The ATOM Awards have established themselves as a mainstay of both the screen industry and education sectors after nearly forty years recognising film and media excellence.
The ATOM Awards offer great opportunities for budding screen content creators to engage a vast audience and to have their work viewed by industry leaders and professionals. Winners and finalists enjoy significant opportunities to gain exposure, including in the National Screenings Tour, which runs throughout the following year.
Selected winners and finalists from the 2020 ATOM Awards – including all finalists in the student categories – can be streamed online at atomawards.org.
The 2021 ATOM Awards are now calling for entries across thirty-nine diverse categories of film, television, animation, educational resources, and new media such as mobile apps, ebooks and games.
There are categories for students at primary, secondary and tertiary levels, as well as open categories for established media professionals and emerging screen content producers.
Entries for the 2021 ATOM Awards close midday AEST, Friday 4 June 2021.
Awards Events
The 2021 ATOM Awards will recognise film and media excellence through two distinct awards ceremonies: the Student Awards Presentation and the Tertiary & Industry Awards Night.
The Student Awards Presentation includes the announcement of the winners of the primary and secondary school student categories, as well as a screening of all the winning student films on the big screen. This event is live streamed on our website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
The Tertiary & Industry Awards Night is for screen-industry personnel and tertiary students. It is a great opportunity for emerging and independent producers, directors, cinematographers, editors, composers and game/app developers to mingle and network with experienced Australian and New Zealand screen-content creators.
National Screenings Tour
The 2021 ATOM Awards National Screenings Tour comprises free screenings of recent ATOM Awards content across metropolitan and regional Australia and New Zealand throughout the year. The tour provides opportunities for students and the general public to access screening programs comprising locally sourced screen content from students, emerging producers and media professionals
More details are available at atomawards.org/screenings/.