History of the prize
The term Spiritus is Latin for spirit or breathing and connects this to the Wisdom for the Common Good criteria above. It’s about ‘raising audience consciousness of the transcendent dimension of life and/or portraying spiritual values’.
The Spiritus Short Film Prize began in 2015 as the Religious Short Film Prize. This is an initiative of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture as part of its commitment to promote the lively interaction between the arts, religion, faith and culture. The Centre believes that there is wisdom to be found in such an interaction which can contribute to a vision of hope and the common good for Australia. In 2020, the Prize was renamed along with new criteria and prize categories to better reflect the Centre's aims and purposes.
The original logo of the Religious Short Film Prize
Award winners 2024
Open prize
Damian McLindon
The last time I saw you
Highly commended
Alexandrena Parker
Screentime
Regional prize
Tace Stevens
To be silent
Commended
Todd Antony
We are flying stars
Commended
Adam Lichoudaris
Tomorrow's trees
Commended
Mark Russel Bernard
Inner Depths
