Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of the Script Writer Awards NZ 2013 (SWANZ). The winners of each category are highlighted in bold text below.
Best TV Comedy Episode
Agent Anna, Episode 2 - Maxine Fleming and Vanessa Alexander
Sunny Skies, Episode 2 - Sam Smith, Amanda Alison, Jamie Bowden, Dean Butler, Leon Wadham
The Factory, Episode 2 - Michael Bennett
Flat 3, Episode 2 - Roseanne Liang
Best TV Drama Episode
The Blue Rose, Episode 13 - Rachel Lang
Harry, Episode 2 - Oscar Kightley & Christopher Dudman
The Almighty Johnsons, Episode 10 - Natalie Medlock & James Griffin
The Almighty Johnsons, Episode 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
The Weight of Elephants - Daniel Joseph Borgman
Mr. Pip - Andrew Adamson
Best Factual Script
He Toki Huna: New Zealand in Afghanistan - Annie Goldson
The Confessions of Prisoner T - Michael Bennett
New Zealand From Above - James Heyward & Bruce Morrison
Best Short Film Script
Blankets - Casey Whelan
Friday Tigers (Ngā Taika o te Rāmere) - Aidee Walker
Tuffy - Matthew Sunderland
I'm Going to Mum's - Lauren Jackson
Unproduced Feature Film Script Competition
Dave's Tour - Denis Edwards
Humpy - Murray J Duncan
The Chatterton Virgin - Sue Reidy
Billy Bold - Mike Smith
Truthtellers - Justene Musin
Where There's a Will - James Griffin
Anti-Social - Blair Soper
Miracle Rd - Simon Hall
Parallel Lives - Catherine Blackwell
Trouble at The Mill - Simon McCarthy
The following awards were announced on the night:
New Writer Award
Daniel Joseph Borgman
Mentorship Award
Hone Kouka
The Awards took place on Thursday 8 August in Auckland.
SWANZ is sponsored by Greenstone TV, South Pacific Pictures and RPM.
For more information, see the New Zealand Writers Guild website.