Vickie Gest

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Vickie Gest is a documentary and drama producer from Brisbane (Queensland, Australia).

Professional career

Gest studied at the

ABC1 and SBS. Gest currently works as an independent producer and is the co-managing director of Vizpoets Entertainment with Lauren Ford.[1]

Selected filmography

Features

  • "Two Heads Creek" (2019) - Co Producer
  • "The Oppression" (in development) - Producer
  • "The Forestkind” (in development) - Producer
  • "What if?" (in development) – Producer

TV Series

The Broken Ones (in development) - Producer

Documentary

  • "Over My Dead Body" (2007) – Producer
  • "Roller Derby Dolls" (2008) – Producer
  • "Rare Chicken Rescue" (2008) – Producer

Short Film

  • "The Anthesis of Man (2017) - Producer
  • "Ascension" (2007) – Producer
  • "White Song" (2006) – Supervising Producer
  • "Butterflies in Glass" (2006) – Supervising Producer
  • "The Truckdriver's Wife" (2006) – Supervising Producer
  • "Sleeping Awake" (2006) – Supervising Producer
  • "Road Kill" (2005) – Co-Producer
  • "Hole in the Wall" (2005) – Producer
  • "Security" (2005) – Producer
  • "The Kangaroo" (2004) – Producer
  • "Faithless" (2004) – Producer
  • "Doing the Flowers" (2003) – Executive Producer
  • "Plonk" (2003) – Executive Producer
  • "Brawn" (2003) – Executive Producer
  • "Other People" (2001) – Producer
  • "Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel" (2000) – Producer

Awards

Two Heads Creek

  • Audience Award - Syracuse Film Festival, NY, USA (2019)

Rare Chicken Rescue

  • Winner, Best Documentary – Sydney Film Festival Dendy Awards (2008)
  • Winner, Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short – Slamdance Film Festival, Utah, USA (2009)
  • Nominated 5 AFI Awards – Best Film, Best Sound, Best Director, Best DOP, Best Editing (Australian Film Institute Awards) (2008)
  • Winner, Best Sound in a Documentary, Australian Film Institute Awards (2008)
  • Winner, Best Short Documentary Under 60 Minutes, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (2008)
  • Nominated Inside Film Awards Best Documentary (2008)
  • Nominated ATOM Awards (Best Documentary Human Story & Best Documentary Short) (2008)
  • Nominated Best Documentary Wildscreen Festival UK International People and Animal Award (2008)
  • Finalist, Public Awards, Pacific International Documentary Film Festival (FIFO)
  • Finalist, Official Short Film Competition, Cinequest Film Festival (USA)
  • Winner Silver ACS (Australian Cinematography Awards) (2008)

Roller Derby Dolls

  • Nominated Best Producer at the Women's Image Network USA (2008)
  • Nominated Best Documentary Short ATOM Awards (2008)

Over My Dead Body

  • Winner Prix du Jury – SCIENMA Festival of Science (2008)
  • Nominated Best Science Technology & Environment Awards ATOM (2008)

The Anthesis of Man

  • Winner Best Dark Comedy Film Festival, Austin Comedy Film Festival (2017)
  • INDIEFEST Award of Excellence Special Mention: Short Film (2017)
  • 4th place International Horror Film Festival (2017)
  • Nominated "Best Screenplay - Lauren Ford" - St Kilda Short Film Festival (2017)
  • Nominated "Best Comedy Film" - St Kilda Short Film Festival (2017)
  • Nominated "Best Comedy Short Film" - Austin Comedy Short Film Festival (2017)
  • Nominated "Best Original Music" - Austin Comedy Short Film Festival (2017)
  • Nominated "Best Cinematography" - Austin Comedy Short Film Festival (2017)* Nominated "Best Male Actor" - Austin Comedy Short Film Festival (2017)

Ascension

Hole in the Wall

  • Best Screenplay – Queensland Shorts Film Festival (2006)
  • Best Male Actor – Queensland Shorts Film Festival (2006)

Other People

  • WINNER- Key West IndieFest Artistic Achievement in Short Film - USA April(2003)
  • WINNER- Best Independent Short Film - The Education Channel's Ninth Annual Independent Film Festival, Tampa USA July (2002)
  • WINNER -Cinematography Award - Alternative Film Festival Italy (2002 )
  • Best Independent Film – Key West IndieFest (2001)
  • Best Cinematography – Alternative Film Festival (2001)
  • Best Independent Short – Dahlonega Int Film Festival (2001)

Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel

  • Finalist Best Fiction Under 15 mins Dendy Awards Sydney International Film Festival (2001)
  • Finalist 15th Qld New Filmmakers Awards for Best Producer (2001)
  • Special Jury Prize – Alternative Film Festival (2000)

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