Slim Dusty & Joy McKean Doco Takes Out Top Gong At Gold Coast Film Festival

Slim Dusty and Joy McKean documentary, Slim & I, was the big winner at last night's Gold Coast Film Festival.

The livestreamed ceremony saw the Kriv Stenders' documentary - which "tells the story of [McKean's] career, her decades of touring around Australia, her marriage of more than fifty years to Slim Dusty, and her determination to be recognised as a performer and songwriter in her own right." - won the Best Australian Film Award, while indie documentary Morgana, co-directed by Josie Hess and Isabel Peppard, took out the Blackmagic Design Best Australian Independent Film Award.

Overall, $20,000 in cash and prizes was awarded to filmmakers across 17 awards at the ceremony, which was shifted online last week due to the global pandemic.

“While the screen industry is in a tough time right now, we were pleased to be able to bring everyone together to celebrate the films, scripts and achievements of the award winners,” CEO/Festival Director Gold Coast Film Festival, Lucy Fisher, said.

Check out the award winners below.

Blackmagic Design Best Australian Independent Film Award

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Winner: Morgana - Isabel Peppard & Josie Hess

PKF Best Australian Film Award

Winner: Slim & I - Kriv Stenders

SIPFest Short Film Festival

Winners:

Best International Film: Back To Graceland - Sakari Sankkinen

Best Australian Film: Yulubidyi - Until The End - Nathan Mewett, Curtis Taylor

Runner up Best Australian Film: Desert Island Secret Santa - Pearce Hoskinson

Best Actor: Bronte Pearce - Desert Island Secret Santa