After sellout screenings at the Sydney Film Festival, WIFT Member, Loren Taylor’s bittersweet comedy feature film The Moon is Upside Down has won the Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival! The team includes producers Philippa Campbell and Georgina Conder.
“To have the film embraced by an American audience and singled out for this prestigious award is wonderful. I’ve been very moved by the responses of audiences in Aotearoa and Australia and thrilled that the story touches people’s hearts,” says Taylor.
As she was unable to travel to New Mexico, co-star Robbie Magasiva who is currently based in Los Angeles represented the film and reported that the audience loved it.
The Moon is Upside Down also won Best First Feature at the A-List POFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. You can now watch the film from the comfort of your own home on AroVision.
The film stars Victoria Haralabidou, Elisabeth Hawthorne and Jemaine Clement alongside Magasiva and Taylor.
Congratulations to the entire team for your hard mahi!