Sir Peter Jackson Wildcards & National Finalists Announced

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V48hours: Sir Peter Jackson Wildcards & National Finalists Announced

The hard work is over and the nails sufficiently whittled down in anticipation. After days of viewing by nearly 100 judges, the national finalists have finally been announced for the 2011 V48HOURS furious filmmaking competition.

Heartbroken teams that didn’t make the cut in the city finals have also been given another shot at fame and fortune with Sir Peter Jackson’s annual Wildcard picks. Drum roll please.

Those given the nod by the man himself are:

WILDCARDS Mukpuddy - "Meanie Pants" - (Quest Movie) Shonky Productions - "48 Hours" - (Mystery) The Outwits - "Grindin'" - (Music/Dance)

But Sir Peter Jackson's favourites will have a lot to prove; going up against the best ten films that ate up the rest of the competition. Second drum roll…

NATIONAL FINALISTS Grand Cheval - "The Child Jumpers" - (Fad Movie) idiotVision - "Headshot" - (One-Room Movie) Couch Kumaras - "Sketch" - (Road Movie) Mo Appreciation Collective - "Circus Animals" - (One-Room Movie) Cinema in Decline - "Tea Jerker" - (Crime) Lense Flare - "Copy That" - (Road Movie) Clinky - "RoboRevenge" - (Revenge Movie) Rubber Soul Productions - "Well Strung" - (Musical/Dance) $195 Worth "Urban etikit" - (Fad Movie) Suspect TV - "Naughty Man" - (Horror)

Congratulations to these teams, those 48 hours of pain were worth it. It’s almost over, but not quite.

It will all come down to the wire at the Grand National Final on 2nd July at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, where the Grand National Champion will be crowned.

“The talent that this competition has seen is truly mind-blowing” says competition founder and film-buff, Ant Timpson. “It’s been a very long few weeks to get to this point. We’ve had a lot of young new talented filmmakers giving the pros a run for their money, making judging incredibly tough this year.”

Those not making it to the Grand National Final in Auckland can view The Best of The Fest TV series from the competition on U. Official broadcast partner U will screen the best films across seven nights from 10pm daily from Sunday 3rd to Saturday 9th July on U Freeview 6 / SKY channel 016.

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Notes to Editor:

- V48HOURS announce the 10 national finalists and Sir Peter Jackson Wildcard picks - The national finalists are:

• Grand Cheval - "The Child Jumpers" - (Fad Movie) AK

• idiotVision - "Headshot" - (One-Room Movie) AK

• Couch Kumaras - "Sketch" - (Road Movie) WGTN

• Mo Appreciation Collective - "Circus Animals" - (One-Room Movie) AK

• Cinema in Decline - "Tea Jerker" - (Crime) WGTN

• Lense Flare - "Copy That" - (Road Movie) AK

• Clinky - "RoboRevenge" - (Revenge Movie) AK

• Rubber Soul Productions - "Well Strung" - (Musical/Dance) TARANAKI

• $195 Worth "Urban etikit" - (Fad Movie) AK

• Suspect TV - "Naughty Man" - (Horror) CHCH - The Sir Peter Jackson Wildcards are:

• Mukpuddy - "Meanie Pants" - (Quest Movie) AK

• Shonky Productions "48 Hours" - (Mystery) AK

• The Outwits - "Grindin'" - (Music/Dance) CHCH - The Grand National Finalwill be held at the Civic Theatre in Auckland on Saturday 2nd July - U will screen The Best of The Fest TV series from 10pm daily between 3rd to 9th July - View U on Freeview 6 / SKY channel 016. Go to www.u.co.nz for more details. - Updates about the V48HOURS competition are at www.v48hours.co.nz

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