1988 Australian Film Institute Awards

The 1988 Australian Film Institute Awards were awards held by the Australian Film Institute to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 1988.[1][2] Twenty six films were entered for the feature film categories.[3]

1988 AFI Awards
Date10 October 1988
Highlights
Best FilmThe Navigator
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The 1988 AFI Awards attracted controversy, including for the lack of television broadcast and an Australian Writers' Guild boycott which resulted in the AFI withdrawing the screenplay categories.[4]

Cinematographer Russell Boyd received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement and director George Ogilvie the Byron Kennedy Award.

Feature film

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  • The Lighthorsemen — Lloyd Carrick, Craig Carter, Peter Burgess, James Currie, Phil Heywood, Peter D. Wood
    • Dangerous Game — Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Martin Oswin
    • Rikky and Pete — Roger Savage, Lloyd Carrick, Frank Lipson, Craig Carter, Chris Goldsmith, Ross Chambers
    • The Man From Snowy River II — Terry Rodman, David Harrison, Ron Purvis, Tim Chau, Peter Burgess, Gary Wilkins

Television

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Best Telefeature
Best Mini Series
Best Achievement in Direction in a Telefeature
Best Achievement in Direction in a Mini Series

Non-feature film

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Best Documentary
Best Short Fiction Film
  • CherithShirley Barrett, Alexander Sharp (AFTRS)
    • Boss Boy — George Viscas (Swinburne)
    • Rabbit on the Moon — Monica Pellizzari (AFTRS)
    • The Seannachie — Lynn Hegarty (Swinburne)
Best Short Animation
  • Where the Forest Meets the Sea — Jeannie Baker (Film Australia)
    • A Craven — Anne Algar (Swinburne)
    • Feathers And Fools — Penny Robenstone (Film Victoria)
    • Home Sweet Home — Simone Lindhout (Swinburne)
Best Experimental Film
  • A Song of Air — Jane Karslake, Merilee Bennett
    • Bad Rocks — David Stranger
    • Delirium — Kathy Smith
    • Phantasmagoria — Colin Hawke
Best Direction in a Non-Feature Film
Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film
Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film
Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film

References

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  1. ^ "AFI Awards strong field". Filmnews. Vol. 18, no. 6. New South Wales, Australia. 1 July 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "IN BRIEF 'Navigator' sails in". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 363. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 October 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "AFI Awards strong field". Filmnews. Vol. 18, no. 6. New South Wales, Australia. 1 July 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "And the losers are ..." Filmnews. Vol. 18, no. 10. New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1988. p. 7. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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