NEW ZEALAND SHORTS
New Zealand short films do have an above-average success rate at festivals – albeit there are only about 300 shorts per year professionally produced in New Zealand. Furthermore, the short format is a recognized one amongst New Zealanders. Insights into the current New Zealand and the art of storytelling, which the „Kiwis“ are masters in.
fri 22 nov 6:00 pm Murnau Filmtheater
CAREFUL WITH THAT POWER TOOL
by Jason Stutter
New Zealand 2009 2 min. no dialogues fiction
A young boy discovers the fun of power tools in his father’s dangerous workshop. Will he be careful enough?
www.kurzfilmverleih.com/product_info.php?products_id=2059, www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/careful-with-that-power-tool
Contact:
KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e. V.
Axel Behrens
Friedensallee 7
22765 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (40) 39 10 63 18
verleih@shortfilm.com
www.shortfilm.com
THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN
by Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland
New Zealand 2009 15 min. English original version fiction
It’s hard to look after yourself in the playground when you’re different. The film follows Andy, a gutsy eight-year-old boy.
www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/the-six-dollar-fifty-man
Contact:
New Zealand Film Commission
Lisa Chatfied
Level 3, 119 Ghuznee Street
6011 Wellington
New Zealand
Phone: +64 (4) 3 82 76 86
shorts@nzfilm.co.nz
www.nzfilm.co.nz
HITCH HIKE
by Matthew Saville
New Zealand 2012 12 min. English original version fiction
On a trip to find his birth mother, 18-year-old Aaron is forced to hitch a ride with a rough- looking stranger.
www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/hitch-hike
Contact:
New Zealand Film Commission
Lisa Chatfied
Level 3, 119 Ghuznee Street
6011 Wellington
New Zealand
Phone: +64 (4) 3 82 76 86
shorts@nzfilm.co.nz
www.nzfilm.co.nz
I KILL
by David White and Paul Wedel
New Zealand 2012 9 min. English original version with English subtitles documentary
German premiere
The kindest slaughter: a short documentary about one man’s bloody job.
www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/i-kill
Contact:
New Zealand Film Commission
Lisa Chatfied
Level 3, 119 Ghuznee Street
6011 Wellington
New Zealand
Phone: +64 (4) 3 82 76 86
shorts@nzfilm.co.nz
www.nzfilm.co.nz
ELLEN IS LEAVING
by Michelle Savill
New Zealand 2013 15 min. English original version fiction
Ellen is recycling stuff before she heads overseas including her boyfriend. She decides to gift him to a new girlfriend …
www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/ellen-is-leaving
Contact:
New Zealand Film Commission
Lisa Chatfied
Level 3, 119 Ghuznee Street
6011 Wellington
New Zealand
Phone: +64 (4) 3 82 76 86
shorts@nzfilm.co.nz
www.nzfilm.co.nz
BUTTERFLY
by Renae Maihi
New Zealand 2013 16 min. English-Maori original version with English subtitles fiction
European premiere
A young girl finds redemption and forgiveness in the legacy of dance and movement bequeathed to her by her ancestors.
Contact:
New Zealand Film Commission
Lisa Chatfied
Level 3, 119 Ghuznee Street
6011 Wellington
Neuseeland
Tel.: +64 (4) 3 82 76 86
shorts@nzfilm.co.nz
www.nzfilm.co.nz
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