TVNZ cameraman Jared Mason has come up trumps in the Qantas Film and Television Craft Awards, bagging the Best News Camera title for his work on ONE News and Close Up.
The Craft Awards celebrate outstanding technical expertise in categories including cinematography, make-up design, costume design, camerawork, editing, music, production design and sound design.
The Craft Awards follow the merger this year of the New Zealand Screen Awards and New Zealand Television Awards.
Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand executive director and organising committee member, Anna Cahill, said a separate Craft Awards ceremony was held because of the growth of the New Zealand film and television industries.
"The awards recognise that the expertise, passion, tenacity and determination of our people are integral to our industries' work being a success at home and internationally."
The red carpet will be rolled out in the Winter Garden at
Auckland's historic Civic Theatre on Saturday night for the main
Qantas Film and Television Awards. The Awards ceremony will be
attended by more than 1,000 guests from the world of film and
television.
Jared's winning stories:
Close Up - School of Hard Knocks
Hawke's Bay boys school is sick of what it calls the "PC nonsense"
and has decided to do something about it. Close Up took an
inside look at Hereworth School in Havelock North.
Click here to watch video
ONE News - Protest
More than 35 police were called in to tackle a crowd of
angry protesters outside the Labour Party's annual conference in
Auckland.
Click here to watch the Protest video
For a full list of Craft Award winners Click
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The remaining 36 categories will be announced at a
ceremony on Saturday night.
