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AUCKLAND DUNEDIN CHRISTCHURCH WELLINGTON 8-14 NOVEMBER 116-186 NOVEMBER 223-253-25 NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 29 NOVEMBER ACADEMY CINEMAS MMETROETRO CINEMA RREGENTEGENT OONN WWORCESTERORCESTER - 1 DECEMBER PARAMOUNT THEATRE SHOWMESHORTS.CO.NZ WELCOME Lovers’SESSIONS // AKL Sat 10th 6pm, Mon 12th 4pm & Tues 13 th 6pm Lane// DUN Sun 18th 3:20pm // CHCH Sun 25th 4pm // WLGTN Thurs 29th 6pm ISESSIONS // AKLsee Fri 9th 6pm & Wed 14th 4pm // DUNdead Sat 17th 5:40pm // CHCH Sat 24th 6pm // WLGTNPeople Sat 1st 6pm HUMANSESSIONS // AKL Fri 9th 4pm, Mon 12th 6pm & Tues 13th 4pm // DUNMACHINE Fri 16th 3:20pm // CHCH Fri 23rd 4pm // WLGTN Sat 1st 4pm Welcome to the second annual Show Me Shorts Film Festival! THE OPPOSITE Trevor’s worst nightmare is being ordinary. His life NIGHT OF THE A babysitter and her boyfriend must fi ght for their PAPER CITY A man living in a brown paper world is sent a bill OF VELOCITY is inert. To move forward he must do something, HELL HAMSTERS lives against demonic possessed killer hamsters. ARCHITECTS for negative-consumption tax. This year we are pleased to be bringing you 40 more of the best short fi lms from both sides of NZ PREMIERE anything to get him out of his head and into his NZ PREMIERE Festivals/awards: ‘Best Director’ - A Night of Horror Short Film Fest NZ PREMIERE 11min 43sec, drama 15min 50sec, Horror 6min 29sec, Animation Festivals/awards: Denmark Harvest Intl Film Fest / In the Realm of the (Australia) / ‘Audience Favourite’ - Zompire: The Undead Film Fest (USA) / the Tasman. Filmmaker: Michael Robinson skin. Filmmaker: Paul Campion Filmmaker: Daniel Agdag Australia, 2005 Senses (Australia) / ‘Best of Fest’ - St Kilda Film Fest NZ, 2006 HorrorFest (UK) Australia, 2006 (student fi lm) We’ve got two exciting world premieres, and over half of our fi lms have never been seen before in New Zealand. The subject matter is diverse and surprising, from events such as a princess attacking a SATURDAY NIGHT NEWTON Claire wakes next to Matthew: “not her type”. Her US In the middle of the night a woman struggles with META MUTT A stop motion tale of escalating revenge between soldier, two main characters dying of fright, a devil saving a bishop and more than one artist fi ghting SUNDAY MORNING ENMORE memories of the night before are hazy; his are more 7min 4sec, Drama the memory of all she once had, and everything arch rivals Spike the cat and Robo-dog Meta Mutt. Filmmaker: James Blick TO MARS NZ PREMIERE Festivals/ Festivals/awards: ‘Best Performance’ - NZ Screen 10min 57sec, Animation Festivals/awards: NZ Intl Film Fest. the system, to a smattering of fi sticuffs, several demonstrations of love and even a few demonic fanciful. A story of romantic possibilities. NZ, 2005 she has now lost. 7min 30sec, Drama Filmmaker: Ian Powell awards: St Kilda Film Fest / Jackson Hole Film Fest (USA) / In the Realm of Awards / Slamdance / Paris Tout Court / Washington DC Independent Film possessed killer hamsters… Filmmaker: Christopher Johnson NZ, 2006 Australia, 2006 the Senses (Melbourne) / InniBos Intl Film Fest (South Africa) Fest / NZ Intl Film Fest The sessions are grouped together into themes to help making choosing what to see easier for you. The themes are Human Machine, Teach