Huge congrats are in order for WIFT NZ Member Leanne Pooley! Her brilliant doco series Choir Games has won x2 awards are SeriesFest in Denver, USA - the festival often referred to as "the Sundance of TV".
Choir Games took out Best Unscripted Series and the Unscripted Audience Award.
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SERIESFEST:
Best Unscripted Pilot: Choir Games
For its moving depiction of the uplifting and healing power of music, and its engaging ensemble of children and their dedicated teachers who left us wanting more, this Unscripted Series award goes to CHOIR GAMES.
Audience Award, Unscripted: Choir Games
Two choirs, one from rural New Zealand, one from New York City, go on an inspiring, life changing journey to the World Choir Games.
Two well-deserved wins for Leanne, and audiences can watch Choir Games in NZ on Neon.