“120+ kids bite Kaipatiki”
That’s the story behind this year’s short film contest for schools and students in the Kaipatiki area.
The 2017 contest theme was “Kaipatiki Bites’. And bite they did!
Entries doubled this year with 20 in total including participation from several new schools – Glenfield College, Northcote Intermediate, Birkdale Intermediate, Marlborough Primary, and Willow Park Primary.
Primary
“Oh, it’s a Kaipatiki Bite” by Apollo Brice, Willow Park Primary
Kaipatiki Kitchen – Marlborough Primary – Merit
Kaipatiki Stories that Bite – Kauri Park School – Merit
Oh it’s a Kaipatiki Bite – Willow Park School – Winner
Intermediate
Life of a Seagull – Birkdale Intermediate – Animation
Kelpie Bites – Takapuna Normal Intermediate – Merit
The Missing – Northcote Intermediate – Merit
The Chelsea Terror – Northcote Intermediate – Winner
Secondary
Simple – Glenfield College – Best Animation
Home – Glenfield College – Merit
Ipseity – Glenfield College – Merit
In the Secondary category there was no Winner’s Award this year but the big team from Wairau Valley Special School received a ‘Highly Accomplished’ Award for their story of diverse cuisine across Kaipatiki entitled “Kaipatiki Bites”.
There were also two special Awards for the first time this year , one for animation won by Jacqueline Huang from Glenfield College ( “ Simple”) also an award for most entries appropriately going to hosts Birkdale Intermediate with 6 films.
Short Shorts 2017 Competition Winners Videos
2017 Judge:
This year’s judge was Phil Dadson, a Kaipatiki resident and prominent artist/musician with more than 40 years’ experience of independent film and art-video making.