Waiting wins Best New Zealand Short Film prizeWaiting has been selected to screen as part of this year's Toronto Film FestivalWinning the Jury Prize for the Best New Zealand Short Film at the New Zealand International Film Festival has capped off a magnificent week for Amberley Jo Aumua. Announced at Auckland's Civic Theatre last night, the debutant director's $5000 cash prize comes on hard on the heels of the news that her film Waiting has been selected for next month's Toronto Film Festival's Short Cuts programme. The jury of filmmaker Armagan Ballantyne, writer Toby Manhire and Madman Entertainment's Andrew Cozens selected Waiting ahead of five other finalists, originally selected by veteran Kiwi filmmaker Gaylene Preston. Samuel Kamu and Amberley Jo Aumua's Waiting has taken home the $5000 Jury Prize for the Best New Zealand Short Film at the New Zealand International Film Festival. Keen for the film to be as realistic as possible, she drew on people from her own family and community networks to appear on screen.

Source: Stuff August 05, 2017 23:26 UTC