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White Lies
Film (Trailer and Excerpts) – 2013
2015 Australian and New Zealand Film Festival (France)
Best Actress: Whirimako Black
2014 Balinale International Film Festival (Bali)
Audience Award
2013 Ngā Toa Whakaihuwaka (Māori of the Year) Awards
Arts/Reo/Tikanga Award: Whirimako Black, for White Lies and helping te reo Māori live in the mainstream
2013 WIFTS International Visionary Awards (Women’s International Film & Television Showcase, United States)
Best Director: Dana Rothberg
Best Actress: Antonia Prebble
2013 Rialto Channel NZ Film Awards (The Moas)
Best Production Design: Tracey Collins
Best Makeup Design: Abby Collins, Yolanda Bartram, Vee Gulliver, Andrew Beattie, Main Reactor and Roger Murray
Nominated for Best Screenplay, Actress (Whirimako Black), Supporting Actress (Antonia Prebble), Cinematographer, Costume Design, Editor, Score, Sound and Poster Design
2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Australia)
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress: Whirimako Black
Festivals include
2013 Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema section), African Diaspora Festival (United States), Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (Mexico), Festival Internacional de Cine de San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico)
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