The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series is an award that has been handed out to producers annually since 1986 by the Australian Film Institute. The Award was originally presented in two separate categories for Best Telefeature and Best Mini Series but in 1990 both categories were merged to form Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature. By 2008 the award name was changed again with the addition of Short Run Series to the title. [1]
Year | Winner | Recipient(s) | Network | Other nominees |
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1986 | The Dunera Boys | Bob Weis | Network Ten | ? |
1987 | The Great Bookie Robbery | Ian Bradley | Network Ten |
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1988 | The True Believers | Sandra Levy & Matt Carroll | ABC TV |
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1989 | Edens Lost | Margaret Fink | ABC TV |
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Year | Winner | Recipient(s) | Network | Other nominees |
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1986 | The Perfectionist | Pat Lovell | Network Ten | ? |
1987 | Two Friends | Jan Chapman | ABC TV |
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1988 | A Matter of Convenience | Noel Price | ABC TV |
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1989 | Police State | Rod Allan | Southern Star Sullivan/ABC TV |
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Year | Winner | Recipient(s) | Network | Other nominees [2] |
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1990 | Come In Spinner | Jan Chapman | ABC TV |
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1991 | The Paper Man | Sue Masters Greg Ricketson |
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1992 | Brides of Christ | Sue Masters |
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1993 | The Leaving of Liverpool | Steve Knapman |
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1994 | Under the Skin: The Long Ride | Franco di Chiera [3] | SBS |
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1995 | Halifax f.p.: The Feeding | Roger Le Mesurier Roger Simpson |
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1996 | Blue Murder | Rod Allan | ABC TV |
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1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Roger Le Mesurier Roger Simpson Ros Tatarka | Nine Network |
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1998 | Wildside | Steve Knapman | ABC TV |
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1999 | The Day of the Roses | Simone North Tony Cavanaugh |
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2000 | On the Beach | John Edwards Errol Sullivan Jeff Hayes Greg Coote | Southern Star Sullivan ABC TV |
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2001 | My Brother Jack | Sue Milliken Andrew Wiseman Richard Keddie | ABC TV |
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2002 | The Road from Coorain | Penny Chapman |
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2003 | After the Deluge | Richard Keddie Andrew Knight Andrew Wiseman |
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2004 | Marking Time | John Edwards | ABC TV |
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2005 | The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant | Andrew Benson Greg Haddrick | Network Ten |
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2006 | RAN | Penny Chapman | SBS TV |
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2007 | The King | Jason Stephens | TV1 / Nine Network |
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2008 | East West 101 | Steve Knapman Kris Wyld | SBS TV |
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2009 | False Witness | Greg Haddrick Peter Andrikidis | UKTV |
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2010 | Hawke | Richard Keddie | Network Ten |
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2011 | The Slap | Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon | ABC1 |
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2012 | Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | John Edwards, Mimi Butler | Nine Network |
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2013 | Top of the Lake | Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Jane Campion, Philippa Campbell | BBC UKTV |
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2014 | Devil's Playground | Helen Bowden, Penny Chapman, and Blake Ayshford | Foxtel-Showcase |
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2015 | Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door | Kerrie Mainwaring, Rory Callaghan | Seven Network |
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2016 | The Kettering Incident | Vincent Sheehan, Victoria Madden, Andrew Walker | Foxtel-Showcase |
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2017 | Sunshine | Ian Collie, Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw | SBS TV |
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2018 | Riot | Joanna Werner, Louise Smith | ABC1 |
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2019 | Lambs of God | Jason Stephens, Helen Bowden, Sarah Lambert, Elisa Argenzio | Foxtel-Showcase |
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2020 | Stateless | Cate Blanchett, Elise McCredie, Tony Ayres, Sheila Jayadev, Paul Ranford, Liz Watts, Andrew Upton | ABC |
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