Australian Cinematographers Society Accreditation

ACS Accreditation is considered the highest honour awarded by the Australian Cinematographers Society.

In 2008 Velinda Wardell became the 6th female cinematographer to be awarded ACS Accreditation.

This allows her to display the letters ACS after her name.

Cinematography Awards and Nominations

ACS National Distinction in Cinematography for ‘Shift’, Fiction Drama Shorts, 2014
ACS Silver for 'Lady Obscura' Web and New Media, 2014
Winner - Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Film Festival - ManiaMania- Babylon 2014
ACS Gold for ‘Shift’, Fiction Drama Shorts, 2013
ACS Highly Commended for ‘ManiaMania- Babylon’, Corporate & Educational, 2013
Shot On Red, Finalist for Cinematography of 'Shift' 2013
ACS Highly Commended for ‘Zimmerman Campaign’, Corporate & Educational, 2012
ACS Gold for ‘Nightfalls - Oxford Clothing’, Corporate & Educational, 2010
ACS Highly Commended for ‘Shu Uemura’, Corporate & Educational, 2009
ACS Silver for ‘Scorn’, Fiction Drama Shorts, 2008
ACS Distinction in Cinematography for ‘Cosette’, Fiction Drama Shorts, 2007
ACS Gold for ‘Cosette’, Fiction Drama Shorts, 2006
ACS Silver for ‘Tatterson’, Fiction Drama Shorts, 2006
ACS Gold for ‘Tatterson’, Experimental & Specialised, 2006
Nomination: 'Cosette' Golden Tadpole, Camerimage International Festival of Cinematography, 2006
ACS Highly Commended for ‘Go Fight Yourself’, TVC 2005
ACS Highly Commended for ‘Broken’, Fiction Drama Shorts, 2003

Festival Screenings

Velinda’s work has been invited to screen at Camerimage, a festival that celebrates outstanding achievement in cinematography.

Other festival screenings include Cinéma des Antipodes at Cannes, Shot on Red LA, LA Comedy Festival, Flickerfest, Melbourne International Film Festival, St. Kilda Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, Clermont- Ferrand and Cleveland International Film Festival. She has won multiple awards from the Australian Cinematographers Society.