October 5, 2024 • 6 mins
Steve Newall joins Francesca Rudkin to talk about the Show Me Shorts film festival, and the APRA Silver Scrolls awards
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talks at b.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
The school holidays and well and truly here and with
so much of the spring weather looking unsettled, what better
thing for the kids to do than read. Wick Calls
currently has buy one, get one half price on all kids' books,
with the same deal on toys, so you can mix
and match a toy with a book. It's also a
great way to get young readers immersed in a series,
(00:33):
as the chance to buy a second book at half
price makes it more affordable. There are lots of terrific
new releases in store to delight young book fans and
to engage even the most reluctant reader. Wick Calls also
have deals on unocard games and Played Home with books, games, puzzles, toys,
gorgeous stationary gifts and buy one, get one half price
on books and toys. There really is something for everyone
(00:56):
at Wikels.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
The Sunday Session.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
You in Hair Me.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
High and Hair Render.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
The language to this, of course, is the voice of
Stan Walker. The song is called I Am and this
is one of the five finalists at the at Prisilver
Scroll and joining me now to talk entertainment is Steve Neil,
editor at Flix Start Code Dot.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
In Ze good morning, good morning.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
So this week, yeah, Apra Silva Scrolls.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Yes, this Tuesday in Wellington at the Saint James Theater
as the Apper Silver Scrolls. This is New Zealand's pre
emminent songwriting award. As are determined by the votes of
New Zealand app remembers. Who are the songwriters, the performers of.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
The new music and do you know where there are songs? Well?
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Yes, yes, And it's an interesting award because it's judged
on the merit of the song rather than like how
big of a hit it was, And so the judging
process are quite interesting. You receive the music, you receive
the lyrics, but you've got to do a bit of
digging before we actually find out who the artist is.
Sort of takes away that, oh, I know who Stan
Walker is. You're looking at the craft. So alongside Walker,
(02:09):
who's nominated for the Silver Scroll, there are songs performed
by mermaidens Skila, Anna Coddington and Georgia Lines. And yes,
it's happening on Tuesday at the Saint James and Wellington.
Posted by Lisa Tomlins and Brett Mackenzie, so fun, good
showers and the offering. I think I think it's pretty
hard to go past that Stan Walker song to be honest, Okay,
but I've got a soft spot for a couple of
(02:30):
the others, particularly Mermaidens I like to Be Alone and
Georgia Lines the Letter, which are a couple of emotional bangers.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Certainly out. We played the Letter just before the news right.
Also kicking off this week, we have the Show Me
Shorts Film Festival, New Zealand's biggest short film festival.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
This is the nineteenth edition of the Oscar Qualifying and
Bafter Qualifying Festival of short Films. This year they've had
over twenty four hundred submissions and the festival kicks off
with opening nights in Auckland on October the tenth, christ
Church on October the eleventh, and Wellington on the sixteenth
of October. It's a really nice way to see shorts
(03:10):
because it's divided into these sort of thematic blocks of content,
so you can go along and see sessions titled things
like Dystopian Dreams, Deeper into Love, Generational Threads, or maybe
more than My kind of Wheelhouse slashers and splatter.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Hey, look, it's kicking off before the school holiday's end.
Is there anything appropriate to They generally do have a family.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
Yeah, there is a far no friendly session there, and
while many of these shorts will be challenging and thematic
matter across the festival, they definitely have an eye for
things that you can go to see with all the
kids as well. So yeah, I'm not sure that some
of the titles I'm about to mention fall into that category.
(03:57):
These are the things that I've been looking forward to seeing.
I was a judge for the Screenplay Award, so I
haven't seen these films, but I have seen them on
the page, so I'm really interested to see they come
to life on screen. The big nominee this year for
awards is Honey Kaha. It's nominated for Best New Zealand Film,
Actor in this case Ta Fenawa, and Director and cinematographer.
(04:20):
The synopsis of this film is when dinner with her
son is ruined by seafood poaches, Honeykha must hunt down
the colonizes who are responsible to bring them to justice.
It's kind of has like a bit of a kind
of a US black exploitation field to it, I think
like a bit of a retro retro vibe. Also Cold Feet,
which is nominated for Best Screenplay, which is a continuous
(04:42):
take following a bride to bee who was having doubts
just before walking down the aisle, which may be relatable
to a bunch of the audience. In Figment Crippled by Loneliness,
a woman has prescribed a drug that gives her an
imaginary friend, but this new relationship becomes more complicated than
she could have imagined. And in pack Rat, which is
one of the best screenplay norms, at a rural New
(05:03):
Zealand paddock party, a fifteen year old girl fights to
keep her place among the pack of boys she has
grown up with. So things can get a bit more
surreal and fantastical. Elsa in the program. But there's a
real kind of good dramatic theft to a bunch of
these nominees.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Fantastic. If we hit online, we'll be able to find
the program.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
Yeah, head over to show me shortstot co dot n
Z and find out when and where it is playing
near you.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Brilliant and it is playing all around the country.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Yes, absolutely, And it doesn't outstay its welcome so I would.
