The Summer of ABC Burns
Writer/Director: Dannika Horvat
Director of Photography: Harry Hayes
Editor: Emily Robb
Sound Design: Troy Mauri
Starring: Jessica Kennedy, Arielle Carver-O'Neill, Josh Geary, Alex Klages
In the summer of ABC burns, Gem discovers there is a lot she doesn't know about her 'best friend' Drew, and learns what must be sacrificed in order to survive the cruel reality of high school.
ABC iView - Grad Season
Official Online Premiere
The Iris Prize 2016
Official Selection
Beijing Student Film Festival 2016
Official Selection
PERLEN - Hannover Queer Film Festival 2016
Official Selection
World Of Women Film Festival 2016
Winner - Best Screenplay
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2016
Winner - Film Victoria Award for Best Director
Winner - Step Right Up Audience Choice Award
Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival 2016
Winner - My Queer Career - Best Film
FLiCKERFEST 2016
Official Selection
ATOM Industry Awards 2015
Winner - Best Tertiary Fiction
Nominated - Best Short Fiction (Under 50 Minutes)
Dungog Film Festival 2015
Winner - Best Film
Columbus International Film and Video Festival 2015
Official Selection
San Francisco Short Film Festival 2015
Official Selection
St John's International Women's Film Festival 2015
Official Selection
Palm Springs International Shortfest 2015
Official Selection
St Kilda Short Film Festival 2015
Winner - Audience Choice Award
Nominated - Best Screenplay
Byron Bay International Film Festival 2015
Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Nominee
Swinburne University Graduate Screening 2014
Best Short Film
Best Sound Design
Best Editing