The countdown to New Zealand's glitziest Film and Television event is now well and truly underway withthe announcement today of the 2011 AFTA finalists, a number of whom are WIFT members. This year's Gala Awards will take place on Saturday, 12 November at Auckland's new Viaduct Events Centre, and the technical brilliance of film and television makers will be honoured at the Craft Awards Luncheon to be held on Thursday, 10 November. Tickets are on sale now and are available at www.afta.co.nz. If you can't make it along on the night, highlights will screen on TV3. Check out the full list of finalists here.