The 10th annual Show Me Shorts Film Festival 11 November 2015 – 10 January 2016 programme showmeshorts.co.nz Kia ora short film fans! Contents
Powhiri/Welcome 1 Themed Sessions of Short Films: Welcome to Show Me Shorts 2015. This year marks a significant Aroha Aotearoa 2 milestone – our 10th birthday. The enthusiastic response of our Chivalry Isn’t Dead 4 growing audience illustrates how Show Me Shorts has cemented Double Take 6 its place in the hearts and minds of film-loving Kiwis, ever since My Generation 8 we launched back in 2006. We’re proud to be here! Plunge Into Other Worlds 10 New Zealanders are acknowledged as world leaders in making Trailblazers 12 short films. Did you know that we are the second country after Highlights 14 France to have the most short films screened in competition at Cannes? That’s why Show Me Shorts exists – to bring you the best Events: new local, and international, short films each year. And we’re Auckland Opening Night & doing it in 22 cinemas across the length and breadth of Aotearoa. Awards Ceremony 16 We have a number of films making their world premiere in Wellington Opening Night 16 November during the festival, including James Cunningham’s Yoobee Short Film Talks 17 animated bedtime story Accidents, Blunders and Calamities, and a Christchurch-made documentary about the dating app Short Film Lab 17 Grindr, The Grind. We also have the honour of the first New Zealand screening of A.D. 1363, The End of Chivalry, by Jake Awards 18 Mahaffy, who recently won the Orizzonti Best Film Award at Venice Film Festival for his feature film Free in Deed. The high Survey 19 level of craft demonstrated by the filmmakers selected for our programme is evidence of why Show Me Shorts is New Zealand’s only Academy Awards®-accredited film festival. Cinema Venues: Alexandra 20 This year’s fresh batch of short films serves to take the pulse of Auckland: our world around us. From almost 1,000 entries and more than 50 • CBD 20 countries, we have selected 40 short films and six music videos. • Devonport 20 These are handily divided into six themed sessions for your • Matakana 20 enjoyment, so you’ll see around seven films in each screening. • Pukekohe 20 The themes are drawn from the films themselves and reflect the • Waiheke Island 20 psyche, current preoccupations and imaginations of the artists who Christchurch 20 made them: Aroha Aotearoa, Chivalry Isn’t Dead, Double Take, Dargaville 20 My Generation, Plunge Into Other Worlds and Trailblazers. Dunedin 20 The Aroha Aotearoa section of the programme is the first time Hamilton 20 we have had an entire session devoted to New Zealand films. It’s a Havelock North 20 great way to discover talented newcomers as well as view the work Nelson 21 New Plymouth 21 of established auteurs such as Gregory David King, whose film Oamaru 21 UFO is included. Other countries featured throughout the themed Palmerston North 21 sessions include South Korea, Poland, Switzerland, Ireland, UK, Paraparaumu 21 Belgium, France, USA, India, Australia, Japan and Canada. Stewart Island 21 Bringing the New Zealand short film community together is part Tauranga 21 of our mission, so we invite you to join us for a number of special Timaru 21 events taking place during the festival. Our Opening Night & Wellington 21 Awards Ceremony takes place on 11 November at The Civic. A Whitianga 21 celebration launching the Wellington season at Paramount takes place on 19 November. Free Short Film Talks screenings, with Acknowledgements: Outside back cover filmmakers explaining how they made their films, will take place at ACG Yoobee School of Design in Auckland and Wellington (see page 17). Parents and teachers are also encouraged to introduce their children and students to the wonder of shorts by attending the My Generation section (see page 8). Group bookings are available for schools, or teachers can purchase our Show Me Shorts in Schools kit DVD and booklet available via our website. Don’t miss your opportunity to catch Show Me Shorts on the big screen, and take part by voting for your favourite film to win the People’s Choice Award. We’re here for a good time, not a long time! Gina Dellabarca Festival Director 1 AROHA AOTEAROA
Estimated total run time: 77 minutes. Censorship ratings to be advised. Please contact your cinema for details.
