New Zealand short film Das Tub has won Best Short Film at the Aspen Shortsfest in Colorado.
Das Tub was directed by Media Design School’s 3D course leader James Cunningham and animated by Advanced 3D students Rupert Ashton, Priyan Jayamaha, Jonathan Hagan, Andrew Junying Xu and Kirsten Dale Pretorius. The film features Kiwi actors Craig Hall and Gareth Reeves, and was written by one of M2 Magazine's staff writers and acclaimed NZ screenwriter Nick Ward.
The win means that Das Tub now qualifies to be considered for the Oscars.
Another critically acclaimed New Zealand film, The Six Dollar Fifty Man, won Best Drama at Aspen Shortsfest last year. The Six Dollar Fifty Man went on to make the Oscars shortlist this year.