18 teams and their projects have been shortlisted for Kōpere Hou Fresh Shorts. Script to Screen and Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission thank all the filmmakers who applied for Whiringa Tuatahi – Stage One.
The range of stories and the exciting talent across the 89 applications made it challenging for our independent readers to shortlist just 18 projects. The shortlisted teams have all accepted their invitation to apply for Whiringa Tuarua – Stage Two. They have a one in three chance of workshopping their project with industry experts and receiving a grant of $25,000 to make their film.
This year the teams come from Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Nelson Tasman and Canterbury. The genres range across drama, comedy, horror, historical, fantasy, mystery and western and include two animated projects. Six of the projects are re-submissions from previous years. Jackie Dennis, ED of Script to Screen, said “We were all delighted to see the shortlisted teams, and their stories are a great representation of the diversity of Aotearoa.”
We now have great pleasure in announcing the projects and teams shortlisted for Whiringa Tuarua – Stage Two of Kōpere Hou – Fresh Shorts 2022/23.
Congratulations to:
- A Son’s Return Home
Writer: Janine Sowerby
Director: Kim Georgine
Producer: Amanda Jenkins - Be(e)
Writer: Rosie Howells
Director: David Duke
Producer: Cerise Preston - Beast Mode
Writer/Director: Chye-Ling Huang
Producer: Joyce Wong - Changeling
Writer/Director: Francesca Mackenzie
Producer: Jessica George - Grassroots
Writer/Director: Aaron Ly
Producer: Isaiah Tour - Invisible Dragons
Writer/Director: Victoria Boult
Producers: Mikaela Ruegg, Madison Henry-Ryan - Josephine
Writer/Director: Stef Harris
Producer: Patsy Burke - KÜĪ
Writer/Producer: Carrisse Utai
Director: Kahu Kaiha - Mirumiru (Bubble)
Writer/Director: Allan George
Producer: Jason Taylor - Night Cleaners
Writer: Aman Bajaj
Director: Calvin Sang
Producer: Ankita Singh - Opia
Writer/Director: Cosmo Calman
Producer: Daniel Betty - Pretty Metal
Writer/Directors: Rajneel Singh, Annamarie Connors
Producer: Morgan Leigh Stewart - PUTI
Writer/Director: Aroha Awarau
Producers: Sara Jane Elika, Ralph Elika - Sleep Walking
Writer/Director: Nicole Colmar
Producer: Abby Jones - Tall Hours
Writer/Director: Sophie Black
Producer: Esther Leilua - The Man on the Island
Writer: David Coyle
Directors: Tao Mao, Sam Gill
Producer: Nic Henwood - The Parrot
Writer/Director: Adrienne Kohler
Producer: Hamish Williams - Whiunga, The Punishment
Writer/Director: Tuakana Metuarau
Producers: Phillipa Keel, Zoe Gillett
Image: Fetch (directed by Sam Gill 2021)
Script to Screen and Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission
work in partnership to deliver the Kōpere Hou – Fresh Shorts programme.
