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Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory
The Oscar qualified documentary short film ‘Ink and Gold: An Artist’s Journey to Olympic Glory’ is a short form documentary that follows the journey of New Zealand artist and athlete, Zakea Page, winning the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games medal design competition and fulfilling a lifelong dream to perform at the opening ceremonies. It has been Official Selection at 75 Film Festivals since the beginning of 2023, receiving 70 awards to date including 42 Best Film Awards.
The film was shot over the course of one week in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games and weaved together with self-taped footage of Zakea’s younger years as an athlete and artist. Accompanied with interviews of his family, ‘Ink and Gold’ highlights the connection between art and sport in bringing together peoples of diverse cultures and backgrounds to bridge barriers of language and foster connections, mutual understanding, and respect for one another. It also aims to dismantle the requirements of young people to choose between the two.
The story, artwork and design work in the film are a reflection of Mr. Page’s non-traditional upbringing as the child of international teachers and the many different cultures and experiences he was exposed to in New Zealand, Kuwait, Viet Nam, England, Bangladesh and China. These experiences are the foundation for his medal design, entitled “Beauty in Diversity”, to embody the Olympic celebration of respect, friendship and excellence, honouring every athlete's (and in this case, artist’s) journey to the Games.
A poetic and uplifting portrait of a young man looking for connection with humanity combining art and sport in expressive form, Ink and Gold is filled with hope and the limitless possibility of tomorrow.
Awards
2023 Film Festival Official Selection & Awards
77 Official Selections with 71 Awards (including 42 Best Film Awards)
• 4theatre selection (Italy) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Accolade Global Film Competition (CA, USA) - Best Documentary Short & Best Editing Awards
• All That Moves International Film Festival (Brazil) - Best Documentary Short Finalist
• Arte Non Stop Film Festival (Argentina) - Best Documentary Short & Golden Special Recognition to the Artist Awards
• Bahia Independent Cinema Festival (Brazil) - Official Selection
• BCN Sports Film - Barcelona International FICTS Festival (Spain) - Official Selection
• Beausoleil Côte d'Azur International FICTS Festival du Cinéma Sportif (France) - Official Selection
• Boden International Film Festival (Sweden) - Best Documentary Short Semifinalist
• Borrego Springs Film Festival (CA, USA) - Official Selection
• Cambodia Film Festival (Cambodia) - Official Selection
• Canadian Sport Film Festival (Canada) - 'Honourable Mention' Best Documentary Short
• Cannes Continental Film Festival (France) - Official Selection
• Daegu International Film Festival (Republic of Korea) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Dilmun International Film Festival (Bahrain) - Best Documentary Short & Best Poster Awards
• Doha Independent Film Festival (Qatar) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Ekurhuleni International Film Festival-EIFF 23 (South Africa) - Best Documentary Short Nominee
• Emiratis Film Festival (Oman) - Official Selection
• Festival Internacional Cine de América / FICAH (Mexico) - Official Selection
• FICLAPAZ - La Paz International Film Festival (Plurinational State of Bolivia) - Official Selection
• FilmHaus (Germany) - Best Documentary Short Semifinalist
• Film in Focus (Romania) - Best Documentary Short Nominee
• Filmocracy Oscar Qualifying Program (Los Angeles, CA) - Selected Film for Presentation
• First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - by Lift-Off Global Network (UK) - Official Selection
• Golden Nugget International Film Festival (London, UK) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Gulf Tiger International Film Festival (United Arab Emirates) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Gwangju International Film Festival (Republic of Korea) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Havelock International Film Festival (India) - Best Documentary Short, Best Director, Best Editor &
Best Producer Awards
• IndieFEST Film Awards (CA, USA) - Best Documentary Short and Best Editing Awards
• Indo French International Film Festival (India) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Indo Nepal International Film Festival (Nepal) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Indo Singapore International Film Festival (India) - Best Documentary Short, Best Editor & Best Concept Awards
• International Film Festival Belgium (Belgium) - Best Documentary Short Award
• International Moving Film Festival (Iran, Islamic Republic of) - Best Documentary Short Semifinalist
• International Online Web Fest (Italy) - Best Documentary Short, Best Young Director & Best Original Song Awards,
as well as Nominee for Best Editor, Best Cinematographer & Best Sound Design Awards
• International World Film Awards (Slovakia) - Official Selection
• Kurdistan International Independent Film Festival (Iraq) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGobalNetwork (Iraq) - Official Selection
• Lion city International Film Festival (Singapore) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Liverpool Indie Awards // LIA (UK) - Official Selection
• Louisville's International Festival of Film (KY, USA) - Best Sport Film Award
• Lonely Wolf International Film Festival (UK) - Best Documentary Short Quarterfinalist
• Mabig Film Festival (Bavaria, Germany) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Maracay International Film & Video Festival (Venezuela) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Mojo International Film Festival (CA, USA) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Murukas International Film Festival (Peru) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Muscat International Film Festival (Oman) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Muzzle Film Festival (Iraq) - Official Selection
• Nitiin International Film Festival (Malaysia) - 'Audience Choice' Best Documentary Short Award
• NZ Independent Film Festival (New Zealand) - Best New Zealand Short and Audience Choice Awards
• NZ Web Fest (New Zealand) - Best Documentary Short Award & Best Director Nominee
• Osaka International Film Festival (Japan) - Official Selection
• Paris Short Film Festival (France) - Official Selection
