Free: SPECIAL EVENT “From Hell to Hollywood” in Tāmaki Makaurau
Proudly brought to you by Leica New Zealand’
From Hell to Hollywood tells the incredible story of Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photographer Nick Ut, whose photo, The Terror of War, is credited with bringing an end to the Vietnam War. Ut was just 21 when he shot the prize-winning photo, and the film includes exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage of this seminal moment in history. After the fall of Saigon, Ut was transferred to the A.P.’s Los Angeles bureau where he went on to cover earthquakes, riots, fires and celebrity trials for the next 40 years, before retiring in 2017. In this unprecedented biographical portrait, this legendary photojournalist finally tells his most compelling story of all… his own.
Join us for this special event, which will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Jon Kroll and Scott Templeton, along with the subject of the film, Nick Ut, who is making his first trip to New Zealand for this unforgettable event. The panel will be moderated by filmmaker Robyn Paterson with Dakota Brown from Leica.
Among the many Pulitzer Prize winners interviewed is New Zealand’s own Peter Arnett who was in the news room when Nick brought home the now-iconic image.
In September 2012, Nick Ut was inducted into the Leica Hall of Fame for his work in photojournalism.
Date: Friday 6th December
Time: 5.30PM arrival for 6PM sharp screening
Location: The Capitol Cinema
WIFT and NZCS members are free with a plus one, and Leica special guests free.
Can you believe it's that time of year again?! I bet you can because that's how Christmas likes to arrive...Unfashionably early, sooner than expected! The great news is we get to party and celebrate the highs and lows of the year been, together!
SAVE THE DATE:
Christchurch: 1 December 2024 BOOK HERE
Wellington: 4 December 2024 BOOK HERE
Auckland: 11 December 2024 BOOK HERE
Join Kathy McRae for an insightful talk with innovative costume designer Barbara Darragh, the winner of the 2024 WIFT Great Southern Film & Television Award for Outstanding Contribution to the NZ Screen Industry!
Barbara Darragh is an accomplished New Zealand costume designer known for her extensive work in feature films and television. She gained significant recognition with her Emmy nomination for the US Starz series Spartacus, filmed in New Zealand from 2010 to 2013. Darragh also designed costumes for Rob Tapert's telemovies for Hercules and contributed to notable projects like The Dead Lands (2014) and Ash vs Evil Dead (2015-2018). Her award-winning work includes costumes for River Queen (2006) and The End of the Golden Weather (1992), as well as contributions to films like Bridge to Terabithia and The Frighteners. More recent projects include The Royal Treatment (2022), the interactive rom-com Choose Love (2023) for Netflix, and the series Dark City: The Cleaner (2023).
Darragh is also focused on preserving New Zealand’s costume history through her costume rental company, which offers original pieces for designers and stylists. She continues to work on various projects, including a reboot of Spartacus titled House of Asher, set for 2025.
This conversation will explore:
· The creative process and inspirations that drive her approach to character development through clothing in film.
· How she balances the collaborations with directors, actors, and other creative HODs to ensure costume enhances the story.
· How she has navigated historical accuracy and artistic interpretation when designing costumes for stories set in different time periods or locations.
· In an ever-evolving industry, how does she stay ahead of trends while maintaining a unique artistic voice and vision in her work?
· What challenges and triumphs has she experienced throughout her career journey, and what valuable lessons have she learned along the way?
Date: Wednesday 20 November 2024
Time: 6-8pm (6:00pm drinks for a 6:30pm start),
Location: 129 Park Rd, Miramar, Wellington
Facilitator: Kathy McRae is an accomplished director known for her impactful work in documentary and television. Her feature documentary Pacific Mother garnered significant recognition at the 2023 Doc Edge Festival, winning multiple awards, including Best NZ Director. Prior to that, her short documentary Water Baby became a sensation, amassing over 7 million views. With a diverse background in acting and theatre, Katherine has also directed popular television series such as Shortland Street, Nothing Trivial, Go Girls, and Filthy Rich. Her 2014 short film Abandon Ship, adapted from a Kirsten McDougall story, was showcased at prestigious festivals like TIFF Kids and the LA International Women’s Film Festival
Join this vibrant discussion to discover the art of Costume Design with one of Aotearoa's finest and enhance your creative journey!
WIFT members free; non-members $20 ; students $10 - includes wine and nibbles.
Join Leanne Pooley for an insightful talk with innovative costume designer Barbara Darragh, the winner of the 2024 WIFT Great Southern Film & Television Award for Outstanding Contribution to the NZ Screen Industry.
Barbara Darragh is an accomplished New Zealand costume designer known for her extensive work in feature films and television. She gained significant recognition with her Emmy nomination for the US Starz series Spartacus, filmed in New Zealand from 2010 to 2013. In 2013, she worked on Beyond The Edge, directed by Leanne Pooley. Darragh also designed costumes for Rob Tapert's telemovies for Hercules and contributed to notable projects like The Dead Lands (2014) and Ash vs Evil Dead (2015-2018). Her award-winning work includes costumes for River Queen (2006) and The End of the Golden Weather (1992), as well as contributions to films like Bridge to Terabithia and The Frighteners. More recent projects include The Royal Treatment (2022), the interactive rom-com Choose Love (2023) for Netflix, and the series Dark City: The Cleaner (2023).
Darragh is also focused on preserving New Zealand’s costume history through her costume rental company, which offers original pieces for designers and stylists. She continues to work on various projects, including a reboot of Spartacus titled House of Asher, set for 2025.
This conversation will explore:
· The creative process and inspirations that drive her approach to character development through clothing in film.
· How she balances the collaborations with directors, actors, and other creative HODs to ensure costume enhances the story.
· How she has navigated historical accuracy and artistic interpretation when designing costumes for stories set in different time periods or locations.
· In an ever-evolving industry, how does she stay ahead of trends while maintaining a unique artistic voice and vision in her work?
· What challenges and triumphs has she experienced throughout her career journey, and what valuable lessons have she learned along the way?
Date: Wednesday 13 November 2024
Time: 6-8pm (6:00pm drinks for a 6:30pm start),
Location: Click Studios, 525 Rosebank Rd.
Facilitator: Leanne Pooley is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with over 25 years of experience. She has directed films globally, winning numerous accolades, including Best Documentary at TIFF. In 2011, she was recognized as a New Zealand Arts Laureate, and in 2017, she became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her contributions to documentary filmmaking. She is also a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Leanne collaborated with Barbara Darragh on the 2013 feature documentary BEYOND THE EDGE, about the conquest of Everest. Her recent works include Dame Valerie Adams: MORE THAN GOLD, which tells the inspiring story of the Olympic champion, and Beyond Conversion, focusing on the ban of conversion practices in Aotearoa. She also directed FIGHTBACK – JOSEPH PARKER, an intimate look at the heavyweight boxer's journey. In 2020, she released two feature films: THE GIRL ON THE BRIDGE, about suicide survivor Jazz Thornton, and WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT A.I., which examines the risks and benefits of Artificial General Intelligence.
Join this vibrant discussion to discover the art of Costume Design with one of Aotearoa's finest and enhance your creative journey!
WIFT members free; non-members $20 ; students $10 - includes wine and nibbles.
Join musician and one of New Zealand’s first women film composers Jan Preston (Home By Christmas, My Year With Helen) for a fun in-depth exploration into the role of the film composer, music and dramaturgy, and how this can make or break films!
Using examples from her award-winning work and others, she will delve into:
· What can music add to screen stories?
· How does the composer interpret the director’s brief?
· How does the composer invent unique music for different genres of film?
· Is it the same process for all genres such as big budget action drama, intimate arthouse or comedy?
Jan Preston is an award-winning film composer who has composed music for hundreds of films and TV shows for more than 40 years. Some of her compositions have included the theme to Australian Story, the ABC drama series Bastard Boys and documentary series Australian Dynasties and, closer to home, the critically acclaimed films Home By Christmas and My Year With Helen. As one of New Zealand’s first female composers she was also the musical director for Red Mole Theatre Troupe and has composed music for Limbs dance group.
Date: Wednesday 30 October
Time: 6-8pm (6:00pm drinks for a 6:30pm start)
Location: Envy Studios, Level 2, 55 Anzac Avenue, Auckland City
WIFT members free; non-members $20 cash; includes wine and nibbles.
BOOK YOUR SPOT HERE
Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga – NZ Film Commission
You are all aware of changes to the team and strategy at the NZ Film Commission. Now it is time to hear the facts from the team itself. Annie Murray, Chief Executive Officer, Ainsley Gardiner, Head of Funding and members of the Leadership team, long-standing and new, will take you through the new strategic direction for the Commission, telling you exactly who is doing what, who your contacts should be, changes to the funding model, and what plans are for the year ahead for the new team.
2025 will be upon us imminently! Here's the perfect way to understand where the opportunities are, and who to deal with at Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga as we look forward to a new year.
Date: 9th October, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM The workshop will start at 5:30 PM sharp.
Venue: 129 Park Rd. Miramar, Wellington
WIFT Members and Ngā Aho Whakaari Members are FREE. Non-members: $20. Students: $10.
***Includes wine and nibbles!
If you have any questions about the event, email us at office@wiftnz.org.nz
Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga – NZ Film Commission
You are all aware of changes to the team and strategy at the NZ Film Commission. Now it is time to hear the facts from the team itself. Annie Murray, Chief Executive Officer, and Ainsley Gardiner, Head of Funding, will take you through the new strategic direction for the Commission, telling you exactly who is doing what, who your contacts should be, changes to the funding model, and what plans are for the year ahead for the new team.
2025 will be upon us imminently! Here's the perfect way to understand where the opportunities are, and who to deal with at Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga as we look forward to a new year.
Date: 8th October, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM - The workshop will start at 5:00 PM sharp.
Venue: Screen CanterburyNZ, BNZ Centre, Level 3, 101 Cashel Street
WIFT Members and Ngā Aho Whakaari Members are FREE.
Non-members: $20. Students: $10.
Includes wine and nibbles!
If you have any questions about the event, email us at office@wiftnz.org.nz
Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga – NZ Film Commission
You are all aware of changes to the team and strategy at the NZ Film Commission. Now it is time to hear the facts from the team itself. Annie Murray, Chief Executive Officer, Ainsley Gardiner, Head of Funding and members of the Leadership team, long-standing and new, will take you through the new strategic direction for the Commission, telling you exactly who is doing what, who your contacts should be, changes to the funding model, and what plans are for the year ahead for the new team.
2025 will be upon us imminently! Here's the perfect way to understand where the opportunities are, and who to deal with at Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga as we look forward to a new year.
Date: 2 October, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:15 PM (Note the earlier start time) The workshop will start at 6:15 PM sharp.
Venue: CLICK STUDIOS (home of the WIFT office), 525 Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland
WIFT Members and Ngā Aho Whakaari Members are FREE.
Non-members: $20. Students: $10.
Includes wine and nibbles!
If you have any questions about the event, email us at office@wiftnz.org.nz
Been talked over in a meeting? Struggled to negotiate your contract? Feel undervalued? Hate conflict?
In this hands-on workshop, Dr Jo Cribb will share practical negotiation and conflict resolution strategies as well as important insights on attitudes to money and pay gaps. You will leave with practical tips and tricks for tackling your next contract negotiations.
Date: 14th September
Time: 1 PM - 5 PM, includes late afternoon networking drinks.
Venue: National Academy of Screen Arts cinema, Dominion Museum Building, Tokomaru, Block 10, Massey University, Wellington
The ticket price is $10 each. Spaces are limited. This event is for WIFT members and Massey students only.
Jo is a consultant and professional director with a focus on gender and diversity. She was the previous Chief Executive of the Ministry for Women, and co-founder of the Mind the Gap campaign advocating for pay gap reporting. Recent assignments include evaluating Sport NZ's gender equity in governance policy, leading sessions at APEC 2023 on gender equality in customs and border agencies, working with the New Zealand Defence Force's leadership team on the gender diversity of the forces, and completing a gender analysis of immigration policy.
In 2020, she co-authored the book Take Your Space: Successful Women Share their Secrets; the aim of which is to support women and girls to advance themselves. All proceeds from the book will be donated to The Aunties and Otara Blue Light programme to support young women leaders. Jo has also extensively researched the future of work and the result was the 2018 and 2024 second edition co-authored book Don't Worry About the Robots: How to Survive and Thrive in the New World of Work which provides an accessible synthesis of the trends in technology that are impacting on work and practical tools for future-proofing careers.
In 2016 she was a finalist in the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards and in 2021 won the Women in Governance Community Award from Governance New Zealand.
Jo is the proud mother of two, owns a small vineyard in Martinborough and distills her own gin.
We are thrilled to announce this special intensive workshop with Emmy Award-winning TV producer Jon Kroll in Dunedin!
In this one-day seminar, producer Jon Kroll will take you on a deep dive into the world of international factual production. Jon has worked in more than 70 countries on shows like the Emmy-winning Amazing Race, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins, Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper and Appetite for Adventure with Moe Cason.
Making these shows is both fun and rewarding, and the execution of them involves unique challenges, including language barriers, currency fluctuations, permitting, equipment carnets, unpredictable weather, insurance, diseases, safety, casting, scouting and travel delays. Jon will take participants on a journey from the first network country pitch to the final sound mix, and by the end you’ll be ready to take on the world!
This jam-packed workshop will inspire you to think outside-the-box, while giving you tools to implement your dreams - into reality!
Date: Saturday, 31st August
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: NHNZ Worldwide, 79 Stuart Street (which is lower Stuart Street), Central Dunedin
Cost: Members $20. Non-members $40. Students $10.
Coffee, tea and biscuits provided. Bring your own lunch.
We are thrilled to announce this special intensive workshop with Emmy Award-winning TV producer Jon Kroll in Queenstown!
In this one-day seminar, producer Jon Kroll will take you on a deep dive into the world of international factual production. Jon has worked in more than 70 countries on shows like the Emmy-winning Amazing Race, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins, Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper and Appetite for Adventure with Moe Cason.
Making these shows is both fun and rewarding, and the execution of them involves unique challenges, including language barriers, currency fluctuations, permitting, equipment carnets, unpredictable weather, insurance, diseases, safety, casting, scouting and travel delays. Jon will take participants on a journey from the first network country pitch to the final sound mix, and by the end you’ll be ready to take on the world!
This jam-packed workshop will inspire you to think outside-the-box, while giving you tools to implement your dreams - into reality!
Date: Sunday, 25 August
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Te Atamira – Building 11, Dart House, Remarkables Park Town Centre 12 Hawthorne Drive, Frankton – PUĀWAI ROOM.
Cost: Members $20. Non-members $40. Students $10.
Coffee, tea and biscuits provided. Bring your own lunch.
Come celebrate the official opening night of We Were Dangerous with special guests in attendance!
Don't miss this very special WIFT NZ screening of this film on the opening night of its theatrical release! Described as ‘a joyous and triumphant story of rebellion’. Masterfully directed, beautifully shot, tightly edited, with the perfect cast, we will guarantee that you will love this film!
The screening will be followed by a conversation with director, Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, DOP María Inés Manchego, three stars from the film, Rima Te Wiata, Erana James, and Nathalie Morris, in discussion with Armagan Ballantyne about navigating a short rehearsal period, wide-ranging experience in the cast, and challenging locations.
In 1954 New Zealand, Nellie and Daisy attempt to escape an institution for delinquent girls, however, not only are they caught, it triggers a relocation to a facility on a remote island. The duo become a trio as well-to-do Lou joins them, and life on the island takes shape under the command of devout Matron.
Get your tickets today to attend this screening and take part in this rare opportunity to hear from the lead creatives themselves!
We Were Dangerous is written by Maddie Dai, produced by Morgan Waru, and Polly Fryer, and executive produced by Carthew Neal. See below for an extensive list of more WIFT contributors!
We Were Dangerous was this year's NZIFF Opening Night film and was awarded the Special Jury Award for Filmmaking in the Narrative Feature Competition at SXSW!
Rialto Cinema, Newmarket
Thursday 22 August 2024
6.30PM
Members $22, Non-members $30 - All ticket holders will receive a glass of bubbles.
Click here to view the trailer.
Line Producer: Amanda Jenkins
Art Director: Michelle Crowley
Set Decoration: Sadie Wilson
Casting: Kate McGill
Colourist: Clare Burlinson
Production Assistant: Chelsea Bridges
Production Assistant: Gill Weavers
Production Coordinator: Penny Westwood
Come see this fabulous film, created by an incredible team of fellow WIFT members!
Let's celebrate!
On Thursday, 8th August, following the screening of Black Box Diaries (*at 4:15 PM at The Lighthouse Cinema*), walk on over to the venue of Southern Cross in Te Aro, for a special Q & A with Japanese director, Shiori Ito, in conversation with Gwen Issac and Missy Molloy. This will be one illuminating and activating conversation. Don't miss it! Cash bar. Free event. Nibbles provided.
This event is a collaborative effort between WIFT, NZIFF, Japan Aotearoa Film Exchange Program and Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington.
Location: Southern Cross, in The Guest Room
Date & Time: 8th August, 6:00 PM
When 28-year-old aspiring journalist Shiori Ito goes public in May 2017 with her rape allegation against a well-known media figure and biographer of then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, she feels she has no other choice but to try to change Japan’s antiquated sexual assault laws. In a society where speaking up on such matters is considered shameful, her press conference shocks the public.
Directed by Ito herself, Black Box Diaries captures her tumultuous, heart-wrenching, and ultimately triumphant journey, going behind the headlines to reveal what has been like to walk in her shoes. It reveals the toll that politics, media, and technology takes on the humanity of individuals. Being both a victim and a journalist, the documentary shows that Ito did this to not only create a great social change, but to keep herself alive.
Gwen Isaac is a documentary and factual filmmaker. Her most recent feature film, Ms. Information, was selected for Whanau Marāma 2023 (NZ International Film Festival) and FIFO Tahiti 2024.
Missy Molloy is Senior Lecturer in film at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. With specializations in women’s, alternative and activist cinemas, she has written widely on women filmmakers, including Lucrecia Martel, Susanne Bier and Jane Campion.
This is a special screening for WIFT members, and is also open to non-WIFT members, so bring your family and friends!!!! The screening will be followed with a short Q and A...
Bookworm is produced by WIFT members Emma Slade (Uproar, Mister Organ), Roxi Bull (Uproar, The Justice of Bunny King), Victoria Dabbs (Uproar, Sunshine on Leith), Mette-Marie Kongsved (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Come to Daddy) and line produced by Amanda Jenkins
Amid a family crisis, a washed-up American illusionist (Elijah Wood) and his long-estranged precocious daughter (Nell Fisher) venture into the New Zealand wilderness in search of a mythical black panther.
Nationally beloved Critic, Presenter and Reporter, Kate Rodger will host a short Q&A with producers and WIFT members - Roxi Bull and Emma Slade following the film.
Book your seats for Sunday August 4th at 4:00 PM, at the Bridgeway Cinema, 122 Queen Street in Northcote, Auckland 0627.
Don't miss this - Book your ticket now!
$20 WIFT members, $25 non – members, children $12.
** YOUR TICKET PRICE INCLUDES BUBBLES** (popcorn, and/or a non-alcoholic beverage option)
Film festivals have been a vital platform for filmmakers to showcase their stories to international audiences and nurture career connections. How can we make them work for us at all levels of our filmmaking career?Join this in-depth conversation on the essentials of festival strategies and marketing materials with Jasmin McSweeney, Sandra Kailahi, and Jill Macnab, moderated by Alex Reed.
Panelists:
Sandra Kailahi, Film Producer, Writer, Author and Playwright (Kingston Productions)
Jasmin McSweeney, Head of Sales and Acquisitions for New Zealand, Umbrella Entertainment
Jill Macnab, General Manager, Vendetta Films
With moderator, Alex Reed, owner and lead producer at Bloom Pictures
Our panel will delve into key topics such as:
Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM - doors open at 6:00 pm, event starts at 6:30 pm.
Location: Click Studios, 525 Rosebank Rd, 2nd Level.
WIFT NZ members FREE, non-members $20, students $10, includes wine and nibbles.
