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The Graffiti of Mr Tupaia
Short Film (Full Length) – 2008
2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Best Short Film
Best Screenplay: Paul Stanley Ward
Performance - Short Film: Rawiri Paratene
2008 Interfilm Short Film Festival (Germany)
Best Film Against Violence and Intolerance
2008 In The Bin Film Festival (Australia)
Best Cinematographer: Ginny Loane
2008 Locarno Film Festival (Switzerland)
Nominated for Leopard of Tomorrow (Best Short Film)
Festivals include
2008, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Montreal, New Zealand, International Festival of Documentary and Short Film (Spain), Hof (Germany), Uppsala (Sweden), 2009 Seattle, Wairoa Māori Film Festival, Show Me Shorts (NZ)
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