• PlanetCinema (Spain) - Best Documentary Cinematography Nominee and Finalist
• Poombukar Independent Film Festival (India) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Qatar Indie Film Festival (Qatar) - ‘Critics Choice’ Best Documentary Short Award
• Rohip International Film Festival (India) - ‘Special Mention’ Best Documentary Short Award
• San Antonio Independent Film Festival (Ecuador) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Santa Dev International Film Festival (India) - Best Documentary Short & Best Editing Awards
• Santiago Festival De Cine Del Mundo (Chile) - Official Selection
• Saudi Arabia International Film Festival (Saudi Arabia) - Best Documentary Short Award
• SENSEI FilmFest (Japan) - Best Documentary Short Nominee
• Serbest International Film Festival (Republic of Moldova) - Best Documentary Short Semifinalist
• Short Shot Fest (Russia) - Official Selection
• South Pacific Film Festival (New Zealand) - Best Editing Award & Quarterfinalist Winner for Best NZ Short
• SPORT MOVIES & TV 2023 - 41st Milano International FICTS Fest (Italy) - FICTS 'Olympic Storytellers' Best Film Award
• Sportfilm Liberec (Czech Republic) - Best Documentary Short Finalist
• Stockholm City Film Festival (Sweden) - Official Selection
• Suwon-Si International Film Festival (Republic of Korea) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Sydney World Fest 2023-2024 (Republic of Korea) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Tekka International Film Festival (Singapore) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Tylos International Film Festival (Bahrain) - Best Documentary Short Award
• Universal Movie Awards (Nigeria) - Official Selection
• Valparaiso Amateur Film Festival (Chile) - Special Mention Award for Excellent Documentary
• Vision Feast Film Festival (New Zealand) - Best Documentary Short Nominee
• Wings1929 International Film Festival (Malaysia) - Best Documentary Short & Best Directing Awards
• Wisdom Tree International Film Festival (India) - Official Selection
Press Gallery
Screenings & Events
Previous events
The South Pacific International Short Film Festival will take place at: Johnny Cash Room, G Block, NMIT on 7.10.23 at 6.30pm 57 Nile Street, Nelson Entry 30min before screening
Louisville's International Festival of Film Screening
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, 800 W. Main St., Louisville
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory screening
Screening schedule of all films https://louisvillefilmfestival.org/schedule-details/
$15 (incudes admission to all films screened on the same day)
The South Pacific International Short Film Festival Winner Screenings
The Bridgeway Cinema, 122 Queen St, Northcote Point, Auckland
The South Pacific International Short Film Festival will take place at: The Bridgeway Cinema on 28.9.23 at 7pm 122 Queen St, Northcote Point, Auckland Entry 30min before screening
The South Pacific International Short Film Festival will take place at: Penthouse Cinema on 23.9.23 at 6pm 205 Ohiro Road, Brooklyn, Wellington Entry 30min before screening
The South Pacific International Short Film Festival Winner Screenings
Lumiere Cinema, 26 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch
The South Pacific International Short Film Festival will take place at: Lumiere Cinema on 21.9.23 at 6pm 26 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Entry 30min before screening
Filmocracy Oscar Qualifying Program 7 Day Theatrical Run
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Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Oscar Qualifying 7 Day Theatrical Run Shorts Block starting at 12 pm each day. 'Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory' is the final presentation in the collection, starting specifically at 12:40pm.
General Admission @ $7.50 each. Senior Weekday Matinee Special (62 & Over) @ 6.00 each
Filmocracy Oscar Qualifying Program 7 Day Theatrical Run
— (PDT, UTC-07) — (PDT, UTC-07)
Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Oscar Qualifying 7 Day Theatrical Run Shorts Block starting at 12 pm each day. 'Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory' is the final presentation in the collection, starting specifically at 12:40pm.
General Admission @ $7.50 each. Senior Weekday Matinee Special (62 & Over) @ 6.00 each
Filmocracy Oscar Qualifying Program 7 Day Theatrical Run
— (PDT, UTC-07) — (PDT, UTC-07)
Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Oscar Qualifying 7 Day Theatrical Run Shorts Block starting at 12 pm each day. 'Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory' is the final presentation in the collection, starting specifically at 12:40pm.
General Admission @ $7.50 each. Senior Weekday Matinee Special (62 & Over) @ 6.00 each
Filmocracy Oscar Qualifying Program 7 Day Theatrical Run
— (PDT, UTC-07) — (PDT, UTC-07)
Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Oscar Qualifying 7 Day Theatrical Run Shorts Block starting at 12 pm each day. 'Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory' is the final presentation in the collection, starting specifically at 12:40pm.
General Admission @ $7.50 each. Senior Weekday Matinee Special (62 & Over) @ 6.00 each
Filmocracy Oscar Qualifying Program 7 Day Theatrical Run
— (PDT, UTC-07) — (PDT, UTC-07)
Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Oscar Qualifying 7 Day Theatrical Run Shorts Block starting at 12 pm each day. 'Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory' is the final presentation in the collection, starting specifically at 12:40pm.
General Admission @ $7.50 each. Senior Weekday Matinee Special (62 & Over) @ 6.00 each
Filmocracy Oscar Qualifying Program 7 Day Theatrical Run
— (PDT, UTC-07) — (PDT, UTC-07)
Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Oscar Qualifying 7 Day Theatrical Run Shorts Block starting at 12 pm each day. 'Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory' is the final presentation in the collection, starting specifically at 12:40pm.
General Admission @ $7.50 each. Senior Weekday Matinee Special (62 & Over) @ 6.00 each
Filmocracy Oscar Qualifying Program 7 Day Theatrical Run
— (PDT, UTC-07) — (PDT, UTC-07)
Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Oscar Qualifying 7 Day Theatrical Run Shorts Block starting at 12 pm each day. 'Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory' is the final presentation in the collection, starting specifically at 12:40pm.
General Admission @ $7.50 each. Senior Weekday Matinee Special (62 & Over) @ 6.00 each
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