Film festivals have long served as essential platforms for filmmakers to present their stories to global audiences and foster professional connections. But how can we leverage these opportunities at every stage of our filmmaking journey? Join us at this WIFT NZ workshop to hear insights from our experienced panel.
Facilitator: Robin Laing, Producer
Panellists:
Libby Hakaraia, Kaitaki Pūrākau, Storytelling Leader, Māoriland Productions
Jasmin McSweeney, Head of Sales and Acquisitions for New Zealand, Umbrella Entertainment
Jill Macnab, General Manager, Vendetta Films
Our panel will delve into key topics such as:
Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Location: 129 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington
WIFT NZ members FREE, non-members $20, students $10, includes wine and nibbles.
Celebrating Women in Camera
Join WIFT for an enlightening exploration through the lens of women in camera. Join these talented women, Cinematographers Tammy Williams, and Nani Conforte with 1st AC Kirsten Green, Moderated by Managing Director of FAT Lighting, Tracey Cochrane.
Date: Thursday. 4 July
Time: 6 pm doors open, 6:30 pm start.
Venue: FAT Lighting, 7H/489 Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland 1026
WIFT NZ members FREE, non-members $20, students $10, includes wine and nibbles.
WIFTNZ and DEGANZ have teamed up for this exciting Wellington workshop. Here's your chance to understand the transition from live action to animation or VFX. Demystifying the creative process, the art form and the terminology, this workshop will give you the information you need to expand your vision successfully!
Join for an illuminating evening with this talented group of panelists: Senior Lecturer Lala Rolls, Director Jo Luping, Director Loren Taylor and Director and Technical Artist, Raqi Syed.
This is a workshop for directors, producers, the production team, and anyone else who wishes to increase their knowledge!
Date: July 3
Time: 6 pm drinks, 6:30 pm start.
Venue: 129 Park Rd. Miramar.
WIFT NZ and DEGANZ members FREE, non-members $20, students $10, includes wine and nibbles.
Whether you’re a seasoned filmmaker, an aspiring creator, or simply curious about cutting-edge technology and VFX join Tristan Simpson, Post Operations at The Rebel Fleet, in conversation with Aliesha Staples, founder and director of StaplesVR, and Tim Capper, Senior VFX Supervisor to explore the power of photogrammetry and cyber scanning processes.
SEE THE TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION!
Presenters:
Aliesha Staples – Aliesha is the founder and CEO of StaplesVR, The company specialises in augmented, virtual and mixed reality technology, and has also produced immersive experiences for the likes of Warner Brothers, Paramount and Disney. Aliesha is also the co-founder of CLICK Studios and the recipient of the 2022 WIFT Awards Imagezone Entrepreneurship Award.
Tim Capper is Senior VFX supervisor at Cause and FX, Auckland’s largest VFX studio. With a focus on TV and Film projects, Cause and FX has a client base both locally and for studio’s based around the globe. The scanning rig was a build project that Tim has led over the last 8 years and is now a joint venture with Staples VR.
POSTPONED !
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 pm *Doors open at 6pm, event starts at 6:30 pm*
Venue: WIFT Auckland Office, 525 Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland
Members: FREE. Non-members: $20. Students: $10.
Join this in-depth conversation on the essentials of festival strategies and marketing materials with Jasmin McSweeney, of Umbrella Entertainment, Nadia Maxwell, of Overactive Imagination, and Mark Prebble of Show Me Shorts, moderated by Vanessa Wells.
- Talking about festival strategy, submitting to festivals and the pros/cons
- Discussing their experience with being at festivals - both industry markets and showing films.
- Critical criteria for your marketing materials – what’s essential
- How does the programming of films at A-list festivals reflect global film trends?
- What’s news from Clermont-Ferrand?
Jasmin McSweeney joined Melbourne distribution company Umbrella Entertainment as the Head of Sales and Acquisitions for New Zealand in February this year. She also produces for Sanctuary Pictures, the production arm of Umbrella. Prior to this role, Jasmin was the Head of Marketing at the New Zealand Film Commission for the past decade, responsible for the promotion and marketing of New Zealand films in New Zealand and internationally.
Nadia Maxwell is an Ōtautahi film and television producer and founder of Overactive Imagination. Over the last 20 years she has produced A-list festival feature films, award-winning shorts, and documentary projects. Previous credits include the feature films HUMAN TRACES which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 and REUNION starring Julia Ormond released in NZ and the US in 2020. Most recently she produced the docuseries SHEPHERDESS for Sky Originals.
Mark Prebble is the Festival Manager of Show Me Shorts, New Zealand's leading short film festival, and has been part of the SMS team for the last ten years. He comes from a filmmaking and theatre background and has been involved in the New Zealand film industry for more than two decades. In February this year he represented Show Me Shorts and their short film catalogue at Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival and Market in France.
Date: 29 May 2024
Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Location: Toi Auaha Rolleston House, 5 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City
WIFT NZ members FREE, non-members $20, students $10, includes wine and nibbles.
We are thrilled to announce this special intensive workshop with Emmy Award-winning TV producer Jon Kroll including two guest speakers, for our Wellington members!
In this one-day seminar, producer Jon Kroll will take you on a deep dive into the world of international factual production. Jon has worked in more than 70 countries on shows like the Emmy-winning “Amazing Race,” “Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted,” “Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins,” “Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper” and “Appetite for Adventure with Moe Cason.”
While making these shows can be both fun and rewarding, the execution of them involves unique challenges, including language barriers, currency fluctuations, permitting, equipment carnets, unpredictable weather, insurance, diseases, safety, casting, scouting and travel delays. He’ll take you on a journey from the first network country pitch to the final sound mix, and by the end you’ll be ready to take on the world.
He will also be inviting guest speakers Tara Williams’, the Vice President of Production at Original Productions, and Alexander Ayling, a full-time award-winning filmmaker, content creator, Youtuber, and television host, to share their wealth of knowledge inside this seminar.
Make the most of this opportunity!
Date: Saturday, 25 May
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Massey University, Wellington
Cost: Members $20. Non-members $40. Massey Students $10.
Coffee, tea and biscuits provided. Bring your own lunch.
We are thrilled to announce this special intensive workshop with Emmy Award-winning TV producer Jon Kroll for our Auckland members! He will also be inviting guest speaker Alexander Ayling, a full-time award-winning filmmaker, content creator, Youtuber, and television host, to share his knowledge inside this seminar.
In this one-day seminar, producer Jon Kroll will take you on a deep dive into the world of international factual production. Jon has worked in more than 70 countries on shows like the Emmy-winning “Amazing Race,” “Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted,” “Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins,” “Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper” and “Appetite for Adventure with Moe Cason.”
While making these shows can be both fun and rewarding, the execution of them involves unique challenges, including language barriers, currency fluctuations, permitting, equipment carnets, unpredictable weather, insurance, diseases, safety, casting, scouting and travel delays. He’ll take you on a journey from the first network country pitch to the final sound mix, and by the end you’ll be ready to take on the world.
Make the most of this opportunity – Jon has a wealth of knowledge to share and is a fabulous speaker!
Date: Sunday, 14 April
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: GridAKL, Level 4, 12 Madden Street, Wynyard Qtr
AUCKLAND
Cost: Members $20. Non-members $40.
Coffee, tea and biscuits provided. Bring your own lunch.
Bookings essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
See here, GRIDAKL website, for detailed information on location, parking, and transport.
In partnership with Script to Screen we are hosting a panel discussion in Wellington on Monday 18th March 2024: WORKING WITH CANADA: MEET THE EXPERTS
Three Canadian guests with diverse backgrounds and experiences will discuss international co-productions and industry trends in Canada. The shared concerns, values, and history of New Zealand and Canada make them an ideal country to partner with and partnering is a great way to fully finance your projects.
Fraser Ash has worked with renowned creatives on complex film and TV productions, Alain Strati has industry knowledge from his policy and government relations work at the Canadian Media Producers Association, and Paula Devonshire, a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation, brings unique values from her work in the Canadian screen industry.
Entertainment Lawyer Sarah Cull will moderate the discussion.
You must book to reserve your seat. Click here.
Cost:
$5.75 + GST + Booking Fee
This Script to Screen TALKS is made possible thanks to generous support from New Zealand Film Commission, White Studios and WIFT.
Finalists have been determined! Buy your tickets to celebrate these fabulous women.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
This is our chance to shine a spotlight on women in the screen industry, to celebrate their achievements, and to honour them.
The WIFT NZ AWARDS Categories for 2024 are:
This Award recognises significant achievement with a short or feature film released in the last three years locally and/or internationally. This award can be won more than once. To be eligible, film(s) associated with the nominee must have been released between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2023 and had some measurable impact. Particular weighting will be given to positive critical reception, box office success and international profile and achievement.
This Award recognises exceptional talent in a woman under 30 years old working in the New Zealand screen industry. As WIFT NZ is a pan-industry organisation this talent may be in any field, whether behind or in front of the camera.
This Award recognises a woman with an emerging body of work who shows the potential to have a significant career in the industry.
This Award recognises exceptional business achievement and is given to a woman who has demonstrated business acumen and entrepreneurial vision in establishing a sustainable financial enterprise, contributing to the future health and viability of the New Zealand film and television industry.
Particular weighting will be given to evidence of a sound business approach, international presence and activity, and significant turnover with leveraged investment in product that delivers sustainability.
This Award recognises a woman who has had a significant impact or achievement in any aspect of TV or Digital media between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2023. This award can be won more than once.
This Award honours long-term contributions behind the scenes, which ensure successful projects and provide essential support to colleagues. This award can only be won once.
Particular weighting will be given to women who are generally ineligible for other Awards but whose work is critical to achievement, and to women who have demonstrated collegial support for other women in the industry.
This Award honours a production company or individual whose work makes a significant contribution to the increased use and knowledge of Te Reo Māori me ngā tikanga.
Particular weighting will be given to creative approaches and/or to innovative programming which has a measurable impact on the profile of Māori on screen.
This Award recognises an outstanding contribution by a Moana Pasifika woman in any field in the Aotearoa/New Zealand screen industry. It's a new award and we're proud to offer it with the support of the Tautai Pacific Arts Trust.
This Award recognises outstanding achievement in craft in film, TV or digital media production, between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2023, especially those working in the more traditionally male-dominated sectors, e.g. camera, sound, lighting, grips, stunt work, set design.
NB This is not an award for post-production. There is a separate award for post.
This Award recognises outstanding achievement in creativity in post-production in film, TV or digital media from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2023. Nominee job titles could include for example: Editor, Colourist, Sound Editor, ADR Recordist, VFX Artist, VFX Supervisor, VFX Editor, Animator, Compositor.
This Award honours long-term outstanding work, generous support for others, and commitment to the growth of the industry both professionally and personally. This Award can only be won once.
The WIFT NZ Awards is an event designed to celebrate the achievements of women in the industry, provide a special networking opportunity, and act as a source of fundraising for the ongoing work of the organisation. It has become renowned for quality, affordability and great celebration and fun!
The biennial Awards are attended by a mixed audience of leading industry practitioners, friends and supporters, and currently enjoy sponsorship support from:
Great Southern Film & Television
Professional Lighting Services
and FAT Lighting
For our members in Auckland, your year-end party awaits!
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Date: Wednesday 13th Dec 2023
Location: Longroom, 114 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
Time: 5:30 PM
For our members in Wellington, your year-end party awaits...
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We're delighted to present you with this special intensive workshop from Emmy Award-winning television producer and WIFT NZ member, Jon Kroll.
From Reel to Real: Transforming Documentaries into Successful TV Shows
The Pitch:
Have you spent the past four years of your life scraping together cash from grants, government incentives and the local dentist in an effort to complete your long-suffering feature doc… only to wonder, “what’s next?”
Or has the competition for public funds and the foundering economy conspired to keep cameras from rolling at all on your passion project?
Is there another way to, you know, actually make a living by telling the stories you want to tell?
That’s what this one-day seminar is all about. We’ll spend the day discussing how to transform your cash-bleeding documentary feature into a profitable television venture.
Join Jon as we take a deep dive into the television marketplace and give you valuable tools that can help transform your money pit into a cash cow… or at least from a credit card drain into a respectable contributor to the household.
Presenter Jon Kroll
Jon Kroll has produced TV shows for more than 30 years, including The Amazing Race, for which he was honoured with a Primetime Emmy Award. He is currently Executive Producer of NatGeo’s enduring hit, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, which he has run since its inception.
He also is Executive Producer of NatGeo’s Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins and Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper for NatGeoWild. Kroll’s other projects include the award-winning feature documentary, From Hell to Hollywood, which won the Audience Award at Kansas City Film Fest International; Pink Collar Crimes for CBS; two seasons of American Grit for Fox starring WWE superstar John Cena; three seasons of Big Brother for CBS; and the controversial UPN series, Amish in the City, which critics hailed as “One of the best new reality series of the year.”
He has also directed three movies, written multiple graphic novels and built a Hello Kitty theme park. Originally from Northern California, Kroll was raised on a Mendocino County commune without television or electricity. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
Date: Sunday 26 November 2023
Time: 10am-3pm
Venue: Taia Studios, 4 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Cost: Members $20, non-members $40.
Tea/ coffee and nibbles provided.
BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH.
Bookings essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Once you register you will be sent an invoice for payment before the event.
This is our FIRST production design workshop in 10 years!
Production Design is the world that your characters live in and as film and TV are visual mediums, this world is just as important as the lines of dialogue delivered! Production design is a craft, and these women have so much to share from their vibrant careers.
Join Emily Mafile’o, Jane Bucknell and Tracey Collins in conversation with Kiel McNaughton as they discuss their work and their creative process.
Questions we will cover: How do they work with the director or creator to activate the creative vision? How does the production designer create a world that serves the story? What are the determining factors on whether they say yes to a project? What is their favourite creative work to date and why? When is the best time to be brought into a project? There will be spaces for you to ask your own questions in the Q & A.
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to learn from this all-star line-up of wāhine production designers!
About the panel:
Emily Mafile'o
Emily Mafile’o is a multi-talented production designer, art director, set designer and photographer. Her Production Design credits include the feature film Red, White & Brass (2021) and the shorts The Return (2022, Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue and TV series SIS, Brutal Lives 2 (2022). Her Art Director credits include TV series The Panthers, Baby Mamas Club, feature documentary For My Father's Kingdom and the short My Friend Michael Jones. Emily is on a mission to empower Māori and Pasifika communities through creativity, cultural revitalisation, and community connections via Taro Patch Collective.
Jane Bucknell
Jane is an accomplished filmmaker with a vibrant career spanning two decades. She has numerous credits in costume design, production design and art direction. She was nominated for Best Production Design at the 2022 NZ TV Awards for TV Series The Panthers and is currently production designing a new half-hour dramedy series Madam produced by Tavake and XYZ Films for Warner Bros. She is an active member of the worldwide Production Designers Collective.
Tracey Collins
Tracey (Trix) is an established Production Designer living and working in Auckland. She has been awarded with NZ Screen Awards for feature film White Lies (2013), TV series This Is Not My Life (2011), and Piece of my Heart (2009). She has designed films and TV in many genres including drama – Murder Is Forever Forever (2018), The Other Side of Heaven: Fire of Faith (2019), Dirty Laundry (2016) and Bliss (2011). Recently Tracey has been designing for the Power Rangers universe. She also works as a Theatre and Entertainment Designer and is an artist.
Moderator: Kiel McNaughton
Kiel McNaughton is a director and producer of television comedy and drama, and with Kerry Warkia, one half of production company Brown Sugar Apple Grunt. After four years as a core cast member of Shortland St, he left to direct and executive produce the award-winning comedy series Auckland Daze. He has since directed full seasons of Find Me A Māori Bride, This Is Piki and Princess of Chaos, and episodes of My Life is Murder, Vegas and Good Grief and the 2020 feature film The Legend of Baron Toa.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT NZ members FREE; Non-members $20, Students $10, cash at the door; includes wine and nibbles.
Who hasn’t had to work remotely or employ remote crew these days? Even if you haven’t yet, with budgets the way they are, it’s definitely coming!
If you’re looking for an efficient and cost-effective way of working and collaborating remotely, come along to this FREE EVENT hosted by Source Elements CEO Rebekah Wilson.
Rebekah will be sharing successful case studies, for example:
There will be a live demo with Chicago, Toronto and Colombia where you'll see how to work remotely with any kind of time-based media.
Source Elements has spent 20 years revolutionising the industry with their cutting-edge audio and video solutions and is proud to have Kiwi roots!
Spaces will be limited so register now! REGISTER HERE
EVENT TIMETABLE:
5:30-6:00pm Welcome drinks and food (come hungry!)
6:00 pm-7:00 pm Remote Collaboration live demonstration with Chicago, Toronto & Colombia
During this live presentation you'll see how to work remotely with any kind of timed-based media, covering topics such as ADR, Review & Approval and more.
7:00 pm-7:30 pm Question time
7:30-8:00pm Drinks, food, conversation
Nibbles, tapas and drinks will be provided.
Jennifer Carriere (pictured) has script-supervised hundreds of television episodes, and films. Join her 90-minute free presentation to find out how you can become a Script Supervisor, or up your script supervising game! At this Saturday workshop you will be walked through the Script Supervisor's role from A-Z and break down a short script.
SUNDAY 29 Oct from 1-2:30pm New Zealand Time
Click here to read the full workshop outline
There are many reasons these days why a filmmaker may find themselves shooting their own footage: think Dame Gaylene Preston following Helen Clark at the United Nations, Briar March for Dame Valerie Adams: More Than Gold or Rachel Currie on the TVNZ docuseries Unbreakable.
Come along to this event and join our panel of Dame Gaylene, Briar and Rachel as they discuss the pros and cons of directing as the camera person with broadcast quality in mind. This is an interactive workshop. FUN and instructive!!! Clips will be screened!
About the panelists:
Briar March
Briar March is an award-winning filmmaker and previous Fulbright scholar whose works are grounded in a passionate desire to connect, foster debate, and inspire social change. Her films have been broadcast on major television networks around the world, and are regularly exhibited in film festivals. Her work includes documentaries Mothers of the Revolution, There Once Was An Island, A Place To Call Home, Smoke Song, Dame Valerie Adams: More Than Gold. She is currently completing a short drama called I See You.
Dame Gaylene Preston
Dame Gaylene Preston is one of New Zealand's most valued filmmakers, with a screen career spanning four decades. She has writer, director and producer credits covering feature films, documentaries and TV drama series. Many, including War Stories, Bread And Roses, Mr Wrong, and Home By Christmas, are classics of New Zealand cinema. Her documentaries, recognised as taonga - national treasures, include Lovely Rita, Making Utu, Getting To Our Place, (co-directed with Anna Cottrell) Earthquake, and her 2017 documentary My Year With Helen which follows former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark while she is campaigning for the role of UN Secretary-General.
Rachel Currie
Producer/director Rachel Currie (pictured) is the head of Storymaker, a creative independent production company dedicated to telling great stories through bold ideas. A former journalist, Rachel has been creating unique high-end factual programming for over two decades, including content for broadcasters such as BBC, Channel Four, ITV and TVNZ. Storymaker’s projects include How Not To Get Cancer, a series of four prime-time documentaries for TVNZ, and Unbreakable, a seven-part series about people with disabilities.
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WIFT NZ members FREE; Non-members $20, Students $10, cash at the door; includes wine and nibbles.
This event has been cancelled.
WIFT NZ brings you this special in-depth conversation with executive directors Sandy Gildea from the Screen Producers and Developers Association (SPADA) and Tui Ruwhui from the Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand (DEGANZ). In their executive and advocacy roles in the screen industry, Sandy and Tui have a unique insight into successful producer-director collaborations. Join them to explore:
Moderator: Rouzie Hassanova
Rouzie Hassanova is an award-winning writer/ director based in Aotearoa New Zealand after 20 years in London. Currently freelancing as a Development Producer at Sweetshop & Green, Rouzie is also a creative leader with over 15 years of experience in international film finance, distribution, production, post-production and development. Having worked at Libertine Pictures, the New Zealand Film Commission, Great Southern TV, Mister Smith Entertainment, and HanWay Films, she brings market and storytelling insight.
