Last night in Auckland the Rialto Channel 48Hours 2014 Grand National Champion was crowned. 2007 Champions Lense Flare, with their musical comedy Pants on Fire, took home the top award and a prize pool worth over $60,000.
Musical is undoubtedly one of the hardest categories but Lense Flare have picked up both their titles from that category – top effort.
Check out their hilarious winning entry: the story a girl (Britta Brandt) who goes to extraordinary lengths to meet her fantasy guy (Johnny Barker) but must keep her rather suspect matchmaking exploits a secret:
Over the weekend of the 4-6th of April, more than 700 teams throughout the country embarked on another furious 48 hours of filmmaking. It’s an epic event which carries the mantra “Write – Shoot – Cut – Survive”. 14 of the top regional entries were chosen to compete for national honours – reviewed by an international panel of judges.
Hosted by Josh Tompson (of Cash Converters fame), the gala awards included special guest presenters Taika Waititi, Jonny Brugh and Jemaine Clement from the upcoming feature film What We Do in the Shadows.
Runner Up prize went to Wellington’s Noise and Pictures for their intense and claustrophobic Rubble. Third place went to A Lesson on Probability from Team Mexico.
To watch the national and regional winners, check out the 48Hours screening room – here.
Big congrats to all the 48Hours teams. Here’s the full list of national award winners:
Grand National Champion
Lense Flare
Pants On Fire
Runner Up
Noise and Pictures
Rubble
Runner Runner Up
Mexico
A Lesson on Probability
V Best Actress
Abby Damen – Simo and Simmo
Dick Off
V Best Actor
Hamish Parkinson – The Eh Team
Le restaurant d’erreurs
Canon Best Direction
Alex Parsons & The Eh Team
Le restaurant d’erreurs
Canon Best Cinematography
Begged, Borrowed, Stolen
A Right Tool
The Gaylene Preston Award for Best Female Director (in association with WIFT NZ)
Georgia Agnew – Wolfe Street Productions
Human
AUT University Best School Team
Film Splats
Malice
Rialto Channel Rising Talent
Packed Lunch Productions
Blind Date
NZ Herald Online Best Script
Grand Cheval
Mi Amigo Mandarina
Best Original Song
Lense Flare
Pants On Fire
Best Original Score
Hayden J. Weal – Simo and Simmo
Dick Off
Best Animation
Mukpuddy
Dead End Job
Best Editing
Benjamin Brooking – Mexico
A Lesson on Probability
Best Makeup
Mr. Moose Films
The Awakening
Incredibly Strange Film
Mad Scientists
One Man Army
Best Use of the Prop
Les Cousins Dangereux
Something New
Best Use of the Line
Une
Ballsed Up
Best Use of the Character
The Tributes
My Life in Lies
Best Disqualified Film
Halcyon Entertainment
Bedtime
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