![Coledale filmmaker Holly Trenaman on the set of her film Dating Violet, which has just won an award at the Far South Coast Film Festival. Picture: Supplied Coledale filmmaker Holly Trenaman on the set of her film Dating Violet, which has just won an award at the Far South Coast Film Festival. Picture: Supplied](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/UPAcJLQNVGftX3BUDy544C/a9e31e20-4785-4a0e-9745-91d927d2011e.jpg/r0_55_4096_2695_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
A short film made in Coledale has picked up its first industry award with its maker taking out the prize for best director at the Far South Coast Film Festival.
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Holly Trenaman said she was honoured of her award and said it was very "encouraging" after only having graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School at the end of 2020.
"The film is very Coledale and regional in nature, I'm glad a regional festival has responded well to it," she said.
"I watched all the films online as I wasn't able to attend and they were all great.
"As a creator, awards help to motivate you and ensure you that you're on the right track, so I'm just going to keep creating."
The film is about the heartache of young love and how it feels to be a teenager in a small town, and has been entered in a number of festivals after premiering at the Flickerfest International Film Festival.
The 2022 Far South Coast event ran at venues in Merimbula at the weekend with a red carpet and awards ceremony - though the films still screening online for all of Australia to see.
Also online are recordings of the Panel Discussions and Q&As, filmmaker interviews, Awards Ceremony and other entertaining extras at https://online.farsouthfilmfestival.com
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
Far South Film + Screenworks Youth Encouragement Award:
- BREAKDOWN by Flynn Guillermo Kamino from Victoria Valley Tasmania
The Author JD Shaw Best Youth Film Award:
- INFERNO by Samuel Rodwell from Orange NSW
The Funhouse Studio Diversity Award:
- THE DOS & DON'TS OF GETTING MARRIED by Karen Jackson & The ARC Disability Services Ensemble from Cairns, QLD
The Nullarbor Consulting Award for Best Screenplay:
- THE RISE by Angus Goozée from Byron Bay NSW
StageFlight Award for Best Director:
- DATING VIOLET by Holly Trenaman from Coledale NSW
Stageflight + Screenworks Membership Award for Best Performance:
- MORGAN RICHARDS from Byron Bay NSW for his role as 'Hector' in THE RISE
Best Use of a Regional Location Award:
- HOME STRETCH by Creative Director Lindy Hume and Directors Andrew Robinson, Cheryl Davison, David Hewitt, Samwise Seidel, Lee Pemberton, Louise Morris and Kyle Wilson from the Bega Valley NSW
Far South Film Best Film Award:
- THE DOS AND DON'TS OF GETTING MARRIED Karen Jackson and ARC Disability Services Ensemble from Cairns Queensland
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