Earlier this year, in a task to find the next great filmmaker, a competition was launched called Your Big Break. The task was to capture the spirit of New Zealand in a three-minute short film. Sir Peter Jackson (like we need to explain who this is) judged the entries, and multi Academy Award winner Barrie Osborne (American movie producer turned Kiwi) produced the five finalist screenplays.

We at the office think they are fantastic and typify New Zealand culture down to a T! Check them out here.

The winner was Working Day by Andres Borghi from Argentina but it must have been a very hard decision.

Share your thoughts. What is your favorite? Is this how you remember New Zealand? Or is it of the Mirror Lakes pictured right? Does it make you want to come see New Zealand with us next year?