Sony has announced the winners of the fourth annual Catchlight Film Festival, which recognises filmmakers from Australia and New Zealand that have chosen to tell their stories with a Sony camera. The 2024 Catchlight Film Festival judges, (Fiction) Mark Wareham, ACS, (Non-Fiction) Professor Rachel Landers, (Music Video) Sony Music, (Student Fiction) Simeon Bryan, and (Cinematic Social) Sony Australia, chose the five winning films from the remarkable finalist films in this year’s line-up.
Fiction Winner
Die Bully Die by Nick & Nathan Lacey
Shot on: Sony CineAlta VENICE & Sony CineAlta BURANO
Max meets his high-school bully, Adam, 17 years later, in a fancy restaurant where Max’s grudge against Adam begins to manifest in horrific ways.
Non-Fiction Winner
DAD by Jones Riley Eli
Shot on: Sony Alpha 7S II, Sony Alpha 7S III & Sony Alpha 1
A documentary featuring three children who talk about a family tragedy – when their dad was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Music Video Winner
Queen of Sin by Cameron Zayec
Shot on: Sony FX6
Queen of Sin sits on a throne as guards bring in male sacrifices. One at a time the men present their offerings, hopefully in exchange for freedom. They bow down, then suffer her mighty fury.
Student Fiction Winner
The Great South by Ormsby Taniora
Shot on: Sony FS5
Two best friends must navigate the tough streets of South Auckland to buy a bottle of milk.
Cinematic Social Winner
Japan – Lost by Elliott Sauvage
Shot on: Sony Alpha 7S III
From Shinjuku to Shibuya, Kamakochi to Kyoto, this (very very) short film captures the essence of our 2-week long trip getting around Japan in the summer of 2024. What a beautiful place – we will be back.
Special Laurels Judged by Bonnie Elliott, ACS
Best Cinematography in Fiction, supported by Videocraft: For Joan by Micaela Osfield
Best Cinematography in Non-Fiction, supported by VA Hire: Making Revisions by Matt Deavin
Best Cinematography in Music Video, supported by Lemac: Bindi in the Dirt by Nick Sullivan
Best Cinematography in Student Fiction, supported by Atomos: When Dogs Go To Heaven by Riti Ramanujachari
Best Cinematography in Cinematic Social, supported by Southern Cross Cameras: Ground by Maharaj Krish
Best Sony Lens Work: Sing Sings – Keepers of the Culture by Arango Guerrero Mateo
The Catchlight Film Festival will return in 2025. For updates, visit https://cloud.marketing.sony.com.au/DI_Competition_Register
View 2024 winning and finalist films at https://filmfestival.sony.com.au/