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2020 BENALLA SHORTS
OPEN FOR ENTRIES NOW
FILM SCREENING 4TH APRIL 2020
https://filmfreeway.com/BenallaShorts
The 2019 Benalla Shorts
Benalla Town Hall
- Benalla Town Hall
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.
Congratulations to our other finalists
