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Here are our latest New Zealand Short Films!!!!
If you are a festival, distributor or broadcaster looking for more New Zealand shorts, please search our catalogue.
If you are a festival or an event looking for short films for your screening, please be aware that due to the international demand for our films we ask for a screening fee to be paid by festivals.
If you would like to request a short film or would like more information, please contact us!!
Short Film Manager Juliette Veber juliette at nzfilm.co.nz
Premiere Shorts Assistant Lizzie Dunn shorts at nzfilm.co.nz
Fresh Shorts Assistant Lauren Granshaw freshshorts at nzfilm.co.nz
LATEST SHORT FILM NEWS
Check out the 4 star review of HOMEGROWN WORKS ON FILM now at http://www.flicks.co.nz/news/review-homegrown-works-on-film/
New Zealand film maker Daniel Joseph Borgman's short film 'Berik' has won the Grand Prix at the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes. Read the press release here
OTHER NZ SHORT FILM NEWS
''Two Cars One Night' makes number one short film on the web.
'Careful with that...' film maker, Jason Stutter gets a mention on aintitcool.com
Read a recent article from The L.A. Times about the importance of short films in Hollywood.
Read the latest press release on the successes of 'The Six Dollar Fifty Man'! And an article on Idealog about the film makers. Also click here to read an interview about their creative collaboration from 'The Big Idea'.
Watch' The Six Dollar Fifty Man' short film makers Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland picking up another award in Aspen.
Read a recent article in Indiewire on the strength of NZ short films.
To see clips of our latest short films and others, visit NZ Film Shorts at: http://www.youtube.com/nzfilmshorts
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Two nine year old girls strike a deal with a stranger for ice cream money, but it all turns sour when he tries to trap one of them in a creepy game.
2010 New Zealand International Film Festival, NZ
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Manurewa
A multi-stranded, narrative impression of a tragic robbery that took place in Manurewa, New Zealand.
2010 59th Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2010 New Zealand International Film Festival, NZ
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Amadi
As their worlds fall apart, an unlikely connection occurs between a Rwandan refugee living in New Zealand and his mentally unstable neighbour.
2010 59th Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2010 New Zealand International Film Festival, NZ
The Winter Boy
A mother questions whether her son will shine again.
2010 New Zealand International Film Festival, NZ
Berik
Berik, a short drama about friendship and understanding, takes place in Semey, Kazakhstan. Berik, 33, blind and deformed due to radiation poisoning, spends his days at home alone, while his brother is at work. That is until Adil, 11, the smallest and least popular of the kids in the apartment block, turns up on Berik's doorstep looking for the local bully’s football, which he has lost.
2010 Winner of Grand Prix Canal +- Semaine de la Critique, Festival de Cannes, France
2010 59th Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
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Choice Night
When you try to have it all you risk losing everything.
2010 59th Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2010 New Zealand International Film Festival, NZ
Vostok Station
The sole survivor of a cataclysmic disaster experiences a bewildering moment of fleeting beauty.
2010 - 26th Sundance Film Festival, USA
2009- 54th Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
2009- 29th Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
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Charlotte
A lonely old widower spends his evenings making odd noises which draw the suspicion of
his nosey neighbours- but all is not what it seems…
2009 Winner of 'V' Energy 48hour Film Competition, New Zealand
Careful with that Crossbow
A young boy has fun in the park firing a crossbow... at his sister.
2010 59th Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2010 New Zealand Internationial Film Festival, NZ
2010 CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada
2010 Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, USA
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Day Trip
A gang member wakes up one morning and decides he needs a day off. A short voyage between islands changes his outlook on life.
2010 Tribeca Film Festival, USA
2010 New Zealand International Film Festival, NZ
Roof Rattling
A young boy searching for fabled dirty magazines becomes trapped inside the house of an eccentric old man.
2010 Aspen Shortsfest, USA
2010 New Zealand International Film Festival, NZ
2010 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Japan
2010 Palm Springs Shortsfest, USA
Zero
A volatile teenager struggles to detach himself from the influence of his imprisoned father.
2010 New Zealand International Film Festival, NZ
2010 60th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Generation 14 Plus, Germany
Redemption
Redemption is the dark and tender story of two Maori teenagers trying to find their way through personal hells. However, in this coming of age story, survival may not bring a happy ending.
2010 New Zealand International Film Festival, NZ
2010 Message Sticks Film Festival, Australia
2010 CFC Worldwide Short FIlm Festival, Canada
2010 Wairoa Maori Film Festival, NZ
2010 60th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Generation 14 Plus, Germany
The Six Dollar Fifty Man
Set in 1970s New Zealand, The Six Dollar Fifty Man follows Andy, a gutsy 8 year-old boy who is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies.
2010 Best Drama- Aspen Shortsfest, USA
2010 Best Narrative Short- Cinequest Film Festival, USA
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 Silver Spike- Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
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
Brave Donkey
Brian didn’t think he had anything left to lose…
2009 53rd BFI London Film Festival, U.K.
