Entrants, sponsors and locals gathered at the Raglan Town Hall for the Raglan Arts Film Festival Awards. As always, local filmmakers were the winners on the night, with the finest of movie-making on show.
Elisabeth Denis walked away the coveted Grand Phoenix Palm Award for best overall film for The Hands of a Blue Tale. Best Actor went to Liam Pettigrew in Jimmy McBean, Cinematography to Andrew Duggan and Cian Parker for Between Two Worlds and Screenplay for Dawn of a Teenager went to MacCallum Ongley, Dougal McGregor, Caleb Van Staden and Otto Leigh.
We would like to acknowledge all the filmmakers. Every one of the films entered were exceptional in their own way.
The Raglan Film Festival is a Creative Raglan Event proudly bought to you by the Raglan Community Arts Council.
This event is organised by a team of dedicated volunteers who had so much fun bringing this film festival together for our Whaingaroa community. If you would like to be involved as a volunteer for the next film festival for 2025, please email info@raglanartscentre.co.nz
And finally, a huge thank you to our sponsors for supporting local filmmaking.
Waikato District Creative Communities Scheme, Raglan Community Board, Raglan Living Productions, PureLink, Raglan Lions Club, Raglan Food Co, Waikato Screens NZ, West Coast Plumbing, Overhead Electrical, Christie Carpentry, Julie Hanna Ray White Raglan, Ray White Raglan: Greg Ticklepenny Yana Pemberton, Blair Hanna, Ann Neville: Creative Books, Raglan Community Radio, Raglan Chronicle, Raglan Supervalue and Workshop Brewing – we could not have done this without you all.
RAFFA results
Tamariki
Winner, The Day Karioi Erupted | Jack Brzeski and Flynn Western Arnold TNTEE Studios
Runner Up, Dawn of a Teenager | MacCallum Ongley, Dougal McGregor, Caleb Van Staden, Otto Leigh
Rangatahi
Winner, Pistols at Noon | Hunter Collins and Riley Sullivan
Runner up, First Place | Levi Smith
Open Amateur
First Equal, Jimmy McBean | Liam Pettigrew
Whaingaroa – Whenua Moana Rangi Ahi | Michael Crawforth
Open Professional
Winner, The Hands of a Blue Tale | Elisabeth Denis
Runner Up, He Puaawai | Joe Wilson and Daly Muredach
Special Awards
Cinematography Between Two Worlds | Andrew Duggan and Cian Parker
Screenplay Dawn of a Teenager | Four Great Lads: MacCallum Ongley, Dougal McGregor, Caleb Van Staden, Otto Leigh
Best Actor Jimmy McBean | Liam Pettigrew
Grand Phoenix The Hands of a Blue Tale | Elisabeth Denis
