The Raglan Arts Film Festival opens Thursday, November 10 at 6pm with a bevy of local short films.
Come celebrate local filmmaking talent and decide on your favourite at the Old School theatre.
From bird watching, music videos, painting in nature and creative Tik Toks to a teen struggling with Tourettes, the art of drumming, words staining skin and more, the short films were crafted by local filmmakers of all ages.
The films will be vying for best tamariki, rangatahi, open amateur and open professional, cinematography and acting, to be announced at the Red Carpet evening on Saturday, November 19 at the Te Uku Hall.
For the big finale and a night of glitz and glamour, the RAFFA Red Carpet evening is on Saturday, November 19 at 5.30pm at the Te Uku Hall with food, entertainment and much more. CASH BAR | No Eftpos. Red Carpet tickets are on sale now at the Raglan Old School Arts Centre.
Opening night Thursday, November 10 – bar open from 6pm, films begin at 6.30pm. More screenings on Friday 11, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 visit www.raglanartscentre.co.nz for more information.
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All of the following entries will screen:
Tamariki (under 13)
Go Kart Run
An old go-kart needs a revamp to bring it back to life. 7 mins
Life of a Kid in Raglan
Raglan! Get off Tik Tok. 5 mins
Tinkerbell Shrek Gets Discovered
Tinkerbell Shrek has been hiding her whole life behind the Te Mata School pool. 2 mins
Rangatahi (13 to 16)
Escape from Everything
Reliving day nightmares in our dream. 2 mins
The Last Heist
Kilo01 purses one last heist. 3 mins
Other Worlds
A teen struggling with Tourette’s syndrome has trouble making friends and looks for a way to escape.
2 mins
Beans Hide and Seek
Let’s go and play. 2 mins
Waste of time
Are you wasting time? 4 mins
Open Amateur (over 16)
West Coast Jazz
Freddy Limbert’s art of the drum solo with the local band ‘West Coast Jazz’. 10 mins
Biff and Arthur B
Arthur Robert Jenkins is constantly bullied by Biff Bradley. 5 mins
Operation Godless M
A covert group of hunters neutralising threats. 10 mins
Raglan Gems
A documentary: Raglan Coastal and Estuarine birds. 5 mins
The Kill Order PG
A man plays solitaire in a hotel room. 10 mins
Biff and Arthur A
Arthur Robert Jenkins is constantly bullied by Biff Bradley. 5 mins
Auxiliam
Despite being belittled by his own conscious, Jackson finds the solution he needs to fix his old TV. 10 mins
Billy the Kid
Two old Dudes having fun in Te Mata. 5 mins
Open Professional (over 18)
Painting With Places
The painting practice of Amanda Watson, a local Whaingaroa artist, who makes her paintings outside in the natural environment. 4 mins
In Solitude
The sun sets looking out from the jetty at the end of Bow Street, Raglan. 5 mins
Cold-Blooded-Dermatographic Locutions PG
What if everything you said was to stain your skin as well as the skin of the person you would be
speaking to? 16 mins