Shaun Grant wins 4th AWGIE award

Shaun Grant wins 4th AWGIE award

Shaun Grant wins 4th AWGIE award

Congratulations to TFA’s Shaun Grant on winning Best Adapted Feature for True History of the Kelly Gang at the 2019 Australian Writers’ Guild Awards – the AWGIES.

The AWGIES honoured beloved and iconic Australian stories as well as rich, bold works with global reach in equal measure.

Based on the novel of the same name by Peter Carey, True History of the Kelly Gang will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival gala presentation on September 11, with additional screenings on September 12 and 13.

This is Grant’s 5th nomination and tth win at the Australian Writers’ Guild awards, previously winning AWGIES for his work on Snowtown, Berlin Syndrome, Jasper Jones and Deadline Gallipoli.