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The Vision Feast 2021 Winners

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS!

Thanks to all who came out to our live event at Academy Cinemas in Auckland, New Zealand.

More photography to come. What a night! our biggest event yet with over 160 people attending. Good vibes, good people and good times. Jen Van Epps brought the energy hosting our 2021 event. The audience experienced a spectrum of incredible works from New Zealand and the best of the best from around the world. Thanks to all film makers who entered. Continue on in your visionary madness. Audience award yet to be announced! click below to see all our winners.

ITS ON TONIGHT

The day is finally here, THE VISION FEAST 2021 is on tonight at Academy cinemas. Doors close a 6pm and the night proceedings will begin. Door sales will be available if there are any left. Ticket are available below.

Come Support some killer local and international film making madness

 
 
May 14th
 
 

It's our 5th incredible year of New Zealand's Vision Feast Film Festival so come Join us for an evening of the most mind-melting local and international short films, music videos, animations and more! Event info - https://fb.me/e/25IT5EqMG

Tickets are only $10, and each one receives a free complimentary drink from PALS. There will be prizes awarded to our winning films as well as a chance for audience members to win some goodies.

Tickets - http://www.academycinemas.co.nz/.../nz-vision-feast-film...

The Vision Feast 2021 Nominees
 
 

Thank you to all the amazing filmmakers who entered this year. There were many entries we could not fit but please continue the incredible work.

After extensive review of all our entries, here are our 2021 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 May 14th 2021. Winner and prizes to be announced!

The Vision Feast 2021 Category Nominations


Best Music Video Nominations 

  • Teleapàtic - Minova - Directed by Sito Ruiz and Esteve Puig - Spain

  • Guilty Love - Ladyhawke ft.BROODS - Directed by - Lula Cucchiara - NZ

  • Flames Of Hell - Bulletbelt - Directed by Jason Howden - NZ

  • Sundown - SIX60 - Directed by Connor Pritchard - NZ


Best Animation Nominations

  • Punishment of God - Directed by Lianne Booton &  Dane Jacobs - NZ

  • Sundown - Directed by Juliette Brocal, Camille Letouze, Ana Moniz, She Ruitao, Zou Shanshan - France

  • My Tagalong - Directed by Jerry Wang - Canada

  • BENCH - Directed by Rich Webber - UK


Best Short Film Nominations

  • Synchronization - Directed by Anna Kasińska - Poland

  • Dystopia - Directed by Romain Rodrigues - France

  • Space Invader - Directed by Isaac Bell - NZ

  • Can you love me the most - Directed by Feisal Azizuddin - Malaysia


Best Experimental Nominations 

  • Loopy - Directed by Max Cianci and Glory Daze - USA

  • There's a gorilla in the closet - Directed by Rémi Fréchette - Canada

  • Sympoietic Bodies - Directed by Flavia Mazzanti - Austria  

  • Deity - Directed by Jose Alberto de Hoyos - NZ


Category Spotlight - Best Documentary Nominations

  • OK Chlöe - Directed by Charlotte Evans - NZ

  • Going Deeper. Love letter to Nazare - Directed by Luke Huxham - Japan

  • Gen Tree - Directed by Ronni Shalev - Israel

  • Garage Romantic - Directed by Dan Sadgrove - NZ


Country Spotlight - Best French Film Maker Nominations 

  • Dystopia - Directed by Romain Rodrigues

  • Le Miroir - Directed by Leila Murton Poole

  • Penury - Directed by Quentin Sur

  • Le cri - Directed by Chouisnard Charlotte, Dodemant Ninon, Leclerc Baptiste, Michel Solène, Parasote Justine, Segura-diaz Anoukn 


Genre Spotlight - Best Horror/Thriller

  • Golem - Directed by Ryan Cauchi - Australia

  • Death of the Primate - Directed by Chester Carr - UK

  • Hospital Dumpster Divers - Directed by Anders Elsrud Hultgreen - Norway

  • Split - Directed by Joanna Deja and Łukasz Deja - Poland


Visionary Nominations

Visionary Project 2021

  • Sundown - SIX60 - Directed by Connor Pritchard - NZ

  • Wild Eyes - Directed by Nina Prange - Germany

  • Sundown - Directed by Juliette Brocal, Camille Letouze, Ana Moniz, She Ruitao, Zou Shanshan - France

