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Two Cars, One Night

Short Film (Full Length) – 2003

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2005 Academy Awards
Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film

2004 Berlin Film Festival
Best Short Film – Panorama Section

2004 Aspen Film Festival (United States)
Best Drama

2004 Oberhausen Film Festival (Germany)
Prize of the Cinema Jury

2004 Drifting Clouds International Film Festival (New Zealand)
Best Editing: Owen Ferrier-Kerr

2004 Newport Film Festival (United States)
Jury Prize

2004 Hamburg Short Film Festival
Best Short Film

2004 Seattle Film Festival
Best Short Film

2004 Melbourne International Film Festival
Best Live Action Short Film

2004 National Geographic's All Roads Festival
Audience Award

2004 AFI Los Angeles Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize for Best International Short Film

2003 New Zealand Film Awards
Best Script: Taika Waititi
Best Performance: Rangi Ngamoki
Best Technical Contribution: Adam Clark (for his Cinematography)

Nominated for Best Short Film