U F O The Grind
Cub Tihei Return Dirty Laundry
For those who love New Zealand THE GRIND Documentary, 8 mins, NZ (World Premiere) cinema. This collection of local Welcome to the covert world of Grindr. New stories illustrates love and hope Zealand gay men reveal stories about their encounters of all kinds, set up through dating app in many different guises. You’ll Grindr, in this frank documentary. recognise some of these characters, Dir/Writ/Prod: Kyan Krumdieck Writ/Prod: Annabelle Dick and meet some new faces young TIHEI and old. A touch of the ‘cinema of Documentary, 3 mins, NZ Meet Tihei – a lyricist and a poet, improvising rap Whistle Blower The Eversons – Emily unease’ remains here, but aroha songs as the beat drops. and whanau are very much alive in Dir: Hamish Bennett CUB DIRTY LAUNDRY Prod: Orlando Stewart Drama, 15 mins, NZ (NZ Premiere) Drama, 4 mins, NZ (World Premiere) the land of the long white cloud. A mother tries to end her teenage son’s Glimpse the world as seen through the eyes of a RETURN relationship with an older woman, but risks losing disaffected teenager, during a wash cycle at her THE EVERSONS – EMILY Comedy, 15 mins, NZ him altogether. local laundromat. Music Video, 3 mins, NZ Returning home to visit his parents for the A glam-rock musical-comedy set in an infamous weekend, a young man runs into complications Dir/Writ: Jamie Lawrence Dir/Writ: Olivia Walker dumpling restaurant on Auckland’s Dominion juggling his friends, parents, magic mushrooms Prod: Kelly Kilgour Prod: Unitec Road. Starring the band The Eversons, two dancing and several thousand chickens. U F O WHISTLE BLOWER dumplings and JJ Fong as Emily. Dir/Writ/Prod: Ryan Heron Science Fiction, 17 mins, NZ Drama, 12 mins, NZ (World Premiere) Dir: THUNDERLIPS Writ: Guy Montgomery Nine-year-old Brains needs to get back to his real A troubled teenage netball umpire finds solace Prod: Anna Duckworth, Rose Archer Prod: Matiu Sadd family up in space before he is exterminated by the through diligent study of the game. human family he lives with on planet Earth. Dir: Nicole van Heerden Dir/Writ: Gregory David King Writ: Catie Mulrennan AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH HAVELOCK NORTH WELLINGTON Prod: Mhairead Connor Prod: Arielle Sullivan ACADEMY CINEMAS ALICE CINEMATHEQUE CINEMA GOLD PARAMOUNT Fri 13 Nov 12:00pm Sun 22 Nov 8:30pm Fri 20 Nov 6:00pm Fri 20 Nov 1:00pm Sun 15 Nov 5:30pm Tue 24 Nov 8:30pm HAMILTON STEWART ISLAND Fri 20 Nov 6:30pm Fri 27 Nov 8:30pm LIDO CINEMA BUNKHOUSE THEATRE Mon 23 Nov 6:30pm Mon 30 Nov 8:30pm Mon 30 Nov 6:00pm Wed 6 Jan 2016 7:30pm WHITIANGA THE MONKEY HOUSE Fri 8 Jan 2016 7:00pm 2 www.showmeshorts.co.nz 3 CHIVALRY ISN’T DEAD
Estimated total run time: 72 minutes. Censorship ratings to be advised. Please contact your cinema for details. Shabu-Shabu Spirit The Orchestra Madam Black
Stutterer Every Moment Tyra Hammond – So Good At Being In Trouble
TYRA HAMMOND – SO GOOD AT BEING IN DIGITS TROUBLE Comedy, 8 mins, USA (NZ Premiere) Music Video, 4 mins, NZ After losing the last two digits of a girl’s number, A woman falls helplessly in love with a gallant tow- a socially awkward fish enthusiast tries every truck driver on a stunning country road. She will combination to seek her out. go to extreme measures to see him again. Dir/Writ/Prod: Alexander Engel Dir: Benj Brooking MADAM BLACK Prod: Anna Duckworth Comedy, 11 mins, NZ SHABU-SHABU SPIRIT When a photographer runs over a child’s beloved Comedy, 11 mins, Japan cat, he is forced to fabricate an increasingly Digits A.D. 1363, the End of Chivalry When Keita goes to meet the parents of his fiancé, elaborate story to explain its disappearance. he is served a traditional shabu-shabu meal to Dir/Prod: Ivan Barge gauge if he is worthy. Writ/Prod: Matthew Harris Dir/Writ: Yuki Saito A.D. 1363, THE END OF CHIVALRY Writ: Joji Okamoto This troupe of unlikely knights in shining armour are gentlemen, even Comedy, 3 mins, USA/NZ (NZ Premiere) Prod: Chikara Ito, Yuka Koide in trying circumstances. When called upon they will rescue a maiden, A historical epic depicting the little-known EVERY MOMENT catastrophe that led to the demise of chivalry. offer a strong shoulder or even invent a secret life for your cat. In a Romance, 7 