Grounded - Vista Foundation 48Hours National Winner 2025
Check out our grand final winning entry for this years Vista Foundation 48Hours filmmaking competition!
Awards and Nominations
2025 National Champion
Winner for Best Animation (Wellington)
Wellington City Finalist (Regional Top 15)
Winner of Audience Favourite (Wellington heat #4)
One of 10 Winners for the Letterboxd48 Poster Competition
Nominated for Best Animation (Grand Finals)
Nominated for Best Solo/Duo (Grand Finals)
Nominated for Best Director (Wellington)
Nominated for Best Production Design (Wellington)
Nominated for Best Editing (Wellington)
Nominated for Best Sound Design (Wellington)
About the competition
“In 2025, we had 545 teams register for the competition and 469 eligible films submitted. Nationwide there were 178 School teams and 81 Tertiary Teams involved, with 41 teams giving the solo/duo a go!
This year we combined smaller areas from across the country into one mega region - Across Aotearoa. This gave teams an opportunity to compete in a larger pool of competitors, comparable to the Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch Regions.
There were 48 online and in-person heats screenings across the country gathering together filmmakers from each region. We had 51 judges who dedicated their time and their industry experience to the competition.
The 2025 National Judging Panel features an extraordinary lineup of filmmakers, actors, and producers from New Zealand and around the world, including: Sir Peter Jackson, Dame Gaylene Preston, Elijah Wood, Mette-Marie Kongsved, Tim White, Jess Hong, Jasmin McSweeney, Dean Hewison, Sophie Cherry, Nikki Si’ulepa, Peter Salmon, Morgana O’Reilly, and Kathryn Graham.”
Sourced from: www.48hours.co.nz/news/announcing-the-winners-from-the-vista-foundation/
Credits
Director / Animator / Co-Writer: Chris CallusEditor / Sound Designer / Co-Writer: Adam Reynolds
Team: Positive Barry
