Announcing the Someday Challenge 2016 Winners

Announcing the Someday Challenge 2016 Winners

Miramar tour for winning young film-makers
Voting Starts for Audience Favourite

13 of the 20 winning films in the 10th annual Someday Challenge have been made by young women film-makers or teams. 6 of them have been made by Māori film-makers or teams.

“For 10 years now The Outlook for Someday project has helped grow a generation of sustainability storytellers,” says project director David Jacobs.

“This year’s winning film-makers represent the diversity of their generation and they are embracing challenging subject matter with powerful storytelling. It bodes well for the future of New Zealand film-making.”

The 20 films have been made by individuals and teams aged 7 to 21 from all over the country: Roxburgh, Timaru, Christchurch, Wellington, Otaki, Masterton, Palmerston North, Hastings, Rotorua, Te Puke and Auckland.

The young people behind each of the winning films will be honoured in The Someday Awards red-carpet ceremony at the Aotea Centre in Auckland on 8 December.

Some of the young people behind the winning films will go on a one-day tour of Weta Workshop, Weta Digital, Park Road Post and Stone Street Studios, including a visit to the set of ‘Mortal Engines’.

The Miramar tour is for the film chosen by the judges as The Body Shop Standout Winner and for the film that wins the vote for NZ On Air Audience Favourite.

The online vote starts today and closes at midnight on Monday 5 December. The prize package for the winning film also includes a Panasonic Ultra HD 4K camera donated by Photogear.

The climax of The Someday Awards ceremony will be the announcement and screening of The Body Shop Standout Winner. As well as the Miramar tour the winning film-maker(s) will benefit from a mentorship with Someday Ambassador actor/producer Fraser Brown.

The ceremony will be livestreamed, enabling families, friends, schools and communities of the winning film-makers to watch it all unfold from wherever they are.

The Someday Challenge asks young people aged up to 24 to make short sustainability-related films of any genre, filmed with any camera and any length up to 5 minutes.

Judges from the film industry, education, government and business selected this year’s 20 winning films out of 115 entries involving 395 young people.

The winning films (listed below with synopses) can be watched at The Outlook for Someday website.
www.theoutlookforsomeday.net

THE 20 WINNING FILMS

Avarice by Sarah Kolver (17) from Rotorua
Genre: Video Essay
Synopsis: A poetic take on the industrialisation of nature.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/038

Behind the Eyes by a team aged 13-14 from Roxburgh Area School in Otago
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: A conversation starter on teenage mental health.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/104

Do You Ever Wish by a team from Christchurch (aged 12-14)
Genre: Video Essay
Synopsis: A video essay that uses the power of community to address identity and acceptance.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/071

Dog Island Motu Piu by Sarah Ridsdale (15) from Palmerston North
Genre: Animated Docudrama
Synopsis: A claymation docudrama about conserving New Zealand’s native flora and fauna told through the eyes of Tua and Tara.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/078

Elusion by Darwin Velasco (20) and Bo Treat (18) from Auckland
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: A drama tackling issues of poverty and identity in the modern world through an international student’s eyes.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/085

Encore by Faga Tuigamala (16) from Auckland
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: A documentary exploring how young people connect with music in schools.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/010

Glad To Sea You’re On Board by Alice Guerin (20) from Wellington
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: An informative call to action on over-fishing.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/073

Harikoa by Philadelphia Mete Kingi Kingsford-Brown (15) from Otaki
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: An uplifting portrait of happiness sustaining people and their community.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/051

He Kākano by a team from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa in Masterton (aged 10-11)
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: A story about the importance of keeping te reo Māori alive and thriving in New Zealand.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/090

It Can Be Different by Isla Christensen (18) from Hastings
Genre: Video Essay
Synopsis: A young woman advocates for the future of our environment.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/102

Just Another Word by Mercedes Van Royen (12) from Timaru
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: A personal perspective on depression and suicide.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/016

Our Superheroes by Luka Wolfgram (12) from Auckland
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: A documentary that raises awareness about the personal and community impact of childhood cancer.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/010

Tama Iti by a team from Kaitaia College (aged 12-16)
Genre: Video Essay
Synopsis: A story connecting with tikanga Māori and passing on guardianship through generations.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/074

The Demise of the Bees by a team from Pongakawa School in Te Puke (aged 7-9)
Genre: Animated Docudrama
Synopsis: An animated insight into how our survival depends on plants, pollen, nectar and our buzzy friends.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/074

The Juice Box Bandit by Samarah Basir (9) and Kristy Goundar (9) from Halsey Drive School in Auckland
Genre: Silent Movie
Synopsis: A poetic take on the industrialisation of nature.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/032

The New Kid by a team from Alfriston College in Auckland (aged 15-16)
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: A confronting depiction of high school bullying.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/058

The Pink Triangle by Maizy Grace Kingsford-Brown Mete Kingi (13) from Otaki
Genre: Animated Drama
Synopsis: A symbolic film about social diversity and inclusion.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/053

The Ultimate Sacrifice by Hunter Williams (17) and Calum Davies (17) from Auckland
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: A documentary about a man who is headed to Mars, and what that means for his family and humanity.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/105

Warning by Neihana Lowe (17) and Callum Robinson (17) from Auckland
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: A quirky satire about unsustainable packaging.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/097

Wired by a team from Christchurch Girls High School (aged 15-16)
Genre: Docudrama
Synopsis: A cautionary tale about technology and the need to look up from our devices.
Watch the film here: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/films/2016/042

THE OUTLOOK FOR SOMEDAY PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS

The Outlook for Someday in 2016 is based on partnerships between Connected Media Charitable Trust and The Body Shop New Zealand, NZ On Air, New Zealand Film Commission, Ministry of Youth Development, Department of Conservation (through the DOC Community Fund), Health Promotion Agency, Auckland Council, Toimata Foundation and Weta Digital.

Media Partners are Māori Television, The Wireless, The Coconet, The Adam & Eve Show, What Now, Tearaway, Upstart and Screenz.

Funding Partners are Te Māngai Pāho, Creative New Zealand’s Creative Communities Scheme, The Trusts Community Foundation, Four Winds Foundation, Clyde Graham Charitable Trust, Dragon Community Trust and BlueSky Community Trust.

Regional Partners are Foundation North, Trust Waikato, Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust, Eastern and Central Community Trust, Wellington Community Trust, Rātā Foundation, West Coast Community Trust, Otago Community Trust and Community Trust of Southland.

Auckland Live, Karma Cola and Austin’s are Event Partners.

Rockstock and Soar Printing are Paper and Print Partners.

Industry Partners are SPADA and the Directors and Editors Guild of New Zealand.

Photogear is Technology Partner, O’Halloran North Shore is Accountancy Partner, Stephens Lawyers is Honorary Legal Advisor and Hello Monday is HR Partner.

Project Supporters are Arovideo, AS Colour, Auckland Transport, Community Comms Collective, DefenderBags, ecostore, El Framo, Kahra Scott-James, Levi’s® Stores, Lotech Media, Lothlorien Organic Fruit Juices, MediaPasifika, Middle-earth Honey, New Zealand Post, Pastel City, Random Graphix, Votre Arme and WWF New Zealand.

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