Australian Film Institute Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series

The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series is an award that has been handed out to producer

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s annually since 1986 by the Australian Film Institute

Australian Film Institute

The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...

. 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.

Best Mini Series

Year	Winner	Recipient(s)	Network	Other nominees
1986	The Dunera Boys	Bob Weis	Network Ten Network Ten Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...	?
1987	The Great Bookie Robbery	Ian Bradley	Network Ten	?
1988	The True Believers	Sandra Levy Sandra Levy Sandra Levy is a former field hockey player, who represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain... & Matt Carroll Matt Carroll (producer) Matthew Carroll is an Australian movie and TV producer. He is best known for producing films since the early 1970s including Breaker Morant, Storm Boy and Sunday Too Far Away. Later, he went into television production, producing the television series G.P. for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...	ABC TV	?
1989	Edens Lost	Margaret Fink Margaret Fink Margaret Fink is a prominent Australian film producer noted for her important role in the revival of Australian cinema in the 1970s....	ABC TV	?

Best Telefeature

Year	Winner	Recipient(s)	Network	Other nominees
1986	The Perfectionist	Pat Lovell	Network Ten Network Ten Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...	?
1987	Two Friends Two Friends (film) Two Friends is a 1986 Australian drama film directed by Jane Campion. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Kris Bidenko as Kelly* Emma Coles as Louise* Kris McQuade as Janet, Louise's mother...	Jan Chapman	ABC TV	?
1988	Matter of Convenience	Noel Price	ABC TV	?
1989	Police State	Rod Allan	Southern Star Sullivan/ABC TV	?

Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series

Year	Winner	Recipient(s)	Network
1990	Come In Spinner Come In Spinner Come In Spinner is an Australian novel by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James, originally published in 1951, and set in Sydney, Australia at the end of the second World War.The title refers to a phrase used in the Australian gambling game of two-up....	Jan Chapman Jan Chapman Jan Chapman is an Australian film producer.Spouse= Jam Alex 2006-2010Films produced by Chapman include The Last Days of Chez Nous, The Piano, Love Serenade, Holy Smoke, and Lantana.Chapman met her first husband, film director Phillip Noyce, whilst studying English and Fine Arts at university in the...	ABC TV	No other nominees
1991	The Paper Man	Sue Masters Greg Ricketson	ABC TV	No other nominees
1992	Brides of Christ Brides of Christ Brides of Christ was an Australian television miniseries produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1991.The series takes place behind the walls of a Sydney convent school and deals with the struggles of both the Roman Catholic nuns and the young students to adapt to the many social...	Sue Masters	ABC TV	No other nominees
1993	The Leaving of Liverpool Home children Home Children is a common term used to refer to the child migration scheme founded by Annie MacPherson in 1869, under which more than 100,000 children were sent to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa from the United Kingdom....	Steve Knapman Steve Knapman Steve Knapman is an Australian television producer. He has received critical acclaim in marketing the genre of police drama to an international audience. His best known television series are with writer Kris Wyld, Wildside, White Collar Blue, East West 101 and The Strip, although he has also...	ABC TV	No other nominees
1994	Under the Skin: The Long Ride	Franco di Chiera		No other nominees
1995	Halifax f.p. Halifax f.p. Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims... : The Feeding	Roger Le Mesurier Roger Simpson Roger Simpson Roger Simpson is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Bradford Northern, and Batley Bulldogs, playing at , i.e...		No other nominees
1996	Blue Murder Blue Murder (mini-series) Blue Murder is a two-part Australian television miniseries produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1995, and is based on true events. Given its confronting content, the DVD release was classified MA 15+...	Rod Allan	ABC TV	No other nominees
1997	Good Guys Bad Guys Good Guys Bad Guys Good Guys, Bad Guys was an Australian crime TV series that screened on the Nine Network between 1997 and 1998, with a telemovie and twenty-six episodes produced. A comedy/drama set in Melbourne....	Roger Le Mesurier Roger Simpson Ros Tatarka	Nine Network Nine Network The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...	Kangaroo Palace Kangaroo Palace Kangaroo Palace is a 1997 drama television movie which aired on Seven Network.- Plot summary :In 1966, Catherine Macaleese is counting the days until she meets her father, a distant childhood memory, and starts a new life with him in England... — Ewan Burnett, Robert Marchand, Deborah Cox, Andrew Knight
1998	Wildside	Steve Knapman	ABC TV	The Violent Earth — Jock Blair, David Rouse, Bruce Gordon Halifax f.p: Afraid of the Dark — Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson, Terry Jennings Never Tell Me Never — David Elfick, Anne Bruning
1999	The Day of the Roses The Day of the Roses The Day of the Roses is a two part Australian television mini-series, a docu-drama directed by Peter Fisk, based on the events of the 1977 Granville railway disaster...	Simone North Tony Cavanaugh		The Potato Factory The Potato Factory The Potato Factory is a 1995 historical-novel by Bryce Courtenay, which was made into an Australian miniseries in 2000. The book is the first in a three-part series, followed by Tommo & Hawk and Solomon's Song... — Anthony Buckley, Des Monaghan Aftershocks — Julia Overton Halifax f.p: Swimming with Sharks — Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson, Robyn Sinclair
2000	On the Beach On the Beach (2000 film) On the Beach is an apocalyptic television movie released in 2000, airing originally on Showtime. It is a remake of the 1959 film, and is based on the 1957 novel by Nevil Shute. It starred Armand Assante, Bryan Brown, and Rachel Ward...	John Edwards John Edwards Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in... Errol Sullivan Jeff Hayes Jeff Hayes Jeffrey Clyde Hayes is a former American football punter in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Miami Dolphins. He played in Super Bowl XVII and XVIII for the Washington Redskins. Hayes played college football at the University of North Carolina... Greg Coote	Southern Star Sullivan ABC TV	Halifax f.p: A Person of Interest — Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson, John Hugginson The Secret Life of Us The Secret Life of Us The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK... — John Edwards, Amanda Higgs Waiting at the Royal Waiting at the Royal Waiting at the Royal is a 2000 Australian drama film starring Catherine McClements, Noni Hazlehurst, Josephine Byrnes and Jo Kennedy. It is about four women from very different backgrounds sharing a maternity ward.-Characters:... — Andrew Wiseman, Richard Keddie
2001	My Brother Jack My Brother Jack My Brother Jack is a classic Australian novel by writer George Johnston. It is part of a trilogy centring on the character of David Meredith...	Sue Milliken Andrew Wiseman Richard Keddie	ABC TV	Changi — Bill Hughes Do or Die — John Edwards, Lavinia Warner My Husband My Killer — David Gould, Des Monaghan, Anthony Buckley
2002	The Road from Coorain	Penny Chapman Penny Chapman Penny Chapman is an Australian television producer. Her work includes Brides of Christ and RAN Remote Area Nurse. and the award winning My Place -References:...		Halifax f.p: Takes Two — Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson, Steve Jodrell Heroes' Mountain — Anthony Buckley Secret Bridesmaids' Business — Lynda House
2003	After the Deluge	Richard Keddie Andrew Knight Andrew Knight Andrew Stephen Bower Knight is a journalist, editor, and director of News Corporation.-Career:He joined The Economist Magazine in 1966 on the international business and investment sections... Andrew Wiseman		BlackJack BlackJack (telemovie) BlackJack is a series of Australian television movies created by Shaun Micallef and Gary McCaffrie, and starring Colin Friels. The movies began airing on Network Ten in 2003 and concluded in 2007. They were shown in the United Kingdom on the BBC and UKTV Drama.After blowing the whistle on his... — Nick Murray, Sally Ayre-Smith The Postcard Bandit The Postcard Bandit (film) The Postcard Bandit is a 2003 Australian film loosely based on the life of convicted bank robber Brenden Abbott.-Cast:Tom Long as Brenden James AbbottBrett StillerMatthew Le NevezGeneviève LemonSimon BurkeHelen DallimoreTasma Walton... — Matt Carroll The Shark Net* — Sue Taylor
