The Star: August 03, 2017
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Thursday <strong>August</strong> 3 <strong>2017</strong> 19<br />
sale<br />
kicks off<br />
Mr Paris said Maudie, a film<br />
about Canadian folk artist Maud<br />
Lewis was second on the list, followed<br />
by Andrey Zvyagintsev’s<br />
Loveless, about a failed marriage<br />
and the disappearance of a child.<br />
Kedi, a lighthearted film about<br />
cats in Istanbul, came in third.<br />
Other local films to feature at<br />
the festival include One Island of<br />
Good, a story about the YMCA’s<br />
alternative education students<br />
This one is for cat lovers. Kedi,<br />
directed by Ceyda Torun, tells<br />
the story of cats in Istanbul and<br />
the people who watch out for<br />
them.<br />
filmed over a year, and Seven Rivers<br />
Walking, which tells the story<br />
about the state of Canterbury’s<br />
rivers, and how they can be remediated.<br />
•To see the rest of Mr Paris’<br />
top-10 picks, visit www.star.<br />
kiwi.<br />
•For a full schedule of films,<br />
screenings, and prices visit<br />
https://www.nziff.co.nz/<strong>2017</strong>/<br />
christchurch/<br />
Director Andrey Zvyagintsev<br />
won the Jury Prize at the<br />
Cannes Film Festival <strong>2017</strong> for<br />
his film Loveless. It is about<br />
a failed marriage, and the<br />
subsequent disappearance of<br />
a child.<br />
TALENTED: <strong>The</strong> finalists of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> KidsFilmFest Awards, held at <strong>The</strong> Piano Centre for Music<br />
and <strong>The</strong> Arts.<br />
High hopes for young filmmakers<br />
ASPIRING young filmmakers<br />
have shown what they can create<br />
as part of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> KidsFilmFest<br />
Filmmaking Competition.<br />
During KidsFest, the budding<br />
filmmakers had to create, shoot<br />
and edit short films.<br />
Finalists were then chosen,<br />
and on July 22, their creations<br />
were featured on the big screen<br />
at <strong>The</strong> Piano Centre for Music<br />
and <strong>The</strong> Arts, and the winners<br />
were announced.<br />
Joel Graham, 13, was named<br />
the overall supreme winner for<br />
his animated film A True Hero.<br />
He also won best film for the<br />
animated category.<br />
A True Hero was a humorous<br />
short film about helping others,<br />
doing chores, and standing up<br />
to bullying. <strong>The</strong> judges were impressed<br />
by his animation work<br />
and the cleverly constructed<br />
story and message.<br />
His prize was for What Now<br />
to show his short film, a What<br />
Now gift pack, half a day on set<br />
with Film Canterbury, and an<br />
Orana Park family day pass.<br />
Jack Robinson, 12, took out<br />
the drama category with his<br />
short film, <strong>The</strong> Immortals.<br />
Quinn Archer, 11, won the<br />
comedy category with How to<br />
CHUFFED: <strong>Star</strong><br />
Media sales<br />
manager Shane<br />
Victor (left) and MC<br />
Mulletman hand<br />
overall supreme<br />
winner Joel Graham<br />
his prize.<br />
PHOTOS: GILBERT<br />
WEALLEANS<br />
Get fit Fast, while 13-year-old<br />
Matt Tasker’s film Exploring<br />
Nature-Victoria Park won the<br />
explore category.<br />
Each category winner won a<br />
$50 Westfield voucher, a Mind<br />
Lab voucher for a filmmaking<br />
session of their choice, a Velocity<br />
Karts Blokard session, and a<br />
Hoyts movie pass.<br />
<strong>The</strong> MC for the awards was<br />
Mulletman.
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