mins, NZ Dir/Writ/Prod: Jake Mahaffy world of casual affairs, Tinder and instant gratification, these men are a A heartbroken hotel maid is distracted from her sad break-up by a charming bellboy who weaves STUTTERER rare but welcome breed. a tale of her bright future. Yes, life is full of ups and Romance, 13 mins, Ireland (NZ Premiere) downs, but every moment counts. A lonely typographer with a cruel speech impediment – but an eloquent inner voice – must Dir: Gabriel Reid face his ultimate fear. Writ/Prod: Gabriel Reid, Maile Daugherty Dir/Writ: Benjamin Cleary THE ORCHESTRA Prod: Serena Armitage, Shan Ogilvie AUCKLAND MATAKANA CINEMAS HAVELOCK NORTH WELLINGTON Animation, 15 mins, Australia (NZ Premiere) ACADEMY CINEMAS Fri 13 Nov 8:30pm CINEMA GOLD PARAMOUNT In a world filled with beautiful and harmonious Thu 12 Nov 6:30pm Thu 19 Nov 6:00pm Sun 22 Nov 1:00pm CHRISTCHURCH Sun 15 Nov 10:00am Wed 25 Nov 6:00pm Thu 26 Nov 8:30pm music, elderly Vernon always seems to strike the ALICE CINEMATHEQUE Thu 19 Nov 6:30pm Sat 28 Nov 8:30pm wrong note. Thu 19 Nov 8:30pm STEWART ISLAND Sat 21 Nov 6:30pm Tue 1 Dec 1:00pm BUNKHOUSE THEATRE Dir/Writ: Mikey Hill Prod: Melanie Brunt Tue 24 Nov 12:00pm HAMILTON Sat 21 Nov 7:30pm WHITIANGA LIDO CINEMA THE MONKEY HOUSE Sat 28 Nov 3:30pm* Sat 9 Jan 2016 7:00pm 4 www.showmeshorts.co.nz 5 *Festival Director Gina Dellabarca will introduce this session DOUBLE TAKE
Estimated total run time: 91 minutes. Censorship ratings to be advised. Please contact your cinema for details. Harmony 동心 (One-minded)
Restoration Chelsea Jade - Visions Out of the Village The One and Only
You’ll want to look twice at this CHELSEA JADE – VISIONS Music Video, 4 mins, NZ vivid collection of short films about Songstress Chelsea Jade’s unique perspective as an artist is captured in this stylish music video for twosomes, self-expression and the her song ‘Visions’. way we view ourselves. Inventive Dir: Alexander Gandar Prod: Tom Townley production design and assured THE ONE AND ONLY cinematography highlight strong Science Fiction, 5 mins, NZ (World Premiere) In a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, a lonesome storytelling that takes us outside man takes solace in the little things – such as music. Not Like Her the ordinary. Dir/Writ: Arthur Gay, Peter Hansen Writ/Prod: Sam Trafford RESTORATION OUT OF THE VILLAGE NOT LIKE HER Horror, 15 mins, NZ (NZ Premiere) Drama, 16 mins, USA/Ghana (World Premiere) Drama, 14 mins, NZ A struggling painter takes on a commission that Mebro and his little sister are the only remaining After spending time with her plastic surgery-addicted promises fame, but may cost him his soul. survivors after Ebola decimates their remote mother – played with aplomb by Kate Elliott – a teenage West African village. Their inspiring bond and Dir/Writ: Tim Tsiklauri girl’s confidence is unnervingly strengthened. resilience defy misguided attempts to help them. Writ: Luke Watkinson Dir/Writ: Hash Perambalam Prod: Lucy Stonex Prod: Nicola Peeperkoorn Dir/Writ/Prod: Jonathan Stein Prod: Toby Wilkins HARMONY Thriller, 17 mins, Switzerland (World Premiere) 동心 (ONE-MINDED) A beautiful woman who has a symbiotic relationship Drama, 20 mins, South Korea/France/USA with her nine-year-old daughter also has a dark (NZ Premiere) secret. Does she really want her daughter to be just Shenanigans occur in an apartment shared by two like her? Korean women, when one of them brings home a man she picked up in a club and two thieves invade AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH STEWART ISLAND WHITIANGA Dir/Writ: Felix Schaffert the place. Meanwhile, a fan oscillates and observes. ACADEMY CINEMAS ALICE CINEMATHEQUE BUNKHOUSE THEATRE THE MONKEY HOUSE Prod: Rolf Schmid, Fabio Steineman Thu 12 Nov 12:00pm Mon 23 Nov 8:30pm Wed 25 Nov 7:30pm Wed 6 Jan 2016 7:00pm Dir/Writ/Prod: Sébastien Simon, Forest Ian Etsler Tue 17 Nov 12:00pm HAVELOCK NORTH WELLINGTON Fri 20 Nov 12:00pm CINEMA GOLD PARAMOUNT Sun 22 Nov 9:20pm Mon 23 Nov 6:00pm Sun 22 Nov 8:30pm Tue 24 Nov 1:00pm Fri 27 Nov 1:00pm Sun 29 Nov 8:30pm 6 www.showmeshorts.co.nz 7 MY GENERATION
Estimated total run time: 68 minutes. Most appropriate for children 8 years+. This session is also available for school group bookings.
