AFTRS Student Films Claim Major Prizes at FlickerFest

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Composer James Mountain & Director David Robinson-Smith | Mud Crab

AFTRS Master of Arts Screen graduates have started 2023 off strong, receiving three major prizes for student films at the 32nd edition of Flickerfest. This follows a bumper year that saw multiple AFTRS films appear in major international festivals such as Cannes and Palm Springs.

David Robinson-Smith’s 2021 MA graduate film Mud Crab has also returned from abroad to receive the Avid Award for Best Original Music in an Australian Short Film, in recognition of the work of composer James Mountain’s (Master of Arts Screen: Music, 2020). The film recently earned first place in the Asia-Pacific in the 2022 CILECT CAPA Best Film Competition, placing fourth worldwide. Mud Crab saw its worldwide premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2022 and has since screened at Raindance International Film Festival (UK), Aesthetica International Film Festival (UK), Santa Barbara International Film Festival and Freshwave Film Festival (HK). Mud Crab’s next stop is Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and Australian audiences can catch the film streaming on MUBI.

The 32nd annual Flickerfest International and Australian awards were announced in a ceremony on 29 January, following the highly successful 10-day festival at Bondi Pavilion. Flickerfest will now hit the road on a 48-venue national tour to all states and territories across Australia. See the full program here.

Source: https://www.aftrs.edu.au/news/2023/aftrs-student-films-claim-major-prizes-at-flickerfest/