Awkward Animations: Unfinished Symphony | 48Hours
A stop motion artist breathes life into old junk to create a delightful symphony.
Nominated for:
Best Director
Ant Timpson Solo/Duo Award
Won:
Auckland City WInner
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Couch Kumara: Pre-Emptive Defence | 48Hours
A student has a dire medical emergency in the midst of a self-defence class.
Nominated for:
L’Affare Ultra 48 Award
Best Cinematography
Won:
Wellington City Runner-up
Best Editing
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Cyan Sea: Max | 48Hours
As Max begins to find hope again, the terrors of her past drag her back into the dark.
Ant Timpson Wildcard
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Disqualified Tim: Banana Boys | 48Hours
We built and destroyed a full sized B17 bomber specifically and only for this competition. Also known as “Banana Boys”
A war photographer boards a plane armed…
Dystography Studios: The Last Lord of Scotland | 48Hours
A premature marriage proposal inspires authentic conversations as a photographer tries to capture the magic moment.
Nominated for: Best Script
Won: Christchurch City Runner-up
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Free Cinematic Luts: Shit Chat | 48 Hours
Taking refuge at a music festival leads to a deep conversation and the unloading of a heavy burden.
Ant Timpson Wildcard
Nominated for: Best Performer
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I Love Loops: Loot & Blunder | 48Hours
The wacky misadventures of two unlovable rogues focused on hoarding treasure when what they actually need is a lifeline.
Nominated for:
Dame Gaylene Preston & WIFT Best Female…
Mitchell's Here - Āta | 48Hours
A simple being ventures to The Great Altar. What they witness cannot be unseen.
Grand National 2nd Runner-up
Nominated for:
Ant TImpson Solo/Duo Award
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Pastafarian Productions - Rekindled Spirits | 48Hours
June and Trevor go camping to revive a relationship that is on the rocks.
Nominated for:
L'Affare Ultra48
Dame Gaylene Preston & WIFT Best Female Director
Best Script
Best Animation
Best Score/Song
Won:
Taranaki…
Qualified Tim - “DAS BANANA-BOOT” | 48Hours
A war photographer boards a plane armed with activated bombs. Under heavy fire she must find a way to release them before they explode.
Nominated for:
Best Production…
Snack To The Future - Judy | 48Hours
A woman forms an unlikely friendship with her partner’s blow-up doll, after trust is broken in their relationship.
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The Creamery - In Deep | 48Hours
A group of young men organise a complex series of events to get their friend talking to the girl of his dreams. But who is heisting…
Tasteful Sideboob - Hydrangea | 48Hours
During a Reiki session, Rosie is challenged by her own subconscious and not all is as it seems.
Won:
Best Performer
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Underwater Dreams - Jebivetar | 48Hours
A therapy session digs deep as a couple enthusiastically pursue the seemingly pointless, invisible and impossible.
Nominated for:
Dame Gaylene Preston & WIFT Best Female Director
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Kinaki - Good as Gold | 48Hours
Hungry for adventure, the Rogue runner sets out on an intrepid journey seeking a tropical treasure that is as good as gold.
Nominated for:
Best Editing
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Won:…
BAE24: The Dying Art of Cat Burglary | 48Hours
A cat burglar in training gets the surprise of his life when he encounters an unexpected situation.
Nominated for:
L’Affare Ultra 48 Award
Best Director
Won:
Christchurch City Winner
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How the housing market got so cooked
We all know the housing market’s fucked. But how did it get so bad? Re:’s Cass Marrett went back nearly 40 years to find out.
For the…
New Zealanders are working longer without a lot to show for it
We work real hard and it doesn’t really pay off, according to the New Zealand Productivity Commission’s report released today.
The report reveals that we work longer…
Nitrates in our drinking water could be causing premature births
Nitrates in our drinking water may be leading to babies being born prematurely or underweight.
Pregnant women drinking water with 10 milligrams of nitrates a litre are…
I use social media to advocate for Māori rights
“We’re able to bring awareness to issues in a single minute.”
Rangatahi like Safari Hynes are using their online voice to bring awareness to kaupapa around Aotearoa…
Dame Cindy Kiro will be New Zealand’s first wahine Māori Governor-General
Of Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kahu and British descent, Dame Cindy’s appointment was announced on Monday May 24.
The former Children’s Commissioner, who also has links to…
How I fought to get Māori wards on local councils
“When a Māōri ward was finally voted in for our council, tears flowed down my face. I was just so happy.”
Moko Tepania played a vital role…
Bread is not destroying your brain, research shows
Unless you actually have coeliac disease, gluten doesn’t affect your brain function, new research has found.
A study of over 13,000 people has found no link between…
Traces of Nut: Good Girl | 48Hours
Introducing the 48Hours 2021 Grand National Champion… ‘Good Girl’ by Traces of Nut.
In ‘Good Girl’, a professional dog walker becomes immersed in a self-help podcast and…
I don’t understand the Budget so I got an economist to explain it to me - 2021 edition
The Government has announced its 2021 Budget. Re: journalist Cass Marrett asked an economist to break it down for her.
Another year, another Budget. This year is…
From Boys to Men: Rites of Passage | One For The Boys | Ep 5
When do you become a man?
Do you need a freezer in Antarctica? A chef lets us know
Tom Thorpe goes about his job like any other chef, but with one major difference: it's -40C outside.
Budget 2021: What you need to know
Budget 2021 sees the ‘the biggest lift in a generation’ to benefits, $1 billion for Māori housing, health and education, as well as an overall investment…
NZ’s 120 MPs own 248 properties between them
Owning property is supremely popular with our MPs, according to the latest list of parliamentarians’ investments and properties. Many own multiple places, with one National MP…
How rāhui work | Let Me Explain
A rāhui has been placed on the Tāne Mahuta boardwalk track in Waipoua Forest, Northland, after the discovery of a tūpāpaku (deceased person) in the area…
