E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Challenge
Have you ever wanted to make a film?
What stories do you want to see on the big screen?
The E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Challenge invites rangatahi Māori aged 12 – 24 to tell your own stories from your perspective as young people in Aotearoa.
A movement for positive change
E Tū Whānau is a movement for positive change developed by Māori for Māori. It’s about taking responsibility and action in your community and supporting whānau to thrive.
AROHA
Giving with no expectation of return.
WHĀNAUNGATANGA
It’s about being connected.
WHAKAPAPA
Knowing who you are and where you belong.
MANA MANAAKI
Building the mana of others, through nurturing, growing and challenging.
KŌRERO AWHI
Open communication, being supportive.
TIKANGA
Doing things the right way, according to our values
2020 AWARDS
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People’s Choice Award
The E Tū Whānau people’s choice award is your opportunity to get involved. Our people’s choice award winner will get $500 towards their next film and you could win your own Māoriland/E Tū Whānau prize pack for voting.
Voting closes May 15, 2020 at 11:59 pm
In 2019 the E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film workshop tour visited Kaitaia, Hokianga, Tāmaki Makaurau, Kirikiriroa, Rotorua and Ōtaki!
Our 2020 award winners are;
- Best Documentary; Ngahiwi Pickering for the film Kupe
- Best Drama; Te Kura Kaupapa Māori O Te Tonga O Hokianga for the film Taku Poi, Taku Taiaha
- Best Actor; Parekawa Finlay for the film, Kōtiro
- Best Editor; Joke Book
- Best Use of Theme; Mina Wi for the film, Don’t Bully
- Filmmaker of the Year; Tuuterangi Vaka for the film, Wiremu.
2019 AWARDS
Best documentary – Pakipūmeka Mātua
Wāhine Toa – Qianna Titore
Best Drama – Te Tino Whakaataata
Bubs – Arita Campbell and Te Waiarangi
Best Edit – Pepa “kotikoti”, kōhatū
Best use of Theme – Wai Ora
Life of Gi – Sacred Brothers
Best Actor – Te Ahikā
Te Waiarangi Ratana – Bubs
E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Filmmaker of the Year for 2019 – Te Ihorei
Luka Wolfgram
E Tū Whānau People’s Choice for 2019
2018 AWARDS
Best documentary – Pakipūmeka Mātua
Te Mahara Tamehana for ‘Shadows in Paradise’
Best Drama – Te Tino Whakaataata
Ōtaki College for ‘Ranginui and Papatūānuku’
Best Edit – Pepa “kotikoti”, kōhatū
Neihana Lowe for ‘Tūrangawaewae
Best use of Theme – Wai Ora
Jakita Paranihi and Ari Leason for ‘Moepapa’
Best Actor – Te Ahikā
Pare Finlay for her performance in ‘Mahurangi’
E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Filmmaker of the Year for 2018 – Te Ihorei
Te Akauroa Jacobs for ‘Whare Kino’
2017 AWARDS
Best documentary – Pakipūmeka Mātua
Jakita Paranihi for Otaki’s Super Heroes
Best Drama – Te Tino Whakaataata
Te Ahitaeawa Hakaraia Hosking for Kapumanawawhiti
Best Edit – Pepa “kotikoti”, kōhatū
Jharaiz Kiriona for Wings
Best use of Theme – Wai Ora
Pare Finlay, Jakita Paranihi, Ari Leason and Jada Murray for Turning Tables and Tihei Rangatahi for All We Need Is Love
Best Actor – Te Ahikā
Shania Bailey Edmonds for Hine
E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Filmmaker of the Year for 2017 – Te Ihorei
Neihana Lowe for Warning
2016 AWARDS
Best documentary – Pakipūmeka Mātua
Philly Kingsford Brown – Harikoa
Pani Rakuraku White – Pepeha
Best Drama – Te Tino Whakaataata
Oriwa Hakaraia – He Taonga
Best Innovation
Maizy Kingsford-Brown – ‘What’s the Difference?’
