Thursday, 2 November, was a big night for Tauranga Girls’ College filmmakers at the International Youth Silent Film Festival NZ Awards, as they picked up five major IYSFF NZ Awards and two additional recognitions.

The IYSFF is a global competition that challenges young filmmakers from across the United States of America, Australia, Europe, The United Arab Emirates and New Zealand. The aim is to create a three-minute silent film set to one of ten musical scores composed especially for the festival.

The top sixteen films for NZ were played on the big screen at Baycourt with a large group of our girls, their families,

friends and actors in the audience, bringing energy and cheering for all of the filmmakers. ️

Our award winners are:

⭐ Tearani Wikohika

• Second Place IYSFF NZ for her film ‘Her’. She now competes in the Global Awards in Portland, Oregon, in July 2024.

• IYSFF NZ Best Wahine Filmmaker for ‘Her’ - this is the second year she has won this award.

⭐ Leah Swindells - Third Place IYSFF NZ for ‘Lover's Waltz’.

⭐ Maea Wikohika won IYSFF NZ Best Production Design for her film ‘Girl in Canvas’.

⭐ Zoe Samson won IYSFF NZ Best Editing for ‘Atelophobia’.

⭐ Special Acknowledgements for Yasmin Austwick and Sienna Burns for Acting in Tearani's ‘Her’.

We are very proud of all involved in the film productions.

Back L-R; Kat Robinson - Actor for Leah, Leah Swindells, Zoe Samson, Ashana Watene - Actor for Zoe

Front L-R; Maea Wikohika, Yasmin Austwick - Actor for Tearani, Mrs Beaufoy-Holland - Film Teacher, Tearani Wikohika

Tearani Wikohika and Lanita Ririnui from Ngā Aho Whakaari sponsor of ‘Best Wahine Filmmaker’ Award.