Good afternoon,The Show Me Shorts Film Festival is calling for submissions from the South Island.Show Me Shorts is New Zealand’s annual national film festival showcasing the best new short films from New Zealand and around the world. The eighth annual Show Me Shorts Film Festival will take place this November (2013) in cinemas all across New Zealand.For the month of May, any short film set in the South Island, or with a key crew or cast member who lives there, can enter for free.Please find below and attached a media release. We would appreciated if you could circulate this message to any students that may be interested in entering.Kind regards,RenĂ©e BurgersFestival Assistant
SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL TRUST
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Media
release:
Southland
Filmmakers in Hiding (Suspected Zombie
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New Zealand’s top short film festival may be Academy Award® accredited, but Show Me Shorts is low on South Island entries.
New Zealand’s top short film festival may be Academy Award® accredited, but Show Me Shorts is low on South Island entries.
Festival
organizers are unsure of the reason for the
low numbers, but suggest a northern drift of
filmmaking talent may be partly to blame. Or
some kind of zombie virus? To help ensure the Mainland
voice is represented, Show Me Shorts has
slashed entry fees for filmmakers who reside
in the South Island, making it free to enter
for the month of May.
Entries
for the eighth annual Show Me Shorts Film
Festival are now open. The festival takes
place at cinemas nation-wide every November.
Prizes include cash and filmmaking
equipment, plus the winner of the
prestigious Best Film award will qualify for
entry to the Oscars®.
Festival
Director Gina Dellabarca says, “We have
received a much higher number of entries for
Show Me Shorts already this year, and the
quality is outstanding. When we looked at
the geographic spread though, we were
disappointed to find a decidedly North
Island-centric focus.” Show Me Shorts has
responded to the shortfall by offering an
incentive to encourage southern filmmakers
to enter. For the month of May, any short
film set in the South Island, or with a key
crew or cast member who lives there, can
enter for free.
Dellabarca
hopes the incentive will encourage more
filmmakers from the region to showcase their
work, so viewers can enjoy more stories
about our beloved southern regions.She pokes
fun at southern stereotypes,adding,“We’d
like to see the glaciers and Southern Alps
on screen, visit with ageing potters from
Nelson, and smoke dope with paranoid Otago
students in their basements.”
"I want
to programme some hard hitting debates about
why we should call your homeland
'TeWaiPounamu' versus 'The Mainland'. I
am interested in the history of Chinese
minors from Arrowtown; Especially un-dead
ones that are now hunting tourists on Mount Aoraki.
I NEED to see the elusive moa you've been
hiding from us North Islanders."
Filmmakers
with projects set anywhere in the South
Island, or that have a writer, director,
producer or main actor who currently resides
there are eligible for the free entry.For
further information about entering a short
film, visithttp://www.showmeshorts.co.nz/enter-your-film, or to
enter a short film directly go tohttps://www.withoutabox.com/login/5217.
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For more information, photos or interview opportunities contact:
Heidi
North-Bailey
Festival Coordinator
Festival Coordinator
Show Me
Shorts Film Festival Trust
Ph02202 835 79
info@showmeshorts.co.nz
Ph02202 835 79
info@showmeshorts.co.nz
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