In a gala ceremony at the splendid Melbourne Recital Hall on October 21st , the WA Screen Academy film ‘Stripped’ won the award for Best Tertiary Short Fiction. The film was a collaboration with the Aboriginal Theatre program and was directed by graduate Geoff Kelso and famed indigenous actor Kelton Pell. ‘Stripped’ was written by Andrew Hale and produced by classmate Ali Roberts.
Two other films were finalists in the competition. ‘Family Tree’ in the Short Fiction category and ‘Australian Stars’ in the Best Tertiary Documentary division.