Homegrown 2010

MIC Toi Rerehiko, in association with the New Zealand Film Festival Trust, is proud to present Homegrown 2010 as part of this year’s NZ International Film Festival. Now in its fifteenth year, Homegrown is Aotearoa's premier showcase of local short films.

There are three programmes this year – Works on Film, Dramatic Digital Shorts and Quirky Stories.

Works On Film features six short films that have received support from The New Zealand Film Commission. From hard hitting and topical to light and whimsical, this year’s selection will exercise your emotions.

This year’s crop of Dramatic Digital Shorts ably demonstrates the talents of up and coming New Zealand film-makers. From the opening of A Glorious Morning through to the night-time shenanigans of Tee Party, there is something for everyone in this cinematic feast.

Quirky Stories is a spicy mix of funny and imaginative stories that span animation, documentary and experimental genres.

The Confirmed 2010 Programmes:

Homegrown 1: Works On Film

Manurewa (Sam Peacocke), Licked (Dan Salmon), Choice Night (Christopher Dudman), Amadi (Zia Mandviwalla), Redemption (Katie Wolfe), Careful With That Crossbow (Jason Stutter)

Homegrown 2: Dramatic Digital Shorts

A Glorious Morning (Adam Luxton), Eden (Rebecca Tansley), Salt and Vinegar (Karyn Childs), Va Tapuia (Tusi Tamasese), Day Trip (Zoe McIntosh), Beached (Alan Morrisson), Tee Party (Michael Beran)

Homegrown 3: Quirky Stories

Empty Swan Song (Jack Woon), Rock Paper Scissors (Mardo El-Noor), Fruitless Journey (Jodie Stack), Tentacles of Dimension (Nandita Kumar), The Witch and the Woodsman (Daniel Story), Tide (Steven Chow), Eat Your Cake; I’m A Vietnamese Refugee (Sally Tran), Nell the Narcoleptic (Belle Barber, Linden Kirkby), Michael and the Dragon (Briar March)

The New Zealand International Film Festival travels to 15 towns and cities in 2010. The confirmed regions and dates are:

Auckland, July 8 – 25
Wellington, July 16 – August 1
Dunedin, July 23 – August 8
Christchurch, July 29 – August 15
Palmerston North, August 5 – 22
Hamilton, August 12 – 29
Napier, August 18 – September 5
Tauranga, August 26 – September 8
New Plymouth, September 2 – 15
Nelson, September 9 – 23
Greymouth, October 4 – 10
Masterton, October 13 – 27
Gisborne, October 28 – November 10
Whangarei, November 4 – 17
Kerikeri, November 11 – 24

ENDS