Claire and the Keys Accidents, Blunders and Calamities
These short films offer entertainment for the whole family, young and old alike. Featuring a stilt walker, a ravenous granny, an eco-warrior, lost pet dogs and an A-Z of dangerous activities for possums.
SOLSTATE – ATHEUM’S WAY TURTLEBANK HUSTLER Music Video, 5 mins, NZ Drama, 9 mins, NZ (World Premiere) This handsomely animated music video tells the story Abby is a precocious eight-year-old who hustles of a father battling an epic storm in order to reunite people for money outside a supermarket for the with his daughter. unofficial Save the Turtles organisation. Turtlebank Hustler Dir/Writ/Prod: Aleks Sakowski Dir: Steve McGillen Writ/Prod: Lyse Beck ACCIDENTS, BLUNDERS AND CALAMITIES CLAIRE AND THE KEYS Animation, 5 mins, NZ (World Premiere) Animation, 20 mins, USA (NZ Premiere) A father possum reads his kids a bedtime story that’s The animated story of Claire, whose greatest desire an alphabet of the most dangerous animal of all – is to learn to play music – but this is against her HUMANS! mother’s wishes. Dir/Writ/Prod: James Cunningham Dir/Writ: John Ludwick Prod: Oliver Hilbert MY STUFFED GRANNY BUNNY NEW GIRL Animation, 10 mins, United Kingdom Drama, 6 mins, Australia (NZ Premiere) (NZ Premiere) Nervous on her first day at a new primary school, Times are hard for little Sofia, as the Greek recession a self-conscious girl learns that friendship can takes its toll. With her father out of work, they rely The Story of Percival Pilts BunnyMy Stuffed New GrannyGirl overcome difference. solely on Greedy Grumpy Granny’s pension. Dir/Writ/Prod: Natalie van den Dungen Dir: Effie Pappa Writ: Effie Pappa, Miranda Prod: Peter Fenton Ballesteros, Melissa Iqbal Prod: Miranda Ballesteros ERIK AND THE MYSTERY PACK Based on a story by Nina Couletakis Adventure, 7 mins, Canada (World Premiere) A whimsical Canadian adventure following Erik, THE STORY OF PERCIVAL PILTS who finds some missing dogs and is charged with Animation, 8 mins, Australia returning them to the owners. Young Percival likes his stilts so much he vows he will never again let his feet touch the ground. Mark Dir/Writ: Erik Papatie Prod: Wapikoni Mobile Hadlow narrates this whimsical tale of the challenges and charms in choosing to live an impractical life. Dir/Writ: Janette Goodey, John Lewis Bunny New Girl Prod: John Lewis
AUCKLAND PUKEKOHE CINEMA 3 HAVELOCK NORTH WELLINGTON ACADEMY CINEMAS Mon 23 Nov 11:00am CINEMA GOLD PARAMOUNT Sat 14 Nov 12:00pm Sun 22 Nov 6:00pm Sat 21 Nov 1:00pm CHRISTCHURCH Mon 16 Nov 12:00pm Mon 23 Nov 1:00pm ALICE CINEMATHEQUE STEWART ISLAND Wed 18 Nov 6:30pm Wed 25 Nov 8:30pm Sat 21 Nov 1:00pm BUNKHOUSE THEATRE Sun 22 Nov 10:00am Sun 29 Nov 1:00pm Wed 2 Dec 7:30pm Wed 25 Nov 4:00pm HAMILTON Wed 2 Dec 1:00pm LIDO CINEMA WHITIANGA Wed 2 Dec 3.45pm THE MONKEY HOUSE Solstate - Atheum’s Way Erik and the Mystery Pack 8 Mon 4 Jan 2016 7:00pm www.showmeshorts.co.nz 9 PLUNGE INTO OTHER WORLDS
Estimated total run time: 85 minutes. Censorship ratings to be advised. Please contact your cinema for details.
Space Trash Men The Island
Take a deep breath, and find yourself immersed in rich worlds crafted from dreams. Travel to strange lands without leaving the comfort of your local cinema. This is a collection of our most imaginative and striking short films.
