The 18th Annual Warner Roadshow Studios Queensland New Filmmakers Awards were held at the Griffith University Conservatorium Theatre on Thursday 22nd April 2004.

In her previous  role as  Minister for the Arts and Education, Anna Bligh   presented Lyn Kidd with the Kinetone Award for significant contribution to the Queensland film and television industry.

“This is the first time that the Kinetone Award has been presented to a teacher and a woman.” Ms Bligh said.


“Lyn founded The Actors Workshop 10 years ago, a college that is nationally renowned for training actors for the film and television industry. She is passionate about creating career paths for both actors and filmmakers alike. As a result Lyn has helped to increase the quality of independent film making in Queensland, with many films going on to win Queensland New Filmmakers Awards.”

Since 2000, film makers supported by Lyn and graduates from her school have won awards including Best Overall Film, Best Tertiary Drama, Best Director, Best Producer, Most Popular Film, Best Actor and Best Actress awards.

In 2004 the Best Actor Award went to past student, Peter Cook and the Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film was awarded to Scott Hamilton for his film, “Pretentious”, featuring cast from The Actors Workshop. 

In 2005, "The Rules", featuring cast from The Actors Workshop and written and directed by Gemma Galley, the voice teacher of The Actors Workshop, won the Best Independent Film over 10 minutes.  "The Highwayman", written and directed by Scott Hamilton and featuring cast from The Actors Workshop, took out the award for Best Independent Drama up to 10 minutes.