After extensive review of all our entries, here are our 2023 nominees. Congratulations to you all. Stay tuned for upcoming nominee content on our social media and join us on the road to our event on June 30th 2023. Winners to be announced!

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Thank you to all the amazing filmmakers who entered this year! Our team faced the tough task of reviewing numerous outstanding entries. While it was incredibly challenging to select the best, many more missed out and we want to express our appreciation to all entrants. Your passion, dedication, and creativity is second to none.

2023 Major category Nominations

Best Aotearoa project

The Winner of Best Aotearoa project receives $3000 worth of Rental from Rubber Monkey and a Golden Chompy 🏆

Bringing Mere Home - Directed by Keelan Walker

WALK - Directed by Joe Murdie

Loot - Melodownz - Directed by Connor Pritchard

A Generation of Peaceful Warriors - Directed by Bertrand Remaut

Believing is Seeing - Directed by Sophie Black

Best Short Film

Fugitive - Directed By Adis Kutkut - Bosnia

Bringing Mere Home - Directed By Keelan Walker - New Zealand

Möbius' Trip - Directed By Matt Jaems - Netherlands

Closed to the Light - Directed By Nicola Piovesan - Italy

Lumber - Directed By Harry Sabulis - Australia

Best Animation

ROBO99 - Directed by SUNG CHEOL KIM - South Korea

Don't Die On Me - Directed by Ori Goldberg - Israel

HIDARI - Directed by Masashi Kawamura - Japan

101 Days of Lockdown - Directed by Jelena Sinik - Australia

Frederick Von Scholar's How-to Series - Directed by Jim Allison - USA

Best New Zealand Music Video

The Best NZ music video winner receives a Golden Chompy🏆

Tohorā - Directed by Hattie Adams, Ryan Bradley

Black Sheep - Directed by Maya Templer

Loot - Melodownz - Directed by Connor Pritchard

Deceptikonz - One Time - Directed by Seung-woo Hong

Best International Music Video

Danger - Ned Stresen - Directed by Reuter - USA

Halcyon Reign - Ahab - Directed by Adam Jordan - Australia

Sandro Cavazza - The Days - Directed by Paul Jerndal - Sweden

PARTNER - Honey - Directed by Lesley Marshall - Canada

Best Documentary

SANKALPA - Directed By Ruslan Aksenov - USA

Believing is Seeing - Directed By Sophie Black - New Zealand

A Generation of Peaceful Warriors - Directed By Bertrand Remaut - New Zealand

The Beyond - Directed By Daniel Maurer - Switzerland

Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory - Directed By Zakea Page - New Zealand

Visionary Nominations 2023

Visionary Project

HIDARI - Directed by Masashi Kawamura - Japan

SANKALPA - Directed by Ruslan Aksenov - USA

Fugitive - Directed by Adis Kutkut - Bosnia

Closed to the Light - Directed by Nicola Piovesan - ITALY

Visionary Director

Radio Telescope - Directed By Tanner Beard

Closed to the Light - Directed by Nicola Piovesan - ITALY

Fugitive - Directed by Adis Kutkut - Bosnia

HIDARI - Directed by Masashi Kawamura - Japan

SANKALPA - Directed by Ruslan Aksenov - USA

Visionary Cinematography

WALK - Directed by Joe Murdie

SANKALPA - Directed by Ruslan Aksenov - USA

HIDARI - Directed by Masashi Kawamura - Japan

Möbius' Trip - Directed By Matt Jaems - Netherlands

Visionary Art Direction

Radio Telescope - Directed By Tanner Beard

Sawyer - Directed By Marshall Leming

HIDARI - Directed by Masashi Kawamura - Japan

Night by Night - Directed By Jules Mathôt - Belgium

Visionary Editing

SANKALPA - Directed by Ruslan Aksenov - USA

Believing is Seeing - Directed By Sophie Black - New Zealand

Loot - Melodownz - Directed by Connor Pritchard - New Zealand

HIDARI - Directed by Masashi Kawamura - Japan

Visionary Acting

Fredrick Pokai - Bringing Mere Home - Directed By Keelan Walker - New Zealand

Russell Quinn - Radio Telescope - Directed By Tanner Beard - USA

Davy Eduard King - Möbius' Trip - Directed By Matt Jaems - Netherlands

Imani Caldwell - Sawyer - Directed By Marshall Leming

Visionary VFX

Fugitive - Directed by Adis Kutkut - Bosnia

Sawyer - Directed By Marshall Leming

HIDARI - Directed by Masashi Kawamura - Japan

Möbius' Trip - Directed By Matt Jaems - Netherlands

Spotlight Categories NOMINATIONS

SAE NZ Secondary School SCOLARSHIPS

SAE Winners to be announced stay tuned!

Spotlight Country - Best USA Project

Radio Telescope - Directed By Tanner Beard

In Your Dreams - Directed By Mike Krohn

Sawyer - Directed By Marshall Leming

Dream Cycle - Directed By Don Sano

Frederick Von Scholar's How-to Series - Directed By Jim Allison

Best Short Screenplay

A Walk Among The Tombstones - Written by Shubhanjan Das - India

The Warden's Hunt - Written by Matthew Canlas- New Zealand

GeoAnthem - Written byJohn Martins III - USA

Night of the Werepoodle - Written by Erin Audley - Canada

Spotlight Genre - Best FEATURE FILM

A Generation of Peaceful Warrior - Directed By Bertrand Remaut - New Zealand

The All Is One - Directed By Tobias Schönenberg - Germany

A Fistful Of Karma - Directed By Terence Gros - UK

Eyes Upon Waking - Directed By Timothy Zwica - USA

Spotlight technique - 3D Animation

Fugitive - Directed By Adis Kutkut - Bosnia

Perception - Directed By Brandon Frank Lopez - USA

In Your Dreams - Directed By Mike Krohn USA

A Final Transmission - Directed By Kelly Klingenberg -Netherlands

Emerging NZ Filmmaking Talent

Strangers - Directed By James Fink-Jensen

Twitch - Directed By Suden

foreground - Directed By Steffen Haavik Taylor

Molten Tears 'Pon Withered Vine - Directed By Jericho Rock-Archer

Best nEW ZEALAND Student Work

Glass House - Directed By Amy Grace Morrin

Da Bai - Directed By Pengbo Wang

The Mariner - Directed By Una Schenker

Buona Notte, Mio Amore - Directed By Eva Teresa Fulco

Kenka - Directed By Jingxi Yang, Malachi Mckay

Solitaire - Directed By Brian Gill

Best International Student Work

Dying to Meet You - Directed By Ava Bounds - UK

The building at 9 EtzelSt - Directed By Bar Vaknine, Tamar Sharvit - Israel

Night by Night - Directed By Jules Mathôt - Belgium

Dog Days - Directed By Amy Yehong Chen, Gene Tibig - Australia