PROGRAMME
SCHEDULE
Register here (it’s free!) to enjoy our podcasts, shorts and series selections.
PRESENTATIONS
From 7PM Sunday 5 November (NZDT, UTC+13hrs) until 11.59PM Monday 13 November, you can enjoy the #NZWF23 selections.
Please register HERE (it’s free!) to receive the link to enjoy all the podcasts and webseries selections.
See our Selections page for a complete list of all the shows on offer.
CONVOS
We’re running some Convo sessions live on facebook on Saturday 11 November, but we couldn’t fit them all in on that day. We’ve been lucky enough to have some creators join us so we can pre-record panel discussions, which we’ll release during this week.
TUESDAY 7 NOV: Web Series – NZ Factual
WEDESDAY 8 NOV: Actual Play Podcast
THURSDAY 9 NOV: Short Documentary Film
FRIDAY 10 NOV: International Factual Series
These Creator Convo sessions go on facebook at noon, NZ time (UTC+13 hours) on the dates above.
See the tabs below for participants in each session.

Liam van Eeden
2000s Baby

Kate Prior
Chris & Eli’s Porn Revolution

Michelle Mae Cameron
Fight or Flight

Sean Brosnahan
Journey to New Edinburgh

Brian Holland
K’ Road Chroonicles

Naashon Zalk
TransGenerations

Corbin Cupp
Ain’t Slayed Nobody
USA

Kenon Pearce
Top of the Round
USA

Zakea Page
Ink & Gold
NZ

Ashleigh Roworth
Preventing the Preventable
NZ

Alice Lolohea
Testimony
NZ

Matt Brajot
The Unencumbered Life
of a French House Fly
USA

Ned Brannigan
Turn the Corner
NZ

Justin Scott
What’s the Disabili-Tea
NZ

Ashley Brook
Canadiana
Canada

Tracey Erin Smith
Drag Heals
Canada

Tia Neemy
Fear
Lebanon

Joey Skaggs & Judy Drosd
Joey Skaggs: WALK RIGHT!
USA
CONVOS
All Creator Convo sessions run live on facebook. Follow @NZWebFest to get a notification when sessions start.

Paul Strebe
It’s A Wonderful Law & Order Life SVU, USA

Christof Laputka
The Slightly Sleazy Speakeasy, USA

Brad Beideman
The Something
USA

Silvie Zamora
Whistlebottom – A Trespasser’s Tale, USA

Kain Baigent
A Piece of Work is Man
Australia

Marcus Feher
Aero Orange
Canada

Peter Filimau
Fili
USA

Joshua Pangborn
Scratched
USA

Matt Bolin
The Adventures of Wolfdogg & Little Red
Ridinghood, Australia

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Title
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Title
Country

