Park Road was in Auckland over the weekend to share in the success of several of the winning projects at the Inaugural Qantas Film and Television Awards.
Tim Prebble, Gethin Creagh, and Park Road’s senior sound mixer Gilbert Lake were recognised with an Achievement in Sound Design for their work on Jonathan King’s Black Sheep.
Robert Sarkies’ Out of the Blue won a host of awards including best picture with a budget over $1 million, best performance by an actor in a leading role (Matthew Sunderland), best performance by an Actor in a supporting role (Karl Urban), best screenplay, best cinematography and best editing.
Composer Jack Body recognised Park Road in his thank you speech when he and fellow composer John Gibson were awarded best original music for their work for Vincent Ward’s Rain of the Children.
Best director for comedy was won by Taika Waititi for his film debut Eagle vs Shark.
The Graffiti of Mr. Tupaia cleaned up in the Short Film Awards by winning best short film, best performance and best screenplay.