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Tauihu Shorts Shortlist Announcement 2011/2012

Nga mihi atu ki a koutou nga rangatira i roto i te rangimarie.

Tauihu Shorts would like to thank all those who submitted applications to us for Premieres Shorts for 2011/2012.

We appreciate the significant effort each and every filmmaking team made with their projects.

Congratulations to those teams who have made our shortlist this year:

ABOMINATION (Horror)
W/D: Jeremy Wadzinski, P: Jo Dawson

BURN THE FARM (Drama)
W/D: Rollo Wenlock, P: Gemma Freeman

MR BERNSTEIN (Drama)
W: Guy Hamling, D: Lance Kelleher, P: Jackie Dennis

NEXT (Drama/Comedy)
W/D: Miles Murphy, P: Tanya Haitoua-Cathro

ORION RETURNS (Drama/Comedy)
W/D: Karyn Childs, P: Leela Menon

STAGE FRIGHT (Animation)
W: Lisa A. Lewis, D: Christina Cesares, P: Liz DiFiore

THE UNTITLED MAN (Comedy/Fantasy)
W/D: Matthew Saville, P: Julia Parnell

 

Nga mihi nui atu, na

Poata Eruera, Brad Haami, Tui Ruwhiu

 

Tauihu Shorts Greenlights Two Films for 2010/2011 Premiere Shorts

Tena koutou e nga rangatira,

Tauihu Shorts takes great pleasure in announcing the two projects it will greenlight for Premiere Shorts funding for 2010/2011:

INORGANIC
D: Maria Elena Doyle, W: Nick Ward, P: Donna Pearman & Angela da Silva

JUBJUB BIRD
D: Dylan Pharazyn, W: Paul Stanley Ward, P: Claire Kelly

We acknowledge the efforts of all seven teams on our shortlist for the hard work they put into their final submissions. While the decision was difficult, the two selected projects stood out.

First and foremost, the films we have chosen have unique premises and finely crafted scripts, which were further honed as the final deadline approached.

Second, as an auteur POD with a director focus, we were impressed with the directors’ visions for their films—working as a tight knit team with their writers, the directors took the skeletons their writers provided and fleshed them out, making the films truly their own.

Third, each of the teams had an enthusiastic producer/s who contributed both creatively and practically as an integral member of the team.

Tauihu Shorts celebrates the passion, commitment, dedication and film making talent the INORGANIC and JUBJUB BIRD teams bring to their projects. And we are excited at the prospect of assisting these teams in any way we can as they take their films from the page to the screen.

Nga mihi nui atu, na

Poata Eruera, Bradford Haami, Tui Ruwhiu

Tauihu Shorts Short List Announcement

Tauihu whakatere waka
Tauihu whakaeke ngaru
Tauihu kawe kaupapa ki tua

The prow that steers the canoe
The prow that rides the crest of the wave
The prow that leads its cargo into the future

Tihei Mauri Ora

To our fellow filmmakers and storytellers we thank you for sharing your craft with us. Each of the eighty-eight scripts we received took us on a journey into many new worlds with intriguing characters. It was often thrilling, joyous, profound, sad or hilarious.

It was difficult enough to select the twelve scripts for our first list and you would expect that after meeting with the successful twelve teams the selection of six for our shortlist would be easier. This was not the case.

That is why our final six has grown into our final seven.

All of us know that the road to getting funded for a film project is judder-barred with frustration and pot-holed with disappointment yet we still persevere because of our passion for the medium of filmic storytelling. To have reached any shortlist is an acknowledgement by and encouragement from your peers.

Our film industry is one of collaboration. Those listed below understand and embrace this. When the writer, director and producer share the same vision the strength of that team is undeniable. They will attract people to share their enthusiasm to create that vision. This is the backbone of our film industry.

