Aotearoa Surf Film Festival Announcements

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1 March 2013

Aotearoa Surf Film Festival Announces Official Selection And Award-Winning Films


The O’Neill Aotearoa Surf Film Festival (ASFF), with the support of Tourism Bay of Plenty, is proud to present the official selection and award-winning films for the inaugural festival.

After two weeks of deliberation, the screening panel members Craig Levers (surf photographer), Andrew McAlpine (film designer) and Maz Quinn (professional surfer) have made their selection from the 35 submissions.

The following films will now be showcased during the event:

Best Feature Film
Waverider - Karl Lear, Gareth Davies (New Zealand)

Best Short Film
Darkside of the Lens - Mickey Smith (Ireland)

Best Cinematography
The North Canyon - Garrett McNamara, Polvo Concepts, Paulo Caldeira, Gustavo Neves (Portugal)

Best Documentary
North of the Sun - Inge Wegge, Jorn Nyseth Ranum (Norway)

Best Soundtrack
North of the Sun - Inge Wegge, Jorn Nyseth Ranum (Norway)

Official Selection - Feature Films
Waverider - Karl Lear, Gareth Davies (New Zealand)
Bending Colours - Kai Neville, Rick Riffici (Australia)
North of the Sun - Inge Wegge, Jorn Nyseth Ranum (Norway)
North Canyon - Garrett McNamara, Polvo Concepts, Paulo Caldeira, Gustavo Neves (Portugal)
Gauchos Del Mar - Julian Azulay, Joaquin Azulay (Argentina)
Water from the Moon - Arya Subyakto (Indonesia)

Official Selection - Short Films
Darkside of the Lens – Mickey Smith (Ireland)
Abroad – John Lynch (USA)
Uncommon Ideals – Chris McClean (United Kingdom)
Upcycling - Henrique Ogro Perrone (Brazil)
Nature is the Canvas we Destroy – Scott Gruzinsky (USA)
Beyond the Scars – Chris McClean (United Kingdom)
Tipping Barrels - Ben Gulliver (Canada)
New England Blood - Dylan Ladds and Ryan Scura (USA)
Ale Ponzanelli & Matt Calvani – Luca Merli (Italy)
Away – Elisa Bates (USA)
A Neo-Modern Aesthetic – Ted Whittaker (New Zealand)
Salmon Theory - Dylan Ladds and Ryan Scura (USA)
Girls, Girls, Girls – Luca Merli (Italy)

Awards are still available for the Surfer’s Choice Feature and Short Film which will be decided via an online poll throughout the festival. Audience members will also be able to vote for their favourite films in the People’s Choice Award.

“We are so stoked with the caliber of entries for the first year, the judges had their work cut out for them,” says festival director Nick Stevenson. “All of the selected feature films have never been screened in New Zealand so we are excited to be bringing them to NZ audiences for the first time. We are most excited about the global premiere for our ‘Best Feature Film’ winner, New Zealand film ‘Waverider,’ which is yet to be released. We know that this film will have a great impact on the audience and we can’t wait to share it with everyone.”
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About the Festival
The O’Neill Aotearoa Surf Film Festival will kick off on Wednesday March 13th at Bay City Cinemas, Mount Maunganui, in the sunny Bay of Plenty. The festival will run for three nights before hitting the road with a selection of the award winning films for a six-week coastal tour of the beach towns of New Zealand.

Tickets and programming details are now available online at www.asff.co.nz and limited door sales will be available on the night.

Festival Partners
Naming partner: O’Neill
Tour partners: Corona, Oceanbridge and Barron Surfboards
Media Partners: Surf.co.nz, Kiwi Surf Magazine, NZ Surfing Magazine, Curl Magazine, Bay of Plenty Times
Supporting Partners: TheSurfNetwork.com, Bluebridge, Gull, The Surf Emporium, Sequence Surf Shop

ASFF is proud to support SurfAid.

Check out the ASFF Facebook and Twitter pages for all festival announcements.
We hope to see you all at the festival!

Web: asff.co.nz
Email: info@asff.co.nz
Facebook: facebook.com/aotearoasurffilmfestival
Twitter: twitter.com/aotearoasurf

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