Des & Maxx with the other AACTA winners

On Tuesday 27 January the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awarded SONS & mothers two of its prestigious documentary awards.

A huge congratulations goes out our sound department, Des Kenneally, Will Sheridan, Pete Best and Scott Illingworth for their award of Best Sound in a Documentary. And to Aaron Gully and Maxx Corkindale for their award for of Best Cinematography in a Documentary.

Des Kenneally & Maxx Corkindale with their awards.

Director Christopher Houghton and Producer Louise Pascale were in Sydney at the Awards luncheon with Des and Maxx who were their to receive the awards.

“In all we received four nominations and we were honoured for the Academy to recognise us,” say Christopher. “So to walk away with two statuettes was really the cherry on top.”

Celebrating with our award.

The AACTA Awards tops off a great year for SONS & mothers where it had already won awards with the ACS, Antenna Film Festival and an ATOM Award.

Here is how it was covered by the South Australian Film Corporation, IF News and SBS.

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