Six short films have been selected as the finalists in the inaugural New Zealand International Film Festival Best Short Film Competition.
The guest selector, director Roger Donaldson, chose the six finalists from a shortlist of 12, decided by festival programmers Bill Gosden and Michael McDonnell from 109 submissions.
Festival audiences will be asked to choose a winner by rating all six.
A jury of three will select the winners of the $5000 Madman Entertainment Jury Prize and the $3000 Friends of the Civic Award. The winner of the Audience Vote in Auckland and Wellington takes away 25 per cent of the box office from the festival screenings.
The finalists are:
