Show Me Shorts is New Zealand’s annual national film festival, showcasing the best new short films from Aotearoa and around the world.

Each year, from hundreds of entries, the 40 best films are selected to play in the festival and contend for awards, including the StarNow Best Actor Award.

We're excited that this year's winners have just been announced! The winners are...

StarNow Best Actor Award: Anapela Polataivao - Night Shift
Show Me Shorts Best Film: Matt Noonan & Chelsea Winstanley - Night Shift
Panavision Best Cinematographer: Ari Wegner - Night Shift
Best Student Film: Lauren Eisinger & Katherine France - Kia Kaha
Script to Screen Best Screenplay: Zia Mandviwalla - Night Shift
SDGNZ Best Director: Sam Kelly - Lambs
SDGNZ Best Editor: Jeff Hurrell - Lambs
Special Jury Prize: Richard Mans - Abiogenisis
Best International Film: Jannine Barnes - The Wilding

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Our Hosting Immersive competition kicked off in September, offering wannabe hosts a shot at working with LA’s most respected hosting coach and casting director, Maureen Browne.

There were 986 entries. We hand-picked over 20 finalists based on their StarNow profiles, and then our incredible panel of judges viewed each finalist’s showreel before picking the best one.

And the winner of Hosting Immersive is…Tommy Jackett!

Tommy will be jetting off to LA in November to take part in Hosting Immersive. He will learn how to handle every aspect of the hosting gig, including managing live shots and interviews, co-hosting, red carpet techniques, improv, writing scripts, branding, shooting show reels, and so much more!

Thanks heaps to everyone who entered. Keep an eye out for more awesome competitions coming soon!

Show Me Shorts is New Zealand’s annual national film festival, showcasing the best new short films from Aotearoa and around the world.

This year’s festival kicks off in November in 12 cinemas across the country, and the programme has just been announced - check it out.

StarNow will also be hosting two seminars about short filmmaking - one in Auckland on Monday 5 November, and one in Wellington on Monday 12 November.

Find out more

We are excited to announce that we have joined forces with the 48 Hour Film Project Melbourne!

The world’s biggest international short film competition returns to Melbourne to challenge and inspire Victoria’s filmmaking community. Participants will be battling it out over 48 hours to take home the award for Best Film. The top prize is a trip and free entry to this year’s Filmapalooza in Los Angeles, so 48HFP Melbourne is expecting some stiff competition. Over one hectic weekend, filmmakers will shoot, edit, and score their film.

The competition will be kicking off on Friday 19 October at 6pm in The BMW Edge (Federation Square) and drop off will be 48 hours later, on Sunday 21 October at 6pm in The BMW Edge.

To find out more, check out the casting call.

Do you have what it takes to be the next Ryan Seacrest?

If so, you could be jetting off to LA in November to take part in Hosting Immersive and work with LA’s most respected hosting coach and casting director, Maureen Browne!

You’ll learn how to handle every aspect of the hosting gig, including managing live shots and interviews, co-hosting, red carpet techniques, improv, writing scripts, branding, shooting your own show reel, and so much more! You’ll also get to rub shoulders with Hollywood’s biggest industry names.

The total prize package includes flights to LA, transfers, accommodation, entry to Hosting Immersive, and a lifetime paid StarNow membership.

Apply now!