Jade Madison Scott
Small Victories
USA

Lauren Anderson
& Meegan May
Starship Q Star
Australia

Jack Levy
Table Read
USA

Christof Laputka
The Rapscallion Agency

Brad Hardwicke
Vampire: the Masquerade
Port Saga

James Stewart
Chateau Laurier
Canada

Heyishi Zhang
Gay Mean Girls
Canada

Sarah Grace Hart
Headless
USA

Herman Wang
Illuminagents
Canada

Emma Hunt
Incoming: the Wives
Australia

Shaina Silver-Baird
Less Than Kosher
Canada

Quentin Lewis
Medea
UK

Amanda Parris
Revenge of the
Black Best Friend, Canada

Joshua Pangborn
Skeleton Crew
USA

Trinni Franke
Tokens
Canada

Kahu Kaiha
Find Where I Belong

Shelley Waddams
Hand in Hand

Pengle Tang
Stop

Ricky Watson
Umbra

Sian Ledingham
Woman

Te Ataraiti Waretini
Ahikāroa & Te Pāmu Kūmara

Peter Feeney
Blind Bitter Happiness

Vela Manusaute
Brutal Lives

Tatiana Hotere
Sky Tower

Hayden Washington-Smith
Social Typical

Regan Foai
The 9 to 5ers

Jack Nicol
Well Well Wellness
ONLINE
The ceremony will run live on Facebook. Follow @NZWebFest to receive a notification when it starts.
The running order will be:
1 | BEST HOST, ACTUAL PLAY PODCAST |
2 | BEST WRITING, FICTION PODCAST |
3 | BEST CAST, ACTUAL PLAY PODCAST |
4 | BEST ACTING, SHORT FILM (FICTION) |
5 | BEST PERFORMANCE, FICTION PODCAST |
6 | BEST SOUND DESIGN, FICTION PODCAST |
7 | BEST CONCEPT, FICTION PODCAST |
8 | BEST DIRECTING, SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARY |
9 | BEST DIRECTING, SHORT FILM (FICTION) |
10 | BEST MUSIC VIDEO |
11 | BEST PODCAST, ACTUAL PLAY |
12 | BEST FILM, SHORT DOCUMENTARY |
13 | BEST PODCAST, STANDALONE FICTION |
14 | BEST PODCAST, SERIES FICTION |
15 | BEST FILM, SHORT FICTION |
See our Finalists page for a list of nominees in all awards categories.
During the ceremony, we live post our winners to our instagram @nzwebfest, and publish a winners list on our website after the end of each ceremony.
ONLINE
The ceremony will run live on Facebook. Follow @NZWebFest to receive a notification when it starts.
The running order will be:
1 | BEST ANIMATED / PUPPETRY SHOW |
2 | BEST TRAILER, WEB SERIES |
3 | BEST EDITING, FACTUAL WEB SERIES |
4 | BEST EDITING, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
5 | BEST SCORE, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
6 | BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, FACTUAL WEB SERIES |
7 | BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
8 | BEST ENSEMBLE, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
9 | BEST ACTING, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
10 | BEST WRITING, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES (not English Language) |
11 | BEST WRITING, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES (English Language) |
12 | BEST DIRECTING, FACTUAL WEB SERIES |
13 | BEST DIRECTING, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
14 | BEST PILOT |
15 | BEST SHOW, FACTUAL WEB SERIES |
16 | BEST SHOW, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES (not English Language) |
17 | BEST SHOW, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES (English Language) |
See our Finalists page for a list of nominees in all awards categories.
During the ceremony, we live post our winners to our instagram @nzwebfest, and publish a winners list on our website after the end of each ceremony.
The awards run in-person in Auckland. Attendance is by invitation.
The running order will be:
1 | BEST MUSIC VIDEO |
2 | BEST ACTING, SHORT FILM FICTION |
3 | BEST WRITING, SHORT FILM FICTION |
4 | BEST DIRECTING, SHORT DOCUMENTARY |
5 | BEST DIRECTING, SHORT FLM FICTION |
6 | BEST STUDENT FILM |
7 | BEST FILM, SHORT DOCUMENTARY |
8 | BEST FILM FICTION |
See our Finalists page for a list of nominees in all awards categories.
During the ceremony, we live post our winners to our instagram @nzwebfest, and publish a winners list on our website after the end of each ceremony.
The awards run in-person in Auckland. Attendance is by invitation.
The running order will be:
1 | BEST TRAILER |
2 | BEST SCORE, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
3 | BEST EDITING, FACTUAL WEB SERIES |
4 | BEST EDITING, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
5 | BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, FACTUAL WEB SERIES |
6 | BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
7 | BEST ENSEMBLE, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
8 | BEST ACTING, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
9 | BEST WRITING, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
10 | BEST DIRECTING, FACTUAL WEB SERIES |
11 | BEST DIRECTING, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
12 | BEST PILOT |
13 | BEST SHOW, FACTUAL WEB SERIES |
14 | BEST SHOW, NARRATIVE WEB SERIES |
See our Finalists page for a list of nominees in all awards categories.
During the ceremony, we live post our winners to our instagram @nzwebfest, and publish a winners list on our website after the end of each ceremony.