Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Gisborne, Hamilton, Katikati, New Plymouth, Opotiki, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Thames, Whangarei, Alexandra, Dunedin, Invercargill, Nelson, Picton, Stewart Island, Takaka, Napier, Hokitika, Arrowtown Phil Houghton Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Gisborne, Hamilton, Katikati, New Plymouth, Opotiki, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Thames, Whangarei, Alexandra, Dunedin, Invercargill, Nelson, Picton, Stewart Island, Takaka, Napier, Hokitika, Arrowtown Phil Houghton

The Sampler

Taste a selection of highlight short films from Show Me Shorts Film Festival. These inspiring and thoughtful stories include long-distance love on a distant planet, precocious children up to mischief, a whole town waiting for bad luck to pass, and a man stuck in a time loop. Comedy, science fiction, romance, and coming-of-age classics abound.

This session is also screening with open captions at select locations. For details on The Sampler (captioned) click here.

Run Time: 99 min

Rating: M - Domestic violence, drug use, offensive language

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Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island, Thames Phil Houghton Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Stewart Island, Thames Phil Houghton

Heartstrings

What is love? Placed into a variety of pressured situations, the characters in these short films still manage to find their humanity, their heart, and their compassion—exposing their bravery. If only we all had their courage! Drama, romance, coming-of-age, and of course musical romance can be found here, exploring exactly what tugs on our heartstrings.

Run Time: 91 min

Rating: M - Offensive language.

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Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Arrowtown, Tauranga, Thames Phil Houghton Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Arrowtown, Tauranga, Thames Phil Houghton

Award Winners

Nominees will be announced in late September.

Winners and film line-up will be announced on 14 October.

Show Me Shorts is a competitive film festival with prizes for filmmakers who have achieved excellence. Watch all the Show Me Shorts award-winning movies in one collection, and enjoy the very best in local and international short film making.

The films shown will be the winners of these award categories: 

  1. Best NZ Film Award (Oscar qualifying)

  2. Best International Film Award (Oscar qualifying)

  3. DEGANZ Best Director Award

  4. DEGANZ Best Editor Award

  5. Script to Screen Best Screenplay Award

  6. Toi Whakaari Best Actor Award

  7. Kōawa Studios Best Cinematographer Award

Run Time: TBC

Rating: TBC

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