SWEET MIX KIDS THE ISLAND FT. PIKACHUNES – THE WHOLE WORLD Drama, 18 mins, Poland Music Video, 5 mins, NZ Meet Mykola Golowan, an old sculptor from the Pikachunes explores the world and his own mind, Ukrainian town of Lutsk, where he has been Last Door South Balsa Wood in search of a woman. building a unique home for more than 30 years. This documentary illustrates the everyday life of an artist Dir/Prod: Alexander Hoyles, Sandon Ihaia who does what he loves, without paying attention to THE TIDE KEEPER the popularity and tourism his work attracts. Avant-garde, 9 mins, NZ Dir/Writ: Natalia Krasilnikova One night an old seaman dreams a storm into his bed. This award-winning film is an artwork SPACE TRASH MEN in motion. Science Fiction, 14 mins, NZ (World Premiere) Two blue-collar astronauts learn to get along on Dir/Writ/Prod: Alyx Duncan their voyage to dump Earth’s trash deep in space. BALSA WOOD Dir/Writ/Prod: Ben Childs Drama, 9 mins, United Kingdom Writ: Jack Barrowman (World Premiere) Thicker Than Water Sweet Mix Kids Ft. Pikachunes - The Whole World Two mixed-race siblings visit their extended ON FLYING WATER Filipino family for lunch. This intense bubble of Animation, 2 mins, France family and dysfunction explores how it is to feel like In a little park at dawn, the sun heats a lake. The an outsider within your own family. dew awakens and life is breathed into water droplets, which gather together at the heart of a Dir/Writ: Dominique Lecchi spider web. A Disney-style animation about birth, Prod: Agnes Meath Baker death and the wonder we can find in-between. THICKER THAN WATER Dir/Writ: Dominique Monfery Thriller, 14 mins, South Korea (NZ Premiere) Prod: Julia Pajot Sungyong is a vampire. His mum tries her best to get him fresh blood every day: she gets the blood LAST DOOR SOUTH delivered or sometimes at a blood auction. His dad Animation, 15 mins, Belgium (NZ Premiere) is less supportive. An exquisite animation about conjoined twin brothers. Locked in an expansive mansion since The Tide Keeper On Flying Water Dir/Writ/Prod: Seung Yeob Lee birth, they explore ‘the world’ of floors, stairs, corridors and rooms. Between endless exploration and private schooling, the brothers never question AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH HAVELOCK NORTH WELLINGTON the limits of their world. Until one day... ACADEMY CINEMAS ALICE CINEMATHEQUE CINEMA GOLD PARAMOUNT Fri 13 Nov 6:30pm Fri 20 Nov 6:00pm Fri 21 Nov 6:00pm Fri 20 Nov 8:30pm Dir/Writ: Sacha Feiner Tue 17 Nov 6:30pm Wed 25 Nov 1:00pm HAMILTON STEWART ISLAND Prod: Alon Knoll Wed 18 Nov 4:00pm Sat 28 Nov 1:00pm LIDO CINEMA BUNKHOUSE THEATRE Sat 21 Nov 12:00pm Tue 1 Dec 8:30pm Sun 29 Nov 7:00pm Sat 28 Nov 7:30pm Tue 24 Nov 6:30pm WHITIANGA THE MONKEY HOUSE Tue 7 Jan 2016 7:00 pm 10 www.showmeshorts.co.nz 11 TRAILBLAZERS
Estimated total run time: 80 minutes. Censorship ratings to be advised. Please contact your cinema for details.
Roberta SF15-942 Great North - Up in Smoke
The Lawnmower Bandit Alex the Magnificent Tits On A Bull
We New Zealanders have a strong oratory tradition and have always been inspired by tales of adventure and free spirits who defy convention. In this delightful collection of short films, you will meet some truly unique characters, both real and imagined.