Me, Narrow Escape, I See Dead People, Winning Way, and PAST STRANGERS After a nasty departure from the advertising INSIGNIA A once celebrated graphic designer falls from grace MAN 2.0 Mankind is about to evolve! A clever entrepreneur Lovers’ Lane. We all have our favourite segments, and know you’ll enjoy discovering yours. NZ PREMIERE industry Dan returns to his old bar job and tries NZ PREMIERE and descends into an obsessive and distorted search WORLD PREMIERE draws us into a fantastical world, where there are 7min 29sec, Drama 15min, Drama 9min 32sec, Mockumentary Festivals/awards: Edmonton International Filmmaker: Rebecca Bennett to get on with his life. However, it is harder than Filmmaker: Jarrod Factor for creative expression. Filmmaker: Catherine Bonvalot no computers, no phones, no cameras – it’s all If you simply can’t choose, there is a discount for buying tickets to three or more different sessions, Australia, 2006 (student fi lm) he thought to forget his past. Festivals/awards: Shorts on the Australia, 2006 (student fi lm) Film Festival / Trenton Film Fest (USA) / ‘Cinevex Script Award’ - VCA NZ, 2007 implanted in your head. Or is it? so just $60 gets you into every single short fi lm. It is well worth it! Shore (Sydney) Graduate Awards We’d like to thank everyone who helped us this year and last. Enjoy! THE GARDEN Why did she come to the party? SHADOW OVER A new mother in colonial NZ is visited by a tui in GRAVEL 3000 Nobody gets out alive! Festivals/awards: New Zealand International Film Festival her garden, with the bird comes fear and hope for 5min 46sec, Action Festivals/awards: Wellington Fringe Fest. OF LOVE THE SUN Filmmakers: Makoto Takaoka & 14min 39sec, Drama 8min 14sec, Drama Gina Dellabarca – Festival Director Show Me Shorts Film Festival Trust a new life. Anna Canton Filmmaker: Fiona Samuel Filmmaker: Rachel Douglas NZ, 2007 Tamara Liebman – Business Director PO Box 6685, Wellesley Street, Auckland NZ, 2006 (student fi lm) NZ, 2006 Katrin Hagen – Webmaster www.showmeshorts.co.nz Laura Goldsmith – Event Manager Kate Nicholson – Australian Liaison DEAD LETTERS In WWII Wellington an unlikely romance sparks WHITE LINE There’s a dead blonde in the shower. A nosy cop in ABSOLUTE ZERO An account of the grim and ironic death by 13min 20sec, Drama amidst the stacks of air graph letters destined for the house. And a cynical Private Eye in too deep. In NZ PREMIERE freezing of a railway worker after becoming trapped Filmmaker: Paolo Rotondo FEVER 27min 13sec, Documentary Festivals/awards: Telluride (USA) / NZ Intl Film NZ PREMIERE Festivals/ Festivals/awards: ‘Best Short’ - Smogdance OUR JUDGES NZ, 2006 ‘our boys’ abroad. any language, that makes it classic Film Noir. Filmmaker: Alan Woodruff inside a meat wagon. 7min 20sec, Drama Fest / Italian Film Fest (NZ) / Salento Finibus Terrae (Italy) awards: ‘Best of the Rest’ - Tropfest Australia, 2006 (USA) / Golden Lion (Africa) / Staten Island (New York). Mia Blake - Actor (The Tattooist, No 2) Filmmaker: Sean Ascroft Grant Lahood - Director (Kombi Nation, The Singing Trophy, Lemming Aid, Chop Off, Bad Dates) Australia, 2006 Paul Scantlebury - Editor (Flicks.co.nz) Ruth MacClure - Film Distributor (Polyphony Entertainment) EMBERS An isolated young wife in rural NZ of 1946 awaits THE NEW LIFE A man’s ideal world crumbles