2017 Winners
2017 Grand National Champion
Under The Bridge - Cool Story Bro Film
Grand National Runner-up
A Friend For Life - Missing Pixels
Grand National Second Runner-up
Feeding - Southern Belles
Grand National Finalists
Click on the finalists to watch them.
Under the Bridge - Cool Story Bro Film - WATCH
A Friend for Life - Mixing Pixels - WATCH
Feeding - Southern Belles - WATCH
The Super Galactic Spacecadets - City of Fish - WATCH
Transformation - Disqualified TIm - WATCH
Split Sibling Decision - Free Chicken - WATCH
Hard to peas - Hot Grog - WATCH
Pizza Money - Jovial Entertainment - WATCH
The Snapper - Michael's Baes
Self Service - Miss Fire Productions - WATCH
Jack And Joni - Moffilaide - WATCH
Snow Country for Cold Elves - Permanently Confused - WATCH
Losing Lucy - Shutter Rollers - WATCH
Dazza And Bazza 2: Nicked - Squint Eastwood - WATCH
Some Body At The Lake - The Creamery - WATCH
Grand National Award Winners
Best Director - Lauren Porteous - Cool Story Bro Film - Under The Bridge - WATCH
Nominees:
Disqualified Tim - Transformation
Brittany Baker - Currie Street Creatives
Micah Winiata - Free Chicken - Split Sibling Decision
Dwarf Shortage - The Beach
Lauren Porteous - Under the Bridge - Cool Story Bro Film
Josh O’Neil - TONY’S LAST DAY AGAIN - Kaiti Hill
The Choochoo Pain - Davis Boyce
Keisha McDonald - The Mugshots
Best Female Director - Lauren Porteous - Cool Story Bro Film - Under The Bridge - WATCH
Nominees:
Brittany Baker - Currie Street Creatives
Hweiling Ow & Mia Maramara - Snow Country for Cold Elves - Permanently Confused
Esther Mackay - AREA 4130 - Squad
Ashley Williams - City of Fish - “The SuperGalactic SpaceCadets”
Laura Gebbie - CRAB CRAB CRAB - A Slime of Passion
Laney Keenan and Madeline Guthrie - Writers Block, Bloody Love
Mary Rinaldi - Flash As Productions
Rose McMahon - Take Note of your Nearest Exit
Lauren Porteous - Under the Bridge - Cool Story Bro Film
Keisha McDonald - The Mugshots
Best High School Team - The Okay Company of Kapiti College - Death Blade Tiger 6: The Revengeance
Nominees:
Writers Block, Bloody Love
KELVIN - Ma am
Through the Lens Films
Okay Company - Death Blade Tiger 5: The Revengeance
Whale - The Microwave From Hal
Bacon vs Lollipop - Pork Chop
Poleland Productions
TAC Studios
Best Script - Matt Butler - The Creamery - Some Body At The Lake
Nominees:
City of Fish - The SuperGalactic SpaceCadets
AREA 4130 - Squad
Free Chicken - Split Sibling Decision
Dwarf Shortage - The Beach
Currie Street Creatives
Some Body at the Lake- The Creamery
Team Dangerzone
Alistair McMahon - Take Note of your Nearest Exit
Best Actress - Rhiannon McCall - Feeding - Southern Belles
Nominees:
Emma Draper - Hot Grog - Hard to Peas
Morgan Pearce - AREA 4130 - Squad
Reylene Hilaga - rip focus - A Ripple in Time
Hannah Collinson - Through the Lens
Rhiannon McCall - FEEDING - Southern Belles
Jem Osten - Bus Of The Undead - (Nec)Romancing The Phone
Slate48 - Carmen Penny
Beatrice Hudson - The Archetypes
Best Actor - Tom Trevella - Last Christmas - Little Old Lady Productions
Nominees:
Writer’s Block - Bloody Love - Alexander McAdam
Arjun Haszard - Squint Eastwood - Dazza and Bazza: Nicked