2004	Marking Time Marking Time Marking Time was an Australian television mini-series, consisting of four one-hour episodes. It first aired on 9 and 10 November 2003 on ABC-TV...	John Edwards	ABC TV	Go Big — Ellie Beaumont, Rosemary Blight, Michael Miller Small Claims Small Claims (telemovie) Small Claims is a series of Australian television movies starring Rebecca Gibney and Claudia Karvan, which first aired on Network Ten in 2004. The series was co-production with subscription television and was also broadcast on the Foxtel, Austar, and Optus Television Subscription Television services... — Rosemary Blight, Kylie Du Fresne, Ben Grant The Brush-Off The Brush-Off The Brush-Off is a 1996 Australian crime thriller novel, written by Shane Maloney. It is the second novel in a series of crime thrillers following the character of Murray Whelan, as he investigates crimes in the Melbourne area in the course of trying to keep his job with the Australian Labor... — Huntaway Films & Ruby Entertainment
2005	The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant is a 2005 film loosely based on the life of Mary Bryant, a Cornish girl convicted of petty theft and is transported to the Australian Penal Colony on the First Fleet with other prisoners bound for Botany Bay. It is written by Peter Berry and directed by Peter...	Andrew Benson Andrew Benson Andrew Alm Benson is an American biologist and a professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego until his retirement in 1989... Greg Haddrick Greg Haddrick Gregory Bevan Haddrick is an Australian-born Logie Award winning screenwriter and film and television producer....	Network Ten Network Ten Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...	Little Oberon Little Oberon Little Oberon, directed by Kevin Carlin, is a 2005 Australian telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton.The movie was filmed during 2004 in and around the town of Marysville, Victoria, Australia.... — Susan Bower Susan Bower Susan Bower is an Australian television producer and television writer best known for her work on the soap opera Neighbours.-Career:Bower is a former nurse who worked at The Alfred Hospital for 20 years before getting her scriptwriting breakthrough on A Country Practice, where she provided the... Hell Has Harbour Views Hell Has Harbour Views Hell Has Harbour Views is a 2001 novel written by Richard Beasley . The story is set in a corrupt Sydney law firm and follows the protagonist, Hugh Walker, a lawyer who always hoped he would be a defender of the poor and oppressed, until a Sydney law firm dangled an office with a harbour view in... — Ian Collie Through My Eyes Through My Eyes Through My Eyes is singer, model Erica Baxter's debut album. It was released in April 2007 through SonyBMG. The album features Erica's debut single, "I Spy" which was written by singer, songwriter Natasha Bedingfield. Baxter co-wrote 8 of the 12 tracks... — Simone North, Tony Cavanaugh
2006	RAN RAN Remote Area Nurse (TV series) RAN is an Australian television program , filmed entirely on Masig Island in the tropical Torres Strait north of the Cape York Peninsula, the northern-most part of Australia , and the border with Papua New Guinea.This is an important series to Torres Strait Islanders, but also to the...	Penny Chapman	SBS TV	Answered by Fire Answered by Fire Answered by Fire is a two-part mini-series based on the 1999 East Timor conflicts that led to East Timor's independence. The mini-series was based on "Dancing with the Devil, A personal Account of Policing the East Timor Vote for Independence", which was written by David Savage, an Australian... — Roger Le Mesurier & Andrew Walker The Silence — Jan Chapman The Surgeon The Surgeon The Surgeon was an Australian primetime television Medical drama. It screened at 9:30pm on Thursdays on Network Ten and in Ireland early morning on RTÉ One. The show was based at a fictional hospital named Sydney General Hospital.... — John Edwards & Judi McCrossin
2007	The King The King (2007 film) The King: The Story of Graham Kennedy is an Australian telemovie examining the life of Australian entertainer Graham Kennedy.Produced in Australia by the Sydney based independent production company Crackerjack Productions for TV1 and the Nine Network, The King was first shown on 20 May 2007 on TV1...	Jason Stephens	TV1 TV1 (Australia) TV1 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms.-History:TV1 launched as part of the original Galaxy lineup. The channel is jointly owned by Sony International Television, Universal Studios and Paramount. The channel shows... / Nine Network	Bastard Boys Bastard Boys Bastard Boys is an Australian television miniseries broadcast on the ABC in 2007. It tells the story of the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute.-Plot:... — Brett Popplewell & Ray Quint The Circuit The Circuit (TV series) The Circuit is an Australian television drama series. The six part first season screened on SBS TV, premiering on 8 July 2007 at , and concluding on 12 August 2007. Season 2 began airing on December 1, 2009.... — Ross Hutchens & Colin South
2008	East West 101 East West 101 East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue....	Steve Knapman Kris Wyld	SBS TV	Bed of Roses Bed of Roses (TV series) Bed of Roses is an Australian comedy / drama television series which first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 10 May 2008... — Stephen Luby & Mark Ruse Rain Shadow Rain Shadow (TV series) Rain Shadow is an Australian television drama series which premiered on 7 October 2007 on ABC TV. It aired on Sundays at . The six-part series was produced by Southern Star... — Gus Howard Valentine's Day — Tony Wright
2009	False Witness False Witness False Witness is an Australian television mini-series produced by Screentime Australia for the Australian subscription television channel UK.TV...	Greg Haddrick Greg Haddrick Gregory Bevan Haddrick is an Australian-born Logie Award winning screenwriter and film and television producer.... Peter Andrikidis Peter Andrikidis Peter Andrikidis is an Australian television director and producer.Peter Andrikidis graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Film Direction in 1981 and was immediately recruited to Crawford Productions where he worked on The Flying Doctors.He moved to the ABC, where he...	UKTV	3 Acts of Murder — Sue Taylor The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce is a 2008 Australian film directed by Michael James Rowland starring Irish actors Adrian Dunbar as Philip Conolly and Ciaran McMenamin as Alexander Pearce... — Nial Fulton Nial Fulton Nial Fulton is an Irish-born, Australian film and television producer.- Background :Fulton was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and attended Portora Royal School and Queen's University Belfast... Saved — Michael McMahon Michael McMahon Michael E. "Mike" McMahon is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the New York City Council.... , Tony Ayres Tony Ayres Tony Ayres is a Chinese-born Australian screenwriter and director. He is most notable for his award-winning films Walking on Water and The Home Song Stories.-Early life:...
2010	Hawke Hawke -People:* Albert Hawke, ex-premier of Western Australia* Alex Hawke, Australian politician* Bob Hawke, ex-prime minister of Australia* Brett Hawke, Australian Olympic swimmer* Davis Wolfgang Hawke, U.S...	Richard Keddie	Network Ten	A Model Daughter: The Killing Of Caroline Byrne - Karl Zwicky (Network Ten)

Best Mini Series

Best Telefeature

Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series

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