A musical about bread, a mockumentary about a demented stage mother and a buddy movie with a sinister twist are among the finalists from this year's 48 Hours Furious Film-making competition.
A total of 14 films will feature in Saturday night's grand final event at Auckland's Civic Theatre, including SirPeter Jackson's wildcard choices.
The final line-up includes former and current Shortland Street stars, an X Factor finalist and the brother of the country's most ubiquitous comedian (you'll wonder why he looks so familiar until the penny drops).
Now in its 13th year, the competition is a major feature on the film and TV calendar as more than 800 teams take part.
Grand final contenders went before an international judging panel, including Oscar-nominated writer Josh Olson.
Asylum - Katy Harrison: Grooming A Superstar (Rockumentary) Chess Club - Bread Winner (Musical Movie) Chilly Box - Clean Getaway (Black Comedy) Cinema in Decline - Snoopy Rupert, Aro P.I. (Mystery Movie) Couch Kumaras - Loyal (Buddy Movie) Grand Cheval - The Dig (Other Dimension Movie) King Gains-Bury & Biches - Tide (Buddy Movie) Peru - Hard To Read (Musical Movie) Sinistral - Harping On (Last Person on Earth Movie TBALC - The Silent Man (Mystery Movie) The Good Kuntz - Interloafer (Mistaken Identity Movie)
The Peter Jackson wildcards are ...
Goodfellas - Full Circle (Mistaken Identity Movie) Moffilaide - Bringing Back Bruce (Mistaken Identity Movie) Traces of Nut - Sound Sleep (Mystery Movie)
The Grand Final will take place at The Civic on Saturday, 7pm. Tickets are $20 from Ticketmaster.
