‘Write. Shoot. Cut. Survive.’ This year’s V48 Hours Film Competition finalists have been announced. The winners will be crowned at the Grand Final ceremony on June 30, held at Auckland’s Civic Theatre. Get your tickets here. The Grand Final will also be available for non-Aucklanders to view via live streaming courtesy of NZHeraldOnline and TVNZ U.
Top prize, worth $60,000, will be awarded to the best short film from either the Grand National Finalist selections or Sir Peter Jackson‘s Wildcard Picks. The panel of national and international judges include Elijah Wood (actor, The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Larry Karaszewski (writer, Ed Wood, The People vs. Larry Flynt), Scott Foundas (film critic, Variety), Jen Yamato (film critic, Movieline.com, Rotten Tomatoes), and Eric Kohn (film critic, IndieWire).
Celebrating its 10th year, New Zealand’s world-renowned competition has grown enormously, from 44 entrants in 2003 to almost 800 in 2012. This year’s short films were made over the weekend of 18-20 May, with each having to contain certain elements, be made in a certain genre and, of course, be completed within 48 hours.
Admit One congratulates the finalists and all those who entered. Perhaps Admit One should enter a team next year?
Here’s the full list of finalists:
Grand Prize
V48 Hours Grand National Finalists
The Girl With The Clover Tattoo, by team Lense Flare (One shot)
An Inconvenient Hoof, by team Picton Pictures (End of the world)
Brains?, by team Noise and Picture (Horror)
Dead Lucky, by team Tuff Collective (Musical)
Seed, by team thedownlowconcept (End of the world)
Kids These Days, by team Gin Joints (Crime)
Brothers, by team ADHDMi (Fantasy adventure)
Briefcase of Pain, by team Battlesoup (Crime)
Glow, by team Del Sur (Inspirational)
Wiz-nap, by team Voltron & Holograms (Found footage)
Sir Peter Jackson Wildcard Picks
Daylight Robbery, by team Goodfellas (One shot/crime)
Love In Decay, by team Mukpuddy (Romantic comedy)
Hannah Repus, by team The Outwits (One shot)
Other Categories
Canon Best Cinematography
Grand Cheval – Suck My Life (Horror)
Cheeky Kiwis – Self-Contained Flat (Horror)
PuppyGuts – Fetus 5000 (Found Footage)
The Eh Team – Day 6 (Horror)
BLOOD ORANGE – One Brick, Two Brick (Action)
Rialto Channel Rising Talent Award
Toasted Wolfgang –Infelicitas (Action)
3 Idiots and a Camera – Unwanted Guests (Crime)
Colonial Tech – Silver Leaf (End of the World)
JK – Lucky in Love? (One Shot + Romcom)
Handcranked Productions – Blue Ice (Urban Legend)
Image & Sound Sexiest Looking Short
ADHDMi – Brothers (Fantasy Adventure)
CCK – Curse Of The Warlock (Fantasy Adventure)
Dust Boot – Not One Tear (Inspirational)
Zebra Crossing Inc. – Fukushu (Revenge) (Fantasy Adventure)
BLOOD ORANGE – One Brick, Two Brick (Action)
Skinny Best School Team
Hungry Lion Productions – Zomboy (Horror)
Cunning Stunts – Man in the Mirror (Horror)
Superfly – Nicky Brick and the Funky Licks (Musical/Dance)
Oozy Rat In a Sanitary Zoo – There’s Something Rotten In the School of Redmark (Urban Legend)
Hobo Pictures – Awaiting Dawn (RomCom)
Loop Best Original Song
Penguins and Pandas – Deep Into You (Inspirational)
Chris Lam Sam – Dead Lucky (Musical)
Team ICW – Two Tall Tales (Urban Legend)
The Gentlemen’s Agreement – The Wham! Initiative (Found Footage)
No True Scotsman – The Ballad of Nicky Brick (Musical)
Loop Best Original Score
ADHDMi – Brothers (Fantasy Adventure)
Alpaca Punch – Stain (Action)
The Dutch Underground – Sockerpunch (One Shot)
Gaylene Preston Best Female Director
Anna Duckworth – Apple Bobbing (Crime)
Cheeky Kiwis – Self-Contained Flat (Horror)
Francesca Jago – Refraction (Fantasy Adventure)
Naoko Miyamoto – Day 6 (Horror)
Incredibly Strange Best Worst Film
Goon – Julie Android (Musical)
Bright Molar – Extraction – Genesis V1 (Musical)
Confusers – Dive Dive Dance!!! (Musical/Dance)
Elite 12 Plus That Guy – The Clown (Horror)
EQUALS SHEEP – Barrowed Love (One Shot)
Best Animation
Mukpuddy – Love in Decay (RomCom)
Tuff Collective – Dead Lucky (Musical)
Readers Wives – Love Arktually (RomCom)
Squint Eastwood – Lionel Fantasy VII (Fantasy Adventure)
Best Script
Half-Shell – Finger Bang (Action)
Ground Swell – Whiff Takers (RomCom)
Noise and Pictures – Brains? (Horror)
TBALC – Nicky + Eve 19/5 (One Shot)
Flim Flom Films – Do the Knight Thang (Fantasy Adventure)
Best Editing
Team Try Hards – The List (Fantasy Adventure)
Cheeky Kiwis – Self-Contained Flat (Horror)
Noise and Pictures – Brains? (Horror)
The Gentlemen’s Agreement – The Wham! Initiative (Found Footage)
Best Actress
Courtney Abbot – Lovedumb (Inspirational)
Athene Jensen – Whiff Takers (RomCom)
Lauren Wickens – The Breaking (End of the World)
Vanessa Wells – Fukushu (Revenge) (Fantasy Adventure)
Daniela Medina – Chastity Kills Men (Erotic or Superhero)
Best Actor
Will Wallace- Glow (Inspirational)
Marten ten Broek – Whiff Takers (RomCom)
Scott Ransom – Brains? (Horror)
Scott Koorey – Nicky + Eve 19/5 (One Shot)
Steven Woller – Do the Knight Thang (Fantasy Adventure)
Best Art Direction
ADHDMi – Brothers (Fantasy Adventure)
Tuff Collective – Dead Lucky (Musical)
Dust Boot – Not One Tear (Inspirational)
The Dutch Underground – Sockerpunch (One Shot)
Get Your Arse To Mars – Twin Dragon Fist: The Fistening (Action)
Best Makeup
Grand Cheval – Suck My Life (Horror)
Taktix – Game Over (Fantasy Adventure)
Noise and Pictures – Brains? (Horror)
The Eh Team – Day 6 (Horror)
Handcranked Productions – Blue Ice (Urban Legend)
Best Use Of A Prop
Terminal Rise – La Piscine Thermale (Urban Legend)
Cut ‘n’ Paste – Headcase (Horror)
That’s What Shihad Said – Not Everyone’s Fantasy (Adventure/Fantasy)
TBALC – Nicky + Eve 19/5 (One Shot)
Seabiscuit in the Pipe – Hit Movie (Musical)
Best Use Of A Line
IdiotVision – Love Story Sessions (Romantic Comedy)
Zarquons Fish – Detention (Horror)
Noise and Pictures – Brains? (Horror)
Strang Entertainment – True (Inspirational)
Team Superbest Friends – What the Neville? (Found Footage)
Best Use Of Character
Write Club – Lucky Girl (Horror)
Team: One Whare – Love ‘n’ loathing in Suburbia (One Shot)
Moffilaide – She’s Out of This World (RomCom)
Squint Eastwood – Lionel Fantasy VII (Fantasy Adventure)
Complex Films – Chain Mail (Urban Legend)
Did you take part in the V48 hours? Is your film in the final? What’s the craziest thing that happened during filming?
