The telly folk might have been happy not to share their awards night with the New Zealand film industry this year, but thanks to organisers Hugh Sundae (nzherald.co.nz) and Ant Timpson (of 48 Film Festival fame) this country’s talented filmmakers and thespians will still be acknowledged in 2012.
The telly folk might have been happy not to share their awards night with the New Zealand film industry this year, but thanks to organisers Hugh Sundae (NZ Herald Online Entertainment Editor) and Ant Timpson (of 48 Film Festival fame) this country’s talented filmmakers and thespians will still be acknowledged in 2012.
Officially co-presented by Rialto Channel and NZ Herald Online, the Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards are on December 4th at The Civic Wintergarden, and Rialto Channel is proud to be broadcasting the awards on Sunday 16th December at 6.25pm.
If you look at the nominees for the SUNZFA, which were announced on Sunday evening, it’s clear that the diverse collection of NZ films released over the last year deserve to be celebrated. Frankly, the judges have an almost impossible job on their hands. Every nomination is justified, and it seems that the trickiest categories to judge will be the quality nominations in the documentary and short film sections.
When it comes to the feature films, The Orator and Two Little Boys have the best chance of landing an inaugural Moa award, with 11 nominations each. Although, How to Meet Girls from A Distance, The Most Fun You Can Have Dying, Good For Nothing and Sione’s Wedding also feature heavily. I’m putting my money on The Orator to scoop the Rialto Channel Best Film award.
If you’re wondering why the awards are called “Sorta, Unofficial”, it’s because the organisers couldn’t afford a lawyer to work out whether they could call them the official awards…well, it makes for a good story right?
Here’s is a list of the main nominees, congratulations to all:
Rialto Channel Best Film
The Orator
How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Two Little Boys
Good For Nothing
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
Best Self-Funded Film
Netherwood
Good For Nothing
We Feel Fine
The Red House
Canon Best Director
Dean Hewison - How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Tusi Tamasese - The Orator
Mike Wallis - Good For Nothing
Kirstin Marcon - The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
Robert Sarkies - Two Little Boys
Best Editing
Simon Price - The Orator
Annie Collins - Two Little Boys
Greg Daniels - Good For Nothing
Best Cinematography
Leon Narbey - The Orator
Jac Fitzgerald - Two Little Boys
Crighton Bone - The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
Man O' War Best Actor
Richard Falkner - How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Fa'afiaula Sagote - The Orator
Bret McKenzie - Two Little Boys
Matt Whelan - The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
Man O' War Best Actress
Tandi Wright - Kiwi Flyer
Inge Rademeyer - Good For Nothing
Tausili Pushparaj - The Orator
Madeleine Sami - Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
Best Supporting Actor
John Bach - Rest For The Wicked
Johnathan Brugh - How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Will Hall - Netherwood
Best Supporting Actress
Aidee Walker - How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Jessica Joy Wood - Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
Salamasina Mataia - The Orator
Vendetta Films Best Screenplay
Tusi Tamasese - The Orator
Dean Hewison, Richard Falkner and Sam Dickson - How to Meet Girls From a Distance
Duncan Sarkies and Robert Sarkies - Two Little Boys
Best Documentary
Pictures of Susan
How Far is Heaven
The Last Dogs of Winter
Maori Boy Genius
Shihad: Beautiful Machine
Best Director
Dan Salmon - Pictures of Susan
Miriam Smith and Christopher Pryor - How Far is Heaven
Costa Botes - The Last Dogs of Winter
Pietra Brettkelly - Maori Boy Genius
Sam Peacocke - Shihad: Beautiful Machine
PLS Best Cinematography
Christopher Pryor - How Far is Heaven
Ben Freedman - Pictures of Susan
Peter Young - The Last Ocean
Best Editing
Christopher Pryor and Cushla Dillon - How Far is Heaven
Cushla Dillon - Shihad: Beautiful Machine
Jonno Woodford-Robinson and Richard Lord - The Last Ocean
Richard Lord and Ken Sparks - When A City Falls
Best Short
Home
Lambs
Whakatiki
I'm the One
Honk If You're Horny
Best Self-Funded Short
In Safe Hands
Dr Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game
The Girl With The Clover Tattoo
Brothers
Swansong
Best Script
Sam Kelly - Lambs
Paola Morabito - I'm The One
Joe Lonie - Honk If You're Horny
StarNow Best Actor
Waka Rowlands - Lambs
Jim Moriarty - Whakatiki
Andy Anderson - Honk If You're Horny
StarNow Best Actress
Mabelle Dennison - Whakatiki
Maya Stange - I'm The One
Anapela Polataivao - Night Shift
PLS Best Cinematography
Andrew Stroud - Ellen Is Leaving
Ari Wegner - Night Shift
Bonnie Elliott - I'm the One