Together with the family of Kate Ferguson, the Screenwave International Film Festival is proud to present the 2023 Ferguson Film Prize, an Australian film award supporting new and rising voices in Australian cinema, presented during SWIFF’23 (April 20 – May 5, Coffs Coast).
The Ferguson Film Prize is SWIFF’s national film award for directing, recognising debut or sophomore feature film directors who exhibit captivating, daring, and ambitious storytelling. The winner of the Ferguson Film Prize will be selected by the FFP 2023 Jury, and will receive a $3,000 personal cash prize and a personalised trophy. The winner will be announced at the SWIFF’23 Closing Night Gala.
2023
Spencer Frost & Guy Williment - Corners of the Earth Kamchatka
Laurence Billiet, Rachel Antony - The Giants
Luke Cornish - Keep Stepping
Sari Braithwaite - Because We Have Each Other
Jennifer Ross - Age of Rage: The Australian Punk Revolution
Matty Hannon - The Road to Patagonia
Bruce Gladwin - Shadow
Hannah Barlowe & Kane Senes - Sissy
2022
The inaugural Ferguson Film Prize in 2022 was awarded to director Emma Macey-Storch, for her documentary Geeta.
