Datsun
Online
A fourteen-year-old boy, whose Mum plans on selling his deceased Dad’s Datsun, decides to take his best friend and little brother on one last joyride.
- Director
- Mark Albiston
- Time
- 0:15:17
- Country
- New Zealand
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2021
Awards Nominations
New Zealand International Film Festival 2021 - World Premiere, Audience Award
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2022, Mexico - Best International Short Film Fiction Award
São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2022, Brazil - Audience Favourite
Vicoli Corti 2022, Italy - Best Director Award
Visioni Corte Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Film Award (Kiddos Section)
Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2022, New Zealand - Best Cinematographer Award, Best New Zealand Film Award
Cinemagic Film Festival 2022, Northern Ireland - Best Short Film Award, Young Adult Jury
Short Days 2022, Italy - Best Short Film Award
24fps International Short Film Festival 2022, USA - Silver Medal, Best Production Design Award
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2022, Switzerland - Best Film Award, Sparks Competition
IKUSKA, Pasaia Bay International Short Film Festival 2022, Spain - Best Director Award
20minmax International Short Film Festival Ingolstadt 2022, Germany - Best Short Film Award
Lublin Film Festival 2022, Poland - Best Short Film Award, Focus: Emotions
Castellinaria Film Festival 2022, Switzerland - "Oltre le sbarre" Award
Planos Film Festival 2022, Portugal - Special Mention for Mickey Reddish
Zubroffka Short Film Festival 2022, Poland - Best Short Film Award, WHOLE WIDE WORLD International Competition
Director
Mark Albiston
In 2007, his short film “Run” received special distinction (runner up) at the Cannes Film Festival. Follow-up short “The Six Dollar Fifty Man” also received special distinction at Cannes and was a break-out hit on the festival circuit winning best international short at The Sundance Film Festival, Best Short at 2010 Flickerfest festival, Best Drama - Aspen Shortsfest,Silver Spike ? 55th Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain, Best Narrative Short - Middle East International Film Festival, United Arab Emirates, Best Short Film - Vladivostok International Film Festival, Russia, Best International Short Film - La Boca del Lobo Film Festival, Spain and many others.
Albiston premiered his feature film “Shopping” in competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and won a Berlin International Film Festival Grand Prix for gen 14+ .
His latest short film “DATSUN” won people’s choice at the 2021 NZIFF European and North American premiers will be officially announced soon.
He has written his feature “The Wall” currently in development with the NZ Film Commission.
Screening
| Screenings venue | schedule | Online Screenings / Ticket Reservation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Futakotamagawa Rise Studio & Hall | 2023.06.18 [Sun] 11:20 – 13:10 | |
| Venue | Online Grand Theater | 2023.06.26 [Mon] – 2023.07.10 [Mon] | |
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BOOKTicket Reservation
- Venue
- Futakotamagawa Rise Studio & Hall
- Dates
- 2023.06.18 [Sun] 11:20 – 13:10
OnlineScreenings
- Venue
- Online Grand Theater
- Dates
- 2023.06.26 [Mon] – 2023.07.10 [Mon]
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