WIFT members made their presence felt at last night's film awards picking up a clutch of prizes. So congratulations to Leanne Pooley who won best documentary director last night for her Sir Edmund Hillary piece Beyond the Edge and Ngila Dickson who picked up best costume design for Mr Pip. Gardening with Soul won best documentary against some tough competition so well done Vicky Pope (and Jess Feast) for your achievement. Top of the Lake, produced by WIFT member Philippa Campbell won best Television Feature or Drama and finally a round of applause to Prisca Bouchet who (with Nick Mayow) won best self-funded short film with Le Taxidermiste. Finally a well done to Nicola Peeperkoorn, producer on Crackheads which won best self-funded film. What fantastic results for women in film and television and a great early Xmas present.
The list of WIFT nominees is below followed by the full list of winners:
Villa Maria Best Actress
Sophie Henderson - Fantail
Apex Insurance Best Screenplay
Sophie Henderson - Fantail
Nikon Best Self-Funded Film
Zoe McIntosh - The Deadly Ponies Gang
Rodney Wayne Best Costume Design
Ngila Dickson - Mr Pip
Event Cinemas Best Self-Funded Short Film
Prisca Bouchet (and Nick Mayow) - Le Taxidermiste
Telecom Business Hubs Best Documentary
Robyn Paterson, Leanne Pooley - Finding Mercy
Vicky Pope (and Jess Feast) - Gardening with Soul
Kay Ellmers (and Annie Goldson) - He Toki Huna: NZ In Afghanistan
NZ On Air Best Television Feature or Drama Series
The Almighty Johnsons (South Pacific Pictures are corporate members)
The Blue Rose (ditto)
Top of the Lake (Philippa Campbell producer)
Shopping was the big winner of the night at the 2013 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards, taking out the esteemed awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Fresh new talents showcased in Shopping; Julian Dennison and Laura Petersen took away the Best Supporting Actor/Actress trophies. The film also won Best Poster Design and Best Cinematography - adding to Shopping's winning spree of 7 awards in total.
Mr. Pip stars took out the acting awards with Hugh Laurie winning Best Actor and Xzannjah winning Best Actress. Mr. Pip was the second most successful title of the night, also taking home the Best Score and Best Costume Design accolades.
Other winners of the night include; Best Documentary: Gardening With Soul, Best Documentary Director: Leanne Pooley for Beyond the Edge, Best Television Feature or Drama Series; Top of the Lake. White Lies won Best Production Design and Best Makeup Design. Mount Zion was awarded the Best Sound Award.
The 'Moas' is a celebration of what has been achieved in New Zealand Film in the past year. Event Producer Ant Timpson shares "these awards are a confirmation that we do indeed have a film industry and it's a very healthy one at that. Sure it's taken some knocks lately and of course it's not curing cancer but sometimes the films we produce resonate and stay with us for years. The winners and all the nominated films are deserving of a large audience. Sometimes it feels like we have to remind the NZ movie going public that there is more out there than spandex and explosions. It seems obvious but three-dimensional flesh and blood creations will always move us in a way that no CG creation ever could."
Roger Wyllie, General Manager of Rialto Channel says "what a fantastic night for the NZ film industry, so great to see local talent applauded and celebrated for all of their hard work and passion to ensure Kiwis enjoy a diverse range of films throughout the year. We're very excited to be premiering a selection of these films and documentaries on Sky's Rialto Channel, and look forward to again celebrating NZ film in 2014."
Geoff Murphy, the creative genius behind iconic NZ movies; Goodbye Pork Pie, Utu and The Quiet Earth was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award.
The awards were judged by a panel of esteemed film industry leaders, including judges who have worked on such memorable films as Gravity, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Animal Kingdom, The Great Gatsby and Man of Steel to mention a few.
THE 2013 WINNERS OF THE RIALTO CHANNEL NEW ZEALAND FILM AWARDS
Rialto Channel Best Film
Shopping - Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw
Flying Fish Best Director
Shopping - Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston
Apex Insurance Best Screenplay
Shopping - Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston
Villa Maria Best Actor
Mr. Pip - Hugh Laurie
Villa Maria Best Actress
Mr. Pip - Xzannjah
Mili Pictures Best Supporting Actor
Shopping - Julian Dennison
Mili Best Supporting Actress
Shopping - Laura Petersen
Nikon Best Self-Funded Film
Crackheads - Tim Tsiklauri and Andy Sophocleous
Niche Cameras Best Cinematography
Shopping - Ginny Loane
Mandy Best Editor
The Weight of Elephants - Molly Marlene Stensgaard
APRA Best Score
Mr. Pip - Harry Gregson-Williams and Tim Finn
APRA Best Sound
Mt Zion - Dick Reade
Rodney Wayne Best Costume Design
Mr. Pip - Ngila Dickson
MAC Best Makeup Design
White Lies - Abby Collins, Yolanda Bartram, Vee Gulliver, Andrew Beattie, Main Reactor and Roger Murray
Regional Film Offices New Zealand Best Production Design
White Lies - Tracey Collins
Letterboxd Best Poster Design
Shopping - Geoff Francis
Event Cinemas Best Self-Funded Short Film
Le Taxidermiste - Nick Mayow and Prisca Bouchet
AUT Best Short Film
Here Be Monsters - Paul Glubb, Nic Gorman and Nadia Maxwell
Allpress Best Short Film Actor
Strongman - Tony Green
Allpress Best Short Film Actress
Blind Mice - Rachel Nicholls
PLS Best Cinematography in a Short Film
Echoes - Andrew Stroud
NZ Herald Online Best Short Film Script
Echoes - Campbell Hooper and Joel Kefali
Media Design School Best Technical Contribution to a Short Film
Blankets - Visual Effects - Frank Rueter, David Duke and Bodo Keller
Telecom Business Hubs Best Documentary
Gardening With Soul - Vicky Pope and Jess Feast
PLS Best Documentary Cinematography
Antarctica: A Year On Ice - Anthony Powell
Canon Best Documentary Director
Beyond The Edge - Leanne Pooley
Lotech Best Documentary Editor
He Toki Huna: NZ in Afghanistan - Annie Goldson and James Brown
NZ OnAir Best Television Feature or Drama Series
Top of the Lake - Jane Campion, Emile Sherman and Iain Canning
Lifetime Achievement Award
Geoff Murphy