2009 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2009 New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
2009 Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
2009 Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
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Poppy
A New Zealand soldier finds redemption in the hell of WWI.
Through saving a baby's life - a man saves his own.
2010 17th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany
2010 SXSW, USA
2009 35th Telluride Film Festival, USA
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Lars and Peter
A naive and innocent boy witnesses his widowed father in a desperate act
2009 Festival de Cannes, France
2009 New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
2009 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
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Warbrick
London, 1889. The captain of the worn-out New Zealand Natives rugby team must inspire his side to play, or risk forfeiting the test match against England.
2009 New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
2009 Wairoa Maori Film Festival- 'Aotearoa Short Film Audience Award'
Careful with that Power Tool
The highly anticipated sequel to, 'Careful with that Axe'...
Power tools and children don't mix.
2009 Seattle International Film Festival, USA
2009 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2009 New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
2009 CFC- Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada
Kehua
On returning to his Maori home for the first time, a young boy discovers he has a gift for seeing Maori spirits- but he must gather all his strength to understand their messages
2009 59th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin- Generation, Germany
2009 New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
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Undergrowth
A man wakes to discover his life is overgrown and the outside world is getting in- to restore order he must return to his family home to confront the memories.
2009 New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
2009 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
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Mokopuna
Mary lives in middle class suburban New Zealand. After briefly befriending a young Mäori boy at her school, she becomes curious about his culture and its relevance to her. But when his curiosity turns to her, it soon becomes clear that Mary is not quite ready to embrace her own roots.
2009 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2009 New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
2009 Tampere Film Festival, Finland
2009 Sprockets International Film Festival for Children, Canada
Aphrodite's Farm
WINNER OF 'CRYSTAL BEAR'- Best Short Film- Generation 14plus-
59th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin- Generation, Germany,
Everyone in Taranaki wants to know the secret behind the magical milk produced on Aphrodite’s Farm.
The family secret has remained safe for four generations. However when patriarch
Ralph Riley dies, the future of the farm is thrown into jeopardy. The timely arrival of young farm hand Friday will bring the family’s destiny full circle… but things will get a whole lot worse before they get any better.
2009 59th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin- Generation, Germany
2009 L.A. Shorts Fest, USA
2008 New Zealand International Film Festivals
Bridge
The lives of two lovers are literally turned upside down...
2008 53rd Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
2008 New Zealand International Film Festivals, New Zealand
Patu Ihu
A young man explores a memory of a childhood game and a lesson learned from his uncle. The memory provides respite from the profound grief of the uncle’s passing and allows him time to reconcile his feelings of loss and say farewell.
2009 Corona Cork International Film Festival, U.K.
2008 New Zealand International Film Festivals, New Zealand
2008 Audience Award- Wairoa Maori Film Festival, New Zealand
This Is Her
Meet Evie and Jonathan: happily married, deeply in love, and about to experience the everyday miracle that is the birth of a child. While Evie breathes through the labour pains, with Jonathan anxious at her side, across the city six-year-old Kylie is carefully laying out her dolls. One day this angelic child will steal Evie’s husband and ruin her life. This is her.
2009 Sundance Film Festival, USA
2009 Future Filmmaker Award – Palm Springs Shortfest, USA
2009 Best Comedy Short- Aspen Shortsfest, USA
2009 Audience Award for Best Short Film- Hamptons International Film Festival, USA
2008 Best Audience Film Award - Prague International Short Film Festival, Czech Republic
2009 Venus de Badalona- Filmets de Badalona, Spain
2008 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival, U.K.
2008 35th Telluride Film Festival, USA
2008 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2008 46th New York Film Festival, USA
The Road Out of Town
The disappearance of a young woman triggers an exploration of memory and self-identity.
2009 International Hofer Filmtage, Germany
2008 New Zealand International Film Festivals, New Zealand
Canaries In Colour
New Educational Series- Canaries in Colour is a nostalgic pastiche of found graphic material from AV learning programs of the 1970s.
2008 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival, U.K.
2008 CFC- Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada
The Handover
When a single dad returns his daughter at the end of the weekend, he seizes the opportunity for one last moment of intimacy with his ex-wife...
2009 Chicago International Film Festival, USA
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Careful with that Axe
A young boy tries his hand at chopping firewood with his father’s razor sharp axe. He finds that the axe is incredibly heavy, so heavy that he balances himself by resting one bare foot on the chopping block…
2008 53rd Valladolid International Film Festival - Golden Spike for Best Short Film
2008 24th Interfilm Short Film Festival Berlin, Germany - Special Mention
2008 AFI Fest, USA
2008 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival
2008 Melbourne International Film Festival
2009 New York International Children's Film Festival, USA
2009 Flickerfest, Australia
Betty Banned Sweets
Sometimes the best party is the one you don't want.
