86 entries were shortlisted in Production & Post-Production in this year’s LIA Awards. Australia has achieved the most finalists with 17 shortlisted entries. Finch Sydney has 6 finalists, Revolver Will/O’Rourke has 5.
Germany and the US have 16 each.
Australia’s finalists are:
- Alt.vfx Brisbane, Lost Panda for Tile (x2)
- ARC Edit Melbourne, Not To Be Outdone for Holden Colorado
- ARC Edit Sydney, Stop The Horror, for Go Gentle Australia
- ARC Edit Sydney, More the Merrier – Dig in Doug, for Aldi
- BMF Sydney, More the Merrier – Dig in Doug, for Aldi
- Finch Sydney, Don’t Believe in Never, for Australian Football League
- Finch Sydney, Father’s Day for Spark (x2)
- Finch Sydney, Bereavement Frank for Westpac (x3)
- Revolver/Will O’Rourke, Sydney, Stop The Horror, for Go Gentle Australia (x2)
- Revolver/Will O’Rourke, Red Sweater for Old Spice (in Direction)
- Revolver/Will O’Rourke, Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home, for Tourism Australia (x2)
13 entries were shortlisted in Music Video. The US leads with 5 finalists. The UK has 3 and Taiwan has 2.
Airbag is Australia’s only finalist with Riley Blakeway’s Joan I’m Disappearing for City Calm Down.
Finch founder, Rob Galuzzo headed the jury made up of Sue Ahn, Smuggler Los Angeles; Gerard Cantor, Joinery Los Angeles; Anna Fawcett, Filmgraphics Entertainment Sydney; Dan Ford, Skin and Bones Film Toronto; Eriks Krumins, MJZ USA Los Angeles; Francine Linsey, AMVBBDO London; Veronica Puc, Leo Burnett Chicago; Elissa Singstock, Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam and Ivo van Vollenhoven, Twentyfour Seven Barcelona.
Winners for all media will be announced on November 5.
View all shortlisted entries released so far with media and full creative credits, here.
