We’re thrilled to be able to announce our 2019 winners. Congratulations to all of them!

We’re about to run away on holiday but will open #NZWF20 submissions on 1 February 2020. Keep up with us on social media until then 🙂

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And, once more, congratulations!

The #NZWF19 winners are…

OPEN AWARDS
BEST ANIMATED / PUPPETRY SHOW

Fast Heroes Sixty

BEST AR / MR / VR / 360 SHOW

Overlooked

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
BEST PILOT

Hinterher

FACTUAL AWARDS: BEST DIRECTOR

Christina Carvalho & Geoff Morrison, Farm Crime

FACTUAL AWARDS: BEST SHOW

High Rising

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST ENSEMBLE

In Bed

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST ACTOR

Adjani Salmon, Dreaming Whilst Black

In this category, the judges also awarded a Special Mention to
Cam Faull, Swipe Right

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST ACTRESS

Luciana Bollina & Ana Paula Lima, Red

In this category, the judges also awarded a Special Mention to
Yoon Joo, Friday the 13th

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST DIRECTOR

Martijn Winkler, Swipe

NARRATIVE AWARDS: ALUMNI AWARD

Herman Wang

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST SHOW (Young People)

Detention Adventure

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST SHOW (Anthology)

Swipe

In this category, the judges also awarded a Special Mention to
Last Breath

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST SHOW (Episodic)

Friday the 13th

NZ AWARDS
BEST PILOT

The Year of Yes

FACTUAL AWARDS: BEST DIRECTOR

Naashon Zalk, K Rd Chronicles

FACTUAL AWARDS: ALUMNI AWARD

Attitude Pictures

FACTUAL AWARDS: BEST SHOW (Anthology)

Scratched

FACTUAL AWARDS: BEST SHOW (Episodic)

Jessica’s Tree

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST ENSEMBLE

AFK

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST ACTOR

Jake Pitcher, Touch Wood

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST ACTRESS

Abby Damen, The Watercooler

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST DIRECTOR

Renee Mahy, Touch Wood

In this category, the judges also awarded a Special Mention to
Emmett Skilton, Millennial Jenny

NARRATIVE AWARDS: ALUMNI AWARD

Roberto Nascimento

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST SHOW (Anthology)

Millennial Jenny

NARRATIVE AWARDS: BEST SHOW (Episodic)

Touch Wood

DIRECT SELECTION AWARDS

These partner festivals have chosen NZ shows from #NZWF19 for their next editions.

Apulia Web Fest: Fan Girl, Scratched
Asia Web Awards: AFK
Bogota Web Fest: Daughters of the Migration, Fan Girl
die Seriale: Constance
London Short Series: Crips in Cars
Melbourne Webfest: Misadventures of a Pacific Professional
Miami Web Fest: AFK
Minnesota Web Fest: HousieWives
New Jersey Web Fest: Combination
Ozark Mountain Web Fest: Crips in Cars
Realist Web Fest: Jessica’s Tree
Seoul Web Fest: K Road Chronicles
Sicily Web Fest: Legendary Polynesia
Stareable Fest: Get it to Te Papa
Sydney Web Fest: Comedians Eating Plants
Tel Aviv Web Fest: The Josh & Mearle Diaries
Toronto Web Fest: The Drawing Show

Published on 17 November 2019