NZCS members feature prominently in the nominees list for the 2017 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (AKA the Moas) to be held in February.

Photo: Hunt for the Wilderpeople: Shot by NZCS member Lachlan Milne ACS

NZCS members feature prominently in the nominees list for the 2017 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (AKA the Moas) to be held in February.

Up for the Rialto Channel Best Film are Hunt for the Wilderpeople shot by Lachlan Milne ACS, Mahana Shot by NZCS Cinematographer of the Year Ginny Loane, and The Rehearsal shot by Andrew Commis ACS.

Nominees for NZOnAir Best Television Feature include How to Murder Your Wife shot by Richard Bluck NZCS, while Ginny Loane shot Jean, which was also nominated for this category.

Image Zone Best Cinematography NZCS member nominees are Simon Raby for Deathgasm, Lachlan Milne ACS for Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Ginny Loane for Mahana, and Waka Attewell/Alun Bollinger for The Great Maiden's Blush.

Nominees for PLS Best Documentary Cinematography include NZCS members Jacob Bryant for A Flickering Truth, Mathew Knight for Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses, Jacob Bryant for Chasing Great, Adam Luxton jointly credited for On an Unknown Beach, Christopher Pryor for The Ground We Won, and Dominic Fryer for Tickled.

Meanwhile, corporate members Halcyon Digital and Park Road Post have been nominated for the contribution to Deathgasm, and WETA Digital for Hunt for the Wilderpoeple.