The winners of our 2018 awards have been unveiled. Congratulations to all of the filmmakers behind these winning short films.
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We are happy to announce the nominees for our 2018 awards. The winners will be announced at the Auckland Opening Night and Awards Ceremony this Saturday 6 October at The Civic.
Script to Screen and Show Me Shorts Film Festival are calling for submissions to attend the 2019 Aotearoa Short Film Lab.
Announcing the programme for Show Me Shorts 2018. Check out all the films, and all the locations to enjoy them.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern welcomes the commencement of Show Me Shorts Film Festival.
We are delighted to be working alongside Sesame Workshop’s Films Department to give New Zealand filmmakers the opportunity to pitch a short film idea for Season 50 of Sesame Street!
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.
Show Me Shorts presents a night of German short films on 14 August at The Kingslander in Auckland. Join us to celebrate the cinema of Germany with a fun collection full of variety – comedy, fantasy, documentary, pianists, escaped bears and three brothers in a bathtub.
There are numerous examples of filmmakers being duped into submitting their film to festivals that aren’t legitimate. We’ve got the info on how to spot a fake.
Marketing and Communications Manager of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Jeanette Bullen discusses how filmmakers can deposit their film at Aotearoa New Zealand’s audiovisual archive.
Join us for a night of French short films in Wellington on 20 September. Celebrate the cinema of France with a diverse selection including animation, drama, trains and swimming pools.
Show Me Shorts presents a night of Polish short films on 17 July at The Kingslander in Auckland. Join us to celebrate the cinema of Poland with a lively collection full of variety – animation, drama, documentary, love, murder, acrobats and gossip.
Many a filmmaker has found themselves in hot water after not correctly gaining the required licenses and permissions for the music in their film. Here we have collected some advice on sourcing music for short films and obtaining the rights.
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.