Panelists:
Sandy Gildea
Tui Ruwhui
Tui Ruwhiu (Ngāpuhi) started in TV as a production assistant working overseas, before setting up a line production company working in TV commercials. He went on to write, direct, produce and executive-produce in corporation communications, news and travel programming, then established a boutique marketing communications company. He returned to the screen industry primarily as a film producer, at the same time working as Executive Director at DEGANZ.
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WIFT NZ members FREE; Non-members $20, Students $10 cash at the door; includes wine and nibbles.
Briar Grace-Smith is one of Aotearoa’s most prolific and celebrated creatives, writing poetry, books, scripts and plays. She also directed the second season of television series Rūrangi, which won an International Emmy for best short-form series.
She wrote, starred in and co-directed the screen adaptation of Patricia Grace’s best-selling novel Cousins (2021), which is only the third feature film written and directed by Māori women, following Mauri by Merata Mita in 1988, and Waru, the anthology film which Grace-Smith also co-directed.
In this conversation Briar will discuss:
Facilitator: Robin Laing
Producer Robin Laing is the founding president of WIFT NZ, and founding Chair of The New Zealand Film and Television School in Wellington. Awarded an MBE in 1993 for her services to the New Zealand film industry, Robin began producing films in 1985 with Mr Wrong, the first of many projects with director Dame Gaylene Preston. Robin was part of the producing team on Niki Caro's adaptation of The Vintner's Luck (2009), she produced The Heart Dances, the feature-length documentary directed by Rebecca Tansley that follows the creation of a ballet based on movie The Piano, and co-produced Poppy, directed by Linda Niccol, the first Kiwi feature to cast an actor (Libby Hunsdale) with Down syndrome in the starring role.
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WIFT NZ members FREE; Non-members $20, Students $10; includes wine and nibbles.
There are many reasons these days why a filmmaker may find themselves shooting their own footage – not least of which being logistics – think Dame Gaylene Preston at the United Nations, Steph Damm-Logan on Grand Designs or Survivor, or Vanessa Wells in the Antarctic, or so many of you out and about with your iPhones!
Come along to this workshop, with camera in hand, and join in with Dame Gaylene, Vanessa and Steph as they discuss the pros and cons of directing as the camera person with broadcast quality in mind. This is an interactive workshop. FUN and instructive!!! Clips will be screened!
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT NZ members FREE; Non-members $20, Students $10; includes wine and nibbles.
The producer / director relationship is the most critical connection in a project’s success. Often fraught, it can end in tears. However, it can also last a lifetime. Because of the importance of this subject we are bringing you two very experienced people to dissect the topic and help steer you to the best outcomes.
As one of our most talented and prolific producers, Georgina Conder has a wealth of experience to share. Georgina Allison Conder - IMDb
As Executive Director of DEGANZ for many years Tui Ruwhiu has a deep understanding of where everything comes unstuck for directors, and how problems can be avoided in the first place.
This is an essential workshop for everyone.
**WIFT NZ and DEGANZ members are free**
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Georgina and Tui will be discussing the following:
Facilitator:
Vanessa Wells
Vanessa Wells is a filmmaker and theatre practitioner who has worked in the arts industry for over 20 years. She currently has a feature documentary on climate change and the Antarctic called The Climate Canary in production. Vanessa has been on the WIFT NZ Board since 2015.
Panelists:
Georgina Conder
Georgina Conder is a film and TV producer who started her career working in production in the early 2000’s before establishing Miss Conception Films in 2015 with producing partner Ainsley Gardiner. MCF was born out of a passion to produce projects with female protagonists while working with female key creatives. In recent years Georgina has begun supporting marginalised voices especially female, Māori, Pasifika and immigrants through her two companies, Miss Conception films and Little Miss Films.
Tui Ruwhiu
Tui Ruwhiu (Ngāpuhi) started in TV as a production assistant working overseas, before setting up a line production company working in TV commercials. He went on to write, direct, produce and executive-produce in corporation communications, news and travel programming, then established a boutique marketing communications company. He returned to the screen industry primarily as a film producer, at the same time working as Executive Director at DEGANZ.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT members and DEGANZ members free, non-members $20 cash at the door; includes wine and nibbles.
Highly undervalued, a great costume designer is one of your highest assets. Costume can make or break your dream film. We're extremely fortunate to have some of the best internationally recognised costume designers in New Zealand. Join award-winning costume designers Jane Holland, Ngila Dickson and Kirsty Cameron as they discuss this vital area with acclaimed documentary director Pietra Brettkelly.
Topics to be covered will include:
Whether you are a student, a producer, a director, or in the art department, this is a workshop for you ALL!
Panellists:
Kirsty Cameron
Kirsty is an award-winning costume designer and production designer. She won New Zealand Film Award’s Best Costume Design for Whale Rider, directed by Niki Caro, and Best Costume Design for her work on Perfect Creature, Glenn Standring’s vampire feature. Her work includes costume design for director Tusi Tamasese’s acclaimed The Orator, which won best film at Venice Film Festival in 2011, and most recently for the Academy Award-winning The Power of the Dog. She’s also written and directed short films, designed costumes for dancer/choreographer Douglas Wright, and develops her own homewares.
Ngila Dickson
Ngila won an Academy Award in 2004 for her work on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. She earned dual nominations that year, also being honoured for her costume designs for Edward Zwick’s The Last Samurai. Dickson had previously gained her first Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA nomination for Best Costume Design for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. In addition, she won a BAFTA Award for her work on The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and won a Costume Designers Guild Award, and received her third BAFTA Award nomination for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Jane Holland
Jane has recently returned from nine months in Budapest as costume designer for Halo Series 2. With a career spanning 30 years in film and television Jane's work ranges from large-scale international projects to local drama and arthouse projects. Her passion is for character storytelling and innovative world-building, be it the expansive retro sci-fi world of Cowboy Bebop, or character-driven period films like Juniper and World’s Fastest Indian. Jane is also creative producer and writer and through 10000 Company she and Michael Bennett initiate and develop original scripts.
Moderator:
Pietra Brettkelly
Pietra is a three-times Oscar selected and Sundance award-winning NZ filmmaker. Her documentary features include Yellow Is Forbidden, A Flickering Truth, Māori Boy Genius, The Art Star And The Sudanese Twins and Beauty Will Save The World. In 2019 she received the inaugural New Zealand Arts Laureate in Documentary, and at the 2020 WIFT NZ Awards, Pietra won the South Pacific Pictures Award for Achievement in Film "for creating unique, intimate, beautiful cinematic works that open a window into another world".
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT NZ members FREE, non-members $20, students $10 (includes wine and nibbles). Please pay in cash at the door
There are many reasons these days why a filmmaker may find themselves shooting their own footage – not least of which being logistics – think Dame Gaylene Preston following Helen Clark at the United Nations, Gwen Isaac in quiet moments with scientist Siouxsie Wiles, Rachel Currie on TVNZ docuseries Unbreakable and the recently funded Hospital Project or so many of you out and about with your latest gear!
Come along to this workshop, with camera in hand if you have access to one, and join Dame Gaylene, Gwen and Rachel as they discuss the pros and cons of directing as the camera person with broadcast quality in mind. This is an interactive workshop. FUN and instructive!!! Clips will be played, including a taster for Gwen's documentary Ms. Information, premiering at NZIFF this month.
Date: Wednesday 16 Aug 2023
Location: The Forge, Block 1, College of Creative Arts, Massey University
Time: 6pm drinks for a 6:30pm start
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT NZ members FREE, Massey Creative Media Students free; non-members $20 (includes wine and nibbles). Please pay in cash at the door .
PARKING INSTRUCTIONS:
It's easiest to park at Wellington High School. The big white building adjacent to Wellington High is Block 1, CoCA. Walk to the left of this building to a short pathway between buildings, and then take the first right to enter the CoCA reception area.
For the past 25 years Sharon Menzies has grappled with, and solved, cashflow finance; 15 of those years for 450 film and television projects across Australasia.
Producers know that without the cashflow they would be generally unable to complete production. And in some cases innovative and creative financing solutions are needed to get stories to screen.
What is cashflow finance? How are productions being financed in our post-COVID world? How has finance changed over the 15 years Sharon led Fulcrum? Sharon will share tips to make cashflow financing easier and decrease financing costs.
So many questions and so much information to be shared! AND, what is Sharon going to do now? Come along to this essential workshop to find out!
Facilitator: Jill Macnab
Jill Macnab is the General Manager of Vendetta Films, a leading Australia-New Zealand film distribution company, and is also co-owner of their sister company, Vendetta Productions. She is the producer of feature film Born To Dance, feature documentary In The Zone, interactive project Give Kate A Voice, and has executive produced a number of other features and documentaries, adding to a slate of projects in varying stages of development.
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WIFT NZ members FREE, non-members $15 cash at the door (includes wine and nibbles).
Sharon Menzies is coming to the Capital! For the past 25 years Sharon Menzies has grappled with, and solved, cashflow finance; 15 of those years for 450 film and television projects across Australasia.
Producers know that without the cashflow they would be generally unable to complete production. And in some cases innovative and creative financing solutions are needed to get stories to screen.
What is cashflow finance? How are productions being financed in our post-COVID world? How has finance changed over the 15 years Sharon led Fulcrum? Sharon will share tips to make cashflow financing easier and decrease financing costs.
So many questions and so much information to be shared! AND, what is Sharon going to do now? Come along to this essential workshop to find out!
Facilitator: Sarah Cull
Sarah is an entertainment lawyer with over 20 years experience in the film and television industry. Her clients include producers, government funders, private financiers, directors, writers, distributors and international studios.
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WIFT NZ members FREE, non-members $15 cash at the door (includes wine and nibbles).
As our major broadcaster TVNZ’s content strategy has an effect on you all, but most critically if you are a creator / producer.
Recently Nevak Rogers has taken over the handle of Acting Director of Content. At this WIFT NZ workshop Nevak and some of the team will lead you through their master plans for 2024.
Here's the perfect way to understand where the opportunities are (and there are opportunities), and who to deal with at TVNZ now!!
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WIFT NZ and PISA members FREE; Non-members $20, Students $10; includes wine and nibbles.
Wednesday 5 July
Click Studios, 525 Rosebank Rd, Avondale
6pm drinks for a 6:30pm start
Robin Scholes (Once Were Warriors, Mister Pip) is one of New Zealand’s most experienced producers, pioneering a sustainable career in the screen industry. NZFC Board Member and Producer Sandra Kailahi will talk with Robin about her successful career as a creative collaborator and producer for some of Aotearoa’s most well-known filmmakers such as Lee Tamahori and Andrew Adamson.
Some of the topics and questions they will explore are:
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WIFT NZ members FREE, non-members $15 cash at the door (includes wine and nibbles).
We're pleased to offer this unique opportunity to you in collaboration with Screen Canterbury.
Come and hear producers Chloe Smith and John Barnett discuss their Dark City: The Cleaner project, filmed in Christchurch, and how it came to fruition. They'll talk about working together on the project and their individual processes, and end with a Q+A.
Chloe Smith's credits span numerous New Zealand feature films, including Jane Campion’s The Piano, Alison McLean’s Crush, Sione's Wedding (with John Barnett) and Campion's 2021 feature The Power of the Dog.
John Barnett is the former head of South Pacific Pictures. He has produced, or executive produced, four of New Zealand's seven top grossing films; Whale Rider, Sione's Wedding, Footrot Flats and What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted?
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WIFT NZ members FREE, non-members $20, students $10, cash at the door (includes wine and nibbles).
WIFT NZ Patron and Academy Award Winner Philippa Boyens, Dame Gaylene Preston and Dame Miranda Harcourt have all made international names for themselves, whilst remaining rooted in Wellington, New Zealand. With the recent release of Gaylene’s Take: Her Life in New Zealand Film, we take this opportunity to celebrate their careers, their ups and downs, and their commitment to Wellington.
What has been their career path, what are their high and lowlights, how do they face knockbacks and what do they think about the status for women in the industry right now? So many questions, and so much more to explore!
Moderated by Miranda Manasiadis who has gamely agreed to manage the discussion between these very feisty women!
This special event is brought to you by WIFT NZ and Wētā FX. Bubbles and nibbles will be served!
Book your seat now at the link below! WIFT NZ members FREE.
Non-members $20* Students $10. Includes wine and nibbles.
*plus Eventfinda booking fee $2.75
Continuing in our series examining key relationships for directors, we now bring you this workshop on the Director - 1stAD - Producer dynamic, in collaboration with DEGANZ.
**WIFT NZ and DEGANZ members are free**
Panellists:
Armağan Ballantyne (Director) Armağan’s films have screened in festivals around the world including Venice, Berlin, New York, Telluride, Wairoa, Tribeca, and Sydney. She attended the Sundance Lab with her first feature The Strength of Water. Her latest film Nude Tuesday received a 5-star review in The Guardian and earned five nominations at the AACTAS Awards. Recently Armağan directed an episode of Time Bandits for Paramount.
Philippa Campbell (Producer) Philippa recently completed post production of Loren Taylor’s debut feature The Moon is Upside Down. She first worked with Jane Campion producing both seasons of Top of the Lake and is currently co-director of Jane’s A Wave in the Ocean directors’ intensive.
Terri Kilmartin (1stAD) started her career in New York City in the late 1990s as an Assistant Director in independent film. She has more than 25 years experience as an Assistant Director on feature films, TV drama and commercials. Most recently she has worked on the TV series Sweet Tooth and One Of Us Is Lying.
Facilitator:
Tui Ruwhiu (Ngāpuhi) is Executive Director of DEGANZ. He is a producer with more than 20 years’ experience domestically and internationally in film video, television, and marketing communications. Tui has worked in various roles for Virgin Earth in Japan, New Zealand production company Communicado, financial information giant Reuters, and marketing communications company Fresh Media.
Our experienced panel will be discussing the following questions:
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WIFT members and DEGANZ members free, non-members $15 cash at the door; includes wine and nibbles.
A film or TV show's poster needs to capture its tone, mood and theme, as well as the interest of a potential audience. Jeremy Saunders is one the most sought-after poster designers in the world, having created key art, title design and marketing for nearly 400 films and shows. These include works for Lars von Trier, Jane Campion, Taika Waititi, Steven Soderbergh, Andrea Arnold, Warwick Thornton and many more. Come and hear filmmaker Marina Alofagia McCartney find out from Jeremy what it takes to design one of the most successful promotional tools for your project.
In this conversation Jeremy will discuss:
Jeremy Saunders has created key art and titles for very nearly 400 movies and shows including works by Lars von Trier, Jane Campion, Taika Waititi, Steven Soderbergh, Andrea Arnold, Warwick Thornton and many more. Key art refers to the art of movie marketing campaigns, including movie posters, trailers, TV and internet advertising. His designs are innovative and striking with varied imagery that captures the eye. Check out his work above, and online at JeremySaunders.com
Facilitator: Marina Alofagia McCartney
Marina Alofagia McCartney (Samoa, English, Romani) is an award-winning filmmaker and scholar with films featured in numerous festivals, including Palm Springs, Berlin, SXSW and more. Marina is a PhD candidate exploring Moana Pasifika film, writing for several writer’s tables, and developing a variety of projects including her NZFC Catalyst short film The Return and her next feature Dusky.
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WIFT NZ members FREE; non-members $15 cash, includes wine and nibbles.
Helen Bowden is one of Australia’s most celebrated drama producers. Her company Lingo Pictures partnered with recently formed production company Luminous Beast to produce After the Party, a 6 x 43 minute episode show currently shooting in Wellington.
Come along to hear about Helen’s approach to co-productions.
Facilitator: Georgina Allison Conder
Georgina Conder from Miss Conception Films is a Wellington based film and TV producer. MCF focuses on marginalized voices especially female, Maori, Pasifika and immigrants and is responsible for recent Kiwi films Cousins, Red, White and Brass and TV series Not Even.
Some of the topics and questions Helen and Georgina will explore are:
WIFT members free; non members $15 cash; includes wine and nibbles.
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Intrepid, tenacious and dedicated, Pietra Brettkelly is a three-times Oscar selected and Sundance award-winning NZ filmmaker and we're thrilled she's agreed to head south for this documentary-focused workshop in Christchurch.
Pietra's documentary features include Yellow Is Forbidden, A Flickering Truth, Māori Boy Genius, The Art Star And The Sudanese Twins and Beauty Will Save The World. In 2019 she received the inaugural New Zealand Arts Laureate in Documentary, and at the 2020 WIFT NZ Awards, Pietra won the South Pacific Pictures Award for Achievement in Film "for creating unique, intimate, beautiful cinematic works that open a window into another world".
Christchurch director Vanessa Wells will facilitate the discussion where Pietra will be shedding light on:
Pietra and Oscar nominated producer Chelsea Winstanley are running a Boosted campaign for her latest project, Crocodile, a coming-of-age documentary film about a group of Nigerian kids and young adults who are making their own sci-fi feature film.
Click here to support the Crocodile Boosted campaign
WIFT NZ members free; non members $15 cash; includes wine and nibbles.
The main entrance is off St Asaph St, but you're welcome to use the back door, off Welles St.
A note on parking: it should be easy on the street at that time of night, but take care of restrictions if you use the Wilsons or High St parking, they can be ruthless with tickets! You could park at the Smiths City park, behind The Welder after hours - but at your own risk.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Please note the earlier start time 5:30pm networking for a 6:00pm workshop start.
WIFT NZ and the NZWG bring you this fabulous workshop with one of New Zealand's best screenwriters, showrunners and executive producers.
Rachel Lang MNZM, has co-created many of New Zealand's most successful television shows: Outrageous Fortune, The Almighty Johnsons, Mercy Peak, Nothing Trivial, Go Girls, Bad Mothers, and many more. She was the first New Zealand story editor for Shortland Street, and has also been a writer and an executive producer for the show.
Rachel will discuss writing and showrunning, and if her workshops last year are anything to go by, you will not want to miss this one! Facilitated by Fiona Samuel.
Fiona Samuel MNZM is an award-winning screenwriter and director, playwright, actor, trained wrestler, Arts Laureate, and current co-president of the NZ Writers Guild.
The discussion will cover the following topics:
· What a showrunner does;
· How you get to be a showrunner;
· How COVID has changed the practicalities of writing for television;
· What the ingredients for a successful writers room are;
· Tips for creating ideas and how to market them.
Bring your questions and Rachel will do her best to answer them!
WIFT and NZWG members free; non members $15 cash; includes wine and nibbles.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT NZ and Floating Rock presents:
The Floating Rock Pitchfest
• Do you have an idea for a feature film or tv series you want to make?
• Do you need guidance with crafting a pitch deck to secure funding?
• Do you want some money to develop your story?
Floating Rock can help!
Boutique animation studio Floating Rock is offering an opportunity for storytellers to realise their stories through the Floating Rock Pitchfest. They are primarily interested in animation and VR projects.
This workshop is your chance to find out more about this exciting opportunity, this dynamic company and the team behind it all.
Not everyone has the funding or the team to make a series or feature film. With Pitchfest, Floating Rock aims to help people create a well-rounded pitch deck to take to distributors. The goal is to get the pitch funded and have the stories produced at Floating Rock.
Come and hear Floating Rock Co-Founder / Creative Lead / Animator Stephanie Parker, and Floating Rock Production Manager Ruby Cumming and find out where the opportunities are for you!
WIFT NZ members free; non members $15 cash; includes wine and nibbles.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Date: Thursday 09 Mar 2023
Location: Taia Studios, 4 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Time: 6pm networking for a 6:30pm start
About Floating Rock
Floating Rock Studio is an animation company founded by Garrick Rawlingson, Lukas Niklaus, Stephanie Parker, and Laurent Herveic. These 'Floaties' are veterans of the VFX and animation industry, having worked previously on feature films such as Paddington, Peter Rabbit 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Ant-Man, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts I and II.
Floating Rock remotely provides high-end animation and visual effects services, and is now kicking off its own IP division with Pitchfest.
