Perhaps the most prolific and best loved genre for short films. Coming-of-age stories offer a glimpse into a pivotal moment in a character’s life. We look at three great examples this nostalgic genre.
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‘Proof of concept’ short films are a great small budget way of showcasing an idea for the big screen. We look at three successful examples from directors.
Blood is thicker than water. Let’s take a look at these short films which explore the lengths family is willing to go to for their loved ones.
Here are three of the funniest films from our 2018 programme. They show very different kinds of comedy and ways filmmakers can use humour to draw us into their stories.
Which short films will shine at the Oscars this year? The Academy Award nominations are out and Clayton gives us his guesses for who’ll take out the prizes. Watch the films here.
Toi Whakaari was New Zealand’s first drama school and remains Aotearoa’s leading performing arts school. Here we feature some of the best recent Toi Film shorts.
In this month’s Screening Room we highlight three short films that look at life through a prism, asking: what is ‘normal’ anyway?
A new trend is on the rise: adapting short films into television shows. We take a look at three of the best in this month’s Screening Room.
Recently there have been some amazing deaf-related films released overseas and in NZ, so we thought it was a good moment for us to highlight some of our favourite short films relating to the deaf community.
This month in our Screening Room are three of the best recent New Zealand music videos selected by David Ridler, Head of Music at NZ On Air.
