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April's film The Last Man on Earth gets top billing and a 5 star review from Jason Coleman of WHY SO BLU? and is then subsequently voted Best Short Film at SCREAMFEST (the largest and longest running horror film festival in the US).

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April's film The Last Man on Earth has been selected to screen in Utah in the Spring of 2021 as part of the FilmQuest international film festival. 

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The curator of Sci-Fi London film festival selected April's film The Last Man on Earth to appear at the Silbersalz Science and Media Festival in Halle, Germany as part of the festival's Wildcard section. "The connection between real science and fiction is essential to hold a mirror up to current socio-political, economic and environmental issues, as well as play with possible outcomes from our choices and the advancement of technology. These short-films have been curated by SCI-FI-LONDON, each chosen to entertain and encourage discussion, to provoke and provide you food-for-thought."

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April's horror screenplay "Rare" has made it to the Top 100 in the Emerging Screenwriters

"Shoot Your Short" competition.

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April's film The Last Man on Earth, will screen at Screamfest in Hollywood, the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States.  The screening will be the film's L.A. Premiere.  The festival usually takes place at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, but due to the pandemic, the festival will have live Drive-In movie showings.  TLMOE will screen on Thursday 8th October.

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April's film "The Last Man on Earth" has received the following awards from the Best Shorts film competition, L.A.

Award of Excellence: Actor: Leading (Shane Bartle as Carter)

Award of Excellence: Actor: Supporting (Duncan Armstrong as Max)

 Award of Excellence: Actress: Leading (Greer Phillips as Annie Harper)

Award of Excellence: Disability Issues (April Phillips)

Award of Excellence Special Mention: Women Filmmakers (April Phillips)

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April's film "The Last Man on Earth" has been awarded with the top prize at the 53rd WorldFest in Houston.  The Special Jury Award.

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April's film "The Last Man on Earth" has been selected for the London Sci-Film Festival.

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April's film "The Last Man on Earth" will screen at the North Hollywood Cinefest in April 2020.

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BEST DIRECTOR; BEST SCI-FI FILM, BEST ORIGINAL STORY 

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We're thrilled to announce that April's latest film "The Last Man on Earth" is an OFFICIAL SELECTION for the FESTIGIOUS film awards.  

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We're thrilled to announce that April's latest film "The Last Man on Earth" is WINNER of the BEST SCI-FI award at the L.A. Film Awards (LAFA) and that April also received an HONORABLE MENTION: DIRECTOR award.

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We're thrilled to announce that April's latest film "The Last Man on Earth" has been selected for the Gold Movie Awards, London.

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We're thrilled to announce that April's latest film "The Last Man on Earth" has garnered 6 awards at the Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles, 2019.  Gold Awards include Best Women Short and Best Supporting Actor for Duncan Armstrong.  Silver Awards are for Best Director (Female) for April Phillips and Best Sci-Fi Short.  Bronze Awards go to April Phillips for Best Original Story and to composer Tane Upjohn-Beatson for Best Original Score.  Congratulations to the cast and crew.

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April's film "Utu Pihikete" was recognised at the 11th Chinese Film Festival in New Zealand and the first Golden Fern Awards at Wellington's stunning Roxy Cinema.  "Utu Pihikete" has previously screened in 3 centres and to tens of thousands of viewers in China at the New Zealand Film Festival in China.

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We're thrilled that our film "The Last Man on Earth" has been judged a Finalist at the prestigious Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival.

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Post production on April's latest film has been completed and the film will now be submitted to the top international and local film festivals.

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The Retro Pack at Circa Theatre, Wellington with "Jazz on Broadway".  Starring April Phillips, Andrew London, James Cameron, Greg Crayford, Oscar Laven.  23 to 27 July.  

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April sings as part of the Wellington Jazz Festival at the Cable Top Eatery, Kelburn, Wellington - jazz tunes with the best views in town.  Free admission.

