A Bloody Good Effort Takes Out the Golden APEE

A Bloody Good Effort Takes Out the Golden APEE

Turns out gold tastes better than brains for team Noise and Pictures, the brand new 2012 V48HOURS Grand National Champion. The journey to Auckland paid off for the Wellington team, who took home top honours at the V48HOURS Grand Final, held Saturday night at the Civic Theatre. There’s no shortage of brains among these guys, who also took out Best Script and Best Makeup. The third time entrants scored nearly $50,000 in cash and prizes for their horror film ‘Brains?’.

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The subversive zombie comedy, complete with an awkward dating moment, enthralled the audience and international judges alike, who called it “hilarious, original and surprisingly touching.”

Team Noise and Pictures won the following:
- The 2012 Grand National Champ Golden APEE
- $10,000 Cash Grant; Courtesy of NZFC
- $6,000 Cash Grant; Courtesy Of Wingnut Films
- Niche Cameras $5000 Available for Camera/ Gear Rental
- $10,000 in Services Courtesy of Park Road Post
- $15,000 of Post Production time at Envy Studios
- A year's Supply of V

“We’re really ecstatic to have won, and to be here with some legendary competitors is pretty overwhelming,” said team leader Giles McNeill, who finished with, “Thanks mum, finally I’ve done something good.”

Runner up for the second year was team Lense Flare with their one-shot/crime film ‘The Girl With The Clover Tattoo”. Watch here

Third place and Best Animation was Sir Peter Jackson’s Wildcard, team Mukpuddy, for their romantic comedy ‘Love In Decay’, also mirroring their 2011 placings. Watch here

“The 10th year of this competition has been as chaotic and as fun as ever,” says founder Ant Timpson. “Every time I think I’ve seen it all, someone pulls another trick out of the bag. We have some seriously talented filmmakers in New Zealand and I’m proud that V48HOURS gives them a platform to strut their stuff.

Watch all the finalists here

V48HOURS exists through major support from:

Naming Rights Partner: V, who are stoked to be back fuelling the ride
Broadcast Partner: TVNZ U
Live Stream : nzherald.co.nz
Tech Partner: Canon
Pay TV Partner: Rialto Channel
Gold Sponsors: the New Zealand Film Commission and Wingnut Films,
Silver Sponsors: Envy Studios, Images and Sound and Unite
Bronze Sponsors: Park Road Post Production, Niche Cameras and Rubber Monkey
Radio Partner: The Edge
Online Partner: Flicks.co.nz
Music Partners: Arch Hill Recordings, Loop and Big Bang & Fuzz
Mobile Partner: Skinny

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