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Sima Urale, Samoa’s first female filmmaker, has brought touching stories of Pacific peoples to the screen, often from an NZ outsider’s point of view. Urale credits her film success to determination and dealing with social issues close to her heart. Her lauded shorts (O Tamaiti, Still Life) were followed by her 2008 feature debut Apron Strings. Urale is head tutor at Wellington's NZ Film and Television School.
I always strive to make a film that says what I want it to say. If I didn’t have anything to say, I wouldn’t make films.
– Sima Urale
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Director |
2008 |
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Coffee and Allah |
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2007 |
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2003 |
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The Legend of Johnny Lingo |
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2003 |
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2002 |
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2002 - 2003 |
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2002 |
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2002 |
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2001 |
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1998 |
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1997 |
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1997 |
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1996 |
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1996 |
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1995 |
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1993 - 1997 |
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2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Director - Film: for Apron Strings
2008 Hawaii International Film Festival
Best Short Film: Coffee & Allah
2008 'Golden Minbar' International Festival of Muslim Cinema (Russia)
Best Short Film: Coffee & Allah
2004 NZ On Air Music Video Celebration Award
For Sub-Cranium Feeling (King Kapisi)
2001 Montreal Film Festival
Best Short Film: for Still Life
1996 Venice Film Festival
Silver Lion (Runner-Up) for Best Short Film: for O Tamaiti
1996 Chicago International Film Festival
Silver Plaque for Short Film: for O Tamaiti
1996 Asia Pacific Film Festival
Best Short Film: for O Tamaiti
1996 TV Guide New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Short Film: for O Tamaiti