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All fees are shown in NZD inc 15% GST
Where have student films gone? |
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Students should enter student films in the category appropriate to the film and in the notes to judges explain that it was a student film and other relevant details. |
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Cutting edge award |
$75 |
The cutting edge award is a discretionary award made in some years by the judges to a cinematographer for breaking new ground in technical, creative, or craft in New Zealand. An entrant can enter themselves, however judges may also award it from among other entries. There is a wide latitude in the kind of production or cinematography eligible for this award. It include any cinematography not falling into the other categories. Please give detailed notes to judges. |
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Category 1: Music videos |
$75 |
Musical or concert items shot for the purpose of entertainment or promotion.
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Category 2: Short films |
$75 |
Short dramatised productions. |
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Category 3: News and current affairs |
$75 |
News or current affairs stories or segments broadcast on regular television news or current affairs programs.
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Category 4: Magazine, lifestyle and reality |
$75 |
Light entertainment human-interest productions or segments. For example: travel, leisure, gardening, property, cooking, entertainment, science, sports, arts and reality shows.
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Category 5: Corporate and Educational |
$75 |
Productions specifically shot for a corporate or educational market designed to teach or inform. Includes longer online infomercials.
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Category 6: Specialised and second unit |
$75 |
Second unit sequences or specialised cinematography sequences or productions.
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Category 7: Documentaries and factual series |
$75 |
Traditional documentary productions normally dealing with people in relation to their environment. Entires can include feature documentaries, documentary series and documentaries subjects within current affairs programs that constitute the entire program.
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Category 8: Commercials |
$95 |
Commercials for national or international release. Entries must have been specifically shot for this purpose and not repurposed from other material.
Commercials are generally distinguished from corporate and educational entries by shorter length (under 90 seconds), TV commercial style, and high productions values. |
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Category 9: Web series |
$75 |
An episode from a drama series (more than three episodes) made for free online distribution.
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What happened to dramatised documentaries and telefeatures? |
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Telefeatures and dramatised documentaries have been combined into 'Drama series' to better reflect the number of productions in those categories. |
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Category 10: Drama series |
$110 |
A standalone drama , dramatised documentary, comedy, or one episode from a series. Made for TV broadcast or subscription service. In the case of a teleseries:
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Category 11: Features |
$135 |
Feature productions first released through national or international theatrical channels. |
We are asked from time to time about widening the awards to include colourists, operators, and animation and so on. These roles are all worthy of recognition, and no cinematographer would underestimate their contribution.
The Turtz Award is a very prestigious award that acknowledges contributions by non-cinematographers.
However apart from that, we simply can’t fit any more awards into a manageable event, so we have to focus on the directors of photography – the people responsible for the look.