Awards

See the posts for the 2012 Nominees and Winners

Show Me Shorts believes that filmmakers who achieve excellence deserve to be acknowledged and celebrated. We are proud to help highlight their work with a range of awards. We hope the prizes will also help the filmmakers make more films to entertain us with. These awards are announced and the prizes presented at our Opening & Awards Night in Auckland.

The awards are decided by a panel of experienced film industry practitioners, which changes every year to avoid bias.

 

2012 awards are:

Show Me Shorts Best Film – $5000 in film equipment rental from Rubber Monkey Rentals (valid for 12 months), 6x 400ft of film stock from Kodak, a one year subscription to Screen Hub, a one year subscription to Setkick’s online production management tool, a six month membership to StarNow.com, and a one year membership to SDGNZ for the Editor and Director.
Nominees:
Tom Hern for ‘Lambs’
Zanna Gillespie, Graeme E. Bibby & Chantelle Burgoyne for ‘Tatau’
Winner: Matt Noonan & Chelsea Winstanley for ‘Night Shift’

Panavision Best Cinematographer – $7,500 worth of camera gear rental (valid for 12 months). Plus a six month membership to StarNow.com, a one year membership to SDGNZ for the Editor and Director, and a one year subscription to Screen Hub.
Nominees:
Andrew Stroud for ‘43,000 Feet’
Winner: Ari Wegner for ‘Night Shift’
Denson Baker for ‘Lambs’

Best Student Film – A one year subscription to Screen Hub, a six month membership to StarNow.com and a one year membership to SDGNZ for the Editor and Director.
Nominees:
Unitec for ‘This is Libby’
Zanna Gillespie, Graeme E. Bibby & Chantelle Burgoyne for ‘Tatau’
Winner: Lauren Eisinger & Katherine France for ‘Kia Kaha’

StarNow 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 membership to SDGNZ for the Editor and Director.
Nominees:
Waka Rowlands for his role in ‘Lambs’
Winner: Anapela Polataivao for her role in ‘Night Shift’
Fynn Ellison for his role in ‘Ollie

Script to Screen Best Screen Play-A ticket to the Big Screen Symposium 2013, valued at $325. A six month membership to StarNow.com, a one year subscription to Screen Hub, and a one year membership to SDGNZ for the Editor and Director.
Nominees:
Winner: Zia Mandviwalla for ‘Night Shift’
Matthew Harris for ‘43,000 Feet’
Lucy Zee for ‘This is Libby’

SDGNZ Best Director – One free admission to a SDGNZ event of your choice plus a one year membership to SDGNZ for the Director and Editor. A six month membership to StarNow.com, and a one year subscription to Setkick’s online production management tool.
Nominees:
Zia Mandviwalla for ‘Night Shift’
Winner: Sam Kelly for ‘Lambs’
Chantelle Burgoyne for ‘Tatau’

SDGNZ Best Editor – One free admission to a SDGNZ event of your choice plus a one year membership to SDGNZ for the Director and Editor. A six month membership to StarNow.com, and a one year subscription to Screen Hub.
Nominees:
Chantelle Burgoyne for ‘Tatau’
Winner: Jeff Hurrell for ‘Lambs’
Dan Jarman for ‘The F.E.U.C’

Special Jury Prize – A six month membership to StarNow.com, a one year subscription to Screen Hub, and a one year membership to SDGNZ for the Director and Editor.
Nominees:
Winner: Richard Mans’ technical accomplishment for ‘Abiogenesis’.
The cast and crew of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ for community filmmaking.
Yaser Naser for the VFX on ‘50% off Mail Order Bride’.
(Also a special mention to Andrew Long’s End Credits on 50% off Mail Order Bride)

Best International Film – A six month membership to StarNow.com, a one year subscription to Screen Hub, and a one year membership to SDGNZ for the Director and Editor.
Nominees:
Winner: Jannine Barnes for ‘The Wilding’
Maya Zibung Jones for ‘Parallel’
Asuka Sylvie for ‘Pinion’

Read the announcements of the 2011 Show Me Shorts award winners and nominees