The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced the inaugural MIFF Awards recipients. Chosen by a distinguished independent jury of industry figures presided over by Jury President, Shareena Clanton, the $140,000 Bright Horizons Award winner, supported by VicScreen, was Neptune Frost by Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams and the recipient of the $70,000 Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award was Jub Clerc for direction in Sweet As. The MIFF Audience Award Winner was Greenhouse by Joost directed by Bruce Permezel and Rhian Skirving.