Salt House Creative International Film Festival is a monthly festival. Selected winning films from each month will be screened in Sydney Australia, at Dendy Cinemas, Newtown.
SHCIFF is proud to be an IMDB listed event
Awards & Prizes
Each month the following awards are distributed:
BEST SHORT – Under 40 minutes
BEST FEATURE – Over 40 minutes
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST DIRECTION
Winners receive the official Salt House Creative laurel and the chance to be screened at the annual event.
FilmFreeway is the exclusive way to enter.
AUGUST 2020 WINNERS
Best Actor: Sam Vincent
Best Actress: Karen Holness
Best Short Film: Display Home
Best Feature Film: Torn – Dark Bullets
Best Director: Dan Walls
JULY 2020 WINNERS
Best Actor: Kaleb Alexander Roberts
Best Actress: Anna Kiiima
Best Short Film: I am an American
Best Feature Film: Fixing Grandma
Best Director: Melo Viana
JUNE 2020 WINNERS
Best Actor: Phil Blevins
Best Actress: Diana Lovell
Best Short Film: Longer
Best Feature Film: Juvenile Delinquents
Best Director: Neil Goss
MAY 2020 WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM – THE LEGEND OF THE PARAGUAY WAR
BEST SHORT FILM – GOOD THINGS WILL COME
BEST DIRECTOR – SHAUN LUPTON for SOMETHING SAFE
BEST ACTRESS – ABBEY KILLIN in A GOOD MAN
BEST ACTOR – SEBASTIAN HÖGELE in PAINT
APRIL 2020 WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM – RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE: THE MAKING OF A WESTERN OPERA
BEST SHORT FILM – FROM SHADOW
BEST DIRECTOR – KRISTIN ATWELL FORD for RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE: THE MAKING OF A WESTERN OPERA
BEST ACTRESS – MAO STEFANSDOTTER in 1971
BEST ACTOR – EDGAR GARCIA in LA RÁFAGA (THE GUST)
MARCH 2020 WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM – SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH
BEST SHORT FILM – THE FORK
BEST DIRECTOR – JOHNNY K. for THE KILLER OF GRASSY RIDGE
BEST ACTRESS – SOPHIE MEISSNER in KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, SWEET PEA!
BEST ACTOR – KEVIN STEPHEN-JONES in LEFT BEHIND
FEBRUARY 2020 WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM – BEAUTY, BRAINS,AND PERSONALITY
BEST SHORT FILM – WILD DURMITOR
BEST DIRECTOR – SERGIY PUDICH for THE BARBER
BEST ACTRESS – JULIE MEGHAN BROWN in CERISE
BEST ACTOR – PHIL KRUSE in A WEEK WITH REBECCA
JANUARY 2020 WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM – YOU BET I DANCE
BEST SHORT FILM – PEPPER
BEST DIRECTOR – ANTOINE PANIER for MAKING MEN
BEST ACTRESS – ANGGIE MERDIANTI in FAKED
BEST ACTOR – MICHAEL VARDE in ODD BIRD
DECEMBER 2019 WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM – AFREEN
BEST SHORT FILM – CRUSHER
BEST DIRECTOR – DEKEL BERENSON for ANNA
BEST ACTRESS – NICOLE STARRETT in THE DIVISIBLE
BEST ACTOR – SEAN ASTIN in TWO DUMB MICKS