Two Far South Coast films have been named among the winners of the second Far South Film Festival on Sunday, August 22.
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Both winning films - YUWINJ DHARI-BULWAL and Bagan, Barra Barra, Mirriwarr - were centred around Indigenous Yuin perspectives and culture.
The awards were announced over the weekend by well known Far South Coast locals and media personalities Michelle Pettigrove and Frankie J Holden OAM.
Bagan, Barra Barra, Mirriwarr not only received the Philip Hearnshaw best film award, it also picked up the Far South Film best director award, which was presented to Andrew Robinson.
Bagan, Barra Barra, Mirriwarr is a three part film, filmed in the Dhurga language, composed and sung by members of Djinima Yilaga Indigenous women's choir based at Four Winds, Bermagui.
Meanwhile, YUWINJ DHARI-BULWAL - "Yuin Stand Strong" - received the Screenworks best use of a regional location award.
YUWINJ DHARI-BULWAL was created by an all South Coast crew, co-directed by Uncle Warren Ngarrae Foster and produced by Hiromi Matsuoka.
The film explores the stories and perspectives of the Far South Coast's First Nations people when they first sighted Captain James Cook sailing up the east coast of Australia.
Meanwhile other awards presented at the online ceremony included the Torchlight Media best technical achievement award, awarded to 17-year-old Ryan Twemlow for his film Local Talent Global Dreams.
The Girl on the Moon won the Funhouse Studio Far South Film diversity award, while StageFlight best performer award was given to film Clockumentary.
The JD Shaw best youth film was presented to Henry Smith from Tumut, NSW, for his film Changing Paradigms, The Power of Regenerative Agriculture.
One award that is still in the offing is the people's choice award.
Film festival ticket holders are able to vote for their top two films in the people's choice category until voting closes at midnight on Tuesday, August 31.
Ticket holders will be able to vote by responding to a survey which will be emailed to them.
The winner will be announced on September 1 at 8pm on the Far South Film Festival website and social media.
The festival will continue to the end of August with the winning films and many other entertaining and informative short films, as well as Q&As with the creators, available as video-on-demand. Visit www.farsouthfilmfestival.com.
Amandine Ahrens
I've grown up in the Bega Valley and I'm a regional daily news reporter on the Far South Coast of NSW. Got a story? Get in touch: 0436 426 843 or email amandine.ahrens@austcommunitymedia.com.au
I've grown up in the Bega Valley and I'm a regional daily news reporter on the Far South Coast of NSW. Got a story? Get in touch: 0436 426 843 or email amandine.ahrens@austcommunitymedia.com.au
