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"MAKO" short film at New Zealand International Film Festival 2023
12 June 2023
The Samoan language short film "Mako" that April worked on as co-writer and acting coach has been selected for the Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts selection of the New Zealand International Film Festival (July-August 2023)

"The Haka" film heading to Cannes
Having reached nearly 1 million views across YouTube and Facebook, WWI set short film "The Haka" (co-written by April and director Isaac Lee) has been selected for the highly regarded Cinema des Antipodes Cannes Cinephiles which runs from 6-17 July, and the 23rd Festival des Antipodes, Saint-Tropez 13-17 October 2021.

HUMANITARIAN AWARD - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
April is humbled and incredibly grateful to be the winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award in the annual BEST SHORTS COMPETITION HUMANITARIAN AWARDS 2020. The award is for her film "The Last Man on Earth" which focuses on the value of people with disabilities in a sci-fi setting. The goal of the Humanitarian Award is to honor filmmakers who are bringing awareness to issues of Ecological, Political, Social Justice, Health and Wellness, Animals, Wildlife, Conservation and Spiritual importance. Each year Best Shorts bestows a Humanitarian Award to a deserving filmmaker who is committed to making a difference in the world and tells the story with outstanding filmmaking craft.

HUMANITARIAN AWARD NOMINATION
April is humbled and incredibly grateful to be a nominee for the Best Shorts Film Competition Annual Humanitarian Awards for her film "The Last Man on Earth" which focuses on the value of people with disabilities in a sci-fi setting. The goal of the Humanitarian Award is to honor filmmakers who are bringing awareness to issues of Ecological, Political, Social Justice, Health and Wellness, Animals, Wildlife, Conservation and Spiritual importance. Each year Best Shorts bestows a Humanitarian Award to a deserving filmmaker who is committed to making a difference in the world and tells the story with outstanding filmmaking craft.

AWARD NOMINATION
April is thrilled that FilmQuest has nominated her for the Minerva Award 2020. This award is made to a female filmmaker/duo/group whose work embodies the advancement of the voice and empowerment of the female filmmaker in genre cinema today. Must have been a film directed, written, and/or produced by the same female filmmaker.