Volpone, Or, The Fox The University of Melbourne (11/18-11/18) |
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Oaks Melbourne on Market Hotel (3/06-12/12) |