Sons Of Rico’s Brilliant Clip & Others Praised At The 2016 WA Screen Awards

6 July 2016 | 2:06 pm | Staff Writer

While short drama 'We Were Here' cleaned up

Sons of Rico - 'What Am I Doing Here?'

Sons of Rico - 'What Am I Doing Here?'

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When we premiered the latest film clip from Sons Of Rico, it was clear the unique offering from indie pop rockers was something special, and with What Am I Doing Here? being crowned Best Music Video at the 2016 WA Screen Awards, it’s official.

The music video – up against offerings from fellow WA outfits Fait, Safe Sex and Moana – comes from the band’s third record and directed and produced by Tara Fox.

The 28th annual WA Screen Awards were hosted by comedian Rhys Nicholson at the Heath Ledger Theatre where a wealth of the state’s best production scored accolades, including short drama We Were Here, which claimed Best Short Film (Drama), Best Performance by an Actress and two other titles.

2016 wa screen awards winners

best cinematography - short form

Sol Bunker - Damian Fasolo

Swing in Seven - Arthur Bienkowski

The Luthier - Scott Summers

WINNER: We Were Here - Lewis Potts

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - LONG FORM

Bad Girl – Gavin Head

The Pineville Heist – David Le May

WINNER: Bngvel - Owen Beck & Cameron Frost

BEST EDITING - SHORT FORM

Sol Bunker - Merlin Eden

Outline - David Ellis

Reflection - Cris Broadhurst

WINNER: Flushed - Richard Eames

BEST EDITING - LONG FORM

The Pineville Heist - Regg Skwarko

Candidate Games - Nicholas Dunlop

Hotel Coolgardie - Pete Gleeson with Lawrie Silvestrin

WINNER: Who Do You Think You Are, Series 7 (5) – Teresa Ashton-Graham                                                                  

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRY

WINNER: Lawrie Silvestrin

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - SHORT FORM

DAFUQ? - Ruth Levi

Zauberberg - Bryan Woltjen

FAE - Jacqueline Pelczar

WINNER: Sol Bunker - Erika Jellis

BEST Visual FX

Red Hood: The Fallen - Toby Bajrovic, David Ellis, Dean Musumeci, Anouk Ratnawibhushana, William Lark, Mitchell Charman & Jayden Beveridge

Bad Girl - Tony Bannan & Jaemie Manners – Sandbox

Broken Contract - Steve Vojkovic, Philip Hew & Joel Taylor - Boogie Monster

WINNER: Kepler – Finding Home - Pu Peng & Andre Chang-Fane – Rockett Launch

BEST SOUND - SHORT FORM

Reflection - Andy Parnell & Cris Broadhurst

DAFUQ? - Xoe Baird

Submarine - Ben Nockolds

WINNER: Sol Bunker - Leo Murray

BEST SOUND - LONG FORM

The Legend of Gavin Tanner - Xoe Baird & Trevor Hope

Who Do You Think You Are, Series 7 - Laurie Chlanda & Ric Curtin

WINNER: Bad Girl - Ric Curtin, Scott Montgomery & Xoe Baird

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC - SHORT FORM

The Shapes - Matt Lovkis & Timothy Nelson

Outline - Mark Holdsworth

Submarine - Alex Ford

WINNER: Sol Bunker - Benjamin Morton & Thomas ‘Soup’ Campbell

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Fait - Slow Glow – Matsu

Safe Sex - Most Beautiful Animal – Peter Cheng

Moana – Vader – Luna Laure

WINNER: Sons Of Rico - What Am I Doing Here? – Tara Fox

BEST GAME

Roid Rage – Jeremy Eade & Kim-Saskia Risser-Eade

blackmarket – Kate Neylon, Devised by PVI Collective: Kelli McCluskey, Steve Bull, Chris Williams, Steve Berrick & Jason Sweeney

World’s Fastest Pizza – Oscar Brittain

WINNER: Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy – Paul Turbett, Anthony Sweet & Anthony Carriero

