Flickerfest awards announced

Taika Waititi's Tama Tu and Gaëlle Denis' City Paradise have followed up on their great success in 2005, taking the awards for Best Film and Best Animation at their first festival for 2006, Australia's Flickerfest. Best Australian Short Film went to A Natural Talent by director Louise Fox and Best Documentary to Rave Against the Machine from UK/Bosnia.

Here is the full list of awarded films:

• Best Film
  Tama Tu
  Director: Taika Waititi, New Zealand
• Best Australian Short Film
  A Natural Talent
  Director: Louise Fox
• Best Animation
  City Paradise
  Director: Gaëlle Denis, UK
• Best Achievement in Sound
  Blue Tongue
  Sound designers: Nick Batterham and Justin Kurzel, Australia
• Best Editing in an Australian Short Film
  The Saviour
  Editor: Matthew Walker
• Best Achievement in an Original Screenplay
  The Djarn, Djarns
  Writer: Wayne Blair, Australia
• Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film
  Cool
  Cinematographer: Jason Hargreaves
• Most Resourceful Production
  Europe
  Director: Brendan Cowell, Australia
• Best Direction in an Australian Short Film
  Green Bush
  Director: Warwick Thornton
• Best International Cinematography
  Binta and the Great Idea
  Cinematography: Chechu Graf, Senegal/Spain
• Special Jury Prize
  Silent Companion (Hamsafare Khamoosh)
  Director: El ham Hosseinzadeh, Iran
• Best Documentary
  Rave Against the Machine
  Producers/directors: James Harvey, Richard Rudy, Holly Lubbock, Stevan Riley, UK/Bosnia
• Highly Commended Award for Best Documentary
  The Prodigal Son
  Director: Tony Radeveski,Australia
• SBS Television Award
  Azadi
  Director: Anthony Maras