I'll check that out and figure out what you want
to go to. I think these theme sessions are the
best way to engage with the curated content.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Brilliant. Thank you so much. Steve. Will catch up next week.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
Oh I'm not hitting next week.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Oh no, oh, you you're off on summer. You're just
kind of anger around soon, Yes, see you later. Research
into stem cell therapy in relation to type one deep
diabetes is opening up a whole new frontier as to
how we might be able to treat the disease and
other autoimmune diseases. We're going to talk about more about
this with doctor Michelle Dickinson next.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca rud listen
live to News Talks a B from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talks at b.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
The school holidays and well and truly here and with
so much of the spring weather looking unsettled, what better
thing for the kids to do than read. Wick Calls
currently has buy one, get one half price on all kids' books,
with the same deal on toys, so you can mix
and match a toy with a book. It's also a
great way to get young readers immersed in a series,
(00:33):
as the chance to buy a second book at half
price makes it more affordable. There are lots of terrific
new releases in store to delight young book fans and
to engage even the most reluctant reader. Wick Calls also
have deals on unocard games and Played Home with books, games, puzzles, toys,
gorgeous stationary gifts and buy one, get one half price
on books and toys. There really is something for everyone
(00:56):
at Wikels.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
The Sunday Session.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
You in Hair Me.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
High and Hair Render.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
The language to this, of course, is the voice of
Stan Walker. The song is called I Am and this
is one of the five finalists at the at Prisilver
Scroll and joining me now to talk entertainment is Steve Neil,
editor at Flix Start Code Dot.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
In Ze good morning, good morning.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
So this week, yeah, Apra Silva Scrolls.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Yes, this Tuesday in Wellington at the Saint James Theater
as the Apper Silver Scrolls. This is New Zealand's pre
emminent songwriting award. As are determined by the votes of
New Zealand app remembers. Who are the songwriters, the performers of.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
The new music and do you know where there are songs? Well?
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Yes, yes, And it's an interesting award because it's judged
on the merit of the song rather than like how
big of a hit it was, And so the judging
process are quite interesting. You receive the music, you receive
the lyrics, but you've got to do a bit of
digging before we actually find out who the artist is.
Sort of takes away that, oh, I know who Stan
Walker is. You're looking at the craft. So alongside Walker,
(02:09):
who's nominated for the Silver Scroll, there are songs performed
by mermaidens Skila, Anna Coddington and Georgia Lines. And yes,
it's happening on Tuesday at the Saint James and Wellington.
Posted by Lisa Tomlins and Brett Mackenzie, so fun, good
showers and the offering. I think I think it's pretty
hard to go past that Stan Walker song to be honest, Okay,
but I've got a soft spot for a couple of
(02:30):
the others, particularly Mermaidens I like to Be Alone and
Georgia Lines the Letter, which are a couple of emotional bangers.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Certainly out. We played the Letter just before the news right.
Also kicking off this week, we have the Show Me
Shorts Film Festival, New Zealand's biggest short film festival.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
This is the nineteenth edition of the Oscar Qualifying and
Bafter Qualifying Festival of short Films. This year they've had
over twenty four hundred submissions and the festival kicks off
with opening nights in Auckland on October the tenth, christ
Church on October the eleventh, and Wellington on the sixteenth
of October. It's a really nice way to see shorts
(03:10):
because it's divided into these sort of thematic blocks of content,
so you can go along and see sessions titled things
like Dystopian Dreams, Deeper into Love, Generational Threads, or maybe
more than My kind of Wheelhouse slashers and splatter.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Hey, look, it's kicking off before the school holiday's end.
Is there anything appropriate to They generally do have a family.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
Yeah, there is a far no friendly session there, and
while many of these shorts will be challenging and thematic
matter across the festival, they definitely have an eye for
things that you can go to see with all the
kids as well. So yeah, I'm not sure that some
of the titles I'm about to mention fall into that category.
(03:57):
These are the things that I've been looking forward to seeing.
I was a judge for the Screenplay Award, so I
haven't seen these films, but I have seen them on
the page, so I'm really interested to see they come
to life on screen. The big nominee this year for
awards is Honey Kaha. It's nominated for Best New Zealand Film,
Actor in this case Ta Fenawa, and Director and cinematographer.
(04:20):
The synopsis of this film is when dinner with her
son is ruined by seafood poaches, Honeykha must hunt down
the colonizes who are responsible to bring them to justice.
It's kind of has like a bit of a kind
of a US black exploitation field to it, I think
like a bit of a retro retro vibe. Also Cold Feet,
which is nominated for Best Screenplay, which is a continuous
(04:42):
take following a bride to bee who was having doubts
just before walking down the aisle, which may be relatable
to a bunch of the audience. In Figment Crippled by Loneliness,
a woman has prescribed a drug that gives her an
imaginary friend, but this new relationship becomes more complicated than
she could have imagined. And in pack Rat, which is
one of the best screenplay norms, at a rural New
(05:03):
Zealand paddock party, a fifteen year old girl fights to
keep her place among the pack of boys she has
grown up with. So things can get a bit more
surreal and fantastical. Elsa in the program. But there's a
real kind of good dramatic theft to a bunch of
these nominees.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Fantastic. If we hit online, we'll be able to find
the program.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
Yeah, head over to show me shortstot co dot n
Z and find out when and where it is playing
near you.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Brilliant and it is playing all around the country.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Yes, absolutely, And it doesn't outstay its welcome so I would.
I'll check that out and figure out what you want
to go to. I think these theme sessions are the
best way to engage with the curated content.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Brilliant. Thank you so much. Steve. Will catch up next week.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
Oh I'm not hitting next week.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Oh no, oh, you you're off on summer. You're just
kind of anger around soon, Yes, see you later. Research
into stem cell therapy in relation to type one deep
diabetes is opening up a whole new frontier as to
how we might be able to treat the disease and
other autoimmune diseases. We're going to talk about more about
this with doctor Michelle Dickinson next.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca rud listen
live to News Talks a B from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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