Prizes and Awards

Prize announcements coming soon.

National Awards

• Grand National Champion 2025 
• Grand National Runner Up
• Grand National Second Runner Up
• 14 (4th - 17th) Grand Finalists, including Sir Peter Jackson's Wildcards
• National Best Cinematography
• Best Solo/Duo Team - Chosen by Ant Timpson
• National Best Sound Design
• National Best School Team 
• Dame Gaylene Preston and WIFT Outstanding Female / Gender Diverse Filmmaker
• National Best Director
• National Best Performer*
• National Best Script*
• National Best Production Design
• National Best Editing
• National Best Animation
• National Best Original Score/Song*
• National Incredibly Strange Award

Regional Awards 

• Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Regional Winner
• Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Runner up
• Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington Regional Winner
• Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington Runner up
• Ōtautahi / Christchurch Regional Winner
• Ōtautahi / Christchurch Runner up
• Across Aotearoa Regional Winner
• Across Aotearoa Runner up
• Best School Team
• Best Script*
• Best Cinematography
• Best Animation
• Regional Manager's Awards
• WIFT Outstanding Female / Gender Diverse Filmmaker
• Best Director
• Best Performer*
• Best Production Design
• Best Editing
• Best Sound Design
• Best Original Score/Song*
• Incredibly Strange Award
• Best Disqualified Award
• Best use of Genre and Elements

- *Best Script, Best Original Song/Score and Best Performer will only be awarded to human creators - to be eligible for these awards generative AI cannot be used to script, compose or perform. Please check in with your regional manager if you have any questions.