THE 2020 ADG AWARDS!
19 October 2020
Best Direction in a Feature Film (Budget $1M or over)
Proudly sponsored by ASDACS
Ben Lawrence - Hearts and Bones
Best Direction in a Feature Film (Budget under $1M)
Proudly sponsored by Panavision
Winner prize $10,000 Camera Package
Josephine Mackerras – Alice
Best Direction in a Documentary Feature
Proudly sponsored by Screenrights
Maya Newell - In My Blood It Runs
Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Drama Series
Proudly sponsored by ABC
Jeffrey Walker - The Commons - Season 1 Episode 1
Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Mini-Series
Proudly sponsored by Docklands Studios Melbourne
Emma Freeman – Stateless – Episode 3
Best Direction in a Documentary Series
Proudly sponsored by Media Super
Rosie Jones - The Cult Of The Family - Episode 1
Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Comedy Series
Proudly sponsored by The Post Lounge
Matthew Saville – Upright - Episode 5
Best Direction in a Children’s TV or SVOD Drama Program
Proudly sponsored by Australian Children’s Television Foundation
Kacie Anning – Hardball – Episode 6
Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Drama Serial
Proudly sponsored by Fremantle
Kate Kendall – Neighbours – Episode 8052
Best Direction in an Animated Project
Proudly sponsored by Animal Logic
Jo Boag - Alice Miranda: Friends Forever
Best Direction in Commercial Content
Allan Hardy ACS - Volvo Penta Makes Australian Farming Possible (Allabah Pastural Co.)
Best Direction in Commercial Advertisement
Luke Shanahan – Little Fibs (NZ Post)
Best Direction in an Online Drama Series
Husein Alicajic - One Sided // The Acquired Inability To Escape
Best Direction in an Online Comedy Series
Proudly sponsored by Kaleidoscope Digital
Winner prize $1,000 Screen Director's Identity Package (Social Media and Website Services)
Dylan Hesp & Michael O’Neill- Australia's Best Street Racer
Best Direction in a Documentary Short Subject
Karen Pearlman – I Want To Write A Film About Women
Best Direction in a Music Video
Matthew Thorne – The Only Boy Racer Left On The Island (Artist: The Howl & The Hum)
Best Direction in an Interactive or Immersive Title
Matthew Sleeth – A Drone Opera
Best Direction in a Short Film
Proudly sponsored by Panavision
Winner prize $5,000 Camera Package
Melissa Anastasi – Chlorine
Best Direction in a Student Film
Alies Sluiter – Ayaan
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Media enquiries: Tracey Mair, TM Publicity Ph: 0419 221 493 l E: traceym@tmpublicity.comFor any queries about the ADG Awards, please contact awards@adg.org.au or call (02) 9555 7045.
The 2020 ADG Awards is proudly sponsored by ASDACS, Screen Australia, Screen NSW, Media Super, Panavision, Kaleidoscope Digital, Animal Logic, Docklands Studio Melbourne, HLA Management, ABC Television, Photoplay, RGM, Australian Children's Television Foundation, Fremantle, Screenrights, Channel 7, Shanahan Management , Creative Content and The Post Lounge.
The ADG Awards were established in order to celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions by Australian Directors. The ADG Awards were established in order to celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions by Australian Directors. The ADG Awards were established in order to celebrate the outstanding achievements and contribution by Australian Directors in the fields of film, television and new media platforms.
The annual Australian Directors Guild Awards are the only peer-judged awards for directors.2019 ADG Awards
18/12/2018 12:00 AEST - 15/03/2019 17:00 AEST
2018 ADG Awards
08/12/2017 00:00 AEST - 17/02/2018 00:00 AEST
2017 ADG Awards
02/12/2016 00:00 AEST - 03/03/2017 23:25 AEST