Jolyon Sparks - A DESIRE TO KILL - Kratos
Andy Jackson- Currie Street Creatives
Tom Trevella - Little Old Lady Productions - Last Christmas
Rohan Glynn - Self Service - Miss Fire Productions
Odd - Oliver Dunn
Isaac Gunson - Te Puke High School
Best Cinematography - James Wilkinson - The Black Ballet - Super Furious Ninja Dragon
Nominees:
Super Furious Ninja Dragon - The Black Ballet
Free Chicken - Split Sibling Decision
The Shuttle Rollers - Losing Lucy
THE JOURNEY - Time’s Up
Hi Stranger- The Princess and the Neighbour
Candy Floss - Cloud Productions
Blackhawk - Happy Birthday - Dominic Fryer
Slate48 - Andrew Garfield
Best Editing - Thomas Asche, Adam Prest, Taylor Wilson & Chris Willemse - Pizza Money - Jovial Entertainment
Nominees:
Dwarf Shortage, The Beach
Letesha Stock - The Mugshots
Tim Hamilton - Disqualified Tim - Transformation
Free Chicken - Split Sibling Decision
Currie Street Creatives
THE JOURNEY - Time’s Up
Pizza Money - Jovial Entertainment
Snowforge - Floris Van Gaalen
Best Original Song - Nick Garrett - Banned Practice - Rambunctious Gumption
Nominees:
The Happy Little Peas - Murder She Rapped
Shut the Fuck Up - Banned Practice - Rambunctious Gumption
CRAB CRAB CRAB - A Slime of Passion
Naenae Amplify - The Way Of The Cube
THE NOT SO EXPENDABLES - Illucid Productions
The All Goods - The Christmas Song
Ace Productions
DF-10
Best Original Score - Ewan Clark - The Real Rare Arctic Firefly - Lovely Bongo Drums
Nominees:
Dwarf Shortage - The Beach
TONY’S LAST DAY AGAIN - Kaiti Hill
Christchurch On Air - The Enchantress
Lovely Bongo Drums - The Real Rare Arctic Firefly
Francis Hunt - Under the Bridge - Cool Story Bro Film
Take Note of your Nearest Exit
Flash As Productions - Mat Hoyes
Best Animation - The Real Rare Arctic Firefly - Lovely Bongo Drums - WATCH
Nominees:
Toowit Toowoo - Glasnost 2: Blood Moon
Lovely Bongo Drums - The Real Rare Arctic Firefly
Muse Crew
Sidney Manson and The Twin Factor 2 - Just 2 Guys
Stampede Tiddlywinks
Iron Eye Sees
Best Disqualified Film - Scobies - Temple of Solitude
Nominees:
Pigs Guts Film - A Disabled Account
Flappyjacks - The Boy In The Night
THE COUNCILLOR - Smlif Films
Temple of Solitude - Scobies
Reel Trouble - Balls and Chains
Robot Face
PS
Best ULTRA48 - Jack and Joni - Moffilaide
Ant Timpson RISK Award - The Snapper - Michael’s Baes
Nominees:
The Snapper by Michael's Baes (AK)
The Beach by Dwarf Shortage (DND)
Thwup by Divisionary Films (AK)
Dane-Man by Point 37 (AK)
Always a Bad Seed by Half Pie (WGTN)
Sir Peter Jackson Wildcards
Banned Practice - Rambunctious Gumption - WATCH
The Black Ballet - Super Furious Ninja Dragon - WATCH
Not Again - Les Cousin Dangereux - WATCH
Elements 2017
CHARACTER: Female
TECHNICAL: Smash cut
PHYSICAL ELEMENT: Collision
SOUND EFFECT: Wilheilm Scream
Ultra 2017
Create a sequel to any of your team's previous 48 shorts and include the required elements from that year.
Genres 2017
1. Action
2. Alien
3. At Night
4. Bad Seed
5. Buddy
6. Christmas
7. Crime
8. Fairytale / Fantasy
9. Horror Comedy
10. Musical or Dance
11. Science-Fiction
12. Supernatural
13. Survival
14. Thriller
15. Z-Grade