Stanley Hawes Award

Nominations for the prestigious AIDC Stanley Hawes Award for outstanding contribution to Australian documentary, have now closed.

This $5000 Award recognises practitioners for their body of work (encompassing all craft areas) and who have enhanced the value and awareness of documentary in Australia.

The Award is named in honour of legendary Australian documentary producer and director, Stanley Hawes, who was the first Producer-in-Chief of the Australian National Film Board (later known as Film Australia) from 1946 to 1969.

The 2010 recipient is selected by the Board of Directors of AIDC from nominations by the industry, and will be presented with the Award at the AIDC Conference in Adelaide in February.

The award was traditionally presented by the former screen agency, Film Australia and announced annually at the AIDC. In 2008, with the closure of Film Australia and the formation of Screen Australia, the future of the Stanley Hawes Award was uncertain. In 2009, the Board of the AIDC determined to continue the tradition of this important award and to present the $5,000 prize each year.

Last year’s winner was celebrated producer and director Bob Connolly. Previous winners of the award include: John Heyer (1999); Pat Fiske (2001); Stewart Young (2003); Robin Hughes (2004); CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) Productions (2005); John Hughes (2006); Michael Gissing (2007); David Bradbury (2008).