Each year, we bring together a group of independent judges with extensive experience in film and the arts. We thank them for their dedication and expertise, as they play a vital role in choosing our festival’s finalists and winners. Our Judges for 2024 are:

STUART HALUSZ, Artistic Director of THEATRE 180, has directed well-known theatre productions and co-wrote and directed the adaptation of AB Facey’s A Fortunate Life. With over 30 years of experience as an actor, he has worked across Theatre, Film, Television, and Radio.

Former Production Manager at Opera Australia, DARREN HARDIE has gained a multidisciplinary background in Film, Theatre, and Events, working on highly acclaimed and award-winning productions, such as the Oscar-nominated short film, ‘The Saviour’.

TRAVIS MORRISON produces brand awareness stories and online productions for non-profits, small businesses and tourism in Noongar Boodja (Perth and the Southwest), and loves wielding a camera, run n gun style, to capture those special moments of candidness.

We acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which our office stands. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and community. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to Elders past, present, and emerging. We extend this respect to all Indigenous language groups.