The winners of the Auckland, Christchurch and Across Aotearoa Regionals at the Vista Foundation 48 Hours 2026 have been announced and among them are the WIFT Outstanding Female/Gender Diverse Filmmakers.
For Auckland, big congrats to Floriane Caillot alongside her team The Horny Owls with their film RaveYard. A long-time Wiftie, we are stoked to sponsor her next year of membership for her brilliant win. In Christchurch, the winner of the WIFT Outstanding Female/Gender Diverse Filmmakers was Lois Parker, and Amalia Remus won for the “across Aotearoa” category. All of these lovely filmmakers win a one-year WIFT membership.
There were a few other Wifties who were among the award-winning teams at the Auckland regional finals!
Regional Winner: Taste of Kiwi – NAN!
Members: Jaya Beach-Roberson, Jazz dos Santos
Best Use of Genre & Best Cinematography: Permenantly Confused – Twin Flame
Members: Hweiling Ow, Sara Chen
Best Use of Extreme Closeup/Macro Show: Big Mouth Productions – Ziggy and Scout Blast to the Past
Members: Liz Garneau
Incredibly Strange Award: Glowtime – Hiccupocalypse
Members: Jennifer Onyeiwu
Click here for the full list of winners!