The completed films from the five finalists in Tourism New
Zealand's 'Your Big Break' film competition have just been released
online.
Watch them now on the competition website: www.your-big-break.com
The films - written and directed by two New Zealanders, two
Americans and an Argentinean - are with Peter Jackson for judging.
He will choose his favourite of the five over the next few days,
with the winner to be announced in the US on 5 March.
The winning film will premier on the US Independent Film Channel
just before the 2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Tourism New Zealand launched the 'Your Big Break' short film
competition in December last year, with the aim of raising
awareness of New Zealand in the US.
Budding film makers from around the world were challenged to
submit a script for a 3-minute film that captured the essence of
New Zealand as the youngest country on Earth.
The final five were chosen from 1,100 entries and brought to New
Zealand to make their films. Filming has been taking place in the
Queenstown region since late January, with Lord of the
Rings producer Barrie Osborne overseeing all of the five films
as Executive Producer.
Read more about 'Your
Big Break'