Short film Oscar nominees 2019
Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival Which short films will shine at the Oscars this year? The Academy Award nominations are out and I bet most of you are thinking – I’ve never heard of these shorts! Plenty of them are online and available to watch at the links below. I’ve checked them out, and […]
Read More →Festival Director honoured with MNZM
Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival Our Festival Director Gina Dellabarca has been appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours for services to the film industry. Chair of the Board, Andrew Cornwell, says: “Gina co-founded Show Me Shorts in 2006, and has been the driving force […]
Read More →People’s choice winner announced
Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival on December 12, 2018 at 10:37 am Congratulations to producer Arielle Sullivan and writer/director Kyan Krumdieck who have won our Calibrate Legal / Patrick McGrath Barrister People’s Choice Award for Repugnant! This prestigious award is voted for by our audience members. Around 1,000 votes were received in total. There was […]
Read More →Directors working with scripts
Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival When a script is complete it passes from the screenwriter to the director. What happens next? There are a number of actions required before production begins. In this handy guide we lay out the steps for you, peppered with tips from Ivan Barge – director of the award-winning New Zealand short film Madam Black. ADVICE FROM IVAN: Being given a great script by a writer is […]
Read More →Toi Whakaari Shorts
Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival Toi Whakaari was New Zealand’s first drama school and remains Aotearoa’s leading performing arts school. Many of our most well-known actors are Toi graduates – Cliff Curtis, Robyn Malcolm, Tim Balme, Miranda Harcourt, and David Fane to name just a few. The ‘Toi Film’ strand of Toi Whakaari is […]
Read More →Submissions for 2018 now open | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Submissions for 2018 now open | Show Me Shorts Film Festival Submissions are now open for the 13th edition of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading international short film festival. Show Me Shorts 2018 will take place this Spring in more than 25 cinemas nationwide […]
Read More →People’s Choice award winner 2017 | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: People’s Choice award winner 2017 | Show Me Shorts Film Festival Congratulations to the team behind The World in Your Window, who are the winners of our WatchMe People’s Choice Award. Hundreds of votes were cast by audience members who attended screenings across […]
Read More →True stories make top shorts for 2017 | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: True stories make top shorts for 2017 | Show Me Shorts Film Festival It’s time to look back and make our lists of top films from 2017. Thanks to my programming gig at Show Me Shorts I’ve seen hundreds of films and can […]
Read More →Canadian Focus for Show Me Shorts 2017 | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Canadian Focus for Show Me Shorts 2017 | Show Me Shorts Film Festival We’re thrilled to announce that a selection of top short films from the Québec province of Canada will feature in our 2017 Festival, opening across the country at the end […]
Read More →Kiwi Documentaries: Locked and Loaded | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Kiwi Documentaries: Locked and Loaded | Show Me Shorts Film Festival The Loading Docs initiative produces ten short (3-minute) New Zealand documentaries each year. They’ve just unveiled the new films, and our team at Show Me Shorts is super impressed with the boldness […]
Read More →Short Films by Jackie van Beek | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Short Films by Jackie van Beek | Show Me Shorts Film Festival Writer/director/actor/comedian Jackie van Beek is one of New Zealand’s most prolific and successful short film makers. Her first feature film The Inland Road has just premiered to positive critical review. Time […]
Read More →Auckland Opening Night 2017: Tickets now on sale | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Auckland Opening Night 2017: Tickets now on sale | Show Me Shorts Film Festival Tickets are now on sale for our 2017 Opening Night and Awards Ceremony on Saturday 28 October at The Civic. A pink carpet will be rolled out as stars […]
Read More →Branded content: the future of short films | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Branded content: the future of short films | Show Me Shorts Film Festival Today it is common practice for us to skip or block advertising when we are watching TV shows or online video content. Interrupting our entertainment with an unwanted 30-second advertisement […]
Read More →Italian Short Film Night | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Italian Short Film Night | Show Me Shorts Film Festival Buona sera! Get cosy with a night of Italian cinema. We are proud to present a collection of six top Italian short films, provided thanks to the Centro Nazionale del Cortometraggio / Italian […]
Read More →Disney short films keep us dreaming | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Disney short films keep us dreaming | Show Me Shorts Film Festival Cartoons don’t get the respect they deserve. If you’re eight or eighty you’ve probably got a favourite Disney animated short film. Mine were always the How To Goofy cartoons. Since Mickey […]
Read More →Kiwis in Korea | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Kiwis in Korea | Show Me Shorts Film Festival We were privileged to take part in the 34th Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF) in South Korea. What a beautiful city and wonderful festival run by passionate film lovers! We presented a selection […]
Read More →Filmmaking competitions forge teams | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Filmmaking competitions forge teams | Show Me Shorts Film Festival So many times I have thought – damn I could make a sweet short film that could lead onto greatness. But figured screw it, I haven’t got the time to spend being Spielberg […]
Read More →Submissions for 2017 now open | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Submissions for 2017 now open | Show Me Shorts Film Festival Submissions are now open for the 12th edition of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading international short film festival. Show Me Shorts 2017 will take place this Spring in more than 20 cinemas nationwide […]
Read More →People’s Choice Award winner announced | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: People’s Choice Award winner announced | Show Me Shorts Film Festival Congratulations to James Cunningham and Oliver Hilbert who have won the 2016 People’s Choice Award for their 9-minute fantasy film Kitten Witch. The film, written and directed by Cunningham, blends live action […]
Read More →Show Me Shorts on tour | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
MIL OSI – Source: Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Release/Statement Headline: Show Me Shorts on tour | Show Me Shorts Film Festival New Zealand short films featuring at the Leuven International Short Film Festival in December 2016. Featuring ‘Accidents, Blunders and Calamities’ by James Cunningham (top left). ‘The Tide Keeper’, by Alyx Duncan (top […]
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