BEST INTERACTIVE PRODUCTION

Shirtfront – Shelby Shaw, Briege Whitehead & The Constable Care Child Safety Organisation

blackmarket – Kate Neylon, Devised by PVI Collective: Kelli McCluskey, Steve Bull, Chris Williams, Steve Berrick & Jason Sweeney

Diggers VR Experience – Justin McArdle & Travis Badge

WINNER: Beneath the Waves –Sam Bodhi Field, Alice Ross, Hungry Sky & Clay Bryce

BEST DIRECTION - SHORT FORM

Outline - Cody Cameron-Brown

Flushed - Richard Eames

Marrow - Stevie Cruz-Martin

WINNER: We Were Here - David Vincent Smith

BEST DIRECTION - LONG FORM

The Legend of Gavin Tanner - Matt Lovkis & Henry Inglis

Who Do You Think You Are? Series 7 - Kay Pavlou & Alan Carter

Hotel Coolgardie - Pete Gleeson

WINNER: Bngvel - Owen Beck

BEST SCRIPT - SHORT FORM

We Were Here - David Vincent Smith

DAFUQ? - Matt Lovkis & Henry Inglis

Council - Hayden Fortescue

WINNER: Flushed - Richard Eames

BEST STUDENT FILM

My Love, Lilac – Elaine Smith & Jacqueline Pelczar (Central Institute of TAFE)

Godot’s Clinic – Joshua Walker, Harriet Roberts & Lex Tyson (West Australian Screen Academy)

Bngvel – Owen Beck (Murdoch University)

WINNER: FAE – Michael Boyle & Reid Smith (Central Institute of TAFE)

BEST SHORT FORM - FACTUAL

Spoonful of Sugar – Angela McDonald, Harriet Roberts & Augustin Lobet

Swing in Seven – Dominic D’Leno & Caitlan O’Connor

Viva La Vincent – Jasmine Leivers, Thomas Baskerville & Ashleigh Nicolau

WINNER: Summer Blues – Renee Kennedy, Nicholas Dunlop & Lilly Radloff

BEST LONG FORM - FACTUAL

Candidate Games - Alice Ross, Ella Wright & Sam Bodhi Field

Hotel Coolgardie – Kate Neylon, Melissa Hayward & Pete Gleeson

WINNER: Who Do You Think You Are? Series 7 – Celia Tait, Brian Beaton, Margie Bryant

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

Adriane Daff - Outline

Alex Malone - Zauberberg

Emily Rose Brennan - The Legend of Gavin Tanner

WINNER: Alexandra Nell - We Were Here

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR

Clarence Ryan - We Were Here

Mike Djukic - Flushed

Daniel Monks – Marrow

Matt Lovkis - The Legend of Gavin Tanner

WINNER: Wayne Davies - Lola & Luis

BEST SHORT FORM - DRAMA

Outline – Jess Parker & Cody Cameron-Brown

Lola & Luis –Jess Black & Miley Tunnecliffe

Flushed – Richard Eames

WINNER: We Were Here – Joshua Gilbert, Simon Camp & David Vincent Smith

BEST LONG FORM - DRAMA

Bngvel – Owen Beck

The Legend of Gavin Tanner – Lauren Elliott, Matt Lovkis & Henry Inglis

WINNER: Bad Girl – Steve Kearney, Bruno Charlesworth, Tenille Kennedy & Fin Edquist

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

True Colours – Ben Croker, Sophie Notley & David Valent

Council - Hayden Fortescue, James Pentecost & Gabrielle Cole

Absent – Tanya Dharmapala & Iain Appleyard

WINNER: Flushed – Richard Eames

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

WINNER: Outstanding Achievement For Animation – The Shapes - Lauren Elliott, Matt Lovkis & Henry Inglis

WINNER: Outstanding Achievement For Television Production - LIVE – Burswood Carols in the Park 2015 – Tibor Meszaros & Simon Hydzik – WTV

PSC MCEKNNA HAMPTON YOUNG FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR

Briege Whitehead

Hayden Fortescue

Jordon Prince Wright

WINNER: Jess Black