WIFT NZ members free; non members $15 cash; includes wine and nibbles.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Date: Thursday 09 Mar 2023
Location: Taia Studios, 4 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Time: 6pm networking for a 6:30pm start
WIFT NZ members, come along to the 2022 Christchurch Screen Guilds Christmas Party!
Eat, drink and catch up on each other's news.
All screen guilds members are welcome:
DEGANZ, EQUITY, NAW, NZCS, NZWG, PASC, SIGANZ, SMSG, SPADA, WIFT
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz by 9 December
WIFT NZ members, come along to the 2022 Wellington Screen Guilds Christmas Party!
Eat, drink and catch up on each other's news.
All screen guilds members are welcome:
DEGANZ, EQUITY, NAW, NZCS, NZWG, PASC, SIGANZ, SMSG, SPADA, WIFT NZ.
Booking is essential
WIFT NZ members, come along to the 2022 Screen Guilds Christmas Party!
Eat, drink and catch up on each other's news.
All screen guild members are welcome:
DEGANZ, EQUITY, NAW, NZCS, NZWG, PASC, SIGANZ, SMSG, SPADA, WIFT NZ.
Bookings essential
Andrew McGeorge is well known and celebrated for his work in The Panthers, Teine Sā, Do No Harm, The Meg, Sis and Ash Vs. Evil Dead.
Currently in Christchurch, he will use case studies from his own work to explore how a cinematographer:
Time: 6:00pm drinks for 6:30pm start
Date: Wednesday 23 November 2023
Location: Whitebait Media, 41 Princess Street, Middleton, Christchurch.
WIFT NZ members FREE; non-members $15 cash - includes wine and nibbles.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
We’re thrilled to be bringing you this very special event at Camperdown Cinema: a free screening of The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers — director, screenwriter, producer and lead actor Leah Purcell, and producer Bain Stewart.
Leah Purcell is the inaugural Māoriland Filmmaker in Residence; Māoriland Festival Managing Director Libby Hakaraia will moderate the Q&A.
The multitalented Leah has been nominated for this year's top four AACTA Awards (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards): Producer for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Lead Actress in Film, making her the first individual, female and First Nations practitioner to be nominated for all four at once. The film itself is up for 13 AACTA Awards.
Leah's screenplay for The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson was also nominated by AWG (Australian Writer’s Guild) for a 2022 AWGIE Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Leah Purcell is a First Nations stage and film actress, playwright, film director, and novelist. She made her film debut in 1999, appearing in Paul Fenech's Somewhere in the Darkness, which led to roles in films such as Lantana (2001), Somersault (2004), The Proposition (2005) and Jindabyne (2006).
In 2014 she wrote and starred in the play, The Drover's Wife, based on the original story by Henry Lawson. In 2019 she wrote the bestselling novel The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson, and then adapted it for the screen when she made her directorial debut. For her work, she has won several awards, including a Helpmann Award, AACTA Award, and Asia Pacific Screen Awards Jury Grand Prize.
Purcell is notable for her roles in several television drama series, her most recognisable television role being her AACTA and Logie Award-nominated performance as Rita Connors in the Foxtel prison drama series, Wentworth (2018–2021).
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz to secure your seat.
WIFT, Ngā Aho Whakaari members and Wētā crew free; non-members $15.
We are so excited to bring you this event celebrating the release of Dame Gaylene Preston's autobiography, Gaylene's Take: Her Life In New Zealand Film.
Dame Gaylene is one of Aotearoa’s most distinctive storytellers, and her book brings the same compassion, humour, irreverence and heart for which her films are known, to the page.
This is a great opportunity to celebrate Dame Gaylene's career and her achievement of putting a life story into words.
Newshub Entertainment Reporter, the wonderful Kate Rodger will interview Dame Gaylene, who will also read excerpts from her book. Expect a lot of laughter - this is going to be a fabulous night!
What a special event with which to cap off our year's workshop programming!
Time: 6:00pm drinks for a 6:30pm start.
Date: Thursday 17 November
Location: GridAKL / Futures Lab, Level 4,
12 Madden St, Wynyard Quarter.
Seats will be limited so be in quick to secure your spot.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
In film and television, sound is as creative as it is technical, and what works for a blockbuster will be different for an arthouse film. So, what are your project’s sonic needs? How do you meet those needs? And, how much will it cost?
Held in collaboration with the Screen Music & Sound Guild of New Zealand, this workshop will provide you with a better understanding of what’s needed for great sound and dialogue editing.
Some topics to be discussed include:
Bring your questions and get all the answers from our expert panel!
Moderator: Marie Silberstein, Head of Development & Production, POW Studios
Panel:
Polly McKinnon
Polly is a multi-award-winning sound editor and supervisor with over two decades in the industry. She has worked extensively in New Zealand, Australia and the United States, and has been a key team member on three Academy Award winning soundtracks. She is a founding member of SMSG and is its co-chair.
Melanie Graham
Melanie has worked as a sound designer, sound effects editor and sound editor on numerous TV series, short films and features, including TV series Mystic and The New Legends of Monkey, Sir Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, and the local feature films Daffodils and Savage.
Stefanie Ng
A freelance sound editor, Stefanie has worked in post-production sound on The Hobbit trilogy, Christian Rivers’ Mortal Engines, and Amazon’s Rings of Power series.
WIFT NZ and SMSG members FREE; non-members $15 cash - includes wine and nibbles.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Come and learn from one of New Zealand's best screenwriters, showrunners and executive producers at this Wellington workshop.
Rachel Lang MNZM, has co-created many of New Zealand's most successful television shows: Outrageous Fortune, The Almighty Johnsons, Mercy Peak, Nothing Trivial, Go Girls, Bad Mothers, and many more. She was the first New Zealand story editor, a writer and an executive producer for Shortland Street.
Rachel will discuss writing and showrunning with producer and line producer Michelle Turner, and if her August workshop in Christchurch is anything to go by, you will not want to miss this one!
Facilitator: Michelle Turner
As a producer and line producer, Michelle has worked in feature films, short films, television and documentaries including Stickmen, Bollywood Queen, Children of the Migration, Under the Vines, Dox, Wellington Paranormal.
The discussion will cover the following topics:
· What a showrunner does;
· How you get to be a showrunner;
· How Covid has changed the practicalities of writing for television;
· What the ingredients for a successful writers room are;
· Tips for creating ideas and how to market them.
Bring your questions and Rachel will do her best to answer them!
WIFT members free; non members $15 cash; includes drinks and nibbles.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Having control over one’s stories and the right to determine the direction of these stories is an essential and ongoing korero.
Some of the topics and questions the panel will explore are:
This is an important and multi-layered conversation which we hope will add to the discourse on Story Sovereignty and Cultural Safety.
Moderator: Marina Alofagia McCartney, Writer, Director, Academic (Samoa, England, Romani)
Panellists:
Karen Te Ō Kahurangi Waaka, Pou Whakahaere - Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission, Producer (Tūwharetoa, Tūhourangi-Ngāti Wahiao, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pūkeko).
Karen Te O Kahurangi has extensive experience in governance, culture, intellectual property rights, iwi and community organisations as well as active involvement in Māori screen issues. In her current role she is implementing Te Rautaki Māori at the the NZFC, facilitating funding for Māori films and career development for Māori filmmakers.
Dr. Shuchi Kothari, Writer, Producer, Co-founder Pan Asian Screen Collective, Academic (India).
Dr Shuchi Kothari's prolific output is characterised by the themes of inclusion and exclusion as well as power and privilege. She has written and/or produced several award winning films (Apron Strings, Firaaq, Coffee & Allah, Fleeting Beauty) that have screened at international festivals as diverse as Toronto, Telluride, Venice, Cannes, and Busan. She was also a producer on Kāinga.
Kerry Warkia, Producer, (Papua New Guinean, Scottish).
Kerry Warkia has been at the forefront of some of New Zealand's most innovative content for both television and the web. Passionate about telling Maori and Pasifika stories, Kerry was a producer on the acclaimed trio of anthology films Waru, Vai, and the latest Kāinga which centres on Pan-Asian stories, and which she co-produced with Dr Shuchi Kothari.
Date: Wednesday 12 October
Time: 6:00pm drinks for a 6:30pm start
Location: Click Studios, 525 Rosebank Rd, Avondale Auckland
WIFT members FREE; non-members $15 cash. Includes a drink and nibbles.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFTNZ, KEL - PLS and FAT Lighting have teamed up for this Auckland workshop. Here's your chance to find out how to overcome the most common hurdles with lighting. Demystifying lighting and dollies will help with your understanding and efficiency.
This is a workshop for producers, directors, production managers, production assistants, technical crew and anyone else on set who wishes to increase their knowledge.
Join Chris McKenzie (KEL - PLS), Sophie Lloyd (Gaffer), Matt Suttle and Tracey Cochrane (FAT Lighting) for an illuminating evening!
WIFT members free; non members $15 cash - includes wine, and there will be bites to eat from the Craft Kitchen!
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Time: 6:00pm networking for a 6:30pm start
Date: Wednesday 21 September
Location: FAT Lighting, 7/489 Rosebank Rd, Avondale, Auckland
Continuing in our series examining key relationships for directors, we now bring you this workshop on the Director - 1st AD - Producer dynamic in collaboration with DEGANZ.
**WIFT NZ and DEGANZ members are free**
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Facilitator: Mark Westerby, Producer, Managing Director Taia Studios.
Panellists:
Rob Sarkies, Director (Scarfies, Out Of The Blue, Two Little Boys, Jean, Consent, The Gulf, Wanted)
Rob is a highly regarded multi-award winning New Zealand filmmaker whose work spans feature film, series television and commercials. He is a passionate storyteller who works across multiple genres from comedy to true-life tragedy. Rob was a director on the Matchbox/NBC Universal production Wanted shooting in NZ and Thailand, and on the first two seasons of the acclaimed German-NZ series The Gulf.
Bruno de Bois, 1AD, Director (The Hobbit Trilogy, Zealandia, Savage, Don't Make Me Go, Mortal Engines)
Belgium-born Bruno moved to New Zealand in 2006. He started working as an Assistant Director on the first Avatar Movie. Since then, he worked on multiple international and local productions such as The Hobbit Trilogy, Avatar 2 & 3, Ghost in the Shell, Mortal Engines, Savage, Don’t Make Me Go. Bruno also directed three short films: Serial Killer, Dangerous Game and Zealandia which were selected and won many awards in festivals around the world.
Desray Armstrong, Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Ngāti Porou, Producer (Millie Lies Low, Coming Home in the Dark, Juniper, Stray, Wellington Paranormal)
Desray's films have hit A-list international film festivals, including Cannes, Berlin and SXSW. She has worked on many local and international productions including A Wrinkle in Time, What We Do In the Shadows and Mortal Engines. In 2021 she produced three feature films during the Covid pandemic: Coming Home in the Dark, Juniper and Millie Lies Low.
Our experienced panel will be discussing the following questions:
WIFTNZ and DEGANZ members free; non members $15 cash; includes drinks and nibbles.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Continuing in our series examining key relationships for directors, we now bring you this workshop on the Director - Director of Photography relationship in collaboration with DEGANZ.
**WIFT NZ and DEGANZ members are free**
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Our experienced panel will be discussing the following questions:
Moderator:
Bayley Broome-Peake
Experienced 1st AC and DOP Bayley Broome-Peake will moderate this discussion. Bayley has worked in the camera department in Australia and New Zealand and her work spans TV commercials, TV series, music videos, webseries, and short film. Her work in New Zealand includes TV series Under The Vines, Sweet Tooth, The Panthers and Mean Mums.
Panel:
The discussion panel will be followed by a Q&A session, so bring your burning questions along with you!
Time: 6:00pm for 6:30pm drinks
Date: Wednesday 31 August
Location: Click Studios, 145 Carrington Rd, Mt Albert, Auckland
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT NZ and DEGANZ Members FREE, non-members $15 cash at the door.
We're bringing you this very timely and topical workshop with the latest information and advice, stories and strategies for filming with COVID from those at the coal front.
Still fresh from their Queenstown locations, producers Michelle Turner and Lisa Chatfield will share their perspectives on the ongoing changes and flexibilities required when filming in 2022 - including management strategies, new production considerations (for catering, transport, accommodation, location selection etc), new budget lines, new layers of administration and the ripple effect a single production can have right across the industry.
We're also pleased to have experienced public health professional Tui Shadbolt join the panel. Tui worked in disease prevention including infection control, outbreak investigation and Health and Food Safety compliance for more than 20 years prior to joining the GSR Rings of Power crew in 2020. Tui has now moved on to the Stonehenge project.
Supporting them on the panel is Vicki Jackways, who is also right across the stories from the front line as Special Projects Manager - Screen Recovery Fund with the NZFC.
Moderator: Robin Laing, Producer
Panel:
WIFT members free; non members $15 cash; includes drinks and nibbles.
Date: Thursday 25 August 2022
Location: Taia Studios, 4 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Time: 6pm networking for 6:30pm start
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Having control over one’s stories and the right to determine the direction of these stories is an essential and ongoing korero.
Some of the topics and questions the panel will explore are:
This is an important and multi-layered conversation which we hope will add to the discourse on Story Sovereignty and Cultural Safety.
Moderator: Dr Hana O’Regan, Tumu Whakarae - Chief Executive Officer, CORE Education (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha).
Dr Hana O’Regan has worked in the areas of language revitalisation, identity and cultural development, te reo Māori and education for over 25 years. Dr O'Regan is a published author and composer and is recognised internationally for her work in indigenous language acquisition and revitalisation. In 2021 she was appointed as a member to The Waitangi Tribunal.
Panellists:
Date: Thursday 25 August
Time: 6:00pm drinks for a 6:30pm start
Location: Jack Mann Auditorium, Digital Screen Campus, Dovedale Ave, Ilam.
WIFT members FREE; non-members $15 cash. Includes a drink and nibbles.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Park in Car Park 2 off Solway Ave.
Parking is free after 5pm.
Here's a not-to-be-missed workshop for those interested in story development - whether you're a writer or not!
Scriptwriter Rachel Lang is one of the writers on a major production coming to Christchurch: Dark City: The Cleaner, which received funding funding from Te Puna Kairangi – Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund in May. She will join producer Nadia Maxwell (Human Traces, Reunion) in Christchurch for a discussion about story development.
Rachel has written some of New Zealand's best-known and loved television series: Outrageous Fortune, Shortland Street, The Almighty Johnsons, Nothing Trivial, Go Girls and many others.
She's a talented writer and an industry stalwart and we're over the moon to have her do a workshop with us!
The discussion will cover, among other things, the following topics:
· What a showrunner does;
· How you get to be a showrunner;
· How Covid has changed the practicalities of writing for television;
· What the ingredients for a successful writers room are;
· Tips for creating ideas and how to market them.
Bring your questions and Rachel will do her best to answer them!
Park in Car Park 2 off Solway Ave.
Parking is free after 5pm.
WIFT members free; non members $15 cash; includes drinks and nibbles.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
The Academy Award-winning Wētā FX employs a stack of fabulous female talent and we're lucky enough to have four of them at this workshop to explain what on-set VFX teams do and how they can help you and your project.
At some point in your career you will likely need to engage with VFX; it will help tremendously if you know how to make the most of it!
Come and find out...
Along with a Q&A, the talk will provide an overview of VFX as it’s currently practiced and explore how the WIFT and Wētā FX worlds can move closer together.
Facilitated by Janet Sharpe, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Manager at Wētā FX.
Panellists:
Beck Veitch, Compositing Supervisor at Wētā FX
Iva Lenard, On-Set Reference Photographer at Wētā FX
Lily Lawrence, Visual Effects Producer and Senior Production Manager, Wētā FX
WIFT members free; non members $15 cash; includes drinks and nibbles.
Date: Wednesday 27 July 2022
Location: Taia Studios, 4 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Time: 6pm networking for 6:30pm start
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
This exciting evening honours the wonderful women who make up our industry. As always, it will be an amazing party and a very special celebration, so join us at the ASB Waterfront Theatre from 7pm on Friday 8 July to honour our fantastic finalists and industry heroines.
Click here to book your tickets!
Click here to see the 2022 Finalists
Click here to see the 2020 nominees and award winners.
Click here to check out the 2018 Awards captured for us on Redcarpetnz.tv
Thanks to the Covid pandemic, it's been a while, but finally New Zealand producers were able to reconnect with their international counterparts at Cannes. Come along and hear from some WIFT NZ members who went. They'll be explaining how the festival operated in this Covid-world, what the outlook is for the screen industry, who is doing business and what they're interested in!
Our panel will be sharing their Festival highlights, you'll hear about their wins, and find out whether you should try to attend next year.
Come along to this workshop for a debrief from our very energised panel!
Moderator:
Karin Williams, producer Multinesia Productions
Panel:
WIFT members free; non members $15 cash; includes drinks and nibbles.
It's been a while thanks to the pandemic but finally New Zealand producers were able to reconnect in-person with the international industry at Cannes.
Our panel will be discussing what about the Festival has changed in this Covid-world, who was there, what movies are being made and who is making them. They'll also discuss who would benefit from attending the Festival, whether it is still relevant, and give pointers on how to 'read' a meeting.
They'll share their highlights and lowlights, and so much more!
Come along to this workshop for a debrief from our very experienced panel.
Moderator:
Robin Laing, producer (Poppy, The Heart Dances - The Journey of The Piano: The Ballet, The Vintner's Luck)
Panel:
*TikTok had an official partnership with the Cannes Film Festival this year.
WIFT members free; non members $15 cash; includes drinks and nibbles.
Date: Tuesday 05 July 2022
Location: Taia Studios, 4 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Time: 6pm networking for 6:30pm start
Shout out to all beginner producers! We know your budgets are tight, and talking to a lawyer can be daunting. Sinclair Black, Entertainment Lawyers, is offering up to 24 emerging producer WIFT members a free two-hour session to run through some of the legal basics you need to know as producers. Come and get some tips and tricks that may help avoid some bigger (and costly) legal mistakes...!
Mel Chuter will cover things such as:
Christy Whelan will talk through the basics of music licensing for film and tv – what rights you need, who to get them from and how best to do that.
These are small and intimate sessions, for new producers wanting to ask all those questions about the stuff you’re ‘supposed’ to know. Just be aware that Mel and Christy cannot give out specific advice on matters. The rules governing lawyers require that clients formally engage a lawyer to give rise to a solicitor/client relationship. The session is not a substitute for legal advice and you cannot rely on it as such – if you have a legal matter you need help with you should engage a specialist lawyer.
Presented by Mel Chuter and Christy Whelan of Sinclair Black
Bookings essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz.
State the date of the workshop you're booking for.
First in first served!
Shout out to all beginner producers! We know your budgets are tight, and talking to a lawyer can be daunting. Sinclair Black, Entertainment Lawyers, is offering up to 24 emerging producer WIFT members a free two-hour session to run through some of the legal basics you need to know as producers. Come and get some tips and tricks that may help avoid some bigger (and costly) legal mistakes...!
Mel Chuter will cover things such as:
Christy Whelan will talk through the basics of music licensing for film and tv – what rights you need, who to get them from and how best to do that.
These are small and intimate sessions, for new producers wanting to ask all those questions about the stuff you’re ‘supposed’ to know. Just be aware that Mel and Christy cannot give out specific advice on matters. The rules governing lawyers require that clients formally engage a lawyer to give rise to a solicitor/client relationship. The session is not a substitute for legal advice and you cannot rely on it as such – if you have a legal matter you need help with you should engage a specialist lawyer.
Presented by Mel Chuter and Christy Whelan of Sinclair Black
Bookings essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz.
State the date of the workshop you're booking for.
First in first served!
From writing great loglines to what to include in a development plan and why, this workshop aims to help demystify the funding application process.
Nicole will draw on her experience as a funded screenwriter, story developer, screen agency development executive, and as an assessor (in both New Zealand and Australia) to guide you through development funding application forms and guidelines.
Known for her genre knowledge and her ability to get to the heart of a story, Nicole is a well-respected, international story consultant, story producer and script editor across TV, film and online scripted content.
As a writer she is creating and writing a number of TV series and feature films.
