List of short nz films

Short films have for a long time been very common around the world below is a list of the short films made through the nz film commission plus some other short things you should know on short films and their makers or process.
A bit of short history
Short film is a technical description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. The description is now used almost interchangeably with short subject. Either term is often abbreviated to short (as a noun, e.g., "a short"). A trailer for a feature length film is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a "short" for the complete film.
Although the North American definition generally refers to films between 20 and 40 minutes, the definition refers to much shorter films in Europe, Latin America and Australasia. In New Zealand, for instance, the description can be used to describe any film that has a duration longer than one minute and shorter than 15 minutes. The North American definition also tends to focus much more on character whereas the European and Australasian forms tend to depend much more on visual drama and plot twists. In this way, the North American form can be understood to be a derivation of the feature film form, usually acting as a platform for aspirant Hollywood directors. Elsewhere, short films tend to work as showcases for cinematographers and commercial directors.
Careful with that Crossbow
A boy begins to fire a crossbow at his sister.
Production staff
*Director
**Jason Stutter
*Writer
**Jason Stutter
*Producer
**Jason Stutter & Kevin Stevens
*Sales Agent
**NZFilm; Juliette Veber
Cast
*Boy- Cameron Stevens
*Girl- Alexia Girvan
*Gardener- Liz Andrews-Stevens
Day Trip
One day, a gangster decides to take a holiday. Travelling from island to island, his entire worldview changes.
Production staff
*Director
**Zoe McIntosh
*Writer
**Costa Botes, based on story by Bill Payne
*Producer
**Costa Botes & Gareth Moon
*Production Company
**Lone Pine Film & TV Productions Ltd in association with Nektar Films and Enigma Films
*Sales Agent
**NZFilm- Juliette Veber
Cast
*Tuhoe Isaac- Willy
*DOP- Marty Williams
Roof Rattling
Director
James Blick
Writer
James Blick
Producer
Robin Murphy
Production Company
Robin Murphy Productions Limited
Sales Agent
NZFilm- Juliette Veber
Cast
Old Man- Grant Tilly
James- Ted Holmstead-Scott
Credits
DOP- John Blick
Composer- Peter Scholes
Zero
Key Credits
Director
Leo Woodhead
Writer
Leo Woodhead
Producer
Jackie Dennis
Production Company
Mushroom Pictures LTD
Sales Agent
NZ FILM- Juliette Veber
Cast
Girl- Emily Barclay
Boy- Hunter MacDonald
Credits
D.O.P- Martin Preiss A.C.K.
Redemption
Key Credits
Director
Katie Wolfe
Writer
Screenplay by Tim Balme, Renae Maihi & Katie Wolfe
Original Writer
Based on short story by Phil Kawana
Producer
Rachel Jean
Sales Agent
NZ FILM- Juliette Veber
Cast
Zig- Pana Hema Taylor
Jaffa- Sera Henare
Carlos- Karlos Drinkwater
Festivals & Awards
2010- 60th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin- Generation 14 Plus,Germany
The Six Dollar Fifty Man
Key Credits
Director
Mark Albiston & Louis Sutherland
Writer
Mark Albiston & Louis Sutherland
Producer
Wendy Cuthbert
Production Company
Sticky Pictures Ltd
Sales Agent
NZFILM- Juliette Veber; juliette@nzfilm.co.nz;
Cast
Andy- Oscar Vandy-Connor
Mary- Celina Russo-Bewick
Credits
DOP-Simon Baumfield
Composer-Connan Hosford
Sound Designer-Matt Stutter
Production Manager-Jonathan Hawke
Production Co-ordinator-Kate Sutherland
Continuity-Pat Robins
Unit Manager-Gabrielle Page
Production Assistant-Sophie Cherry
P/Ups Co-ordinator-Simon English
1st AD- Darren Mackie
2nd AD- Adrian Carswell
Casting-Tina Cleary
Casting Assistant-Natasha Falconer
2010 Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking- Sundance Film Festival, USA
2010 Special Mention- 60th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin-Generation, Germany
2009 Special Distinction - Festival de Cannes, France
2009 53rd BFI London Film Festival, UK
2009 Black Pearl 09 Award for Best Narrative Short - Middle East International Film Festival, UAE
2009 New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
2009 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2009 Best International Short Fiction Film- Expresion en Corto, Mexico
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Status
JUST COMPLETED For all above films as of the 15/4/10 10:01 am (when info was extracted and posted)
You can view more information on these films at www.nzfilm.co.nz
 
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