The Winning Shorts

Showings

The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Sat, Apr 20, 2019 3:15 PM
Film Info
Series:IWFF Shorts Block
Run Time:66 min
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Nardine Groch; Toby Wosskow; Alex Lowther

Description

A block of the award-winning shorts from this year's IWFF:

The Great Pretender
After the loss of an important display feather a famous lyrebird named "The Pretender" struggles to win a mate during the most competitive song-and-dance competition in Australia.

The Great Pretender has won the Best Student Film Award.


Sides of a Horn
From executive producer Sir Richard Branson, Sides of a Horn is the first film to tell the story of Africa’s war on poaching from both sides of the fence. Based on actual events, and filmed in one of the communities most directly impacted by wildlife crime, we follow the journey of two brothers-in-law fighting on opposite sides of Africa’s poaching war. This dramatic short film paints an unbiased portrait of a modern conflict that is tearing communities apart and driving a prehistoric species--the rhinoceros--to the verge of extinction.

Sides of a Horn has won the Best Short Film Award.

Takayna
Takayna in northwestern Tasmania is home to one of the last tracts of old-growth rainforest in the world, yet it’s currently at the mercy of destructive extraction industries, including logging and mining. This documentary, presented by Patagonia Films, unpacks the complexities of modern conservation and challenges us to consider the importance of our last wild places. 

Takayna has won the Best Environmental Film Award.