GREAT NORTH – UP IN SMOKE THE LAWNMOWER BANDIT Music Video, 4 mins, NZ Documentary, 11 mins, NZ/Australia This imaginative, cinematic music video reveals Paul used to steal lawnmowers for a living but when an underwear-clad man searching through piles of his father died, he promised himself a better life. Big Time - My Doodled Diary junk at a dump. Dir/Prod: Jackie van Beek Dir: Damian Golfinopoulos Prod: Anna Duckworth Prod: Aaron Watson, Francesca Fogarty BIG TIME – MY DOODLED DIARY Coming of Age, 13 mins, India (NZ Premiere) ALEX THE MAGNIFICENT ROBERTA SF15-942 As Maya writes in her diary about everything Documentary, 14 mins, USA (NZ Premiere) Drama, 9 mins, Canada (NZ Premiere) that rocks her world, a delightful and intimate Alex Martin did something we have all wondered Eccentric housewife and grandmother Roberta exploration of what it means to be a teenager about: he gave up his worldly possessions to struggles to fit the conformist society she lives in, appears – and all too often, it “sucks big time”. hitchhike across the country. A documentary about and turns to amphetamines to cure her boredom. living your dreams and the kindness of strangers. Dir/Prod/Writ: Sonali Gulati Dir/Writ: Caroline Monnet Dir/Prod: Robert Monk Davis Prod: Catherine Chagnon PINK BOY Documentary, 15 mins, USA (NZ Premiere) Butch lesbian BJ successfully avoided dresses her entire life – until she adopted Jeffrey. To her shock, her son wants to dress in pink and dance in public. Dir/Prod: Eric Rockey AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH STEWART ISLAND WELLINGTON ACADEMY CINEMAS ALICE CINEMATHEQUE BUNKHOUSE THEATRE PARAMOUNT TITS ON A BULL Sat 14 Nov 6:30pm Tue 24 Nov 6:00pm Sat 9 Jan 2016 7:30pm Sat 21 Nov 8:30pm Drama, 16 mins, NZ Mon 16 Nov 6:30pm Mon 23 Nov 8:30pm Star player Phoenix struggles to choose between HAVELOCK NORTH WHITIANGA Thu 19 Nov 12:00pm Thur 26 Nov 1:00pm her longtime friendship with ageing rugby coach CINEMA GOLD THE MONKEY HOUSE Mon 23 Nov 12:00pm Mon 30 Nov 1:00pm Rusty, and the new relationship blossoming with Tue 24 Nov 6:00pm Tue 5 Jan 2016 7:00pm her team captain Melanie. Dir/Writ: Tim Worrall Pink Boy 12 Prod: Piripi Curtis, Lara Northcroft www.showmeshorts.co.nz 13 Gather your loved ones for a fun night out. Some of our most crowd-pleasing HIGHLIGHTS short films have been collected here for special screenings in some of our smaller locations. Guaranteed to be highly entertaining, and great fun! Estimated total run time: 79 minutes. Censorship ratings to be advised. Please contact your cinema for details. THE EVERSONS – EMILY THE STORY OF PERCIVAL PILTS Music Video, 3 mins, NZ Animation, 8 mins, Australia A glam-rock musical-comedy set in an infamous Young Percival likes his stilts so much he vows he 동 (One-minded) 心 dumpling restaurant on Auckland’s Dominion will never again let his feet touch the ground. Mark Road. Starring the band The Eversons, two Hadlow narrates this whimsical tale of the challenges dancing dumplings and JJ Fong as Emily. and charms in choosing to live an impractical life. Dir: THUNDERLIPS Dir/Writ: Janette Goodey, John Lewis Prod: Anna Duckworth, Rose Archer Prod: John Lewis ACCIDENTS, BLUNDERS AND CALAMITIES WHISTLE BLOWER Animation, 5 mins, NZ (World Premiere) Drama, 12 mins, NZ (World Premiere) A father possum reads his kids a bedtime story A troubled teenage netball umpire finds solace that’s an alphabet of the most dangerous animal of through diligent study of the game. all – HUMANS! Dir: Nicole van Heerden Dir/Writ/Prod: James Cunningham Writ: Catie Mulrennan Prod: Oliver Hilbert Last Door South Prod: Arielle Sullivan A.D. 1363, THE END OF CHIVALRY STUTTERER Comedy, 3 mins, USA/NZ (NZ Premiere) Romance, 13 mins, Ireland (NZ Premiere) A historical epic depicting the little-known A lonely typographer with a cruel speech catastrophe that led to the demise of chivalry. impediment – but an eloquent inner voice – must Dir/Writ/Prod: Jake Mahaffy face his ultimate fear. 동心 (ONE-MINDED) Dir/Writ: Benjamin Cleary Drama, 20 mins, South Korea/France/USA Prod: Serena Armitage, Shan Ogilvie (NZ Premiere) LAST DOOR SOUTH Shenanigans occur in an apartment shared by two Animation, 15 mins, Belgium (NZ Premiere) Korean women, when one of them brings home a An exquisite animation about conjoined twin man she picked up in a club and two thieves invade brothers. Locked in an expansive mansion since The Story of Percival Pilts Accident, Blunders and Calamities the place. Meanwhile, a fan oscillates and observes. birth, they explore ‘the world’ of floors, stairs, Dir/Writ/Prod: Sébastien Simon, Forest Ian Etsler corridors and rooms. Between endless exploration and private schooling, the brothers never question the limits of their world. Until one day... Dir/Writ: Sacha Feiner Prod: Alon Knoll