Room 7 Avalon Intermediate – The Healthy Wrap
Best Original Music
Harikoa
The Healthy Wrap
Best Camera
Neihana Lowe – Home
Pani Rakuraku White – Pepeha
Best Actor – Te Ahikā
Te Ahitaeawa Hakaraia Hosking – He Taonga
Te Ākauroa Jacob – Kaitiaki
2015 AWARDS
Philly Mete-Kingi – Puke Ora, Living Hills.
Oriwa Hakaraia – Te Moe Moea — The Dream
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whakarewa i te reo ki Tuwharetoa – He Kura Huna
Kaea Hakaraia Hosking & Oriwa Hakaraia – Koro Puppeteer
Eva Hakaraia – I Love Waiorongomai
Waitohu School Productions – Kia Kaha – Heads Up
2014 AWARDS
Te Kiritia Kamehameha (Best Film)
Te Tau Tuaiwa for Mums Are Treasures
Te Tino Hunga Mahi (Best Production Team)
Mums Are Treasures
Te Kaitohutohu Toa (Best Director)
Philly Mete-Kingi for Mums Are Treasures
Te Toi o Nga Hangaru (Best Technical Contribution)
Tukotahi Turu-Ngahiwi
Te Tauira Whaimana (Best Emerging Film Maker)
Isaac Cleland for Tamanui
Toi Whakaari Tane (Best Male Actor)
Tiwini Ngatai-Taplin for Being a Father
Toi Whakaari Wahine (Best Male Actor)
Savannah Eriha for Being a Father
Toi Mahi Ohu (Teamwork)
Kaylin Doyle, Jake Suitauloa, Lisiane Ropata-Box, Taylor John, Neihana Kiel for Leave Big Footsteps
Kai Tautoko (Support)
Kiana Morris
Rules
- Rangatahi up to the age of 24 are invited to submit a short film. Māoriland recognises that filmmaking is a team effort and therefore your team may include rangatahi of any ethnicity. Each team must feature a Māori youth in a key position. A key position is a writer, director or producer. They have to play a significant role and feature in the credits of your film.
- Use the six E Tū Whānau values as inspiration to create a film that represents your perspective as a young person in Aotearoa. The film can be of any genre or theme – it doesn’t have to directly reference the values. If you have any questions, contact Māoriland at [email protected]
- Your film must be no longer than 5 minutes.
- Your film must be appropriate for a General Audience (GA). This means that your film may not include explicit language or content. You can read more about classifications here: http://www.censor.org.nz/what/what-symbols/
- To submit your film, you must upload it to Vimeo – www.vimeo.com. Please ensure that the film is uploaded at its best quality 1080p recommended (720p minimum) and is set to be able to be downloaded. Please ensure that you include a password to access the film when you complete the submission form.
- You must complete an online submission form at: http://bit.ly/ETW2020
- Permissions – you must have permission to film someone, to film on someone else’s property and to use someone else’s creations – music, clips and other imagery. You can find free music on Soundcloud, Youtube https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music . If you write music yourself – ka rawe! You own the rights.
- To show that you have asked for permissions, you must complete and upload ‘release forms’ as part of your online submission. Release forms are available to download at:https://maorilandfilm.co.nz/mrff/filmmaking-resources/
- The deadline for film submissions is 5 pm on Jan 31, 2020.
- All teams who have submitted a film will be invited to attend the E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Awards in March 2020 during the Māoriland Rangatahi Film Festival. At these awards, a selection of films submitted will be screened and prizes will be awarded to filmmakers across the following categories:
Filmmaker of the Year – Te Ihorei
Best Drama – Te Tino Whakaataata
Best Documentary – Pakipūmeka Mātua
Best Editing – Pepa “Kotikoti,” Kōhatū
Best Use of Theme – Wai Ora
Best Actor – Te Ahikā
New categories may arise with the discretion of the judging panel.