The NZCS Awards are your opportunity to showcase and be acknowledged for your work, regardless of genre, format, or budget. With only less than two weeks remaining to enter, now is the perfect time to submit your entry. Don't miss this chance to have your talent recognised. Enter today!
Who Can Enter:
To participate, you must be a member of NZCS and the principal photographer of the entry, episode, or segment submitted. Operators may also enter in the 'Specialised' category. Multiple entries are welcome. If you're not yet a member, you can join before entering.
Award Categories:
- Student films
- Music videos
- Short films
- News and current affairs
- Magazine, lifestyle and reality
- Corporate and educational
- Documentaries and factual series
- Web series
- Commercials
- Specialised and second unit
- Drama & drama series
- Features - budget under $5m
- Features - budget $5m and over
How to enter:
- Ensure your production was released between January 1, 2021, and July 31, 2024.
- Choose the appropriate category. New to entering? Visit this page for detailed information.
- Register.
- Submit your media and entry form by July 31, 2024. Each entry requires separate registration.
And - NZCS will feature the Still Stories Exhibition throughout NZIFF, a limited selection of still photography captured by members of the New Zealand Cinematographers Society (NZCS). Inspired by the unprecedented success of the American Cinematographer Society's Stories in a Single Frame showcase, the exhibition brings a special challenge for cinematographers — to distil a powerful narrative down to a single frame. See here for more details.