  • Going Deeper. Love letter to Nazare - Directed by Luke Huxham - Japan


Best Aotearoa Project

  • OK Chlöe - Directed by Charlotte Evans - NZ

  • Sundown - SIX60 - Directed by Connor Pritchard - NZ

  • Space Invader - Directed by Isaac Bell - NZ

  • KIKO - Ka Puta - Directed by Francis Baker - NZ


Visionary Director

  • Sundown - SIX60 - Directed by Connor Pritchard - NZ

  • Space Invader - Directed by Isaac Bell - NZ

  • Sundown - Directed by Juliette Brocal, Camille Letouze, Ana Moniz, She Ruitao, Zou Shanshan - France

  • Wild Eyes - Directed by Nina Prange - Germany


Visionary Cinematography 

  • Going Deeper. Love letter to Nazare - Directed by Luke Huxham - Japan

  • Sundown - SIX60 - Directed by Connor Pritchard - NZ

  • Garage Romantic - Directed by Dan Sadgrove - NZ

  • Hospital Dumpster Divers - Directed by Anders Elsrud Hultgreen - Norway


Visionary Art Direction

  • The Golem - Directed by Ryan Cauchi - Australia

  • Le Miroir - Directed by Leila Murton Poole

  • Sundown - Directed by Juliette Brocal, Camille Letouze, Ana Moniz, She Ruitao, Zou Shanshan - France

  • Flames Of Hell - Bulletbelt - Directed by Jason Howden - NZ



Visionary Student project

  • Miro Wine - Directed by Bree Greally & Lily Martin-Babin - NZ

  • Wild Eyes - Directed by Nina Prange - Germany

  • Love Quest - Directed by Cécile Despretz - France

  • Organized Life - Directed by Patrick Yu Wang & Nguyet Nghi Duong - USA


Visionary Editing

  • Sundown - SIX60 - Directed by Connor Pritchard - NZ

  • Going Deeper. Love letter to Nazare - Directed by Luke Huxham - Japan

  • Deity - Directed by Jose Alberto de Hoyos - NZ

  • Garage Romantic - Directed by Dan Sadgrove - NZ


Visionary Acting 

  • Wojciech Solarz - Split - Directed by Joanna Deja & Łukasz Deja - Poland

  • James Jennings - Space Invader -  Directed by Isaac Bell - NZ

  • Mick Innes - Deity -  Directed by Directed by Jose Alberto de Hoyos - NZ

  • Ingar Helge Gimle - Hospital Dumpster Divers - Directed by Anders Elsrud Hultgreen - Norway


Visionary SPFX/Makeup

  • Flames Of Hell - Bulletbelt - Directed by Jason Howden - NZ

  • Death of the Primate - Directed by Chester Carr - UK

  • Hospital Dumpster Divers - Directed by Anders Elsrud Hultgreen - Norway

  • Le Miroir - Directed by Leila Murton Poole


Visionary VFX

  • Dystopia - Directed by Romain Rodrigues - France

  • Flames Of Hell - Bulletbelt - Directed by Jason Howden - NZ

  • Golem - Directed by Ryan Cauchi - Australia

  • Sympoietic Bodies - Directed by Flavia Mazzanti - Austria


Best NZ project prize
 
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We have teamed up with Rubber Monkey to bring kiwi film makers a visionary prize. The winner of our BEST NZ PROJECT will receive $3000 worth of equipment rental from Rubber Monkey to help you on your next project! You can enter short films, music videos, docos, animations, or whatever as long as it's made by Kiwi film makers you are eligible for this prize. Be quick, this is the last month to get your entries in. www.thevisionfeast.com

Country Spotlight 2021 - France

Participez à la révolution visuelle, avec Le Vision Feast, ses 5 $ pour les visionnaires français audacieux comme vous, ce mois-ci seulement.

