[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Awards night hosts Dash and D’Bree kicked off the evening with the first of many stunning performances. With songs including “Fierce” and “Don’t Touch My Hair” they slayed with dance moves like these.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7122″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]John Cabrera emphasised the importance of a web series community in his keynote speech on Friday, a theme which ran through out the weekend. [/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7129″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]Greenfield creator Daniel Tenni agreed in his acceptance speech for Best Australian drama. [/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7130″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]Other creators who walked away with Melbourne WebFest Awards were Kate McLennan, Kate McCartney and Tasmin Simpkin from The Katering Show for Best Australian Comedy.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7131″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]Which they seemed quite happy about.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7132″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]The winner of the ABC iview Pitch Perfect Competition was also announced with Jenny Wynter taking the prize for her pitch…[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7133″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]Jenny’s pitch, a viking mother living in present day suburbia, won her travel and accommodation to Marseille WebFest to attend their screenwriting residency sponsored by Fox Digital. Her reaction is priceless. [/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7134″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]Best Leading Actor or Ensemble winners Aunty Donna, accepted their award with the humility and grace we have all come to expect from them. [/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7135″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]They also handled their post award interview with seriousness and modesty. [/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7136″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]On the other hand, Kate Madison creator of the Grand Jury Award winning series Ren, the Girl With the Mark, couldn’t have been more surprised when she took out the top award AND two all-expenses paid trips to LA WebFest and Marseille WebFest. [/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7137″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]At the end of the night Hollywood Hitmen editor Damien Bodie hit up the media wall to drop some hard truths…[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7138″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7139″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]Melbourne WebFest 2017 will be held on 29 June – 2 July. Submissions are still open, don’t miss out.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
MWF 2016 Award Show in GIFs
