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St Kilda Film Festival winners – from Africa to a protesting camel in Broken Hill

While Slapper hits its last major Australian festival, Andrew Kavanagh, Mirene Igwabi and the Anifex gang emerge into the spotlight.

29 May 2017 12:00

David Tiley

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Image: Princess Mariama Andrews in Adele.

We are a bit used to Slapper, Lucy Schroder’s film which won both Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals last year, which was up again her for three awards. In the event, the lead actor Sapphire Blossom was given The Best Actor Award.

But Adele, produced by Grace Julia, also nominated three times, is a new arrival, emerging into the national gaze at Flickerfest in January. Like Slapper and The Dam, it was beaten for Best Film, but Mirene Igwabi did win The Best Director Award, while actress Princess Mariama Andrews is the Best Young Actor.

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.