We’re thrilled to be able to announce our 2021 winners. Congratulations to all of them!

We’re about to run away on holiday but will open #NZWF22 submissions on 1 February 2019. Keep up with us on social media until then 🙂

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The winners were:

OPEN AWARDS
BEST PILOT

Strut

BEST ANIMATED/PUPPETRY SHOW

Joint Winners
Don’t Panic. Stay Calm
Swift & Loose

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR: INTERATIONAL FACTUAL

Moumy Mbacké, On The Topic Of

BEST SHOW: INTERNATIONAL FACTUAL

Claudia: That’s My Job

BEST ENSEMBLE: INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE

Patricia Moore

BEST ACTOR: INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE

Clarence Ryan, Wrong Kind of Black

BEST ACTRESS: INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE

Marlo Kelly, Patricia Moore

BEST DIRECTOR: INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE

Amin Dora, Bidune Kaid

JURY AWARD: INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE

Sexy Herpes

BEST SHOW: INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE

Bidune Kaid

NZ AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR: NZ FACTUAL

Josh Thomson, Subject: Dad

BEST SHOW: NZ FACTUAL

Joint Winners
Misadventures
Subject: Dad

BEST ENSEMBLE: NZ NARRATIVE

Joint Winners
Baby Mama’s Club
Pot Luck

BEST ACTOR: NZ NARRATIVE

Joel Tobeck, Alibi

BEST ACTRESS: NZ NARRATIVE

Britt Scott-Clark, Ao-terror-oa

BEST DIRECTOR: NZ NARRATIVE

Roberto Nascimento, Sui Generis: NZ

BEST SHOW: NZ NARRATIVE

Alibi

DIRECT SELECTION AWARDS

The following shows are selected for the next editions of our partner festivals
Asia Web Awards, Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose
Melbourne WebFest, Ao-terror-oa
Seoul Web Fest, The Adventures of Suzy Boon
Stareable Fest, Life in the Dead Zone