ALEXANDRA WAIHEKE ISLAND NEW PLYMOUTH PARAPARAUMU CENTRAL CINEMA COMMUNITY CINEMA 4TH WALL CINEMA CINEMA GOLD Sat 14 Nov 4:00pm Sun 15 Nov 5:00pm* Thu 19 Nov 7:00pm COASTLANDS Sun 22 Nov 1:30pm* The Eversons - Emily Stutterer AUCKLAND DARGAVILLE OAMARU THE VIC (DEVONPORT) ANZAC THEATRE LIMELIGHT CINEMA TAURANGA Fri 13 Nov 8:30pm* Sun 22 Nov 5:30pm Sun 22 Nov 2:00pm RIALTO CINEMAS Sun 29 Nov 5:30pm* MATAKANA CINEMAS DUNEDIN PALMERSTON NORTH Sun 15 Nov 1:00pm RIALTO CINEMAS CINEMA GOLD TIMARU Sat 21 Nov 6:30pm Sat 21 Nov 8:30pm MOVIE MAX DIGITAL PUKEKOHE CINEMA 3 Sat 21 Nov 8:00pm Fri 27 Nov 6:30pm* NELSON THE FREE HOUSE Sat 21 Nov 5:30pm Sun 22 Nov 5:30pm
A.d. 1363, The End of Chavalry Whistle Blower www.showmeshorts.co.nz 15 *Festival Director Gina Dellabarca will introduce this session AUCKLAND WELLINGTON Short Film Talks Interested in learning more about short film making? Join us for this Opening Night Opening Night presented by FREE event to see work from three & Awards Ceremony Show Me Shorts Film Festival invites you to Yoobee and Show Me Shorts of this year’s short film makers, celebrate local winners and watch all the award- and hear them discuss the joys and Show Me Shorts warmly invites you to join us for a winning films at the opening of the Wellington very special night out, celebrating short films and season. This event brings together Wellington challenges of getting their ideas the people who make them! short film makers and short film enthusiasts to toast our community’s best and brightest. onto the screen. The launch party for Show Me Shorts 2015 is a glamorous night out for the short film industry, Wellington is a prolific short film making city, hosted by celebrity MC Te Radar! This event so Show Me Shorts makes a special effort to brings together short film makers and enthusiasts acknowledge local talent at our official opening Short Film Talks take place in Auckland and Auckland Short Film Talk: Wellington. They feature screenings of some to toast our community’s best and brightest. event. The festivities begin with a complimentary When: Tuesday 17 November 2015 excellent short films, and a facilitated Q&A glass of wine as you arrive, and the opportunity 7:30-9:30pm Be there to watch as the winners of the Show Me to mingle with the filmmakers, festival organisers session with the filmmakers. A range of topics are Shorts Awards are announced, prizes presented and industry professionals. We will play the covered, such as: finding collaborators; funding Location: Yoobee School of Design and the winning films played. The winner of the winning film from each of our award categories. and budgeting; script development; challenges for Level 4, 3 City Road coveted Best Film Award will become qualified for This is the only night all winning films will screen directors; post production; and other tips for aspiring Auckland CBD entry to the Academy Awards®! (For the full list of filmmakers. Each event includes networking drinks together in one session in Wellington. Cost: Free! awards and prizes, see page 18.) and nibbles – and better still, they’re free to attend! 8:30pm, Thursday 19 November 2015 7:30pm, Wednesday 11 November 2015 Paramount, 25 Courtenay Place, Wellington This year’s speakers will include: The Civic, Corner Queen Street & Wellesley Street, Wellington Short Film Talk: Tickets are $20 (Includes a glass of Opawa wine) • Hamish Bennet (Tihei) Auckland • Hash Perambalam (Not Like Her) Book at www.paramount.co.nz When: Tuesday 24 November 2015 Tickets are $25 • Ben Childs (Space Trash Men) 7:30-9:30pm • Jamie Lawrence (Cub) Book through www.ticketmaster.co.nz Location: Yoobee School of Design All tickets are general admission, with unallocated More to be announced soon. Check the Show Me Level 2, 20 Kent Terrace seating, so please arrive early. Shorts website for full details. Wellington www.showmeshorts.co.nz/events/short-film-talks Dress Code: Awards Glam Cost: Free! Everyone is welcome, whether you’ve already made Ticket holders are also invited to join us afterwards heaps of films or are just curious to learn more about in the Wintergarden for the Official After Party. what goes on behind the scenes of a short film. Come and celebrate with the winners, enjoy a drink from Opawa Wines, meet festival organisers and network with industry professionals.
