Russians Snark to launch prestigious Rialto Channels New Zealand movie month. Tune in to catch this film!
From Feature Films
Hugh and Heke screens on Maori Television as part of the Sunday Night Movies series
Hugh and Heke
NZ Comedy – Family movie set on Beautiful Matauri Bay, in Northland – 87 minutes Rated M
Take a fabulous NZ beach – add you typical Pakeha family – put a Maori family in the mix…draw a line in the sand!
Ordered to relax by his doctor, stressed businessman Hugh (Geoff Dolan) and family arrive in their camper at a deserted beach for a quiet holiday. The calm is broken when Heke (Pete Smith) and his family pull up, and park right next door!
Stars Geoffrey Dolan, Pete Smith, Sarah McLeod, Michelle Hou-Pere, Peter Wilson Jnr, Shara Connelly, Dominique Crawford, Oliver Pownall, Tylor Keith, & Ariana Ashby – Enjoy on DVD now!
Shackleton’s Captain
Making Movies Ltd. in co-production with Gebrueder Beetz Film Produktion, Germany
Shackleton’s Captain will shed new light on events of the Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition expedition and give an insider-perspective on the critical role played by Captain Frank Worsley. Elaborate recreations with actor, Craig Parker, (Lord of the Rings / Spartacus) playing Worsley and HD – quality archive material will bring an incredible story to life as never before.
Producers: James Heyward, Andy Salek, Christian Beetz
Director> Leanne Pooley
Line Producer: Liz DiFiore
Russian Snark picks up top award at Brussels International Film Festival
Award of the International Competition
GRAND PRIZE – BEST OF THE FESTIVAL
Assigned RUSSIAN SNARK – New Zealand
Director: Stephen Sinclair
AWARD FOR BEST ACHIEVEMENT
Attributed to Matariki – New Zealand
Director: Michael Bennet M
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Attributed to ON BOARD – Morocco
Director: Leila Kilani
BEST ACTOR
Assigned to Iaheto Ah Hi tyrone fr lr ROLR in the film Matariki – New Zealand
AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Attributed to Soufia ISSAM in the film THE BOARD – Morocco
Director: Leila Kilani
Attributed to HAYDER BRE – Turkey
Director: Orhan Oguz
TODAY’S FILM AWARD
Assigned to 18 DAYS – Egypt
Directors: Ahmad Abdullah, Mariam Abou Ouf , Kamla Abu Zikri ,Alaa Ahmed , Ali Mohamed , Sheriff Arafa , Sheriff El Bendary , Marwan Hamed , Khaled Marei and Yousry Nasrallah
BEST SHORT FILM
Awarded to Raju – India Germany
Director: Max Zahle
PRICE “Emile Cantillon” – CINEMA OF TOMORROW AWARD
Director: Auraeus Solito
Celeste Wong , actress in the film My Wedding and Other Secrets (New Zealand) received the honors of the jury and will be responsible for the prizes to filmmakers from New Zealand.
Price of the National Competition
GRAND PRIZE – BEST OF THE COMPETITION
Attributed to BADPAKJE of Wannes Destoop
AWARD FOR BEST ACHIEVEMENT – PRICE MICHAEL LOMBET
Assigned to CALL Cecile Mavet
BEST SHORT FILM
Price of the “Belgian Artistic Promotion” of SABAM
Attributed to RAFI ( cut) of Sandra Fassio
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Attributed to NEW EARTH Bernard Lists
PRICES OF AUTHORS SACD
The price of the authors of the SACD is awarded to authors of a film (s) Writer (s) and the director. It rewards an original author – creating a personal world, developing a particular style, form in line with the visual context, exploration of new forms of narration, promotion of the experiment.
Awarded to BAD MOON Meryl Fortunat-Rossi and Xavier Seron
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Assigned to EYE OF THE HEAD of Jerome and Pierre Cauwe Musket
BEST SCENARIO
Attributed to FANCY FAIR François Vergani
Special Price Competition “Creation Filmed Deaf”
GRAND PRIZE – BEST OF THE COMPETITION
Assigned STREET
AWARD FOR BEST ACHIEVEMENT
Assigned to all the achievements of Julien Bourget – France
Russian Snark
HD Feature Film 78 min
Writer/Director: Stephen Sinclair (co-writer Ladies Night, Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers, Meet the Feebles, Brain Dead)
Producer: Liz DiFiore (Anacondas, Amazing Race)
Godzone Pictures/Godzone Snark Productions
NZ International Film Festival July 2010, Mumbai Film Festival 2010, Carmel Art & Film Festival 2010, Garden State Film Festival
Qantas NZ Film and TV Awards 2010 – Nominations – Best Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress, Original Music and VFX – Winner – Best Supporting Actress for Stephanie Tauevihi
Maverick Movie Awards – 3 Nominations – Best Actor, Supporting Actress, Orignal Score
Winner – Best International Film – Garden State Film Festival
Winner Best Film – Brussels International Film Festival 2011
Tontine Massacre
Tontine Massacre (2010)
Indie Feature Film
Producers: Dean & Harrison Zanuck, Royd Tolkein
Director: Ezna Sands
Unit Production Manager – Liz DiFiore
Independent Feature Film Shot on Location in Fiji
River Queen
River Queen (2005)
Samantha Morton, Keifer Southerland
35mm Feature Film
Silverscreen Films Ltd.
Producer: Don Reynolds
Director Vincent Ward
Line Producer: Liz DiFiore
Anacondas
Anacondas (2004) 35mm Feature Film Location: Fiji Sony/Columbia Tristar