Soumettez vos visions dès maintenant !

 
 

our 2021 country spotlight- FRANCE - Be part of the visual revolution, with the Vision Feast, its $5 for daring french visionaries like you, this month only. Submit your visions now!

Jr Festival Producer Wanted
 
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The Vision Feast is looking for a new member to join our festival team. We are seeking a Junior Festival Producer to help us manage and grow our festival. Key roles our Junior Producer would overlook are sponsorship management, assisting in admin and the marketing of the festival.

Key traits we are after are someone who is based in Auckland New Zealand, has 1 - 3 years experience working within the entertainment industry or have experience in events. Has a passion for film and media, well organised and a positive communicator.

This roll is paid. If you think this sounds like you then apply below. We are now in our 5th year and plan to evolve the festival to the next level by raising our profile locally and internationally. Come help us expand the visual feast.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

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Welcoming our second Judge - Louisa Tipene Opetaia
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Louisa is a communications specialist with over 20 years of international experience in public relations, marketing; broadcast, print and online media.

She runs Glorious Inc. a business incorporating her passions for publicity, tourism and events. As a publicist, she empowers creatives by bringing media attention to their work and uses social media as a tool to inform, engage, connect and communicate.

Her superpower is being a kaihononga (connector) - connecting creatives with media - and connecting brands with audiences. She has worked on the marketing, publicity, and/or social media for NZ feature films One Thousand Ropes, Waru, Gary of the Pacific, Māui’s Hook, The Breaker Upperers, Brown Boys, Loimata: The Sweetest Tears, Tupaia's Endeavour and the annual Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts at the Whānau Mārama, New Zealand International Film Festival.

As an event manager she runs the annual Wairoa Māori Film Festival, Māori Film Week (part of Auckland Council’s Matariki Festival) and in 2012 she founded the Aotearoa NZ Film Festival in Honolulu, Hawai'i. She produced the short film Native in Nuhaka and currently sits on the boards for Ngā Aho Whakaari and Kaporangi Kiriata. She was previously on the board for PIFT (Pacific Islanders in Film & Television).

Louisa will be judging our Best New Zealand Project Category

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Welcoming our first judge for 2021

STEFAN CIUPEK - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Cinematography Judge

We, at the Vision Feast are thrilled to announce Stefan Ciupek as our first guest judge for our 2021 season. Stefan is on board to review our Best Cinematography category.

Stefan’s lastest release was the stylish and action packed Guns Akimbo starring Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving. Ciupek has been at the forefront of Digital Cinematography since its birth. His career began with Europe´s most acclaimed filmmakers; his expertise in the field helped shape such projects like Alexander Sokurov’s Russian Ark, Susanne Bier’s After The Wedding, The Brothers Quay’s The Piano Tuner of Slumdog Millionaire (OSCAR, BAFTA and ASC award for Best Cinematography) & 127 Hours, Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist (European Film Award for Best Cinematography). He's shot films across mulitple genres as well as with directors and crews from across the world.

His style is bold and wild, with a focus of on dynamic camera angles. He looks forward to reviewing your submission.

 
 
Stefan shooting on the Guns Akimbo Set.

Stefan shooting on the Guns Akimbo Set.

 
Submit your FIlms

Submit your films. Last few days to take advantage of our early bird code: VFEarlybird21 to get %30 off. Promotion runs out end of August. Head to www.filmfreeway.com/TheVisionFeast

 
 
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Trophy 2021

We are teaming up with “The Comic Book Factory” to produce some new custom Chompy Trophies! Here is the concept for it. Stay posted on our Instagram to follow its development

 
 
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Check out our new front page graphics! you’ll be seeing more of our chompies throughout the year! We have new animations in the works, new graphics, and stay tuned for a announcement about our new chompy trophies! Entries are open and don’t forget to use our early bird code VFEarlybird21 in the month of august to get 30 percent of our already low entry fees. Keep calm and chomp on!

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