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Niki Caro's near wordless Sure to Rise was nominated for best short film at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Four years later her ambitious debut feature Memory and Desire was selected for Critics Week at Cannes. Caro followed it with Whale Rider, winner of more than 27 awards and one of New Zealand's most successful films abroad.
I feel I’ve never really had to fight to be a feminist or filmmaker [in NZ]. Stories about girls Pai’s age tend to be about sexual awakening. I wanted to tell the story of how Pai awakens to her own strength and power.
– Niki Caro
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1992 |
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2003 New Zealand Film Awards
Best Film
Best Director: for Whale Rider
Screenplay: for Whale Rider
1999 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards
Best Film: for Memory and Desire
Special Jury Prize: for Memory and Desire
Nominated for Best Director and Screenplay Adaptation: for Memory and Desire
1999 TV Guide Television Awards
Best Drama Script (shared with Rachel Lang): for Jackson's Wharf
1998 Cannes Film Festival
Selected for Critics' Week: for Memory and Desire
1996 Venice Film Festival
Official Selection: Footage
1995 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Commerical: for Dr Martens - Yvette Tattos
1994 Cannes Film Festival
Nominated for Palme d'Or for Best Short Film: for Sure to Rise
1994 NZ Film & Television Awards
Nominated for Best Director and Best Writer: for The Summer the Queen Came
1990 NZ Music Awards
Best Video: Bad Note for a Heart