The Tauihu Short List is: (in alphabetical order)

HINE
(a drama)
Director: Rachel House
Writer: Kath Akuhata-Brown
Producer: Desray Armstrong

INORGANIC
(a black comedy)
Director: Maria Elena Doyle
Writer: Nick Ward
Producer: Angela de Silva / Donna Pearman

LARD BOY
(a drama/fantasy/comedy)
Director/Writer: Miki Magasiva
Producer: Sarah Cook

NEXT
(a comedy)
Director/Writer: Miles Murphy
Producer: Tanya Haifoua-Cathro

NIGHT SHIFT
(a drama)
Director/Writer: Zia Mandviwalla
Producer: Curious Film

SPARROW
(a drama/thriller)
Director/Writer: Karyn Childs
Producer: Leela Menon

THE JUBJUB BIRD
(a drama/science-fiction/horror)
Director: Dylan Pharazyn
Writer: Paul Stanley Ward
Producer: Claire Kelly

Congratulations.

Nga mihi nui atu, na

Poata Eruera, Bradford Haami, Tui Ruwhiu

Tauihu Shorts Long List

Poata Eruera, Brad Haami and Tui Ruwhiu of Tauihu Shorts would like to thank and acknowledge each of the 88 teams who applied to us in the 2010 Round of Premiere Shorts. Congratulations to the 12 projects we have long listed to meet with us and discuss their projects in more detail:

‘Night Shift’
W/D: Zia Mandviwalla
P: Curious Film

‘79’
D: Angela Bloomfield
W: Kate McDermott
P: Carmen Leonard

‘Marry Me’
W/D: Michael Beren’
P: Donna Pearman

“Next’
W/D: Miles Murphy
P: Tanya Haifoua-Cathro

‘The Jubjub Bird’
D: Dylan Pharazyn
W: Paul Stanley Ward
P: Claire Kelly

‘Hine’
D: Rachel House
W: Kath Akuhata-Brown
P: Desray Armstrong

‘Inorganic’
D: Maria-Elena Doyle
W: Nick Ward
P: Donna Pearman and Angela de Silva

‘Egg’
D: Gary John
W: Stuart Broughton
P: Alex Cole Baker

‘Maul’
D: Colin Hodson
W: Wendell Cooke and Paul Babbage
P: Natalie Crane

‘Sparrow’
W/D: Karyn Childs
P: Leela Menon

‘Lard Boy’
W/D: Miki Magasiva
P: Sarah Cook

‘Back Country’
W/D: Michael Humphrey

Tauihu Media Chosen for Short Film Executive Producer POD

The NZ Film Commission has appointed the following three executive producer groups
to manage the development and production of 6 short films for the 2010/2011
financial year. Applications may be made to all three executive producer groups
based on the attached criteria.

The three executive producer groups are:

A Collective Intake of Breath – Michael Bennett, Maile Daugherty
Tauihu Shorts – Tui Ruwhiu, Poata Eruera, Bradford Haami
Tom Thumb Shorts – Steven O’Meagher, Chris Dudman, Polly Fryer

Their guidelines and call for entries are attached.

You can also download them from our website:
http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/Premiere-Shorts

ALSO… DON’T FORGET

FRESH SHORTS / PREMIERE SHORTS ROADSHOW

Come along to the Short Film Roadshow to learn more about Fresh Shorts and Premiere
Shorts! The NZ Film Commission Short Film department and the incoming Premiere
Shorts Executive Producers will travel the four main centres to discuss the criteria
and answer any questions filmmakers may have. The Roadshow kicks off in Auckland and
will work its way down the country.

The Fresh Shorts / Premiere Shorts Roadshow dates and venues are outlined below:

Auckland Saturday 24 July – Library Lecture Theatre B15, Auckland University, Alfred
Street (under the general library)
Fresh Shorts 10am-12.30pm
Premiere Shorts 1.30pm-4pm

Wellington Sunday 25 July – Room LT1, School of Architecture, 139 Vivian Street,
Victoria University
Fresh Shorts 10am-12.30pm
Premiere Shorts 1.30pm-4pm

Christchurch Monday 26 July – Room S169, Christchurch Polytechnic, City Campus,
Madras Street
Fresh Shorts 5pm-7pm
Premiere Shorts 7pm-9pm

Dunedin Tuesday 27 July – Barclay Theatre, Otago Museum, 419 Great King Street
Premiere Shorts 2.30pm-4.30pm
Fresh Shorts 5.30pm-7.30pm

Come and get some inspiration, chat with the NZ Film Commission Short Film
department and incoming Premiere Shorts Executive Producers, ask questions, watch
international short films, and meet other filmmakers!

ENDS