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Awards Premier and WinnersThanks to everyone who submitted entries to Auckland Museum’s I AM Making Movies competition. The Lifelong Learning team were thrilled to have received entries from so many Auckland students. Huge thanks to you all and your teachers, also your parents and friends who have supported your creative efforts. A very successful Premier Awards Evening for the inaugural I AM Making Movies was held on Sunday 20 June 2010 at the Auckland Museum Event Centre. Stars of the ceremony included the very professional Pt England school kapa haka group,
Award Categories and PrizesThe judges were looking for how well you answered the questions and related them to the Museum exhibit that you've based your movie on. Prizes were awarded for the following categories:
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Keisha Castle-HughesIn 2001, Keisha, caught the eye of a casting agent scouting primary schools, to play the lead in an upcoming NZ film. She made her film debut as Paikea in Niki Caro’s Whale Rider released internationally in 2002. Her portrayal of Paikea earned her international acclaim and an Oscar nomination in 2003. She won Broadcast Film Critics, Chicago Film Critics, NZ Film & TV, Online Film Critics and the Young Artist awards for Whale Rider. Keisha was Queen Naboo in George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). She then returned to the screen as Mary in the Newline production of The Nativity Story (2006). Following that she played the role of Sunni in an Australian movie, Hey, Hey, It’s Esther Blueberger (2006). Her first adult role, playing Celeste in Niki Caro’s Vintner’s Luck which completed filming in France in May (2008). More recent work includes the cameo role of Rose in Red Dog, filmed in Adelaide, Australia recently (starring Josh Lucas) and has just returned from Vancouver shooting a role in Vampire directed by Iwai Shunji. |
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Mika X, Performance artistStarting out as a breakdance pioneer, Mika has an illustrious career, winning acclaim with audiences throughout New Zealand, the UK, US, Japan and many other countries. Having cemented his place as a Kiwi icon and an accomplished artist, Mika’s work spans stage, film, television and music. He has released six albums and three TV shows on Māori Television. Mika featured in the Wonderland exhibition digital portraits that were the inspiration behind the I AM Making Movies competition. |
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Piri Tukere, Creative Director of SupplyAs well as overseeing all design and creative outputs, Supply Creative Director and Co-owner Piri Tukere also heads the studio’s film and video department. With over 15 years experience working in both New Zealand and London, Piri's expertise in art direction and production has been recognised as a judge for the Axis Advertising Creative Awards, and in awards he has won for his own work. These include New Zealand Best Awards, Webby Awards and a British Bafta. Over the past 5 years Piri has been involved in a variety of video and film productions for clients such as Vodafone, the Auckland Warriors, Coca Cola and local musicians. |
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Toni Twiss, Lecturer and eLearning AdvisorToni has a degree in English and Media Studies and has taught both subjects for a number of years at both high school and university. She currently works for the University of Waikato as an advisor to secondary schools on the new New Zealand Curriculum and eLearning and lectures a paper on ICT and information literacy. She is passionate about using any form of technology available in order to connect the learning that happens outside the classroom with that which happens inside and to make possible experiences that may otherwise not be possible within the classroom setting. In 2008 spent a year undertaking research for the Ministry of Education exploring the potential uses for mobile phones in the classroom. |
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Joe TaeleJoe has been working in the film & television industry for the last 7 years and initially got started as a production assistant before moving onto editing and then directing. He has worked on NZ music videos for artist such as Adeaze, Aradnah, Chong Nee, Deceptikonz & Savage. He then made the move to study at Unitec where he was able specialise in Non Linear Editing and further his practical experience and obtained a degree in Performing Screen Arts, Majoring in Editing. He also has experience working as a producer for Prime sport where he specialized in the Super 14, Air NZ Cup and International All Black Rugby. He is currently working as a Presentation Director for Sky TV as part of the On Air Broadcast Team and deals in Live On Air Entertainment and Sport. |
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Supreme Winner
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