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April and The Retro Pack perform at Kapiti Playhouse as part of the Wellington Jazz Festival 2019 with a new show, "Jazz on Broadway"

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April is appearing in this one-off variety show at Cable Top Eatery, Wellington for Wing It Productions.  

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April partners up with MC and comedienne Pinky Agnew to bring you a Wellington theatre first - a benefit variety concert to raise funds for fellow actor and friend, Todd Rippon and his wife Pippa while he undergoes chemo.  This concert at Wellington's Circa Theatre is now sold out and features over 40 stars of New Zealand stage and in addition to producing the show, April and Pinky also appear on stage - Pinky as MC and April with her band, The Retro Pack.

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The hit comedy stage show Femme Natale returns to Bats Theatre, Wellington.

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Principal photography on April's new film, sci-fi thriller "The Last Man on Earth" has been completed and now the post production process begins.  Starring Shane Bartle, Greer Phillips and Duncan Armstrong.  Filmed on location at Avalon TV & Film Studios, Wellington, New Zealand.

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April has been awarded Best Director at the Short Film Awards, New York (SOFIES).  Her film "R.E.M." had been nominated in 7 categories including April for best writing, actress and director.  The film was up fabulous competition including the Oscar winning film "The Silent Child".

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April appears in the return season of  Fingal Pollock's sketch comedy show "Femme Natale" at Bats Theatre in Wellington from 3 to 6 July 2018.

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April's film "Utu Pihikete" (writer, co-producer, actress) has been selected to screen at 3 centres in the People's Republic of China, proudly alongside some stellar Kiwi movies.  Congratulations to the cast and crew.

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April appears in Fingal Pollock's sketch comedy show "Femme Natale" at Bats Theatre in Wellington from 23 to 26 May 2018.

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April's film "REM" has received multiple nominations at the Short Film Awards (SOFIES), New York.  Nominations are:  Outstanding Technical Work, Best Editing (Nick Swinglehurst), Best Writing (April Phillips), Best Actress (April Phillips), Best Actor (Chris Ryan), Best Director (April Phillips), Best Narrative Short Film (April Phillips/Godiva Productions).  Fingers crossed!!

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Playwrights Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award 2017 to April Phillips for multiple productions of her plays.

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April's film "REM" is the winner of the Independent Spirit Award at the 2017 Fantastic Planet genre film festival in Sydney.  April attended the red carpet event to accept the award.

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"Blind Eye", April's feature film adaptation of her stage play of the same name, is a finalist in the 2017 Screen Writers' Awards New Zealand (SWANZ) in the Unproduced Screenplay category.

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2 nominations at the Madrid International Film Festival 2017 for Best Lead Actress and Best Original Screenplay for April's short film "REM".  

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Quel honneur.! "REM" will screen at the 21st Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. ""THE MOST IMPORTANT AND PRESTIGIOUS GENRE FILM FESTIVAL ON THIS CONTINENT." - Quentin Tarantino.  April is absolutely thrilled to be selected for this festival.

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April's short film "REM" wins a Platinum REMI Award at the prestigious 50th Worldfest film festival in Houston.

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April's short film "REM" has been awarded an Award for Excellence Special Mention at this year's Indiefest Film Festival Awards.

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April's horror film "Rare" has made it to the semi-finals of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition. There are 30 semifinalists out of a total of 1075 submissions so that's pretty neat.

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April's film "REM" has been selected to screen at the terrifying HORROR HOUND FILM FESTIVAL in Cincinnati, Ohio. HHFF is from Horror Hound Magazine and this organisation is all about HORROR - radio, films, magazines. So it's thrilling that our film has been selected to join other great films in this genre. Special Guests at the festival include actors from "The Walking Dead", "Bates Motel", "Twilight", "American Horror Story", "The Seed of Chucky" and more. Writer/Director April Phillips reluctantly had to decline an invitation to be on the Filmmaker's Panel because of other commitments. 

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At the Ouchy Film Awards, Lausanne, Switzerland, April has been nominated for Best Director for her work on the film "REM".