2009 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival, U.K.
2009 Aspen Shortsfest, USA
2009 In-Competition- 31st Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France
2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam-New Arrivals- The Netherlands
2008 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2008 46th Gijon international Film Festival for Young People, Spain
2008 Brisbane International Film Festival, Australia
2008 Show Me Shorts, New Zealand
Journey to Ihipa
When a young soldier dies during WWII, extended Maori family protect the bloodline by taking his baby from his European mother. She waits her whole life for him to return, but when he finally does, it's not what she hoped for...
2008 New Zealand International Film Festivals, New Zealand
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The Trophy
A young girl’s commitment to a science project investigating worm farming wins her a trophy, but creates tension within her traditional Samoan family.
2008 58th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin – Generation K-plus, Germany
2008 Chicago International Children's Film Festival, USA
Noise Control
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The true story of a rooster who pays the price for keeping his neighbours awake.
2008 Chicago International Children's Film Festival, USA
2008 Best Film Award- Show Me Shorts, New Zealand
2008 New Zealand International Film Festivals, New Zealand
Take 3
Three Asian actresses transcend professional rivalry in one gleeful act of solidarity.
2008 Honourable Mention- 58th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin- Generation, Germany
2008 58th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin – Generation, Germany
2008 Meeting Point Audience Award for Best Foreign Short- 53rd Valladolid Film Festival, Spain
The Graffiti of Mr Tupaia
When a Cook Island school cleaner answers an unusual graffiti message, his life, and the life of the mysterious author will never be the same again.
2008 61st Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
2008 Best Film Against Violence and Intolerance- 24th Interfilm Short Film Festival Berlin, Germany
2008 46th International Festival of Documentary and Short Film Bilbao, Spain
2008 42nd Hof International Film Festival, Germany
2008 Best Short Film, Best Performance in a Short Film (Rawiri Paratene), Best Screenplay in a Short Film- New Zealand Qantas Film and Media Awards,New Zealand
2008 New Zealand International Film Festivals, New Zealand
Coffee & Allah
When a cup of coffee is a gift from Allah.
An Ethiopian Muslim woman's appetite for coffee, Islam and a good game of badminton.
2008 64th Venice Film Festival
2008 52nd Valladolid International Film Festival
2008 28th Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival
2008 Winner of Best Short Film- 28th Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival
2008 51st San Francisco International Film Festival
Cargo
While trafficking people across a border, the driver makes an unlikely friend and ally.
2007 64th Venice Film Festival, Italy
2007 BFI London Film Festival, U.K.
2008 35th Telluride Film Festival, USA
2008 57th Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2007 Prague Short Film Festival, Czech Republic
2008 7th Tribeca International Film Festival, USA
Taua - War Party
In war, leaders fall and leaders rise.
Based on Maori proverb - Mate atu he tete kura, ara mai ano he tetekura
2008 Official Selection - 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2008 In-Competition - 30th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France
2008 58th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin – Generation, Germany
2007 Official Selection - 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival, U.K.
2007 National Geographic All Roads Film Festival, USA
2007 ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Canada
2007 Best Short Film – Telecom New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
2007 Best Short Film – National Geographic All Roads Film Festival, USA
2007 Honourable Mention – imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Canada
Run
A brother and sister conquer their fears by overcoming their differences.
2007 Honourable Mention - Official Competition Festival de Cannes, France
2007 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2007 49th International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, Spain
2008 17th Flickerfest Short Film Festival, Australia
2008 58th Berlin International Film Festival – Generation Kplus, Germany
Fog
A boy escapes into thick fog and emerges a man.
2007 Official Selection 46th International Critics' Week - Festival de Cannes, France
2008 Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, USA
2007 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2007 Stockholm International Film Festival, Switzerland
The Lethal Innocents
Rita dances to a different beat and is relentlessly bullied by the queen bees. When they kill her cat, they go one step too far.
2007 In-Competition, Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden
Hawaikii
A father and daughter take their first steps into a foreign world.
2007 Official Selection Generation 57th Berlin International Film Festival, Germany
2007 Official Selection - International Competition Tampere Film Festival, Finland
2007 Official Selection - International Children's and Youth Competition - 53rd Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Germany
Nature's Way
Deep within the forest, there is no rest.
A supernatural thriller.
2006 Official Selection - In Competition Festival de Cannes, France
2006 BFI 50th London Film Festival, U.K.
2006 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
2007 Best Short Film - Paris Cinema, France
Clean Linen
Some family secrets won't come out in the wash
2008 San Francisco Asian American Film Festival, USA
2008 South Asian International Film Festival, USA
2007 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
The Creakers
Upstairs in the living room a man has discovered a creek...
Down in the basement something has stirred from its sleep...
The Creakers is an extremely short film involving a man and some creaky floorboards.
An obsession develops that leads to a close encounter in the basement.
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