2021
We’re thrilled to be able to announce our 2021 winners. Congratulations to all of them!
We’re about to run away on holiday but will open #NZWF22 submissions on 1 February 2022. Keep up with us on social media until then 🙂
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And, once more, congratulations!
PITCH COMPETITION
INTERNATIONAL
Winner
Forest League, presented by Sergio Kalili
Runner-up
Drought, presented by Jennifer Monk & Laura Jane Turner
NZ
Winner
I Choose, presented by Leah McVeagh
Runner-up
Roadie, presented by Taylor Nixon
ALUM AWARDS
These awards recognise ongoing excellence in online content creation,
contribution to the creator community,
and ongoing contribution to NZ Web Fest.
Outtake Productions
The Spinoff
Tikilounge Productions
OPEN AWARDS
BEST ANIMATED SHOW
Forest League
Special Mentions are awarded to
My Pride
The Adventures of Zé
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
BEST PILOT:
INTERNATIONAL
Colour Blind
A Special Mention is awarded to
Lower East Asides
BEST DIRECTOR:
INTERNATIONAL FACTUAL
Ghina Abboud, Marie Rose Osta, Amar Sokhen, Bachir Asmar, Jean Pierre Abdayem, Gilbert Karam, Valentina Khawand, Aline Ouais, Sherine Raffoul, I Am Beirut
Special Mentions are awarded to
Iacopo Patierno, Italia Sicilia Gela
Kenneth Cheong, Victor Manggunio, Tiny Garden
BEST SHOW:
INTERNATIONAL FACTUAL
(joint winners)
I Am Beirut
Voices of the River
A Special Mention is awarded to
30 Days Till I Meet Her
BEST ENSEMBLE:
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE
Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage
A Special Mentions are awarded to
Block Watch
Whisper Naked Shadow
BEST ACTOR:
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE
Cameron Rhodes, Colour Blind
A Special Mention is awarded to
Miguel Perez, Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage
BEST ACTRESS:
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE
Sofia Banzhaf, The Communist’s Daughter
Special Mentions are awarded to
Irlande Côté, Claire and the Elderly
Hong Ji Yoon, Looloolala Pawnshop
Caris Vujcec, Pepper: Ricochet
BEST WRITER:
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE
Melissa Malone, Theresa Labreglio, Block Watch
Special Mentions are awarded to
Alexandre Paes Leme, Fake Live
Yoh Komaya, Like in Movies
April Audia, Cat Torres, Long Island South Shore
BEST DIRECTOR:
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE
Sally McLean, Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage
Special Mentions are awarded to
Martijn Winkler, Heat
Leah Cameron, The Communist’s Daughter
BEST SHOW:
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE
Heat
A Special Mention is awarded to
The Communist’s Daughter
NZ AWARDS
BEST PILOT:
NZ
Boyfriend
BEST DIRECTOR:
NZ FACTUAL
Alexander Gandar, 100 Year Forecast
A Special Mention is awarded to
Willy McKee, Furthest Frontier
BEST SHOW:
NZ FACTUAL
Untold Pacific History
Special Mentions are awarded to
100 Year Forecast
Scratched
BEST ENSEMBLE:
NZ NARRATIVE
Ahikāroa
A Special Mention is awarded to
Joint Venture
BEST ACTOR:
NZ NARRATIVE
(joint winners)
Dahnu Graham, Kura
Lionel Wellington, Kura
BEST ACTRESS:
NZ NARRATIVE
Turia Schmidt-Peke, Ahikāroa
A Special Mention is awarded to
Morgana O’Reilly, INSiDE
BEST WRITER:
NZ NARRATIVE
(joint winners)
James Watson, Vince McMillan, Kura
Brian Burstein, Emmett Skilton, Holly Shervey, Millennial Jenny
A Special Mention is awarded to
Dan Musgrove, Kura Forrester, Nic Sampson, Shoshana McCallum, Thomas Sainsbury, INSiDE
BEST DIRECTOR:
NZ NARRATIVE
Emmett Skilton, Millennial Jenny
Special Mentions are awarded to
Mario Faumui, Teine Sa
Te Manawanui Rawiri, Kiel McNaughton, Puti Simich, Miriama McDowell, Ahikāroa
BEST SHOW:
NZ NARRATIVE
Ahikāroa
A Special Mention is awarded to
INSiDE