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2019 FILM SCREENING at Numurkah, Sunday 7th July 2019 at 3pm

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2019 Benalla

Benalla Shorts screened Saturday 6th April to a sell out audience. What a day!

Benalla Town Hall

Winner Student Award Thomas Bridges with Rotary Club member Amanda and Judges John and Tony

People's Choice winner David Musial with MC Kevin, sponsor Amanda and Judges John and Tony

Junior Encouragement Award winner Caleb Willden (aged 11) with MC Kevin and Judge John

Friends of the Library rep with John Orcsik and Tony Bonner. Friends donated $1000 towards Best Film

Part of our Sell Out Crowd

2019 Audience

Best Film $1,500. We had a tie for Best Film with our Judges not able to separate

ROBBIE AND ROSE THE SHADOW

EACH RECEIVE $750 AS THEIR SHARE OF FIRST PRIZE.

The Friends of the Benalla Library donated $1,000 towards this major prize. FRIENDS OF BENALLA LIBRARY

Our judges, Tony Bonner AM and John Orcsik, presented the awards and congratulated all involved in the movies entered for 2019. Those in attendance had the opportunity to discuss their work with these very famous Australian Actors.

STUDENT AWARD

DINK RECEIVES THE $500 FOR THIS CATEGORY. The Benalla Rotary Club and Benalla Bowls Club jointly sponsored this award.

THE $500 LOCAL ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD (WITHIN 100 KILOMETRES OF BENALLA) WENT TO …

GRAVE EXPECTATIONS

Filmed in the Shepparton area and won the $500 sponsored by the Friends of Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre.

THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WAS WON BY SKETCHBOOK

SKETCHBOOK RECEIVED THE $200

Two other awards were made

This film received a Junior Encouragement Award sponsored by AFI/AACTA. Congratulations to Caleb Willdon (aged 11 years)

Best Performance Award was won by Actor Jack Braddy and he received an award also sponsored by AFI/AACTA

A big Thank You to our 2017 Benalla Shorts winner, Michael Raso, for filming the evening and we look forward to have some ‘live’ footage. Michael continues to be a great ambassador for Benalla Shorts during the last 2 years. We are indebted to him for his continued support.