Amazing work team:)
After treating us for so many years with out the gate films and visual splendours, we have a full tilt serious offering which delivers on so many levels. The acting is superb! The movement of the camera to catch the different moments is spot on.
This is a great film!!

A superbly put together film using the one take to its full potential.
Its minimal approach to story and characters doesn't hinder the enjoyment of the film as its offset by its pacing as the moments don't linger longer than they should and there is some new danger lurking around each new rock.
The costuming is lovely and would be right at home on a high budget film.
Congrats on the awards and placing:)

"Action!" and we're off with a sultry bang as probably the largest team in this year's competition take a go big or home attitude to a difficult genre, with a very cleverly wrapped around story focused on female empowerment and artistic vision.

Also one of the year's absolutely slickest films and I can imagine many teams looking on with envy that B and even C cameras featured in the fly on the wall behind the scenes recording are still really good quality The edit is smooth, the sound design absolutely tremendous and the display visuals actually make it believable we are watching through a lens.

Lighting is also top notch and the team does a fantastic job of using a classy retro train location provide both intimacy and cinematic style to the proceedings.

There are also some loving homages for genre fans with [REC], FROM DUSK TIL DAWN, BOOGIE NIGHTS and SINNERS all stuck in the melting pot for good measure.

The film itself is effectively about a porno crew dealing with a diva lead actor with supposed erectile issues, with most of the crew just wanting to get paid whilst the director is genuinely out to make their masterpiece. Less dick more female beauty would be the order of the day if it was up to her, to really make her 1940s artistic vision come to life. Its a really strong performance by Sarah Penny in terms of just how focused they are.

The despondent tired crew also do a fantastic job as a collective showcasing that a job is a job, and getting the footage of the ham fisted dialogue and boarding of the pound town is all they really care about. Its subtle but realistic and believable which is harder to pull off than most people realise, and credit to excellent direction by Annabelle.

Where I personally didn't 100% vibe with the film were a couple of film making choices that I predict wider audiences may resonate with more than I did. For me the ending did seem a bit predictable (not the true ending. that shit was gold) but at the same time a little bit shoehorned in. The films it paid homage to in that regard are amazing but it did come across a little bit as done before.

Blood suckers are cool. Cock suckers are cool too and I get the metaphor just not 100% on board with that twist personally.

And then I think whilst the central conceit of being driven to produce art and achieving an artistic vision at all costs is AMAZING, the fly on the wall nature of the film structure meant that even though we had fantastic performances there was a distance with the director that reduced their likeability just a fraction. Its become clear on reflection that they were the central focus of the film but with fly on the wall if there is a multitude of action and characters that central focus whilst watching can get lost a bit sometimes, for me anyway.

So just for me personally I love the film you made and hope you have great success in the comp. Its technically amazing, the central conceit is fantastic and location plus use of competition elements is superb. Which is what we're after for 48Hours. Just being super honest that the fly on the wall created distance with the director and the twist I could see coming a mile away. Overall great work though Glitter Swarm!

I've had a superfan of this film adamant this will win Wellington for weeks and I can genuinely see it happening. Brought to life by Froblin (including a couple of the key masterminds behind BLOKE OF THE APOCALPYSE) here we have a masked bandit by night infiltrate an art museum, on an impossible mission with a very singular purpose.

Tight in run time but also tight in execution the jokes are great, the animation superb and the message is touching. As a parent this really brought a big smile to my face and warmth to my heart.

I think the only question that may come up when it gets to business end will be if there is enough depth packed in to the 2 minutes or not. But it worked for me!

Look this is an absolutely beautiful film and an amazing effort for a solo entry. It's whimsical, bright, colourful and presents a fully fleshed out world of cloud cats high above Poneke.

The animation is also incredible. Hot on the heels of last year's grand final winner this is the same sort of top shelf animation festival style you hope to see in 48 and its really cool to see produced.

But to me I thought the story needed more weight to personally resonate. Going dialogue free certainly meant that the visuals spoke for themselves. But at the same time the engagement factor was missing. If you like cute cats you will love this film. But what's the dramatic question here? What's the story actually about? That sometimes what we fear isn't all that it seems? Good message but too lightweight I felt unfortunately.

Its gorgeous and technically impressive but the narrative didn't have enough weight for me. Go well at the final though!

A Birdman-esque whirlwind of suspense done really well. Loved the dynamic music, the fantastic lead actors, and the general sense of panic that was displayed throughout. The oneshot premise was executed really well, and genuinely the film looked and sounded great. Watched the team receive awards on the night and it was really heartwarming to see this team get the Regional Winner award for Auckland.

Technically, it's a great crisp image with some fun interruptions in there (who eats cake in a bathroom? Only the best of people), and just a hilarious time all-round. The twist ending is a nice funny button on the end, and it all comes together to provide a great hoot. Well done, Taste of Kiwi!

I watched this with one thought in mind... how in the world do you get kids to act this naturally and fantastically? Well, it turns out you create a film with your extended aiga / whanau and the result is some of the most natural comedy I saw this 48Hrs. I'm floored at this first-timer team and really every time they got on stage to receive an award I was cheering and yelling because I was just so happy, thinking "this is what 48Hrs is all about!"

As for the film itself - great-looking image. Great sound. Lovely script. But the shining part throughout I must say is the fantastic, fantastic acting from the kids and adults both. Definitely feels like these kids have a future in acting, for sure, being able to really feel the script and understand it. And that is a testament to the larger extended family being able to get a great performance out of these kids. Would be fantastic to be a fly on the wall seeing what happened behind the scenes of this film because I'm so curious. Brilliant stuff.

Yeah this was quite a funny and cooked concept XD I liked the overall silliness of it, the idea of a person in a song following you and appearing in real life. The original song was great, the framing was great... very funny little ditty here!

Froblin!! What a moving and funny story. Beloved at the embassy.