We have gone digital with our Western Springs College – Ngā Puna o Waiōra, Seddon…
The National Grand Finals of the 48 Hour Film Competition were held in Wellington/Te Whanganui a Tara on July 27th. We were thrilled to have two of our teams represented in the final. A huge congratulations to both teams!
Archie Crayford and Maxine Allen of Turncoats were up for Ant’s Solo/Duo Award for their film Bonnie & Boney. They also won a Rubber Monkey gear competition before shoot day.
Eamonn Grayson-Hobbs, Jed Leeves, Liam Brannigan and Pierre Donsimoni-Windley, won Best School Team in the Auckland/Tamaki Makaurau regional heats with their short film Love Bomb. In addition, they were nominated for Best Director Under 18.
A second team was also selected for consideration for the schools award – Elmer’s Hot Glue (James Taber, Issie Mein, Mia Wylie, Eddi Welden, Thomas Medley and Elizabeth Fish) with their short film, Alien in Herne Bay.
Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea had 11 teams compete in the competition in which filmmakers get 48 hours to plan and create a film. Some of the genres our school teams were allocated include the Fish out of Water, Animal Adventure, Lovers on the Run, and the dreaded Musical/Possession genre.
We are proud to have so many talented filmmakers in our midst!