NEWs
July 2025
Pack Rat has been accepted to the 73rd Melbourne International Film Festival! Screening in the Accelerator Programme and the Oscar®-qualifying short film competition
May 2025
Pack Rat has been accepted to the 50th Odense International Film Festival! Screening in the Oscar®-qualifying International Short Film competition
Pack Rat has been accepted to the 25th deadCenter Film Festival! Screening in the Oscar®-qualifying Live Action Short Film competition.
APRIL 2025
Actor, DeeDee Comet wins the Special Jury Award for Rising Star for Pack Rat at the RiverRun International Film Festival.
“DeeDee Comet delivers a profound, nuanced performance in PACK RAT, solidifying herself as a gifted young actress on the rise with a captivating onscreen presence and powerful command of character. “
– The Jury
Pack Rat has been accepted to the 34th Curta Cinema – Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival! Screening in the Oscar®-qualifying International Short Film competition.
MARCH 2025
Pack Rat has been accepted to the 49th Atlanta Film Festival! Screening in the Oscar®-qualifying Narrative Short Film competition.
Pack Rat has been accepted to the 19th Dallas International Film Festival! Screening in the Oscar®-qualifying Narrative Short Film competition.
Pack Rat has been accepted to the Oscar®-qualifying 27th RiverRun International Film Festival.
November 2024
DP, Ryan Alexander Lloyd wins GOLD for Pack Rat at the Australian Cinematographers Society Awards.
OCTOBER 2024
Lucy wins Best Screenplay for Pack Rat at Show Me Shorts film festival.
“Pack Rat is an insightful coming of age, always clear in its intent without being ham-fisted. The characters are well-established and relatable. The stakes feel familiar and authentic to growing up in Aotearoa."
– Steve Newall & Steve Barr, Best Screenplay Jury
Pack Rat Screens across Aotearoa, playing for its home grown audience at Show Me Shorts - New Zealand’s only Oscar®-qualifying film festival.