REEL VISION New Zealand Film Festival is a film competition for filmmakers from all over the world and films of all genres. Our jury of international judges evaluates all submitted films and awards the best films.
There is a special category for films produced on the North Island and one for the South Island as well as a category for films made by Maori or stories with a main focus on Maori culture and related topics.
A broad selection of the annual winners will then be screened in cities throughout New Zealand.
The awards will be presented in Auckland at our annual ceremony as well as in Nelson for the South Island filmmakers.
Our mission is to promote films, rewarding filmmaker for their work and to be the next step in their career. All submitter are invited to participate in interviews for our podcast series which will be published on social media.

Awards & Prizes

Best International short
Best North Island short
Best South Island short
Best NZ Theme short
Best Maori short
Best Human Rights short
Best student short
Best documentary short
Best animation short
Best music video short
Best micro-short
Best trailer
Best poster

Rules & Terms

– Multiple submissions and multiple category submissions are accepted.
– Films can be submitted in multiple categories in order to become a multi-award film. Any foreign film that is not in English must have English subtitles.
– All fees are non-refundable.
– Not all the submissions are selected for the official competition and it is up to the discretion of our Judges to make the decisions.
– A submission can be disqualified if some content is considered inappropriate, for example pornography or depiction of abuse of people or animals.
– By submitting your movie, you authorize us to use, distribute and share the film, poster, trailer, synopsis and movie stills in our social media, online and during the festival.
– The filmmaker has liability for any claims that may occur in result of screening the film either live or online. – All short films must be less than 20 minutes
– The festival reserves the right to change the event’s date and the date of the deadline for submissions.
–Submissions cannot be withdrawn after the official selection announcement of each round.
– The filmmaker has liability for any claims that may occur in result of screening the film either live or online.