Please see the announcements this year’s fantastic award winners and nominees!
We love to give out prizes highlighting the crème de la crème in filmmaking genius. Each year we appoint respected and experienced judges to select winners in eight award categories which we announce (and play the winning films) at our Opening Night. The judges for this year are producer Catherine Fitzgerald (‘The Orator’, ‘Two Cars, One Night’), producer, director and 1st AD Paul Grinder (‘Spartacus’, ‘District 9′), and movie trailer producer James Brookman (‘Billy T: Te Movie’, ‘Sione’s 2′).
2011 prizes are:
Rachel Lorimer with the 2010 Kodak Best Film award for "This Is Her"
Kodak Best Film – 6 x 400ft rolls of 16mm Kodak Motion Picture Film (estimated value $2000), complimentary processing of this film stock (estimated value $900) from Film Lab, a one year membership to SDGNZ including a subscription to TAKE Magazine, a one year subscription to Screen Hub, and a six month membership to StarNow.com.
Best Student Film – A one year subscription to Screen Hub, a six month membership to StarNow.com and a one year subscription to TAKE Magazine from SDGNZ.
StarNow.com Best Actor – An interview on StarNow.com, including a photo, plus a free one year membership to StarNow.com, a one year subscription to Screen Hub, and a one year subscription to TAKE Magazine from SDGNZ.
Script to Screen Best Screen Play – $250 worth of Script to Screen writers training events plus one free night’s accommodation to attend an event if they live outside of Auckland. A six month membership to StarNow.com, a one year subscription to Screen Hub, and a one year subscription to TAKE Magazine from SDGNZ.
SDGNZ Best Director – A one year membership to SDGNZ including a subscription to TAKE Magazine, and a half page story about the winner in the Summer issue of TAKE. Also a six month membership to StarNow.com, and a one year subscription to Screen Hub.
SDGNZ Best Editor – A one year membership to SDGNZ including a subscription to TAKE Magazine, and a half page story about the winner in the Summer issue of TAKE, plus a six month membership to StarNow.com and a one year subscription to TAKE Magazine from SDGNZ.
Cameron Rhodes, winner of the StarNow.com Best Actor Award for his role in "Brave Donkey"
Panavision Best Cinematographer – $5,000 worth of camera gear rental (valid for 12 months). Plus a six month membership to StarNow.com and a one year subscription to TAKE Magazine from SDGNZ, and a one year subscription to Screen Hub.
Special Jury Prize – A six month membership to StarNow.com, a one year subscription to Screen Hub, and a one year subscription to TAKE Magazine from SDGNZ.
2010 award winners were:
Kodak Best Film: Felicity Letcher & Rachel Lorimer for ‘This is Her’
Special Jury Prize: Kurt Filiga for ‘Kurt-E: In My Blood’
SDGNZ Best Director: Mark Albiston & Louis Sutherland for ‘The Six Dollar Fifty Man’
SDGNZ Best Editor: Hayley Lake for ‘Make Me’
Script to Screen Best Screen Play: Kate McDermott for ‘This is Her’
Screen Hub Best Student Film: Zyra McAuliffe for ‘Four’
Panavision Best Cinematographer: Jac Fitzgerald for ‘Choice Night’
StarNow.com Best Actor: Cameron Rhodes for ‘Brave Donkey’
The judges for the Show Me Shorts Awards in 2010 were Kathryn Burnett, James Cunningham and Tammy Davis.
