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• 8th NZCS Awards for cinematography entries

  • Start
    13 Jun 2025
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    12:01 AM
  • End
    13 Jul 2025
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    11:59 PM

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  NZCS Awards 2025

  Excellence in Cinematography

  The 8th New Zealand Cinematographer Awards shines a spotlight on the craft, creativity, and talent behind the wide ranging and world-class cinematography in Aotearoa. 

  This year you will see more opportunities to cinematographers at all stages of their careers with an extended AL Guildford Awards for emerging cinematographers. With each entrant limited to one award per category the podium is further opened to a wider range of cinematographers. 

  The media submission process is now quicker and easier, along with other refinements. Be sure to read the Guide to the Awards page and Guide to Categories page to get the details before you begin.

  Earning a Gold, Silver, or Bronze NZCS Award is a mark of distinction and a career milestone recognised on IMDB. Multiple awards can be given in each category, so that excellence is recognised across budgets and production scales.

  To enter, you need to be a member of NZCS but you may join prior to entering. 

  How to enter

  1. Ensure your productions were released between 1 January 2023 and 13 June 2025.
  2. Choose the category. 
  3. Register each entry.
  4. Submit your media submission by the closing date on 13 July 2025. 

  Join us on 18 October for a night of storytelling, recognition, and celebration at the NZCS Awards Gala. Tickets on sale from September. 

  
  

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  The Xytech Group is Xytech Film Rentals, EMP Digital Technologies (EMP), X3 Studios and X3:XR.

  
  

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