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The South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) celebrate South Australia’s best screen works.

Celebrating and promoting the finest screen works from South Australia’s film industry, the South Australian Screen Awards have been held annually for over two decades.

The South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) are the local screen industry’s night of nights – a high-profile celebration of new talent, creative excellence, and career achievement. SASA provides a vital platform for South Australian screen practitioners to showcase their work across drama, comedy, documentary, animation, music video, and web series, shining a spotlight on the bold and diverse voices shaping our state’s screen future.

Join us for the Red Carpet Gala on Saturday, 22 November 2025!


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There are 26 awards up for grabs with 41 South Australian features, shorts, animations, web series, documentaries and music videos nominated.

Tickets to the SASA Awards Night are inclusive of dinner, two free drinks, a program zine created by local favourites MovieJuice, entry to the after-after-party and more!

The full list of nominees and awards is available here.

These awards are generously supported by our sponsors including South Australian Film Corporation, KOJO, ProAV Solutions, Flinders University, Hanlon Larsen Screen Fellowship, Greenhills Animation, UrbanCine, Heesom Casting, Buckland and Gun, Star Avenue Studios, CrewHQ, State Theatre Company South Australia, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Australian Writers’ Guild SA, Australian Screen Sound Guild, and more.

There is still one more award with 30 South Australian shorts up for nomination. The Audience Award, voted by you, is voted on at our nomination screenings.

We can’t wait to have you join us in celebrating these extraordinary South Australian stories.


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EVENT DETAILS:

Date: 22 November
Time: 5:30pm till late
*Red carpet from 5:30pm
*Ceremony from 6:00pm
*DJ from 8:00pm

There is still one more award up for grabs… The Audience Award!

Voted by YOU only at the Nomination Screenings – 30 South Australian shorts are eligible. Don’t forget to head to the nomination screenings to see your favourite South Australian films and make your love for them heard.

A full list of nominees and awards is available here.

2025 CATEGORIES

GENRE CATEGORIES

Best Narrative Film

Best Documentary

Best Animation

Best Experimental Film

FORMAT CATEGORIES

Grand Jury Prize (Best Short)

Best Feature

Best Web Series

Best Music Video

Best Student Work

Best First Nations Work

Audience Award

CRAFT CATEGORIES

Best Music Composition

Best Sound Design

Best Editing

Best Screenplay

Best Costume

Best Hair & Makeup

Best Production Design

Best Cinematography

Best Performance

Best Ensemble

Best Directing

Best VFX

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Best Emerging First Nations Screen Practitioner

Best Emerging Producer Award

The Mercury Rising Award

The Mercury Legend Award

For more information, please email sasa@themercury.org.au.

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