New Zealand Writers Guild 2008 Short Film Script Competition

The top three scripts in the New Zealand Writers Guild 2008 Final Draft Short Film Script Competition are:

- Esther's Angels by Pete Force
- The Medal by Simon Paniora
- Brandland by Linda Niccol

And the winning script is ...
The Medal by Simon Paniora.

Congratulations go to Simon, Pete, and Linda, and to the rest of the finalists:
Te Hokinga Mai by Hineani Melbourne; The Collector by Barry Duffield; Katieland by Pete Force; Open Heart by Cushla Dillon; Brutus by Jason Wetzel; Beautiful Collision by Linda Niccol; Longing by Donna Banicevich Gera; Long Weekend by Charlie Bleakley; The Rooster by Reuben Pollock.

The New Zealand Writer's Guild would like to thank Final Draft, Nga Aho Whakaari, and all our readers and adjudicators for making this competition possible. The NZWG is already looking forward to next year's competition...

Congratulations to everyone who entered this contest: Your commitment and enthusiasm are terrific.

For more information on the New Zealand Writers Guild, go to: http://www.nzwritersguild.org.nz/