THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE OSCARS

'The Six Dollar Fifty Man' won the best drama award at the Aspen Shortsfest in the USA on the 12th of April and was awarded the excellence award by the LA BAFTA association as part of its selection at the Aspen shortsfest.

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IN OTHER NEWS:

Five Finger Films, the specialist film company which was born out of the success of 'The Six Dollar Fifty Man', has been selected as a finalist for 'The Wellington Gold Awards' being held on the 19th of May 2010.

'The Six Dollar Fifty Man' won the prize for best international short film at the prestigious Sundance film festival in Park City, Utah.

Click HERE to read an article by IndieWire "Kiwi Shorts: New Zealand Filmmakers conquor Sundance, take aim at Berlin"

Click HERE to watch a short clip on 'Nightline', made by Mark Abliston and Louis Sutherland, about their experience at the Sundance festival.

The Gravy series !V Episodes I - XIII are available now on TVNZ click here to watch.

'The Six Dollar Fifty Man' won the 'Cooper Award' for 'Best Short Film' at the 19th Flickerfest International Film Festival in Bondi, Sydney.

The highly anticipated 'Blue Water, Black Magic' exhibition opened at the New Zealand National Maritime Museum in Auckland featuring Sticky Pictures documentary 'Blakey'.

'The Six Dollar Fifty Man' wins the 'Black Pearl Award' for best narrative short at the Middle East International Film Festival.

'The Six Dollar Fifty Man' wins its three categories at the Qantas Film and Television Awards.

'El Hombre Sei Cincuenta' aka 'The Six Dollar Fifty Man' wins Best Film at the biggest and most prestigious short film festival in Mexico: Expresion en Corto.

Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland's second short film 'The Six Dollar Fifty Man' wins Special Distinction at the Cannes Film Festival.

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