Congratulations to all winners, and thank you to all participants including everyone who voted in the online People's Choice Award for the 2009 Sustainability Film Challenge for Young Victorians.

Future Shots received almost 100 entries from right across Victoria, providing a wonderful showcase of your views on the hottest topic of the decade: Sustainability.

The Future Shots Award Ceremony was hosted by Fuzzy from Video Hits' on 1 December 2009 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Prizes were awarded by the Minister for Climate Change and Environment, Gavin Jennings, and CEO of Sustainability Victoria Anita Roper.

Visit the Future Shots News Blog and the Gallery for news and photos from the awards night.

SEE THE FILMS

A selection of Future Shots films (not only the winners) can be seen a number of times over the summer beginning with on the Big Screen in Melbourne's Federation Square every day of the UN climate change summit ( Dec 7-18 2009) . They are also screening on Channel 31 on Sunday 13 December at 8.30pm - For a list of all upcoming screenings please click here

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The 2009 Future Winners are

• Sustainability Victoria Best Film Award: SUSTAINABILITY by Courtney Gardens Primary School for their film
  
  
• Melbourne Water Award for Best Film about Water Smart Cities : A CLOUD'S VIEW OF A WATER SMART CITY by Gerard Mulveny
  
  
• CERES Award for Best Case-study by a school: SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL by Bentleigh West Primary School
  
  
• Planet Savers Best Film by a school: SUSTAINABILITY by Courtney Gardens Primary School
  
  
• Best Film by a Filmmaker under 12 years: THE BRUNSWICK BROWNS by Ollie Ivin Poole
  
  
• Best Film by a Filmmaker 13-17 years: THAW by Marisa Lai
  
  
• Best Film by a Filmmaker 18-21 years: THE POWER by Andrew Pearce
  
  
• Most Sustainable Film Practice: SUSTAINO MUSTERS by St Thomas the Apostle
  
  
• Special Encouragement Award: ECOWORLD 2009 by Ashwood School
  
  
• Renewable Communities Sustainable Change Award: ONE WORLD by Poowong Consolidated
  
  
• People's Choice Award: WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER by Patterson Lakes Primary School
  
  

Honourable Mentions were given to

• WOOD U CARE? by the NMIT Plane to Fame Team
  
  
• TECHNOLOGY by Alexander Stimpson, Freya Flavell, Oliver Wardel