as he discovers that PERFECT A damaged princess doll is placed in a rejects box, Kahra Scott-James - Sound Designer & Audio Post Production (Entirely Sound) 12min 34sec, Drama the return of her husband from WWII. Festivals/awards: NZ PREMIERE his life is nothing but a fantasy conjured by the NZ PREMIERE leading her to take out her frustration on her fellow Filmmaker: Marc Laureano 10min, Horror 7min 10sec, Drama NZ Intl Film Fest / Cinemanila Intl Film Fest Festivals/awards: ‘Honourable Mention’ - Fano Intl Festivals/awards: ‘Silver Award’ for Student Cinematography NZ, 2006 (student fi lm) Filmmaker: Daniel Giambruno darkest of beings. Filmmaker: Jade van der Lei cast-offs. OUR SPONSORS NZ, 2006 Film Fest (Italy) / Gold Remi - World Fest / Scream Queen Award - A Night of Australia, 2006 (student fi lm) - Australian Cinematographers’ Society Horror (Australia) What if you sold roses to lovers on the worst day WE THE LIVING What becomes of those who remain? ROSE 13min, Drama NZ PREMIERE in the world to be lonely and single? Festivals/awards: Festivals/awards: Melbourne Intl Film Fest / NZ Intl Film Fest Filmmaker: David Rittey 9min, Drama Newport Beach Film Fest / Rhode Island Intl Film Fest / Bahamas Intl Film NZ, 2006 Filmmaker: Jo Hiles Fest / Beverly Hills Film Fest NZ, 2005 PROGRAMME WINNINGSESSIONS // AKL Sat 10th 4pm & Wed 14th 6pm // DUN Sun 18th 5:40pm // CHCH SunWAY 25th 6pm // WLGTN Fri 30th 6pm TeachSESSIONS // AKL Thur 8th 6pm & Sun 11th 4pm // DUNMe Fri 16th 5:40pm // CHCH Fri 23rd 6pm // WLGTN Fri 30th 4pm SESSIONSNARROW // AKL Fri 9th 4pm & Sun 11th 6pm // DUN Sat 17th 3:20pm // ESCAPE CHCH Sat 24th 4pm // WLGTN Thur 29th 4pm ACADEMY CINEMAS (AKL) 8 – 14 NOVEMBER THE GAME Another Saturday night, another game of World of DANNY BOY A boy’s emotionally devoid relationship with his AFTERLIFE A fl ight attendant on a trans-Tasman fl ight asks 44 Lorne Street, Wednesday the 7th – 6pm, Opening Night NZ PREMIERE Movies for four friends. But tonight there’s a DVD WORLD PREMIERE Koro reaches the ultimate test when Danny loses NZ PREMIERE the question, “What would you do with the last 7min 30sec, Comedy 14min 15sec, Drama 9min, Drama th Auckland Central City Thursday the 8 – 4pm, Human Machine Filmmaker: Christopher Johnson Question, and the game just got very serious… Filmmakers: Anita Langthaller & his only confi dant - Harry the pig. Filmmaker: Dean Francis 5 minutes of your life?” and answers it in the Ph 09 373 2761 – 6pm, Teach Me Australia, 2006 James Ratahi Australia, 2006 (student fi lm) worst case scenario. Festivals/awards: ‘Gold Award - Australian www.academycinemas.co.nz Friday the 9th – 4pm, Narrow Escape NZ, 2006 Cinematographers Society / Hollywood Film Fest (USA) / Flickerfest (Aus) – 6pm, I See Dead People OPENING NIGHT!! Saturday the 10th – 4pm, Winning Way EDUCATING A Kiwi living in Sydney must learn to speak with THE SHOMER The Jewish burial ritual is over 4000 years old. THE ABBOTSFORD CONVENT The Abbotsford Convent was saved from 6pm, Wednesday the 7th November – 6pm, Lovers’ Lane an Oz accent to get the girl of his dreams. Festivals/ NZ PREMIERE Ephraim Finch guides us in this rare glimpse into - A SENSE OF PLACE redevelopment by a determined group of artists KEVIN 9min 56sec, Documentary th NZ PREMIERE awards: The Angry Film Fest / SnowyFest.