July 24, 2013

The New Zealand Writers Guild is pleased to announce the finalists for the Script Writer Awards New Zealand – SWANZ – 2013. 

FINALISTS: 

Best TV Comedy Episode 
Agent Anna Ep 2 – Maxine Fleming & Vanessa Alexander 
Sunny Skies Ep 2 – Sam Smith, Amanda Alison, Jamie Bowden, Dean Butler, Leon Wadham
The Factory Ep ep 2 – Michael Bennett
Flat 3 ep 2 – Roseanne Liang 

Best TV Drama Episode 
Blue Rose Ep 13 – Rachel Lang
Harry Ep 2 – Oscar Kightley, Christopher Dudman
Almighty Johnsons Ep 10 – Natalie Medlock & James Griffin
Almighty Johnsons Ep 7 – James Griffin  

Best Play 
Motel – April Phillips 
The Guilt Sniffer – Mark Prebble & Marion Shortt 
Horses and Other Farm Animals – Louise Tu’u 
Goodbye My Feleni – David Mamea 

Best Feature Film Script 
White Lies – Dana Rotberg 
Mt Zion – Tearepa Kahi 
Weight of Elephants – Daniel Joseph Borgman 
Mr Pip – Andrew Adamson 

Best Factual Script 
He Toki Huna: NZ in Afhganistan – Annie Goldson 
The Confessions of Prisoner T – Michael Bennett 
Above NZ – James Heyward & Bruce Morrieson 

Best Short Film Script 
Blankets – Casey Whelan 
Friday Tigers (Nga Taika o te Ramere) – Aidee Walker 
Tuffy – Matthew Sunderland 
I’m Going to Mum’s – Lauren Jackson 

A huge congratulations to all the finalists and thank you to all those who entered.

We hope to see you all at the SWANZ Awards.  
When: Thursday 8^th August, 7pm for bubbles & hors d’oeuvres & 8pm for Awards
Where: The Comedy Classic, Queen St, Auckland
Tickets: $40 NZWG Members/$60 Non-Members 
Easy order option: Simply make an online payment with your name & SWANZ in the reference to: 
NZ Writers Guild Inc, 03 0203 0118674 00, Westpac 
(Or by credit card, cash or cheque at the NZWG office, 10 – 3 Mon to Fri, 243 Ponsonby Road) 

Special thanks to Sponsors South Pacific Pictures, and Greenstone!