Award categories
The winners in each category will receive $750 and the runner-up will receive $500. The awards for Best Film and Most Outstanding Achievement will receive a prize of $1000 respectively from our Major Sponsors CSG and Alice Springs Cinema. Prize money must be used to further multimedia studies in your school. It is up to the principal to decide how to use prizes awarded to school entries (those created by a group of students as part of their school work).
All winning films in each category will be screened at the Deckchair Cinema on 30 August.
| Category | Winning prize | Runner-up prize |
| The CSG Award for Best Film (Transition – Year 3) | $1000 | $500 |
| The CSG Award for Best Film (Year 4 – 6) | $1000 | $500 |
| The CSG Award for Best Film (Year 7 – 9) | $1000 | $500 |
| The CSG Award for Best Film (Year 10 – 12) | $1000 | $500 |
| The Alice Springs Cinema Award for Most Outstanding Achievement |
$1000 | $500 |
| Most Inspiring Film | $750 | $500 |
| Best Non-English Speaking Film (Films in this category must contain subtitles) |
$750 | $500 |
| Best Music Video | $750 | $500 |
| Best Animation | $750 | $500 |
| Best Documentary | $750 | $500 |
| Best Comedy | $750 | $500 |
| Best Screenplay | $750 | $500 |
| People’s Choice Award | $750 | $500 |