Nicole was a development executive at Screen Australia where she worked with many of Australia’s finest filmmakers and she managed the funding and development of many feature films, TV drama and online series.
Nicole’s most recent credit is Associate Producer and Script Editor for Leah Purcell’s debut film, The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson.
WIFT members free; non members $15 cash; includes drinks and nibbles.
Tuesday 14 June
6:00pm networking, 6:30pm start
Click Studios, 525 Rosebank Rd, Avondale, Auckland
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Having control over one’s stories and the right to determine the direction of these stories is an essential and ongoing korero. We're bringing this important and multi-layered conversation to Wellington.
Some of the topics and questions the panel will explore are:
This is an important and multi-layered conversation which we hope will add to the discourse on Story Sovereignty and Cultural Safety.
Facilitator: Karen Te O Kahurangi Waaka (Tūwharetoa, Tūhourangi-Ngāti Wahiao, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pūkeko)
Panellists:
Blake Ihimaera, Head of Content at Te Māngai Pāho, (Te Rarawa, Ngapuhi, Ngai Tahu)
Blake has extensive experience in Māori broadcasting and has been committed to telling stories from a Māori perspective, with a critical lens. Her credits include producing Aotearoa’s longest standing Māori Current Affairs show, Marae, Te Matatini live broadcasts, award-winning Aotearoa 250 live broadcast, Māori lifestyle show Easy Eats, and fluent te reo Māori children’s show Te Nūtube. Outside broadcasting, she’s a mother of two Māori-speaking daughters, National Kapa Haka performer and tutor of Puangarua Kapa Haka, and she sits on the Waitangi Cultural Committee in Te Tai Tokerau.
Matasila Freshwater, Writer, Director (Solomon Islands, Pākehā)
Matasila was responsible for the Solomon Islands section of the award-winning feature, Vai (2019), which premiered at Berlinale, featured at SXSW and won a Special Jury Award at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and Best Feature Narrative at DisOrient Asian American Film Festival. Her first film Shmeat (2016), was a finalist in NZIFF’s Best Shorts programme, competed at the Sitges International Fantasy Film Festival, and won Best Animation at A Night of Horror Film Festival in Sydney. Recent projects include writing/directing on Season 2 of The Feijoa Club, and the Prime horror anthology series, Teine Sā: The Ancient Ones with her short piece Hiama.
Tainui Stephens, Producer, Director, Presenter (Te Rarawa)
Tainui Stephens has brought Māori stories to the screen for 40 years. He began his career working on the first weekly Māori television programme Koha. He’s directed documentaries on subjects as diverse as the Māori Battalion and the music of Franz Liszt. He’s worked as a producer for the films River Queen, The Rain Of The Children and The Dead Lands. He’s a producer for the upcoming feature on the life of Whina Cooper. Stephens has served on the boards of the Film Commission, Māori Radio Spectrum Trust, Script to Screen and the Māoriland Film Festival.
WIFT members free, non-members $15 cash at the door.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Shout out to all beginner producers! We know your budgets are tight, and talking to a lawyer can be daunting. Sinclair Black, Entertainment Lawyers, is offering up to 24 emerging producer WIFT members a free two-hour session to run through some of the legal basics you need to know as producers. Come and get some tips and tricks that may help avoid some bigger (and costly) legal mistakes...!
Mel Chuter will cover things such as:
Christy Whelan will talk through the basics of music licensing for film and tv – what rights you need, who to get them from and how best to do that.
These are small and intimate sessions, for new producers wanting to ask all those questions about the stuff you’re ‘supposed’ to know. Just be aware that Mel and Christy cannot give out specific advice on matters. The rules governing lawyers require that clients formally engage a lawyer to give rise to a solicitor/client relationship. The session is not a substitute for legal advice and you cannot rely on it as such – if you have a legal matter you need help with you should engage a specialist lawyer.
Presented by Mel Chuter and Christy Whelan of Sinclair Black
Bookings essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz.
State the date of the workshop you're booking for.
First in first served!
Continuing in our series examining key relationships for directors, we now bring you this workshop on the Actor-Director Relationship in collaboration with DEGANZ.
**WIFT NZ and DEGANZ members are free**
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Our experienced panel will be discussing the following questions:
The Director-Actor Relationship
The relationship between directors and actors can be one of the most challenging and rewarding artistic collaborations. Our experienced panel will be discussing the following points:
Moderator: Sara Wiseman
Panellists:
Armagan Ballantyne, Director
Theresa Healey, Actor,
Aidee Walker, Director, Actor
Mia Blake, Actor, Director
The discussion panel will be followed by a Q&A session, so bring your burning questions along with you!
So we can ensure everyone is comfortable we're holding this event at the Click Studios building in Avondale where there's lots of room and plenty of parking.
Date: Tuesday 3 May 2022
Location: Click Studios, 525 Rosebank Rd, Avondale, Auckland
Time: 6:00pm drinks for a 6:30pm start
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT NZ and DEGANZ Members FREE, non-members $15 cash at the door.
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT
We have a new date and a new venue for this event! We've had to pare it down a bit however due to Covid-19 restrictions, so this event is only for writers, directors and producers in the Scripted Feature/Series Drama space.
Here's your opportunity to pitch your ideas and skills to each other! Producers, even if your slate is full, it's always a good idea to meet new talent and hear fresh ideas.
Writers/directors you may attend as a team.
Meetings will be 20 minutes long. At the bell you move on.
Cost: WIFT and NZWG members $5; non-members $10 (tea and coffee included. There will be a lunch break.
Enquiries to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Continuing in our series examining key relationships for directors, we now bring you this workshop on the Actor-Director Relationship in collaboration with DEGANZ. This relationship can be one of the most challenging and rewarding artistic collaborations. Our experienced panel will be discussing the following questions:
- How can actors and directors maintain a healthy collaborative relationship that lasts beyond one project?
- How can actors and directors explore character in a way that is safe and enriching for both?
- How can a director balance the needs of their actors while maintaining all other relationships on set?
- What is the best way to deal with a director-actor relationship breakdown?
- What do directors most want from their actors?
- What do actors most want from their directors?
Facilitator:
Miranda Harcourt, Acting Coach
Panellists:
Briar Grace-Smith, Writer, Director (Ngāpuhi, Ngātiwai)
Tanea Heke, Actor (Ngāti Rangi, Te Uri Taniwha, Ngāti Hineira, Ngāpuhi-nui-tonu)
Kathy McRae, Actor, Director
Chelsie Preston Crayford, Actor, Filmmaker
The discussion panel will be followed by a Q&A session, so bring your burning questions along with you!
WIFT NZ members and DEGANZ members free; non-members $15 – drinks and nibbles included.
When: 6pm drinks for a 6:30pm start, Wednesday 20 April.
Where: Taia Studios, 4 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington.
RSVP essential - office@wiftnz.org.nz
Film festivals have been a vital platform for filmmakers to showcase their stories to international audiences and nurture career connections. How can we make them work for us at all levels of our filmmaking career? Come along to this WIFT NZ workshop and hear the views of our experienced panel.
This event will adhere to Covid traffic light Red restrictions, so seating will be limited.
Please note: This event will require you to show your vaccine pass at the door.
Facilitator: Robin Laing, Producer
Panellists:
Some of the topics and questions the panel will explore are:
This panel will be followed by a Q&A session.
WIFT Members free; non-members $15 – drinks and nibbles included.
When: 6pm drinks for a 6:30pm start, Wednesday 6 April.
Where: Taia Studios, 4 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington.
RSVP essential - office@wiftnz.org.nz
Kelly Martin spent the first 20 years of her career working across both TVNZ and Mediaworks, and rose through the network ranks from photocopying to international acquisitions, before she became Director of Programming at Mediaworks where she oversaw local drama successes like Outrageous Fortune, and comedy hits bro’Town and 7 Days.
Kelly joined South Pacific Pictures in 2012 and has worked as an Executive Producer on TV2’s top-rating soap Shortland Street, and on a run of shows, including Westside, The Almighty Johnsons, The Brokenwood Mysteries, 800 Words, Mean Mums, Educators, In Dark Places, The Bad Seed and The Sounds.
Kelly recently produced her first feature film This Town – which was released during COVID in 2020, but still managed to be number one at the NZ box office for several weeks.
In this conversation Kelly will share her learnings and experiences – from how she progressed her career, to what makes a great pitch, to how to deal constructively with the broadcasters, to tips on making your first feature film.
Kelly will be interviewed by Tauranga-based screenwriter and journalist, Emma Power.
Date: Wednesday 30 March
Time: 5.30pm networking for 6pm start
Venue: The Tauranga Club, Level 5, Devonport Towers 72 Devonport Rd, Tauranga
Members and non-members free for our first event! Nibbles will be supplied.
Cash bar.
Please note attendance at this event will require a vaccine passport.
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
SOLD OUT - but there is a waitlist
Since winning the WIFT Fulcrum Media Finance Woman to Watch award in 2016, Desray Armstrong has progressed from running an extremely successful Boosted campaign (for the feature film Stray), to releasing two celebrated feature films in 2021 (Coming Home in the Dark, Juniper) and premiering a third at NZIFF 2021 (Millie Lies Low) before it’s theatrical release this year.
In this workshop you'll have the chance to hear...
Spaces are limited!
This event will be complying with the Covid-19 Red traffic light requirements so there are seating restrictions. Book early to avoid disappointment!
This event is a vaccine passport event.
WIFT NZ members free, non-members $15 cash at the door (sorry eftpos won't be available).
This event has been pushed back a week, the new date is 16 February.
Are you in production and wanting to learn how lighting works? Do you want to understand what your gaffer, best wahine, LX assist and DOP are talking about? Do you want a better understanding of the LX whys and wheres and the production considerations for these?
No matter the size of your production, this is the workshop for you!
Come along to this event where you can ask WIFT NZ ally Zac Beckett-Knight (a grip and gaffer with Late Knight Productions) all your questions.
Zac has been a technician in the Canterbury film industry for nearly a decade. Known as a 'Zac of all trades' and a total production solution, he’s worked in nearly every department. Recently he has specialised in LX and grip services in the region, working on commercials, corporate, drama and music videos that visit the region.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz, and please state your industry role.
WIFTNZ members free, non-members $15 cash - includes a drink and nibbles.
WIFT NZ members free; non-members $15 cash at the door (sorry eftpos isn't available).
Some of the topics and questions the panel will explore are:
Delivered in partnership with Screen CanterburyNZ and University of Canterbury
About the panellists:
Amanda Jenkins, Line Producer, Producer - AJ Films
For the past 20 years Amanda has been a producer in the international advertising sector working abroad and in New Zealand. Beginning her career as a videographer on Heavenly Creatures and The Frighteners, she trained at TVNZ, and has produced three NZFC short films, one of which - Closer - was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes festival. She has been location manager for When Strangers Appear and location coordinator for Netflix feature The Royal Treatment. Now pivoting back into feature film and documentary, she is in postproduction for 2021 Loading Docs, whilst line producing new feature films in development slated to shoot in the South Island.
Anna Canton, Creative Producer – Annakey Productions
Anna's short films Gravel 3000 and the award-winning Model 15 have played at local and international festivals, and she is currently co-producing a feature, The Pissy Tits Street Gang, with Nadia Maxwell. Another short, Homecoming, has received Fresh Shorts funding from Script-to-Screen. Anna was also the line producer on the short film The Meek directed by Gillian Ashurst, and she works as a marketing manager, specialising in brand and strategy.
Janine Morell Gunn, Producer - Whitebait Media
Janine Morrell-Gunn is one of New Zealand's leading children's television producers. She began her TV career in 1985 as a trainee director and producer at TVNZ, and went on to become executive producer of TVNZ's Children's Unit. In the late 1990s she formed Whitebait Productions (now Whitebait Media) with her husband Jason Gunn, and by 2009 the company employed 140 staff, and had opened a $7 million studio facility. Whitebait Media revamped New Zealand's longest-running children's programme, What Now?, and has dominated Kiwi children's TV with weekday shows like The Erin Simpson Show and The 4.30 Show.
Kim Georgine, Director – Cat House Films
Kim has worked professionally in film, TV and video production for over 20 years. She is experienced in script reading and coverage, and pitch and proposal writing. Kim is a co-founder of Cathouse Films, which specialises in creating content for business websites, and product/service promotional videos.
Date: Wednesday 24 November 2021
Time: 6pm drinks for a 6.30pm start
Location: John Britten Building - Ground Floor Foyer 69 Creyke Road · University of Canterbury.
The Director-Editor relationship
The Content: How does a director find the right editor? At which point in the process do you bring the editor in? Understanding the parameters of each role and making sure your contract reflects that. Who has creative say? How important are the editor’s fresh pair of eyes? How do the directors and editors navigate the test screening process? What happens if you change editor over the course of the project? How does the editor help manage the relationship with the commissioner / client? Who leads when? How do you maintain a healthy, collaborative relationship that has longevity over more than one project?
WIFTNZ and DEGNZ members free, non-members $15 cash - includes a drink and nibbles.
Come along and get your questions answered by this extremely experienced panel:
Panellists:
Dame Gaylene Preston, DNZM, has been a writer/director/producer since 1978, and made the classics of New Zealand cinema Mr Wrong, Ruby and Rata, War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us and Home By Christmas. Her dramatic TV series include Bread & Roses and Hope and Wire, plus many documentaries, her latest being the feature, My Year With Helen. Her work has screened in most high profile international film festivals including Sundance, Toronto, London, and Sydney. Dame Gaylene is the New Zealand Arts Foundation's inaugural Filmmaker Laureate (2001).
Pietra Brettkelly, recipient of the 2020 South Pacific Pictures Award for Achievement In Film for her acclaimed documentary feature Yellow Is Forbidden. Pietra is a three-time Oscar-selected documentary filmmaker, a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and an Arts Laureate of New Zealand.
Alex Boyd (they/them) editor of the acclaimed recent feature film Cousins, they have also edited all four seasons of Wellington Paranormal. They enjoy working across genres, and have edited documentary, drama, sci-fi, comedy, and animation.
Annie Collins is best known for her extensive resume of documentaries, having edited such landmark productions as Patu!, The Neglected Miracle and Gardening with Soul. The talented editor has also won awards for her work on Scarfies, Two Little Boys and Out of the Blue, with Coming Home in the Dark having premiered to critical acclaim at Sundance and due to be released here in August.
Lala Rolls
Fijian-European Lala Rolls' projects often involve explorations of Māori and Polynesian culture. She directs as much as she edits, often doing both on the same project. Rolls has been a multiple finalist at New Zealand awards ceremonies for her work on acclaimed drama series The Insider's Guide to Happiness and the Rita Angus documentary Lovely Rita. She edited The Man in the Hat (about art dealer Peter McLeavey), and 2018's Celia, about late equality advocate Celia Lashlie, and directed, produced and edited the 2020 feature film Tupaia’s Endeavour.
Don't miss this very special WIFT NZ preview screening - before the official premiere!
Written by Sophie Henderson (Baby Done, Human Traces), produced by Emma Slade (Rage, Come To Daddy, The Changeover), and directed by Gaysorn Thavat, The Justice of Bunny King is a gritty tale of triumph over adversity about women fighting their way back from the bottom of society.
Bunny King (Essie Davis) is a mother of two, a woman best described as a rough diamond with a sketchy past. Attempting to leave this past behind, she works intersections as a squeegee bandit using her quick wit to charm money from motorists. However, Bunny finds her frustrations difficult to contain, leading her to clash with the public and police.
Bunny is only able to see her children during supervised meetings. Convinced that everything will fall into place if they can all be together as a family, she continually makes reckless promises she can’t keep and then a spur-of-the-moment decision with huge consequences … Click here to watch the trailer
“Davis brings a rough-edged authenticity to this spirited portrait of a mother in crisis … the actor is as compellingly watchable as a car crash” – Screendaily.com
Enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbles before the screening and, afterwards, Newshub Entertainment Editor and Film Reviewer Kate Rodger will host WIFT NZ members Sophie and Emma onstage for a discussion about making the film.
Click here to buy your tickets
Let’s celebrate the work of the many hugely talented WIFT NZ members who worked so hard on The Justice of Bunny King!
We know this workshop may seem a bit dry but remember: knowledge is power! Come along and engage with your future!
This important workshop will explain how new legislation, the Screen Industry Workers’ Bill, will relate to you, no matter what your role is.
If passed, this legislation which is heading to its second reading, will affect the majority of you.
Most workers in New Zealand’s screen sector are contractors who are not entitled to employment rights, including the right to collectively negotiate terms and conditions of work.
The Screen Industry Workers’ Bill would see contractors allowed to bargain collectively. The proposed changes also include new universal terms that will apply to all contract relationships in the screen industry, and a tiered dispute resolution system which will support parties to resolve issues.
As well as taking a deep dive into what the bill would mean for the screen industry, our panel will outline how the sector became so contract-based, and the differences between being an employee and a contractor.
Keep updated on the bill’s progress here.
Panel:
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT NZ members free, non-members $15 - includes drinks and nibbles.
As we move into Matariki – the Māori New Year – we’re delighted to bring you Maramena Roderick, Tāhuhu Kaupapa, Head of Content, and Lanita Ririnui, Kaikōkiri Kaupapa, Content Commissioner from Whakaata Māori (Māori Television). Maramena and Lanita will share their insights as to the kind of content Whakaata Māori support to help celebrate and highlight this special time.
You’re likely to be surprised by the opportunities there are with Whakaata Māori, no matter your ethnicity. Find out the best way to approach them and what the cultural requirements are for commissioned content and acquisitions.
Maramena and Lanita will also share their insights into the best way for you to pitch to a broadcaster, whoever that may be.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT NZ members free; non-members $15 - drinks and nibbles included.
We return to ENVY Studios and continue our exploration of the key relationships for directors with...
Part Two: The Director-Editor relationship
The Content: How does a director find the right editor? At which point in the process do you bring the editor in? Understanding the parameters of each role and making sure your contract reflects that. Who has creative say? How important are the editor’s fresh pair of eyes? How do the directors and editors navigate the test screening process? What happens if you change editor over the course of the project? How does the editor help manage the relationship with the commissioner / client? Who leads when? Maintaining a healthy, collaborative relationship that has longevity over more than one project.
So many questions! Come along and get yours answered by this extremely experienced panel:
Moderated by award-winning documentary maker Leanne Pooley ONZM, Head of Development and Production of The Story Department, Eight.
Panellists:
Pietra Brettkelly, recipient of the 2020 South Pacific Pictures Award for Achievement In Film for her acclaimed documentary feature Yellow Is Forbidden. Pietra is a three-time Oscar-selected documentary filmmaker, a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and an Arts Laureate of New Zealand.
Roseanne Liang, director and co-writer of WWII action-horror film Shadow in the Cloud, which debuted at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the People's Choice Award. Her previous work includes Do No Harm (2017) and My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011).
Cushla Dillon, editor on The Justice Of Bunny King, and the ThreeNow thriller TV series The Gulf. Self-taught, she moved from shorter works to features with Harry Sinclair's Topless Women Talk about their Lives, for which she won her first NZ film award. Dillon has gone on to edit shorts, documentaries, and many more features — including The Price of Milk, Orphans & Kingdoms, and award-winning documentary This Way of Life.
Jochen Fitzherbert, Jochen Fitzherbert is an editor and writer, known for Ash vs Evil Dead, Rest Stop (2005), Power Rangers (2015-2018), The Gulf (2019), Mystic, Inside (2020) and Creamerie (2021).
WIFTNZ and DEGNZ members free, non-members $15 cash - includes a drink and nibbles.
Having animals on set brings a whole new dimension to filming. While an animal trainer can take care of their performance, what regulations must you follow to ensure a safe and happy production?
Animal trainer Caroline Girdlestone is one of the best in the business. She’s trained animals for blockbusters such as Babe, The Hobbit trilogy, Pete's Dragon, and Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok.
In this workshop Caroline will explain how she interprets a script and choreographs achievable animal performances, and how she relates the performance to the camera. She’ll talk about some of the challenges - fun and otherwise - that she’s faced on set and how she’s overcome them.
At some point in your career it's likely you’ll have to work with an animal, so make the most of this opportunity to hear from an expert!
