Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Nelson, Selwyn, Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Thames Festival Intern Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Nelson, Selwyn, Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Thames Festival Intern

Coquille (Shell)

Animation, 6 mins, France

Dir: Justine Aubert, Cassandra Bouton, Grégoire Callies, Maud Chesneau, Anna Danton, Loic Girault, Gatien Peyrude, Justine Raux

When a small and selfish hermit crab loses his shell, he must find an other one quickly. A story of friendship.

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Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Nelson, Selwyn, Picton, Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Thames Festival Intern Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Nelson, Selwyn, Picton, Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Thames Festival Intern

Ovo (Egg)

Animation, 7 mins, France

Dir: Stiv Spasojevic
Writ: Santiago Pajares
Prod: Philippe Monerris

The story of a meeting between an astonishing robot from outer space and an adorable little bird just hatched from its egg.

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Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, Stewart Island, Takaka, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Nelson, New Plymouth, Selwyn, Wellington, Opotiki Festival Intern Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, Stewart Island, Takaka, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Nelson, New Plymouth, Selwyn, Wellington, Opotiki Festival Intern

Favourites

Comedy, 5 mins, Australia

Dir/Writ/Prod: Nick Russell
Writ: Nick Musgrove

Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip turns deadly.

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Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, Stewart Island, Takaka, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Nelson, New Plymouth, Selwyn, Wellington, Opotiki Festival Intern Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, Stewart Island, Takaka, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Nelson, New Plymouth, Selwyn, Wellington, Opotiki Festival Intern

African Family Dinner

Comedy, 13 mins, Norway

Dir: Ibrahim Mursal
Writ: Tani Dibasey
Prod: Geir Bergersen

When a Norwegian woman meets her Ghanaian boyfriend's family for the first time things quickly escalate into the most awkward dinner in history,

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Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, Stewart Island, Takaka, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Nelson, New Plymouth, Selwyn, Wellington, Opotiki Festival Intern Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, Stewart Island, Takaka, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Nelson, New Plymouth, Selwyn, Wellington, Opotiki Festival Intern

Rochelle

Drama, 20 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Writ: Tom Furniss
Prod: Luke Sharpe

A presumptuous teenage boy signs up for a local demolition derby with a car named Rochelle – the car his best friend killed himself in.

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Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, Stewart Island, Takaka, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Wellington, New Plymouth, Opotiki, Nelson, Selwyn Festival Intern Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, Stewart Island, Takaka, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Wellington, New Plymouth, Opotiki, Nelson, Selwyn Festival Intern

Good Boy

Drama, 16 mins, United Kingdom

Dir/Writ/Prod: Tom Stuart
Prod: Kay Loxley, Max Marlow, Elettra Pizzi

Out of money and out of luck, Danny (played by Ben Whishaw) is determined to turn his life around, but the interventions of his anarchic mum threaten to derail him at every turn.

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Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, Stewart Island, Takaka, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Nelson, New Plymouth, Selwyn, Wellington, Opotiki Festival Intern Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, Stewart Island, Takaka, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Nelson, New Plymouth, Selwyn, Wellington, Opotiki Festival Intern

Room Taken

Drama, 18 mins, Ireland

Dir: TJ O'Grady-Peyton
Writ: Michael Whelan
Prod: Colmán Mac Cionnaith

Having just arrived in Ireland, Isaac finds an unexpected answer to his temporary homelessness.

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Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Stewart Island, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Hamilton, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Katikati, Opotiki, Wellington, Takaka, Selwyn, Te Awamutu, Invercargill Festival Intern Alexandra, Arrowtown, Auckland, Gisborne, Christchurch, Picton, Dunedin, Stewart Island, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Hamilton, Thames, Whangarei, Whitianga, Katikati, Opotiki, Wellington, Takaka, Selwyn, Te Awamutu, Invercargill Festival Intern

The Sea Inside Her

Fantasy, 9 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Prod: Alyx Duncan
Writ/Prod: Michele Powles
Prod: Lani-rain Feltham

Fear takes full shape when a loving grandmother is charged with the care of her young grandchild.

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Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Nelson, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Phil Houghton Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Nelson, New Plymouth, Stewart Island Phil Houghton

Au Revoir Mon Monde (Goodbye My World)

Animation, 5 mins, France

Dir: Estelle Bonnardel, Florian Maurice, Quentin Devred, Baptiste Duchamps, Maxime Foltzer, Astrid Novais

The world is about to end, and a man stuck in a fish costume attempts to cross the chaos of the city to reach a mysterious tower.

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Gisborne, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, New Plymouth, Opotiki, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Whangarei, Whitianga, Alexandra, Christchurch, Nelson, Picton, Stewart Island, Takaka, Thames, Auckland, Wellington, Arrowtown, Dunedin, Invercargill, Selwyn Phil Houghton Gisborne, Hamilton, Katikati, Napier, New Plymouth, Opotiki, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Whangarei, Whitianga, Alexandra, Christchurch, Nelson, Picton, Stewart Island, Takaka, Thames, Auckland, Wellington, Arrowtown, Dunedin, Invercargill, Selwyn Phil Houghton

My Week With Maisy

Drama, 18 mins, United Kingdom

Dir: Mika Simmons
Writ: Mark Oxtoby
Prod: Georgina French

Mrs Foster (Joanna Lumley), anxious about starting chemotherapy, reluctantly befriends young Maisy, who unexpectedly brings her hope amid their shared treatment.

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