We are delighted to announce the award winners of the festival:

BEST FILM AWARD
One Less God
Director: Lliam Worthington

BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE 
Jungle
Director: Greg McLean
Honourable Mention: An American in Texas
Director: Anthony Pedone

BEST SURF FILM
Heavy Water
Director: Michael Oblowitz

BEST ANIMATION
Loving Vincent
Director: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman

BEST BYRON FILM
Church of the Open Sky
Director: Nathan Oldfield

BYRON BAY INTERNATIONALSCREENPLAY AWARD (new category)
Broken Head
Writer: Clare Sladden

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Radio Dreams
Director: Babak Jalali

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
A Dragon Arrives
Director: Mani Haghighi

BEST SHORT FILM
Uncanny Valley
Director: Federico Heller

BEST INTERACTIVE VR
Hue
Director: Nicole McDonald

BEST CINEMATICVR
Miyubi
Director: Felix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY (new category)
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Director: Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Love is a Lonely Dancer
Artist: Antony & Cleopatra
Director: Alan Masferrer