We’re thrilled to be able to announce our 2020 finalists. We look forward to presenting them at #NZWF20, and to finding out which will win at our award ceremony.
Nominees are not announced for Jury Awards. All NZ selections are eligible for Direct Selection awards to our partner festivals.
Keep an eye on our social media channels for all programme and ticket announcements.
Dead End
Deluxe Motion
Forest League
Into The Pickle Jar
Maui
The Cat’s Apprentice
Best Pilot
Attack Of The Incels
Bong Zombies
Brazzy Jazzy
Illuminagents
Sydney Sleuthers
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES
Best Director – International Factual
Emma Watts, A Diary From The Frontline Casey Grant, Boss Hoggin Road Trip Iacopo Patierno, Italia Sicilia Gela Dana Lerer, Michal Gassner, Ilana Reina, Limor Shmila and Tal Brenner, One Woman Darius Devas, The Common Thread Gisela Kaufmann, Visible Farmer
Best Show – International Factual
A Diary From The Frontline
Boss Hoggin Road Trip
Italia Sicilia Gela
One Woman
The Common Thread
Visible Farmer
Best Ensemble – International Narrative
Bit Playas
Carpark Clubbing
Halal Gurls
Skeleton Crew
The Cab’
Valerianas
Best Actor – International Narrative
Chris Muto, Frank James Nick Wilson, Hammersmith Emmanuel Schwartz, Public Writer Joshua R. Pangborn, Skeleton Crew Seb Carrington, Stu, My Name Is Stu Hannes Hellmann, The Man For Your Sins
Best Actress – International Narrative
Layla Khosh, All Hail Beth Jennifer Monk, Allsorts Arts Heidi Lynch & Perrie Voss, Avocado Toast Mariana Lewis, Leme In Love April Audia & Chelsey Mart, Long Island South Shore Emilie Johannesen, Red Velvet Revolution Catherine Elsen, W.
Best Writer – International Narrative
Khuzam Kedgeworth & Viviana Di Capua, Red Velvet Revolution Atsushi Ogata, Lost & Found Cowboy Diana Nguyen & Fiona Chau, Phi And Me April Audia & Cat Torres, Long Island South Shore Kyle Leland, Hammersmith Anaïs Petit, Edouard Blondeau & Matthieu Lefèvre, The Cab’ Renan Amaral, Valerianas
Best Director – International Narrative
Luke Eve, Cancelled Atsushi Ogata, Lost & Found Cowboy Melanie Killingsworth, Phi And Me Viviana Di Capua, Red Velvet Revolution Stuart Kiczek & Joshua R. Pangborn, Skeleton Crew George Reese, Utopia Planitia Renan Amaral, Valerianas Frederic Zeimet, W.
Alumni Award – International Narrative
Misha Calvert, (All Hail Beth, Strut, Tinder is the Night) Joshua R. Pangborn, (Demon Doctor, Skeleton Crew) Quentin Lewis, Marcia Romao Lewis, Mariana Lewis, (Leme In Love, Macbeth, Magic of the Mermaid) Atsushi Ogata, (Lost & Found Cowboy, Mona Lisa Cowboy, Yukata Cowboy)
Best Show – International Narrative – Youth
Leme In Love
One True Loves
Phi And Me
Super Jenny
Best Show – International Narrative – Episodic
Cancelled
Lost & Found Cowboy
Midnight Cafe
Red Velvet Revolution
Skeleton Crew
The Cab’
Valerianas
NZ CATEGORIES
Best Director – NZ Factual
Naashon Zalk, Breaking Silence Tom Neunzerling, Comedians Eating Plants Vicki Makutu, Jermaine Leef, Louise Makutu, Hahana HQ José Barbosa, On the Rag Magnolia Lowe, Water Kent Briggs, Who Killed Lucy the Poodle?
Best Show – NZ Factual
Breaking Silence
Hahana HQ
Misconceptions
Not These Tourists
Scratched
Who Killed Lucy the Poodle?
Alumni Award – NZ Factual
One Nominee only – winner will be announced at Awards Ceremony
Best Ensemble – NZ Narrative
In The Rainbow
Kura
Millennial Jenny
Naughty Bits
Best Actor – NZ Narrative
Dahnu Graham & Lionel Wellington, Kura Thomas Sainsbury, Sextortion Milo Cawthorne & Jonny Brugh, Sidekick Liam Coleman & Kevin Tansey, These Two
Best Actress – NZ Narrative
Gloria Faesen Kloet, Loner Holly Shervey, Millennial Jenny Raukawa Tuhura, In the Rainbow
Best Writer – NZ Narrative
Holly McMahon & Rose McMahon, In The Rainbow James Watson & Vince McMillan, Kura Lauren Porteous, Loner Emmett Skilton & Holly Shervey, Millennial Jenny Dion Paz, Naughty Bits
Best Director – NZ Narrative
Rose McMahon, In The Rainbow Vince McMillan, Kura Lauren Porteous, Loner Emmett Skilton, Millennial Jenny Kent Briggs, Kyan Krumdieck, Sextortion
Alumni Award – NZ Narrative
One Nominee only – winner will be announced at Awards Ceremony
Best Show – NZ Narrative (Anthology)
In The Rainbow
Millennial Jenny
Naughty Bits
These Two