WIFT Members free; non-members $15 – drinks and nibbles included.
RSVP essential - office@wiftnz.org.nz
Did you know that the revenue of the international gaming sector is larger than that of the movie and music sectors combined?
We're hearing a lot about the prevalence and success of video games – games that are extensions of films and make more $$ than the original film, games festivals where hundreds of people watch gamers compete, games your children use for school...
So where do screen workers fit into this microcosm?
Moderated by Aliesha Staples, managing director Staples VR, this workshop will give an overview of New Zealand’s gaming industry, what roles are available and where story fits into the equation.
WIFT NZ, CHCH Game Developers Association and Screen CanterburyNZ bring you a fabulous panel of experts:
FREE for WIFT & CHCH Game Developers Association Members; non-members $15 – drinks and nibbles included.
RSVP essential - office@wiftnz.org.nz
Date: Thursday 13 May, 2021
Time: 6pm for a 6:30pm start
Location: A4 Lecture Theatre, University Canterbury. Parking in Law carpark.
Did you know that the revenue of the international gaming sector is larger than that of the movie and music sectors combined?
We're hearing a lot about the prevalence and success of games – games that are extensions of films and make more $$ than the original film, games festivals where hundreds of people watch gamers compete, games your children use for school...
So, where do you as screen workers fit into this microcosm?
This workshop is part one of a series of two. In this first workshop we will get an overview of New Zealand’s gaming industry, what roles are available, where story fits into the equation and many other useful facts. Part two will cover maximising opportunities to develop games as part of your brand extension.
We bring you a fabulous panel of experts:
Moderator: Aliesha Staples, Managing Director, Staples VR
Panellists:
Members free; non-members $15 – drinks and nibbles included.
RSVP essential – office@wiftnz.org.nz
How do you make a feature film without formal funding from any of the NZ funding bodies? Come along to this special workshop and hear the tale of these intrepid filmmakers and be inspired!
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
The Turn Of The Screw had its World Premiere at the 2020 Shanghai International Film Festival, and has garnered a number of official selections and awards overseas, including:
Official Selection: Shanghai International Film Festival 2020, China Golden Rooster Awards 2020 (Chinese Oscars) and Terror In the Bay Film Festival 2020 (Canada)
Winner - Best Picture: Istanbul Film Awards 2020
Winner - Best Horror Film: L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival 2020
Winner - Best Horror Film: Chicago Indie Film Awards 2020
The Turn of the Screw is a fantastic example of a film that is contained, makes use of the resources available to the filmmakers and targets the budget to the areas that will make the greatest impact so it punches far above its weight. The shoot itself was 10 days and people were paid for their time involved, proving it is possible to do that.
At this workshop we watch the film and then hear openly from the Producers, Director, Actors and HODs in a no-holds-barred Q & A. How did they do it?
For more information on the film and the trailer please see turnofthescrewfilm.com
Members free; non-members $15 (Cash bar, nibbles provided)
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Presented by Miranda Rivers and Tina Cleary of The Casting Company
(Please note this is a workshop primarily for producers and directors)
Miranda Rivers and Tina Cleary have worked with a wide range of directors, amongst them: Jane Campion, Taika Waititi, James Cameron, Tusi Tamasese, Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace Smith, Peter Jackson, David Stubbs, Alison Maclean on big films and indie films. They are aware everyone works differently and are keen to hand on techniques, ways of working that have generated best outcomes from initial creative engagement through to how to work with actors in the room and across the film making process. This workshop will be focused on delivering for emerging or newly established producer and director teams.
Members free. Non-members $15.00 (drinks and nibbles provided)
Bookings essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
It's probably a while since most of you have had direct interaction with Māori Television and a lot has changed, so we're delighted to bring you Hinurewa Poutu, Director of Language and Content, and Lanita Ririnui, Content Commissioner, who will tell you exactly who is doing what at Māori Television and what plans are for the year ahead for the new team.
You're likely to be surprised by the opportunities there are, no matter your ethnicity. Find out what they're looking for, and not looking for (just as important), the best way to approach them and what the cultural requirements are for commissioned content and acquisitions.
Hinurewa and Lanita will also share their insights into the best way for you to pitch to a broadcaster, whoever that may be.
Spread the word far and wide to your fellow screen industry people.
This is a unique occasion in Christchurch - we hope to see you all there!
5pm drinks for 5:30pm sharp start
Drinks and nibbles provided
Members free. Non-members $15
LOCATION: Screen CanterburyNZ ChristchurchNZ offices, Unit 3 / Level 3, 101 Cashel St.
Take the elevators that are near Spark and Michael Hill Jewellers
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Presented by Miranda Rivers and Tina Cleary of The Casting Company
(Please note this is a workshop primarily for producers and directors)
Miranda Rivers and Tina Cleary have worked with a wide range of directors, amongst them: Jane Campion, Taika Waititi, James Cameron, Tusi Tamasese, Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace Smith, Peter Jackson, David Stubbs, Alison Maclean on big films and indie films. They are aware everyone works differently and are keen to hand on techniques, ways of working that have generated best outcomes from initial creative engagement through to how to work with actors in the room and across the film making process. This workshop will be focused on delivering for emerging or newly established producer and director teams.
Date: Wednesday 17 March, 6pm drinks for a 6.30pm sharp start.
Venue: Wrestler, 12 Jessie Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Members free. Non-members $15
Drinks and nibbles provided
Bookings essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Currently in post-production are two films we are highly anticipating: Punch, produced by Robin Murphy and Catherine Fitzgerald; and Millie Lies Low, produced by Desray Armstrong and Angela Littlejohn.
All four filmmakers join us for this practical workshop. Both films were impacted by Covid, but at different points in the process, and their producers had to adapt accordingly. How will what they learned affect their filmmaking processes going forward? Moderated by Mark Westerby, producer.
Bookings essential, please rsvp to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Please note, there is plenty of on-street parking.
Join us for a panel discussion - a reflection on the past year and what the future holds.
After a group discussion, networks will each go into separate rooms to talk about their own business - who's doing what, what they are looking for, what they are not looking for etc. The audience will be split and rotated around each room so you will hear directly from the commissioning team at each of the following networks (with perhaps more to be announced)
Confirmed participants are: Māori Television, Sky TV / Prime, TVNZ, Three and The Spinoff
Date: Wednesday 10 February, 6pm drinks for a 6.30pm sharp start.
Venue: St Columba Centre, 40 Vermont St, Ponsonby, Auckland
Members free. Non-members $15.00 (drinks and nibbles provided)
Bookings essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Join us for a panel discussion - a reflection on the past year and what the future holds.
After a group discussion, networks will each go into separate rooms to talk about their own business - who's doing what, what they are looking for, what they are not looking for etc. The audience will be split and rotated around each room so you will hear directly from the commissioning team at each of the following networks (with perhaps more to be announced)
Confirmed participants are: Māori Television, Sky TV / Prime, Three and The Spinoff
Members free. Non-members $15.00 (drinks and nibbles provided)
Bookings essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members come celebrate the festive season with us!
Eat, drink and catch up on each other's news.
Cash bar, nibbles provided.
RSVPs essential at this link bit.ly/xmasparty-chc-20
From women to watch to unsung heroines, the biennial WIFT Awards joyfully celebrate the outstanding achievements of women in all aspects of the New Zealand screen industry.
Get your glad rags on and party it up with nominees, friends, supporters and all your industry colleagues, whatever their gender!
Your ticket will get you a couple of drinks (cash bar for
more!), canapes and great company ensuring you are entertained and
happy all evening.
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS
From a welcome drink, to the uplifting awards presentation with the fabulous Theresa Healey as MC, followed by a spirited party, the WIFT Awards are a significant event in the local screen industry calendar.
Check out the 2018 Awards, courtesy of Red Carpet
TV!
Don't miss this fabulous evening. Come by yourself! Come as a
group! Join us and share the spirit!
The Awards are presented by Women in Film & Television (NZ) Inc with support from NZ On Air and generous sponsors: Fulcrum Media Finance, Great Southern Film & Television, Images & Sound, Imagezone, LoserKid, Professional Lighting Services, Queenstown Camera Company, SAE Creative Media Institute, South Pacific Pictures, Te Māngai Pāho, and the Weta Group.
It's exciting to receive funding for your project, but there are numerous legal ownership issues to sort out before the cameras start rolling. Get ready for an interesting evening designed to help you navigate your project's chain of title and contracts.
In this workshop, Anchali Anandanayagam and Caitlin Hadlee from Hudson Gavin Martin, will explain what a chain of title is, why it's important and how to prove you have it. They'll also cover contracts - what you own, and what to hold or give away. Caitlin will beam in via Zoom.
Please bring your questions, queries and experiences to share!
When: Thursday 26 November, 2020
Time: Drinks and nibbles from 6pm for 6.30pm start.
Venue: ChristchurchNZ (Conference Room), BNZ Centre, Level 3, 101 Cashel Street, Christchurch.
Best parking is the City Council's Lichfield St Carpark (beside Ballantynes)
Members: FREE, non-members: $15.00
Includes nibbles and wine
DISCLAIMER: Nothing at this event constitutes legal advice, or is intended to be a substitute for legal advice and should not be relied upon as such or gives rise to a solicitor/client relationship. Specialist legal advice should be taken in relation to specific issues. You should always seek legal advice or other professional advice in relation to any particular matters you or your organisation may have.
It's exciting to receive funding for your project, but there are numerous legal ownership issues to sort out before the cameras start rolling. Get ready for an interesting evening designed to help you navigate your project's chain of title and contracts.
In this workshop, Anchali Anandanayagam and Caitlin Hadlee from Hudson Gavin Martin, will explain what a chain of title is, why it's important and how to prove you have it. They'll also cover contracts - what you own, and what to hold or give away.
Please bring your questions, queries and experiences to share!
When: Wednesday 18 November, 2020
Time: Drinks and nibbles from 6pm for 6.30pm start.
Venue: Random Group, ground floor, 43 Hanson St, Mt Cook, Wellington.
Members: FREE, non-members: $15.00
Includes nibbles and wine
DISCLAIMER: Nothing at this event constitutes legal advice, or is intended to be a substitute for legal advice and should not be relied upon as such or gives rise to a solicitor/client relationship. Specialist legal advice should be taken in relation to specific issues. You should always seek legal advice or other professional advice in relation to any particular matters you or your organisation may have.
It's exciting to receive funding for your project, but there are numerous legal ownership issues to sort out before the cameras start rolling. Get ready for an interesting evening designed to help you navigate your project's chain of title and contracts.
In this workshop, Anchali Anandanayagam and Caitlin Hadlee from Hudson Gavin Martin, will explain what a chain of title is, why it's important and how to prove you have it. They'll also cover contracts - what you own, and what to hold or give away.
Please bring your questions, queries and experiences to share!
When: Wednesday 28 October, 2020
Time: Drinks and nibbles from 6pm for 6.30pm start.
Venue: Hudson Gavin Martin, Level 16, 45 Queen St, Auckland
Members: FREE, non-members: $15.00
Includes nibbles and wine
DISCLAIMER: Nothing at this event constitutes legal advice, or is intended to be a substitute for legal advice and should not be relied upon as such or gives rise to a solicitor/client relationship. Specialist legal advice should be taken in relation to specific issues. You should always seek legal advice or other professional advice in relation to any particular matters you or your organisation may have.
Don't miss this special WIFT preview screening! Written by Sophie Henderson (Human Traces, Fantail) and directed by her husband Curtis Vowell (Fantail), Baby, Done is a semi-autobiographical comedy inspired by the couple's own reaction to starting a family.
Indulge in a complimentary glass of bubbles before the screening and, afterwards, producer Morgan Waru will join Sophie on stage for a discussion about making the film.
Enjoy a night out and support the WIFT members who worked so hard on Baby, Done - Sophie and Morgan, Luana Barnes, James Brookes, Lauren Carr, Bella Bollinger and executive producer Carthew Neal.
BUY TICKETS HERE
WHEN: Monday 19 October from 6:30pm
WHERE: The Capitol Cinema, 610 Dominion Rd, Balmoral, Auckland
Presented by Kat Lintott and team at WRESTLER
Wrestler was named NZ's most innovative company in VR and AR by Idealog in 2018
Looking at the use of VR, AR, Video, mobile and PC to tell stories.
We'll be talking through Tuia Mātauranga (https://www.wrestler.nz/project/tuia-matauranga) and a couple of projects that haven't been released yet!
We'll also have some experiences to try out if you're keen.
Venue: Wrestler, 12 Jessie Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Members free. Non-members $15 (drinks and nibbles included)
Bookings essential via office@wiftnz.org.nz
About Wrestler:
Telling stories with positive cultural impact, through creative
and technical innovation.
Wrestler exists for a simple reason: To create meaningful content
that pushes the collective consciousness forward.
They have two focuses - one is an agency business model and the other is a Studio model. Both focusing on harnessing the power of story across multiple mediums to effect change with positive cultural impact.
Kat Lintott, Co-founder Wrestler Studios and Agency
From producing to concepting, creative directing and designing
immersive experiences, Kat has been involved in all aspects of
future production pipelines.
When she's not building cross-platform worlds, she's building
relationships, speaking at events, learning and inspiring others
about values led storytelling and how we can use technology to make
communities stronger in the future.
In 2019 Kat was appointed to the Science for Technological
Innovation board ($110M research fund) and is leading their youth
strategy. She was voted in as the newest board member of Women in
Film and TV (WIFT). She is now part of a group called Kaupapa CODE
based in Dunedin aiming to build the Māori gaming ecosystem.
Explore the art behind making believeable and memorable characters through sound.
Foley artist Narelle Ahrens and musician and composer Andrew Thorne, with Steve Finnigan Head of Sound, Images & Sound, will demonstrate practical foley performance, recording techniques and editorial.
From a Director's and Producer's perspective, understanding where to put your post dollars is key. We'll discuss how foley can make a huge impact - even with a small budget.
Check out the new foley suite at Images & Sound, and in the room, see how they layer different sound elements.
Find out more about the presenters:
This workshop will explore the art behind making believable and memorable characters.
Carrie McLaughlin and Robyn McFarlane will demonstrate practical foley performance, recording techniques and editorial.
From a Director's and Producer's perspective, understanding where to put your post dollars is key. Even on small budgets, we discuss how foley can make a huge impact.
There will also be a chance to try out foley for yourself, testing your sync-abilities!
Presenters:
And the POW Studios Team www.powstudios.co.nz
AMY BARBER
Amy is a Re-recording Mixer and Sound Supervisor. Her career in audio post is internationally recognised with clients based largely in Auckland, Sydney and Los Angeles. She is also a Foley mixer / editor dedicated to her craft. Amy lives and breathes audio post. Her credits are impressive https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2755463/, yet she has had experience across the board with all types of media - Corporate / Documentaries / Short Films / Feature Films / Long Form TV Show / Fast turnaround TV / Webseries. Amy is a WIFT Awards' finalist for The Weta Group Creative Technology Award this year.
This workshop will be full of practical information - from technical workflow to Audio Post disciplines (Dialogue and Loop / Foley / SFX and Sound Design / Mixing and what they entail) to Amy's own career path, and peppered with questions from Amy Bowie, this will be a fascinating workshop and the first time for you to get together since lockdown.
Date: Thursday 17 September, 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: NZ Broadcasting School (Ara) - TV Studio - Cnr Southwark and Madras Streets (beside the carpark on the corner)
Members free. Non-members $15 (wine and nibbles included)
Bookings please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
NZ ON AIR: Where to from here?
Moderator: Lisa Chatfield
When: Thursday 30 July, 5.30pm for a 6pm sharp start
Where: Random Group, ground floor, 43 Hanson St, Mt Cook
Members free. Non-members $15 (includes drinks and nibbles)
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
NZ ON AIR: Where to from here?
Moderator: Christina Milligan (Ngāti Porou)
When: Tuesday 28 July, 6pm for a 6.30pm sharp start. Please arrive at 6pm if you want a glass of wine!
Where: TVNZ, 100 Victoria St West
Members free. Non-members $15. (Drinks and nibbles included.)
Bookings essential: Office@wiftnz.org.nz
For the first time, a WIFT workshop you may want to attend, wherever you are! Yes, no surprise, its via ZOOM.
So, you are heading back to work and there are so many questions to answer! WIFT brings you three panellists who have managed to be in production in Level 3 and in some instances, Level 4!
Moderated by Sarah Kinniburgh, Head of TV and Branded Content for SATELLITE, we will address the panellists' respective experiences to getting their productions underway, how the process has evolved since and what the immediate future looks like as regards to setting up/running a production in line with new Covid-19 industry requirements. All the practicalities, including cost, covered off in one easily accessible WIFT workshop!
Your fabulous panellists are:
Janine Morrell-Gunn, Executive Producer, Whitebait Media
Sally Campbell, Head of Production, South Pacific Pictures
Kylie Croft, Head of Production - operations, Greenstone
Date of workshop: Tuesday 2 June
Time: 1.30pm - 3.00pm
Venue: ZOOM
To Join us - check your WIFT emails for the link or email the office
(with thanks to SATELLITE for helping facilitate this workshop)
If you have questions you would like answered, please email them in to office@wiftnz.org.nz
For the first time, a WIFT workshop you may want to attend, wherever you are! Yes, no surprise, its via ZOOM.
So, you are heading back to work and there are so many questions to answer! WIFT brings you three panellists who have managed to be in production in Level 3 and in some instances, Level 4!
Moderated by Sarah Kinniburgh, Head of TV and Branded Content for SATELLITE, we will address the panellists' respective experiences to getting their productions underway, how the process has evolved since and what the immediate future looks like as regards to setting up/running a production in line with new Covid-19 industry requirements. All the practicalities, including cost, covered off in one easily accessible WIFT workshop!
Your fabulous panellists are:
Janine Morrell-Gunn, Executive Producer, Whitebait Media
Sally Campbell, Head of Production, South Pacific Pictures
Kylie Croft, Head of Production - operations, Greenstone
Date of workshop: Tuesday 2 June
Time: 1.30pm - 3.00pm
Venue: ZOOM
To Join us - check your WIFT emails for the link or email the office
(with thanks to SATELLITE for helping facilitate this workshop)
If you have questions you would like answered, please email them in to office@wiftnz.org.nz
For the first time, a WIFT workshop you may want to attend, wherever you are! Yes, no surprise, its via ZOOM.
So, you are heading back to work and there are so many questions to answer! WIFT brings you three panellists who have managed to be in production in Level 3 and in some instances, Level 4!
Moderated by Sarah Kinniburgh, Head of TV and Branded Content for SATELLITE, we will address the panellists' respective experiences to getting their productions underway, how the process has evolved since and what the immediate future looks like as regards to setting up/running a production in line with new Covid-19 industry requirements. All the practicalities, including cost, covered off in one easily accessible WIFT workshop!
Your fabulous panellists are:
Janine Morrell-Gunn, Executive Producer, Whitebait Media
Sally Campbell, Head of Production, South Pacific Pictures
Kylie Croft, Head of Production - operations, Greenstone
Date of workshop: Tuesday 2 June
Time: 1.30pm - 3.00pm
Venue: ZOOM
To Join us - check your WIFT emails for the link or email the office
(with thanks to SATELLITE for helping facilitate this workshop)
If you have questions you would like answered, please email them in to office@wiftnz.org.nz
For the first time, a WIFT workshop you may want to attend, wherever you are! Yes, no surprise, its via ZOOM.
So, you are heading back to work and there are so many questions to answer! WIFT brings you three panellists who have managed to be in production in Level 3 and in some instances, Level 4!
Moderated by Sarah Kinniburgh, Head of TV and Branded Content for SATELLITE, we will address the panellists' respective experiences to getting their productions underway, how the process has evolved since and what the immediate future looks like as regards to setting up/running a production in line with new Covid-19 industry requirements. All the practicalities, including cost, covered off in one easily accessible WIFT workshop!
