This award recognises outstanding achievement in creativity in post-production in film, television or digital media between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2025. Nominee job titles include editor, colourist, sound editor, ADR recordist, VFX artist, VFX supervisor, VFX editor, animator, compositor.
And our finalists are (WIFT Members in BOLD):
SHWETA BHATNAGAR
A truly gifted layout supervisor with decades of industry experience and expertise spanning significant shifts in technology & workflows, Shweta is a queen of thoughtful and visually stunning screen environments. Her excellence has been recognised with VES Award nominations for her work on Betterman and The Rings of Power.
JO DAVISON
A trailblazing creative VFX Supervisor, her cinematic C.V is a phenomenon in itself with credits on some of the biggest global hits of the last two decades: Superman, Avatar, Iron Man 3, The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Hobbit trilogy & Thor: Love and Thunder. Her work continues to elevate and amplify the art of visual storytelling across Aotearoa and the world.
STEFANIE NG
A truly exceptional dialogue supervisor & editor, Stefanie’s most recent work on Oscar-winner Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Part II & global box office hit The Minecraft Movie has earned her international recognition. Alongside those productions, she continues to champion local storytellers and is passionate about nurturing the next generation of craftspeople.