'V' 48Hours Grand National Final

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PETER JACKSON'S WILDCARDS ANNOUNCED

Press Release.
June 19, 2007

'V' 48HOURS, the largest filmmaking competition in the Southern Hemisphere is coming to a thrilling conclusion live on Sunday July 1st, 8.30pm on C4 Television - hosted by the dazzling Jaquie Brown w/ special guest appearances from world famous directors.

Peter Jackson has selected his Wildcard shorts for this years 'V' 48HOURS Live Grand National Final. His choices will compete alongside the City Winners from Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Gisborne, Christchurch and Dunedin.

However, only one can become the Grand National Winner 2007 and take home the phenomenal booty of prizes (see below). Home viewer text votes and judges votes will decide just who that will be.

In each of the competing cities there will be a licensed venue hosting the Live TV show, so if you want to be part of the excitement then come along and support your home town team. (check Official website for details)

The TV show starts at 8.30pm sharp so if you’re joining us at one of the official city venues make sure you’re nice and early so you can snare a good spot, settle in with a drink and watch the excitement unfold… however if you have a ratings meter in your house, then please stay at home, throw your own party and boost our ratings.

One of the nine shorts below will be crowned Grand National Champ 2007.

Camp Fear by Team Mukpuddy (Auckland)
An animated horror about two monsters going camping.
The Playground by Taktix Films (Hamilton)
A spooky tale of things that go creak in the woods
One Man's War by Kairangi Productions (Gisborne, Tairawhiti)
A tongue in cheek battle of the sexes.
Maori Detective and The Boogie Fever by Team Good Times (Wellington)
Funkadelic slice of grindhouse set in the Capital City.
Carboys and The Indian by The Outwits (Christchurch)
Evil car rustlers meet their match in the ghost of Burt Munro.
Bain : The Musical by Burt Hall Banana Republic (Dunedin)
A barbershopesque muscial of a true crime that may seem familiar.
Lease by Lense Flare (Peter Jackson Wildcard)
A musical where a singer songwriter, a metalhead and an emo live together
Whore Cop 3: Night Justice by Three Dicks (Peter Jackson Wildcard)
Filthy grindhouse action about a cop who is also a dirty whore.
Shooting Star by Will She Wait (Peter Jackson Wildcard)
A hip hop tragedy where an up and coming rapper's life falls apart.

Up for grabs for the overall Grand National Winner is a phenomenal prize package worth tens of thousands of dollars.

The Limited Edition Apee Trophy
$5,500 Cash Grant Courtesy Of Wingnut Films
$3,500 Cash Grant Courtesy of New Zealand Film Commission
$5,000 In services Courtesy of Park Road Post
$5,000 In services Courtesy of Images Post
$12,000 Value Courtesy of Rocket Rentals (5 Days Hire Sony F900R Cine Alta Digital Cinema Kit)
The Entire Loop catalogue (40+ CDs and DVDs)

The Grand National Winner will also celebrate their triumph with a Stella Scholarship: a substantial $4000 cash grant towards their choice of recognised filmmaking course courtesy of Stella Artois.

And of course the team that wins The Best Cinematography Award will get an amazing AG-HVX202 Panasonic HD Video Camera courtesy of the team at Panasonic NZ. It is truly the Leatherman of cameras, shooting in just about every mode and style known to man. It also features the Varicam style variable frame rates and of course the Cine Gamma style. This alone is worth over $10,000.

V Most Manic Performance
$1000 Cash Grant, for the most intense, crazy performance from the competition courtesy of 'V'

The Instant Kiwi Prize Most Thrilling Moment
$2000 Cash towards a Thrilling Experience, for the winner whose short has the most thrilling moment.

Best Damn National Teen Team Award
$1000 Cash Grant for Best Under 17yr Team

'V' 48HOURS - LIVE ON C4, SUNDAY, JULY 1ST, 8.30

Now it's time for audiences around New Zealand to Judge which short film they think should be awarded the supreme award; The Grand National Winner for 2007.

48HOURS OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Hundreds of teams compete. Hundreds of thousands watch.

WRITE. SHOOT. CUT. SURVIVE.

ENDS

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