Your fabulous panellists are:
Janine Morrell-Gunn, Executive Producer, Whitebait Media
Sally Campbell, Head of Production, South Pacific Pictures
Kylie Croft, Head of Production - operations, Greenstone
Date of workshop: Tuesday 2 June
Time: 1.30pm - 3.00pm
Venue: ZOOM
To Join us - check your WIFT emails for the link or email the office
(with thanks to SATELLITE for helping facilitate this workshop)
If you have questions you would like answered, please email them in to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Welcome to our new year of programming! We are starting by making sure you are safe!!
No film is worth dying for - Steven Spielberg.
The advance of digital technology has enabled more and more people to pick up their cameras and start shooting films, which is great! What we do need to remind ourselves is that with a great film shoot, comes great responsibility, that of keeping the crew, cast and wider public safe.
This workshop will give a broad overview of the responsibilities we have under the Health and Safety at work Act 2015, while providing an outline of key areas to consider at each stage of production to help keep crew welfare at the forefront of your planning.
We'll talk about guns, harassment, intimacy and fatigue. Discuss the paperwork you may require for your safety files, show examples of templates and guides you frequently need to make sure you are meeting best practice.
Safety is all our responsibilities!
Our presenter is Louise Spraggon.
Louise started her film career in the UK where she worked as an animation director and writer, before moving into the production world as an assistant producer with Hot Animation, makers of Bob the Builder and then as a development producer in London, for the Channel 4 TV animator in residence scheme.
She has extensive experience in the education sectors in New Zealand and the UK, having worked as a lecturer, teacher and workshop facilitator with museums and galleries across both countries.
Now living in Aotearoa Louise continues to work in the film industry splitting her time between Assistant Directing and as on set Health and Safety officer, working on commercials, dramas, features and short films.
Louise is passionate about ensuring the welfare of all contributors to a production, no matter its size or budget.
Members free. Non-members $15. Wine and nibbles provided.
Bookings please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
From Weta Workshop to the nightly weather, Chromakeying has been the primary VFX tool in moving image since the 1930's. Despite this long history, Chromakeying remains a tenuous proposal, being a common cause of expensive post-production blowouts.
This seemingly simple technique of creating transparency by
removing
Green or Blue, requires careful consideration of many variables to
ensure a
successful trouble free chromakeying outcome.
Presented by DOP / Compositor - Sam Tozer - working with Chromakey since 2001 he's made all the mistakes so you don't have to!
Topics Discussed
Pre-production
Production
Post-production
Yes but what should I wear?!
Date: Wednesday 26 February
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: Lot23 Studio, 23 Minnie St, Eden Tce, Auckland
Members free. Non-members $15 - drinks and nibbles included.
Book now at office@wiftnz.org.nz
Welcome to our new year of programming! With generous support from Screen Wellington we are starting by making sure you are safe!!
No film is worth dying for - Steven Spielberg.
The advance of digital technology has enabled more and more people to pick up their cameras and start shooting films, which is great! What we do need to remind ourselves is that with a great film shoot, comes great responsibility, that of keeping the crew, cast and wider public safe.
This workshop will give a broad overview of the responsibilities we have under the Health and Safety at work Act 2015, while providing an outline of key areas to consider at each stage of production to help keep crew welfare at the forefront of your planning.
We'll talk about guns, harassment, intimacy and fatigue. Discuss the paperwork you may require for your safety files, show examples of templates and guides you frequently need to make sure you are meeting best practice.
Safety is all our responsibilities!
Our presenter is Louise Spraggon.
Louise started her film career in the UK where she worked as an animation director and writer, before moving into the production world as an assistant producer with Hot Animation, makers of Bob the Builder and then as a development producer in London, for the Channel 4 TV animator in residence scheme.
She has extensive experience in the education sectors in New Zealand and the UK, having worked as a lecturer, teacher and workshop facilitator with museums and galleries across both countries.
Now living in Aotearoa Louise continues to work in the film industry splitting her time between Assistant Directing and as on set Health and Safety officer, working on commercials, dramas, features and short films.
Louise is passionate about ensuring the welfare of all contributors to a production, no matter its size or budget.
Members come celebrate the festive season with us!
Eat, drink and catch up on each others news.
Cash bar, nibbles provided.
RSVP's essential
Members come celebrate the festive season with us!
Eat, drink and catch up on each others news.
Cash bar, nibbles provided.
RSVP's essential
With the WIFT President now a Wellingtonian-that's Vicki Jackways of course -
Nicola Olsen only on the board for 12 months, and Kat Lintott completely new.
We thought we would end the year with a get-together for you with the Wellington WIFT Board members. This is an opportunity for you to get to know the new board members, hear what we have planned for 2020 workshops and contribute your ideas. What did you think of the 2019 programming? Feedback helps us improve!
This gathering will also give you an opportunity to look at the facilities at Wrestler (Kat's company) - it's familiar territory for many of you in the old Film School premises in Jessie Street, but oh what a change! Kat will also talk about her series FRAME for the Spinoff https://www.wrestler.nz/project/frame
Come along to an intimate gathering, share a Christmas glass of wine, and have a good catchup!!When: 6pm Wednesday 4 December
Where: Wrestler, 21 Jessie St, Te Aro
Members free. Non-members $15. Drinks and nibbles included.
RSVP's essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members come celebrate the festive season with us!
Eat, drink and catch up on each others news.
Cash bar, nibbles provided.
RSVP's essential
Robin has worked in the New Zealand film industry as a freelancer for over 40 years on a variety of local and international productions, including feature films, television drama, TVC's and more recently web series.
Her work has ranged from costume work on the kiwi classic Goodbye Pork Pie (1981), through to supervising location manager for The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, and included TV shows Outrageous Fortune and Power Rangers, and to complete the circle in 2016 she worked as location manager on Pork Pie, the remake of the 1981 classic! In 2018 Robin was 1st AD on The Breaker Upperers.
In this workshop Robin will talk about the career paths for both location scouting and Ist assistant directing. What are the skills required? How do you get into it? Where does the 1st AD's responsibilities begin and end, and what exactly are they? As a filmmaker, when should you have a 1st AD on the crew. So you need a location scout - when should that person come on board? How much should you expect from them? What do they need by way of a brief to be as efficient as possible? How do you become a location manager? What are the plusses and minuses of both these roles? And so many more questions to answer…
AGILITY IN THE SCREEN INDUSTRY
Brenda Leeuwenberg is a consultant who crosses the worlds of business and digital production. She helps organisations to create and build on effective digital strategies that work for their business and their people.
Brenda has been the Head of Digital and Head of Innovation at NZ On Air, where she ran the Digital Media Fund as well as being part of the Senior Leadership Team. Prior to this, Brenda set up and managed the NZ screen showcase website NZ On Screen. She has worked extensively in the digital media and internet sectors, both in NZ and Europe, and played a key role in developing support for women in the NZ internet industry in the late 1990s. In 2018 Brenda was appointed to the Ministerial Advisory Group for Digital Economy and Digital Inclusion.
Making film, television and digital story-telling is hard. You all know this, you live and breathe it every day.
You bring your passion, your talent, your energy and life to every production you work on.
And it's expensive, things take a long time, there are so many people to involve, so much money to find.
In the last ten years of working with people in the film and tv world it's been Brenda's experience that there are massive amounts of waste - of time, money and energy - just by doing things the way they've always been done. What you end up with is fantastic but often much of what you create is not what the audience is looking for, or ends up on the cutting room floor.
Her work has bridged the creative and business worlds and what she has seen in film and tv she has also seen in business and software development. Right now Brenda works with businesses to help optimise how they work, to look at tools and processes that result in products their customers love, that are more relevant and useful, and that take less time to create.
In this session she will introduce some of these tools to you. Brenda will talk about Agile and how it could be applied to your world. We'll look at the parallels between business/software and film/tv production.
Brenda: "What I would love is to work with you to explore options for how working in a different way can help you to succeed.
I don't pretend for an instant to be able to do what you do - but I do have ideas for how you could do it a bit differently."
Come along and find out what is possible.
This is the first of a series of business-orientated workshops WIFT has in store for you!
Welcome to your October workshop - you will find it invaluable!!
Creating Your Final Picture - Colour Grading for the Big and Small Screen
In conversation with:
Clare Burlinson - Colourist - Daffodils, Savage, Yellow is Forbidden
https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2788784/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=Clare%20Burlinson
David Stubbs - Director - Daffodils, Producer - Catching the Black Widow
https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm3815440/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=David%20Stubbs
Tammy Williams - Cinematographer & Photographer - The Deadly Ponies Gang, Give Kate a Voice: Suffrage 125
https://tammy.co.nz/home/moving-image/
The language and communication in colour grading .. there is no one way to talk about colour.
Designing a look/ development for a movie or TV series
How we schedule out time for each project and what needs to be covered in the time available
Preparation and communication before the session
Who's in control (Director or DOP)
Common terms
Then we will delve into the new technology of EDR and HDR for streaming and theatrical screens with some of the Park Road team and open the floor to questions.
Venue: Park Road Post Production Cinema
141 Park Road, Miramar
Date: Wednesday 30 October
Time: 5.30pm drinks and networking; 6pm Workshop start
Members free. Non-members $15 - drinks and nibbles included.
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
LOOKING ABROAD
Our two guest speakers approach the international market from two different perspectives and between them they cover most markets of significance.
Jill Macnab, General Manager of Vendetta Films and Vendetta Productions attaches sales agents to her productions and buys feature films, both scripted and factual, around the world, most recently at TIFF.
Emma Martini, Series Producer for Whitebait Media is a regular at MIP and KIDSMIP in Cannes, and KIDSCREEN in Miami.
From Melbourne to Venice, markets abound! Is there any benefit for you in stretching the finances to attend? How do they work and what can you achieve? Should you go to Screen Forever in Melbourne? Can you get a sales agent without leaving New Zealand? Emma shares the experience they have had with Darwin & Newts internationally.
Here is an opportunity to get every question you have ever wanted to ask about international markets answered!!
Date: Tuesday 15 October
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm sharp start
Venue: ChristchurchNZ Conference Room, BNZ Centre, Level 3, 101 Cashel Street, Christchurch 8011, (where the NZFC roadshow was recently held)
WIFT members free. Non-members $15. Wine and nibbles provided.
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz I will be there!!
Join us at Portsmouth Film Equipment Rentals for a practical hands on workshop.
Run by a DOP and a Gaffer we will run through various setups and looks, recording then playing back the results.
Do you have questions about lighting that you always have wanted to ask… but just haven't had the chance to? It's time to demystify the language and the gear, which will help with your understanding and efficiency. Make sure you end up with the look you dream of, at a budget you can manage!
This is an amazing opportunity to find out how to overcome the most common hurdles with lighting and gain insight into what to use when.
This will be a workshop for technical crew, directors, production assistants, production managers, producers and anyone who wishes to increase their knowledge.
Venue: Portsmouth Film Equipment Rentals, 58 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie
Date: Wednesday 25 September
Time: 6pm for a 7pm start
Members free Non-members $15 Drinks and nibbles provided
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Spring is here and New Zealand's first Phantom Flex4K Light Camera has emerged.
Yes you are reading that correctly. The first Phantom Flex4K Light Camera in New Zealand is here. Smaller, lighter and just as powerful, the Phantom Flex4K Camera brings the high imaging standards of the Phantom Flex4K Camera to a portable and rugged body style.
Ben Ireland and Cameron Lloyd from Od are hosting a workshop for you to learn everything about their new Phantom Flex4K Light Camera.
They will be going over the differences from the older Phantom Flex4K Camera and will explain all the new tools and workflow of the Phantom Flex4K Light Camera.
There will be examples of Phantom work as well as an interactive live display, so no matter your level of understanding of the Phantom workflow this event is designed for everyone.
Date: Tuesday 17 September
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start
Venue: 39 Webb Street Mount Cook, Wellington
WIFT and NZCS members free. Non-members $15. Wine and nibbles included
RSVPs to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Your speakers:
Colourist Alana Cotton (Wanted, Bellbird, Fresh Eggs, In Dark Places and 2018 NZTV Awards winner Best Post-Production Design)
Director of Photography Simon Raby (Lord of the Rings, Mortal Engines, District 9, Elysium and president of the NZCS)
With Post-Production Producer Samantha Jukes moderating.
We'll cover questions such as:
Time-permitting, we may also cover some common turns of phrase you may hear when talking about a grade, e.g. What does crushing the blacks looks like? What does it mean to bring more red into the mids and lift the highs?
This is not a "Wowzah, cool tools!" session; this is about empowering you in your role, so you can feel comfortable and confident working with your colourist to get the best possible grade. You should walk away from this session with real ideas on how to approach colour in your current or next project, to help you get a great result.
This is an "In Conversation", and you are part of that conversation! Please send in your questions beforehand and bring them on the night.
Date: Wednesday 28 August
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Members free. Drinks and nibbles provided. As there are limited seats this workshop is not available for non-members.
Venue: Images & Sound, 113 Grafton Road, Grafton, Auckland
This is Event is now fully booked a repeat workshop will be held later in the year.
To register interest please email office@wiftnz.org.nz
We know that often you wonder if there is a career path for you in the screen industry, but have you thought about the fact that the majority of the major television production companies in New Zealand are run by women? For this workshop we bring you:
THE FAB FOUR - revelations
Come along and hear how these four fantastic women have made it to the top of the industry. From their first jobs, until today, they will share their stories and their learnings along the way. As they look at the industry now, how do they feel about it? Will they still be in it in 5 years? Will there still be a television industry?? This will be a frank and fearless session with these four fabulous WIFTies!
Our panel is:
Bettina Hollings CEO Imagination Television
Kelly Martin CEO South Pacific Pictures
Philly de Lacey CEO Screentime NZ
Rachel Antony CEO Greenstone TV
This session will be moderated by Ruth Harley, Chairwoman, NZ On Air
Date: Wednesday 14 August
Time: 5.30pm for a 6.pm start
Venue: Random Group, 43 Hanson Street, Mt Cook
Members free; non-members $15 (wine and nibbles included)
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz - The session in Auckland was sold out and on waitlist within two days, so don't delay booking!
Patricia
Where are the women in the technical crafts? There is a shortage of crew and we want to see women filling these roles so we are running this special half day event at which men are of course welcome too:
WORK!!
Introduced by Rebecca Wilson-Jennings, the only female Steadicam operator in New Zealand and an international trainer (see her mini bio attached), we will cover the following roles:
GAFFER
GIMBAL OPERATOR (including drones)
GRIP
SOUND RECORDIST
DIT/DATA WRANGLING
CAMERA ASSIST
With Tammy Williams, Tony Keddy and more speakers to be announced shortly.
Exactly what is entailed in each role, how do you get into it, is it a career option for you? At the end of the workshop you will be able to leave your contact details for potential employers. Maybe some will even be in the room! We encourage those of you with experience to come along and network too.
Date: Saturday 10 August
Time: 9am - 1 pm followed by a light lunch for networking
Venue: Yoobee Colleges: South Seas Film and TV School
Unit 5 - 75 Ellice Rd, Wairau Valley, Glenfield
WIFT and SIGNZ members and tertiary students free; others $5 (paid in cash at the door)
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Why not go where the work is!!
There seems to be a view that there aren't enough producers in Christchurchso let's encourage everyone in to the open with this opportunity:
SPEED DATING FOR WRITERS, DIRECTORS and PRODUCERS!
Writers and directors, this is your opportunity to pitch your ideas to a range of producers.
You will have 12 minutes with each producer, then be moved on to the next.
Each writer / director should come armed with
Producers, here is an opportunity to meet some new talent / hear fresh ideas / discover new
projects and script. Janine Morrell-Gunn - thank you for being the first producer to put your
hand up to attend.
Anna Canton, thank you for instigating this workshop.
Date: Wednesday 31 July
Time: 5.30PM for 6PM start
Venue: Yoobee School of Design, 573 Colombo St, Christchurch
Members free. Non-members $15. Wine and nibbles provided.
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Yes you are reading that correctly. The first Phantom Flex4K Light in New Zealand is here. Smaller, lighter and just as powerful, the Phantom Flex4K Light brings the high imaging standards of the Phantom Flex4K to a portable and rugged body style.
Ben Ireland and Cameron Lloyd from Od are hosting a workshop for you to learn everything about their new Phantom Flex4K Light.
They will be going over the differences from the older Phantom Flex4K and will explain all the new tools and workflow of the Phantom Flex4K Light.
There will be examples of Phantom work as well as an interactive live display, so no matter your level of understanding of the Phantom workflow this event is designed for everyone.
Date: Tuesday 16 July
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start
Venue: Professional Lighting Services, 66 Cook Street, Auckland (there is plenty of off-street parking).
WIFT and NZCS members free. Non-members $15. Wine and nibbles included
RSVPs to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Without Creativity, Where Would We Be?
In Wellington, we are so fortunate to have Weta Workshop in our own backyard. The Academy Award-winning conceptual design and manufacturing facility employs a stack of fabulous female talent, each day creating incredible things that set our imaginations alight.
Come along to this workshop to hear from three women of Weta Workshop who are leaders in their creative disciplines. Flo Foxworthy (costume technician and pattern maker), Rebekah Tisch (concept designer and art director), and Jane Wenley (sculptor) work across a broad range of film and television projects, exhibitions and displays, theatrical productions, and collectibles. Their film credits include Ghost in the Shell, The Great Wall, The Hobbit motion picture trilogy, Avatar, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Thunderbirds Are Go, and many more.
Alongside images of their work, Flo, Rebekah and Jane will share their experiences working in the creative industries, how they balance personal creative projects with their Workshop commitments, and their artistic process.
Date: Wednesday 26 June
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: 127 Park Road, Miramar
Members free; non-members $15 (drinks and nibbles included)
Bookings essential - email office@wiftnz.org.nz
We know that often you wonder if there is a career path for you in the screen industry, but have you thought about the fact that the majority of the major television production companies in New Zealand are run by women? For this workshop we bring you:
THE FAB FOUR - revelations!
Come along and hear how these four fantastic women have made it to the top of the industry. From their first jobs, until today, they will share their stories and their learnings along the way. As they look at the industry now, how do they feel about it? Will they still be in it in 5 years? Will there still be a television industry?? This will be a frank and fearless session with these four fabulous WIFTies!
Our panel is:
Bettina Hollings CEO Imagination Television
Kelly Martin CEO South Pacific Pictures
Philly de Lacey CEO Screentime NZ
Rachel Antony CEO Greenstone TV
This session will be moderated by Josie McNaught - former journalist, now media/litigation solicitor.
Date: Wednesday 26 June
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: ENVY studios, 55 Anzac Avenue, Auckland Central
Members free; non-members $15 (wine and nibbles included)
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz - we expect this to be a full house so don't delay booking.
How to make a living doing what we love: telling stories!
In a time where documentary filmmaking appears to be taking a back seat at the Film School,
even while feature length documentaries are now making it to the cinema in greater numbers,
more women are taking content in to their own hands and forging careers
telling stories that reflect, intrigue, inform and excite.
Anna Cottrell and Amanda Millar are two of these filmmakers. How has this career path worked out for them?
Come along to this workshop to be inspired as you make your own life choices. Is documentary a path for you?
Anna Cottrell has been making documentaries for TV, festivals and galleries for ...quite a long time! She started her career as a TV journo and current affairs producer and moved into documentaries when her kids were young.
Last year two documentaries screened on Choice TV, The Wahine Disaster, 50 Years On and The Kiwi, the Knight & the Qashqai. Her latest gig has been five series of Great War Stories for Newshub, 'haiku' documentaries about NZers in World War One.
Amanda Millar has been a journalist since she left school so she has been story-telling for four decades. This has earned her 18 national awards for her work in both TV current affairs programmes such as 2020, Sunday & 60 Minutes as well as more than 20 documentaries as an independent producer and director.
Her biggest challenge and arguably, her most satisfying has been making the smash hit of last year's NZIFF, CELIA.
This is the feature film celebrating the life and work of the late Celia Lashlie that's been out on general release since March.
Date: Wednesday 29th May
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start
Venue: Random Group, 43 Hanson Street, Mt Cook
Members free, non-members $15 (drinks and nibbles included)
RSVP NOW! office@wiftnz.org.nz
We always strive to outdo ourselves so here you go!
