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IYSFF NZ winners 2023 

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The IYSFF 2023 NZ Nationals are all finished for the year and the winners have been announced. The winners are listed below as well as the link to watch the TOP 16 films.

IYSFF NZ NATIONALS 2023 AWARD WINNERS

FIRST PLACE - $1500

SHELF LIFE
Amelia Walshe, Sophie Hampson, Esther Schubert, Max Norwood 
Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
Sponsored by Priority One

SECOND PLACE – $1000

HER
Tearani Wikohika, Yasmin Austwick, Sienna Burns
Tauranga Girls’ College
Sponsored by Tauranga City Council

THIRD PLACE – $500

LOVER’S WALTZ
Leah Swindells
Tauranga Girls’ College
Sponsored by Bay of Plenty Actors Studio

KŌHUNGAHUNGA AWARD – $500

MUM’S STAR
Malachi Steel 
Home School, Whakatāne
Sponsored by Film Bay of Plenty

OTHER AWARDS

Award Film School
BEST DIRECTOR SHAKEEL ROA – RED EYES  Independent, Tauranga
BEST ACTOR HARRY TURNER & ZOE THE DOG – MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE Home School, Te Puke
BEST WAHINE FILMMAKER  TEARANI WIKOHIKA – HER Tauranga Girls’ College
Sponsored by Ngā Aho Whakaari – Māori in Screen
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN MAEA WIKOHIKA – GIRL IN CANVAS Tauranga Girls’ College
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY BEDE MILLER - THE SWAP St Andrew's College, Christchurch
BEST EDITING ZOE SAMSON – ATELOPHOBIA Tauranga Girls’ College
BEST SHOT KATY MCLEOD – ELF ON THE SHELF Ōtūmoetai College
BEST POSTER  SHAKEEL ROA – RED EYES Independent, Tauranga

IYSFF NZ NATIONALS 2023 Gallery


IYSFF NZ NATIONAL AWARD WINNER 2023


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Media release - IYSFF NZ Nationals 2023 award winners (248kb pdf)


Watch the 2023 TOP 16 Finalists Now


More information on IYSFF

The IYSFF is a global competition that challenges young filmmakers from across the United States of America, Australia, The United Arab Emirates, and New Zealand to create a three-minute silent film set to one of 10 musical scores composed especially for the festival.

To enter Kiwi filmmakers must submit their entries via the IYSFF global website (www.makesilentfilm.com) before submissions close at 11.59pm on 01 September 2024

The selected finalist entries will be screened at the IYSFF NZ National Awards at Baycourt in October or November (date to be confirmed). Not only are there 10 category awards up for grabs, the Top Two Kiwi films will also represent Aotearoa at the IYSFF Global Awards 2023 held in Portland, Oregon, US.

The IYSFF NZ Nationals 2023 is proudly presented by Baycourt Community & Arts Centre.

THE RULES

  • To be eligible, all filmmakers must be 22 years or under as of April 15, 2023
  • Use any one of the official IYSFF provided music tracks – just don’t modify it
  • Make it suitable for all ages
  • No copyrighted material

THEMES

For each submission, a filmmaker must choose one of the 10 pre recorded musical themes upon which to base the film. The 2023 themes are: CharmedShadowsSlapstickEpicScience FictionWesternNoirDiscoveryReflections, and this year's new soundtrack Fantasy 

Please note: entries which have used the now retired soundtrack Motown will still be accepted in 2023.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  • Films may be submitted in black and white, or color
  • Films may be live action or animation
  • Films must use at least three title cards-an intro card (with the film title, filmmaker(s) name(s), and age), at least one in the middle, and one at the end of the film
  • Film running time should equal the soundtrack run time, approximately 3 minutes
  • Films must be family-friendly/appropriate for viewers of all ages
  • Once entered films must not be screened publicly until the NZ Nationals award show winners are announced

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