Highlighted in this year’s Show Me Shorts Award Nominations, are of course, WIFT members. Congratulations!
The Show Me Shorts awards celebrate filmmakers who have achieved excellence through their Festival-selected short films. The winners of the top two awards become qualified to enter the Academy Awards.
The WIFT members nominated are:
Department of Post Best New Zealand Film
- Hweiling Ow, Sara Chen, Mia Maramara for Vivie
- Vea Mafile'o, Eldon Booth, Alex Lovell for Lea Tupu'anga (Mother Tongue)
DEGANZ Best Director
- Alyx Duncan for The Sea Inside Her
Best Screenplay
- Hweiling Ow for Vivie
- Isla Macleod for Cold Feet
The award winners will be announced at an Awards Ceremony taking place as part of Industry Day, at 4.30pm on Sunday 13 October at The Classic in Auckland. Tickets to Industry Day are available here.
Audience members will have the opportunity to vote for the People’s Choice Award, which will be presented at the conclusion to the festival. Voting is open throughout the festival via www.showmeshorts.co.nz.
Show Me Shorts Film Festival will take place in forty locations during 10-28 October 2024. This will be followed by a three-day online Festival at Show Me Shorts On Demand during Labour Weekend.
There are specially curated screenings of short films at 40 venues across the motu starting with Auckland Opening Night at The Hollywood (10 Oct), Christchurch Opening Night at Alice Cinemas (Fri 11 Oct) and Wellington Opening Night at The Embassy (Wed 16 Oct). Industry Day (Sun 13 Oct) is a full day of Q&As, expert panels, film screenings and networking opportunities.
WIFT members get discounted tickets at most venues. For more details and tickets go to www.showmeshorts.co.nz