Claire and the Keys
Harmony Madam Black Short Film Lab Show Me Shorts Lightbox NZFC Final Draft presented by Show Me Shorts Awards Best Film Award Special Jury Prize Best Screenplay Award Academy Awards®-accreditation. $2,000 cash. $5,000 $1,500 cash. StarNow.com Final Draft writing and Script to Screen Rubber Monkey gear rental. Final Draft writing software. six-month membership software. StarNow.com six- StarNow.com six-month membership month membership. InkTip Filmmakers who achieve script listing. excellence deserve to be Plus, InkTip script listing for all finalists acknowledged and celebrated. Show Me Shorts is proud to help Panavision DEGNZ StarNow highlight their work with awards Best Cinematographer Best Director Award Best Actor Award Award and prizes. $500 cash. DEGNZ one-year $500 cash. StarNow.com Best Student $10,000 Panavision camera membership. lifetime membership. Final Film Award gear rental. StarNow.com Plus, DEGNZ one-year Draft writing software The award winners are announced and prizes Final Draft writing software. six-month membership memberships for all finalists presented at the Auckland Opening Night & Awards StarNow.com six-month The Short Film Lab is a hothouse mentoring Ceremony (see page 16). Best Editor Award membership scheme for New Zealand writers to workshop $500 cash. DEGNZ one-year Best International fresh new ideas for short film. The winners are decided by a panel of experienced industry judges. The 2015 judges are: Peter Elliott membership. Film Award Plus DEGNZ one-year Best Music Video Established in 2010 as a partnership between (actor, director, presenter), Siobhan Marshall (actor), memberships for all finalists Award Final Draft writing Script to Screen and Show Me Shorts, each Cushla Dillon (editor) and Matthew Saville (2014 software. StarNow.com six- year the Short Film Lab provides six writers Show Me Shorts Best Film winner for Dive). StarNow.com six-month month membership or creative teams the opportunity to develop membership new ideas for short films with guidance from Audience members can vote for their favourite film People’s Choice experienced industry mentors. Competition to win the People’s Choice Award via the audience Award is tight as we receive an impressive array of survey on our website. Final Draft writing software applications from New Zealand’s up-and-coming screenwriting talent. In addition to participating in an intensive day- long workshop at the University of Auckland’s Screen Production Department, selected participants will be offered follow-up mentoring Survey: share your sessions to help turn their script into a film. The Short Film Lab 2015 mentors include award- thoughts and WIN! AUCKLAND winning writer/director Michael Bennett, screenwriter and academic Shuchi Kothari, and micro-budget filmmaker Jake Mahaffy who Visit www.showmeshorts.co.nz to recently won the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at fill in our survey online, or pick the Venice Film Festival. Previous Short Film Lab participants have up a copy from the cinema. Just described the interactive workshop as “inspiring” like our films, it’s short and sweet. and “invaluable” and several have since had films selected for Show Me Shorts Film Festival. Complete the survey by For more information about the Short Film Lab 2015 visit www.showmeshorts.co.nz/for-filmmakers/ 7 December 2015 to go in the taking you further into film short-film-lab. Solstate- Atheum’s Way draw for a prize pack of short films and other goodies. You can also vote for your favourite film to win our People’s Choice Award!
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Ticket Prices $12 Students/Film Industry 1:00pm My Generation Mon 23 Nov Ticket Prices Complete the survey at your Sat 21 Nov $17 General Admission Guilds 8:30pm Trailblazers 8:30pm Double Take $16.50 General Admission cinema or on the Show Me 12:00pm Plunge Into Other $15 Students/Film Industry $10 Children Tue 24 Nov $14.50 Students/Film Shorts website to vote. Worlds Guilds $7.50 Schools Screenings Industry Guilds (*Festival director, Gina Dellabarca will introduce this session) www.showmeshorts.co.nz 21 Acknowledgements Show Me Shorts is New of the filmmaking The best way for you Zealand’s leading short community, support of to show your support film festival. We’re local businesses and for Show Me Shorts is dedicated to connecting enthusiasm of audience to get a group together audiences with quality members. We warmly and buy tickets to a short films, celebrating thank all our sponsors screening near you. excellence in short film and investors listed to making, and fostering the right, and on pages the New Zealand short 16, 17, 18 & 19 of this film community. brochure. Thanks also to Richard George, Mandy As a charitable trust, the Herrick, and to Chris festival is run largely by Burt from Inside Track. volunteers, the goodwill
Our Ambassadors Our Judges
Sir Richard Taylor Kate Rodger Peter Elliott Nick Ward Te Radar Siobhan Marshall Miranda Harcourt Francesca Rudkin Cushla Dillon Gaylene Preston Matthew Saville
Festival Team Festival Director: Gina Dellabarca Festival Coordinator: Mark Prebble Opening Night & Awards: Laura Goldsmith, Kristin Mckenzie Web Design & Development: David Ladd Communications Assistants: Mary de Ruyter, Clayton Barnett Assistant Programmers: Hanako Fujii, Clayton Barnett, Alisa Moore, Rebekah Ngatae, Zia Mandviwalla Education & Professional Development Events: Alisa Moore, Hanako Fujii, Zia Mandviwalla Accounts Analyst: Renée Burgers Festival Intern: Riley Rodgers Trust Board Members: Emma Blomkamp (chair), Tony Chamberlain, Tess Otineru, Tamara Liebman, Gina Dellabarca
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