Data wrangling, and how to reduce manic tendencies in the post-production process
In the driest seminar yet to be presented by WIFT, we intend to reawaken old traumas and explore the nitty gritty of the horrendous labyrinth that is post-production data wrangling. If you enjoy this session, you are clearly either a) too new to be emotionally scarred by this area, or b) elsewhere.
Why would you come (no seriously, why would you come?). Because maybe. MAYBE. Through being here, you will get your creative vision to screen with all scenes in place. Maybe it will be less painful. Maybe it will be higher quality. Maybe your DCP will play. Maybe you will burn fewer bridges, spend less money, and tear out a modicum less hair.
Your guides through this evening of horror are two of Images & Sounds loveliest:
Tristan Simpson: Workflow & Deliverables Specialist. Tristan knows this stuff intimately - so intimately you would think the man never went outside. He knows everything about it that this writer could ever imagine anyone knowing, and far more than is natural. He dresses very well.
Samantha Jukes: Post-Production Producer. Sam knows how to ask the questions that make the things that are paining you so much, happen. And she knows some of the answers. Sam's dress sense is absolutely fine.
Please send in advance any questions you have that you'd like answered - such as:
- can any drive be used for a DCP?
- can I have other files on my DCP drive?
- what's the most user-friendly type of video file?
- what file type should I use for my masters?
- what's the difference between a .edl and a .aaf - when should I use each?
- should my .aaf files be embedded or unimbedded?
- what is offline, what is online, what is a conform and do I need one?
- how does TCIP work?
- what's an IMF?
- who is the BFG?
- what is reversioning for delivery - can I just use one file?
Date: Wednesday 29 May, 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: Images and Sound, 113 Grafton Road, Grafton
We promise WINE. WINE and more WINE, plus nibbles of course!
Members free Non-members $15
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Amie is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and has overall responsibility for the Scripted, Factual and Platforms streams of the NZ Media Fund. Amie has worked in the media industry in Aotearoa and abroad, in a range of creative and digital production roles. She is the former Digital & Children's Commissioner at TVNZ and was co-lead of the New Blood Innovation Programme aimed at reaching non-traditional audiences with local content. In 2015 she joined Saatchi & Saatchi London to help deliver a BAFTA-winning mobile game, Sea Hero Quest, to help scientists fight dementia with the world's largest crowd-sourced database for medical research.
Come along and ask all the questions you want answered!
Date: Wednesday 22 May
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Venue: Yoobee School of Design (thanks to Yoobee for their patience!)
Members free; Non-members $15 Drinks and nibbles included.
RSVP please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Continuing with a mini series of technical workshops of use to you all,
our friends at IMAGEZONE have kindly agreed to cover off:
FULL FRAME
Come along to this event to find out what having a large sensor could mean for your project from the look and feel to Netflix compliance.
This is something that is proving very important what with online streaming services rapidly ramping up production and having technical standards to adhere to.
We will have the Sony Venice with its new Remote Head to show you, along with a variety of large format glass - yes new cameras mean new lenses too with image circles big enough to cover the larger sensor. Come and learn about this new era and for those who want to, get hands-on with the equipment.
Clive from Sony is looking forward to chatting with you all and
we will have a Sony prize to be won but you have to be present to win it.
Date: Wednesday8th May.
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: Imagezone, 9 Scanlan Street, Grey Lynn
WIFT and NZCS members: FREE Non-members: $15.00
Includes Drinks and nibbles
RSVP NOW! OFFICE@WIFT.ORG.NZ
Look forward to seeing you!
Presented by Aliesha Staples and the team at StaplesVR. Have a look at the latest 360 video cameras and learn why you would use which. Learn about post production workflows and understand the limitations of shooting immersive 360 content. Check out the latest headsets and see some of the most recent use cases the team have developed for this content.
There will be on hand a variety of 360 cameras and experts in Capture, Post Production and Audio workflows.
This workshop will suit those of you working in camera, audio, lighting, writers, directors and producers. Working with 360 changes all the paradigms!
When: Wednesday 3rd April
Time: Drinks and nibbles from 6.00pm for 6.30pm start
Venue: PLS, 66 Cook Street, Auckland
Members: FREE
Non-members $15.00
Includes nibbles and wine
RSVP NOW! office@wiftnz.org.nz
A two-part workshop all on the same night, for peace of mind in the run-up to the year end.
Part one covers personal tax advice for the self-employed, and part two covers advice for producers and business owners.
Part one - for freelancers, contractors and self-employed
Did you know that every third self-employed person in New Zealand receives unexpected bills from government agencies?
What can you do to prepare yourself?
In this part of the workshop, Lelde will share with you tips and tricks to save some headache for you and will cover:
- common contractor business expenses
- what are pros and cons - company vs sole trader?
- tax returns
- tax types (income tax, withholding tax, GST, provisional tax) + ACC levies
- best practices and systems that help contractors stay on top of tax
Part two - for producers and company owners
The run-up to year end is a great time to look at your business finances and the ways that you organise and manage your production budgets as well as your business or personal accounts.
In this part of the workshop, Hilary will share her insider tips on efficiency so that you can achieve more for less effort. She will cover:
- using book keeping software efficiently
- managing production commitments
- cashflow issues
- red flags to look out for
When: Wednesday 6th March
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: Random Group, 43 Hanson Street, Mt Cook
Members free. Non-members $15. Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please book via office@wiftnz.org.nz
About Lelde Kukle:
Lelde is co-founder of Wellington's Bosspac. Bosspac is an accounting platform for Kiwi freelancers, contractors and the self-employed to manage income, expenses and payments to the government in an easy way.
Bosspac is a product of the Better for Business Accelerator 2017 and is supported by government agencies, IRD, ACC, and MBIE.
Lelde and the team have done an extensive research and customer journey mapping with self-employed people, government agencies and accountants.
About Hilary Combes:
Hilary is an experienced finance professional, having worked in the media and creative industries for over 20 years. Her career includes TV broadcasting, TV production, newspapers, digital and creative arts.
For five years, she was at Wellington's Gibson Group providing company financial support across their many TV shows, including the 2012 feature film, Fresh Meat - from which she has some limb props!
More recently, she has guided and trained producers in best
practice, from initiating projects through to successful
completion.
Now running her own business financial performance consultancy,
MathildaRock, she is passionate about helping owners feel
comfortable understanding their accounts, focusing attention on the
benefits to their business, not purely on their company tax
returns.
It's a line item in your publicity budget - the behind the scenes (BTS) crew. You know you need it because the publicity people tell you so, and you see that footage popping up at the local cinema, on the telly and social media.
But, you have questions. What is EPK? Is it really important? Do I have to get it now? And just what happens to that footage? This workshop will answer your questions and explain just how critical BTS footage has become.
Presented by Tamar Munch, Publicist of The Public Good and Mark Westerby, CEO of Random Group.
When: Wednesday 27th February
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: Envy Studios, Level 2, 55 Anzac Avenue, Auckland City
Members free. Non-members $15. Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please book via office@wiftnz.org.nz
About Tamar Munch:
The Public Good is a boutique public relations agency specialising in entertainment publicity, unit publicity for film and television, as well as personal branding and communications strategy.
Company director Tamar Münch has more than 20 years' experience as a publicist in the entertainment industry in both New Zealand and Australia.
She is a strategic and creative thinker with great local media and industry relationships and a diverse marketing and communications skill-set.
She's dedicated to promoting interesting, innovative and talented people, great stories and inspiring ideas.
Before setting up her own consultancy, The Public Good Ltd, in early 2016, Tamar worked for 11 years as the Head of Communications at South Pacific Pictures where she managed a small in-house publicity team.
She oversaw both unit and release publicity for a number of New Zealand feature films as well as international television co-productions plus local drama, comedy, factual and entertainment/reality series.
She has worked closely with local theatrical and home entertainment distributors on the marketing of local film and television productions and has also overseen DVD production and produced EPKs, behind-the-scenes and additional materials.
In addition, she is an experienced senior manager with a background in corporate and trade media communications for film and television production companies and broadcasters.
About Mark Westerby:
Mark Westerby is the Director & CEO of Random Group, a film production company founded with Charlotte Larsen in Wellington. Mark has a rich and varied history in the creative sector, working previously as the director of the NZ Fringe Festival, the producer of the PANNZ Arts Market and for several years on international events like London Fashion Week, Australian Fashion Week and Tropfest. In recent years, he has EP'd films such as PORK PIE, BORN RACER and the upcoming WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT AI. Mark has developed a specialist EPK/BTS arm, and is currently delivering content for DAFFODILS, THE DEAD LANDS and THE LUMINARIES. Mark is also a board member of Radio Active and One Victoria Trust, the trust overseeing The Meteor theatre in Hamilton.
It's a line item in your publicity budget - the behind the scenes (BTS) crew. You know you need it because the publicity people tell you so, and you see that footage popping up at the local cinema, on the telly and social media.
But, you have questions. What is EPK? Is it really important? Do I have to get it now? And just what happens to that footage? This workshop will answer your questions and explain just how critical BTS footage has become.
Presented by Mark Westerby, CEO of Random Group, and Jasmin McSweeney, Head of Marketing, NZ Film Commission
When: Tuesday 27 November
Time: 6PM for a 6.30PM start
Where: Random Group, 43 Hanson Street, Mt Cook
Members free. Non-members $15 . Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please book via office@wiftnz.org.nz
As a precursor to future workshops SWAG will be organising, WIFT is pleased to present this workshop to be held in Christchurch on 08th November.
We hosted this workshop in Auckland and we received more positive engaged feedback than from any of the others we have run. The reaction from the attendees was that they found it extremely enlightening and sobering. The workshop is not sector specific but it is a practical workshop with advice and information that can have an immediate effect on you and the safety of others around you.
Presented by Debbi Tohill, Executive Director of RPE (Rape Prevention Education) which delivers education and health promotion / prevention programmes nationally, this will be a two-hour intensive covering the basics:
If you are an employer, employee or a contractor you need to come to this workshop. The SWAG survey results have two out of three respondents either experiencing or witnessing sexual harassment. We can't ignore it.
Everyone is welcome at this workshop (yes, that includes men). Please spread the word.
WHERE: NZ Broadcasting School, 150 Madras St, Christchurch Central
WHEN: Thursday 8th November
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm sharp start
WIFT members free & non-members $15
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Do not miss out on this essential workshop!
After a very successful part 1 workshop last week we are bringing you the 2nd instalment to the documentary and factual television workshop.
This workshop is focussed on documentary and factual television which remain popular genres in Aotearoa New Zealand and vary enormously, stretching from reality, popular factual, obs doc through current affairs to theatrical, festival and even interactive and transmedia documentary.
Our presenters are Professor Annie Goldson and Producer / Director Kay Ellmers.
Workshop 2
In this second, follow-up workshop, we will explore the use of the interview in more depth given it is a building block common to most documentaries. We will explore a number of topics:
Please note you don't need to have attended the part 1 of these workshops to attend part 2, they are independent of each other.
Date: 17th October
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start
Venue: TVNZ, 100 Victoria Street, Auckland Central
Members free. Non-members $15. Drinks and nibbles provided.
RSVP: office@wiftnz.org.nz
This session is a must for producers, directors, editors, production managers, post-production supervisors, anyone involved in production and post-production workflows and anyone contemplating the inclusion of archival material in their production.
Angela Boyd - shares 15 years of experience in researching and acquiring archival footage for NZ film and television productions such as Tangiwai: A Love Story, Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web, Home by Christmas, What We Do in the Shadows, Poi E, Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen. Also working as an Editor, she has a unique understanding of how the inclusion of archive footage impacts on the post-production workflow.
Angela will discuss practical aspects of the work of a moving image researcher in our industry - defining the job, setting up systems, working with archives, timelines, budgeting, rights clearance, internet research, merging media and formats, and liaising with the lab.
Venue: Ground Floor, 43 Hanson Street, Mt Cook, Wellington
Date and time: 6pm, Wednesday 10 October
Members free. Non-members $15.
Drinks and nibbles provided
Come along and network!! This is our second-to-last workshop for the year.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Welcome to our workshop focussed on documentary and factual television which remain popular genres in Aotearoa New Zealand and vary enormously, stretching from reality, popular factual, obs doc through current affairs to theatrical, festival and even interactive and transmedia documentary.
Our presenters are Professor Annie Goldson and Producer / Director Kay Ellmers.
In this session, we will look at the documentary idea - discuss where ideas come from, how viable they might be, and how best to realize them. You may be working for a TV show that produces short documentary segments that are formally similar, or perhaps you are attempting a more experimental approach. Generally, the budgets are always too lean! Whatever one's vision or goal, it can be a question of thinking how best we use our imagination within the constraints we have, and what formal approach can best serve the idea.
This Workshop will explore how the various 'building blocks' of documentary can be deployed. In other words, what are the best tools to realize your idea? Depending on the priorities of workshop participants, the type of building blocks we may cover are:
Date: 10th October
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm sharp start
Venue: Sawtooth Studios, 31 Southwark St, Christchurch
Members free. Non-members $15. Drinks and nibbles provided.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
This is a joint workshop with the Directors & Editors Guild NZ.
Are Your Accounts Giving You a Headache?
A workshop for pain relief
There's nothing worse than wasting time on your accounts.
So don't.
Natalie Doherty, production accountant on projects including Slow West, Jean and The Shannara Chronicles, will share with you contractor hacks to take the headache out of your administrative paperwork.
In this two-hour workshop Natalie will give you time-saving tips and advice on:
Learn how to spend more time doing what you want to do and less time doing what you have to in this business-minded Young Creators workshop.
Brought to you by DEGNZ and Women In Film and Television
Young Creators: It's Business Time
Wednesday 3rd October // 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Venue: Horse & Trap, 3 Enfield Street, Mt Eden, Auckland
Booking Info
DEGNZ / WIFT members - Free
Non-members - $25
Registration bookings are essential for members and non-members. For non-members, payment must be made in full prior to the start of the workshop to confirm a booking. We accept payment by credit/debit cards and internet banking/direct credit.
Registration closes Monday 1 October, unless capacity is reached prior.
Click on the link below:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1847866705308015/
Refunds: Please email admin@degnz.co.nz if you wish to cancel your booking. You must inform us at least 24 hours before the workshop starts to receive a full refund.
About Natalie Doherty
Natalie has worked in the Film and TV industry as both an accountant and in the sound department worldwide for over 16 years. She is an Associate Chartered Accountant who completed her mentored training at BDO Chartered Accountants and the NZ Film Commission. Natalie also supplies short to medium term furnished accommodation to the Film and TV industry with her husband, Brendan.
Welcome to a special two-part series focussed on documentary and factual television which remain popular genres in Aotearoa New Zealand and vary enormously, stretching from reality, popular factual, obs doc through current affairs to theatrical, festival and even interactive and transmedia documentary.
Our presenters are Professor Annie Goldson and Producer / Director Kay Ellmers.
Workshop 1
In this session, we will look at the documentary idea - discuss where ideas come from, how viable they might be, and how best to realize them. You may be working for a TV show that produces short documentary segments that are formally similar, or perhaps you are attempting a more experimental approach. Generally, the budgets are always too lean! Whatever one's vision or goal, it can be a question of thinking how best we use our imagination within the constraints we have, and what formal approach can best serve the idea.
Extending out from this, Workshop 1 will explore how the various 'building blocks' of documentary can be deployed. In other words, what are the best tools to realize your idea? Depending on the priorities of workshop participants, the type of building blocks we may cover are:
Workshop 2 (date: 17 October, venue TBC)
In this second, follow-up workshop, we will explore the use of the interview in more depth given it is a building block common to most documentaries.
Workshop 1:
Date: 26th September
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: TVNZ, 100 Victoria Street, Auckland Central
Members free. Non-members $15. Drinks and nibbles provided.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
For those of you beginning your careers, here is a workshop we have organised for the group Emerging Women Filmmakers, organised by our member Lucy Holyoake. You are welcome to attend. Please RSVP via the Facebook link below. Men will not be excluded. This is an extensive workshop, with slides and handouts, so don't miss out.
FROM WIFT FOR EMERGING WOMEN FILMMAKERS: PRESENTED BY JUDE MCLAREN, Talent Pathways Manager, New Zealand Film Commission
Career pathway mapping - how to get there from here.
A career development workshop designed to assist both new filmmakers who are transitioning from courses to the industry as well as those at more experienced stages to identify career goals and pathways. An active learning workshop where participants clarify their strengths, their goals, the roadblocks and resources, as well as identifying realistic timelines and first steps action. By the end of the workshop all participants will have created a broad brushstrokes map to their own pathway.
Jude's bio can be found here https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/new-zealand/about-us/our-staff
Date: Wednesday 19 September
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start (arrive at 6pm for networking and nibbles)
Venue: Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington
Free admission. Registration via Facebook essential. https://www.facebook.com/events/460122691141590/
As a precurser to future workshops SWAG will be organising, we have now rescheduled this workshop to be held in Wellington on 06th September.
We hosted this workshop in Auckland and we received more positive engaged feedback than from any of the others we have run. The reaction from the attendees was that they found it extremely enlightening and sobering. The workshop is not sector specific but it is a practical workshop with advice and information that can have an immediate effect on you and the safety of others around you.
Presented by Debbi Tohill, Executive Director of RPE (Rape Prevention Education) which delivers education and health promotion / prevention programmes nationally, this will be a two-hour intensive covering the basics:
If you are an employer, employee or a contractor you need to come to this workshop. The SWAG survey results have two out of three respondents either experiencing or witnessing sexual harassment. We can't ignore it.
Everyone is welcome at this workshop (yes, that includes men). Please spread the word.
WHERE: BATS Theatre, 1 Kent Terrace, Wellington
WHEN: Thursday 6th September
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm sharp start
WIFT members, other Guild members & non-members free
Please note cash bar.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Do not miss out on this essential workshop!
WIFT brings you Lights, Camera , Lawyers!
A fact and fun-filled evening designed to point out some of the legal in our business pitfalls - before you tumble into them…
It is very exciting and exhilarating when you get the funding to film your particular project - but did you know there are lots of legal issues that you need to keep in mind before the cameras roll - rather than later on…when it may be too late!
Our panel of media law experts are here to help with a simple guide to managing legal risk - copyright, moral rights, waiving rights, IP, defamation, contracts, health and safety legal issues on site, insurance.
Please bring your questions, queries and experiences to share.
Discussion will be chaired by Josie McNaught - journalist turned media lawyer and a team of expert lawyers.
Rochelle Cooney - https://www.morrisonkent.com/team/#rochelle-cooney
Charlotte Henley - https://www.kensingtonswan.com/our-people/charlotte-henley/
Rachel Burt - https://www.kensingtonswan.com/our-people/rachel-burt/
When: 29th August 2018
Time: Drinks and nibbles from 6pm for 6.30pm start. Finish by 8pm.
Venue: Kensington Swan, 89 The Terrace, Wellington
Members: FREE
Non-members $15.00
Includes nibbles and wine
DISCLAIMER: Nothing at this event constitutes legal advice, is intended to be a substitute for legal advice and should not be relied upon as such or gives rise to a solicitor/client relationship. Specialist legal advice should be taken in relation to specific issues. You should always seek legal advice or other professional advice in relation to any particular matters you or your organisation may have.
A fact and fun-filled evening designed to point out some of the legal in our business pitfalls - before you tumble into them…
It is very exciting and exhilarating when you get the funding to film your particular project - but did you know there are lots of legal issues that you need to keep in mind before the cameras roll - rather than later on…when it may be too late!
Our panel of media law experts are here to help with a simple guide to managing legal risk - copyright, moral rights, waiving rights, IP, defamation, contracts, health and safety legal issues on site, insurance.
Please bring your questions, queries and experiences to share.
This is not a sit down and listen to a panel workshop, this is actually a great opportunity to get FREE legal advice and raise any questions that are bothering you.
Discussion will be chaired by Josie McNaught - journalist turned media lawyer and a team of expert lawyers.
Karen Soich - www.karensoich.co.nz/about.html
Anchali Anandanayagam www.hgmlegal.com/people/anchali-anandanayagam/
When: 22nd August 2018
Time: Drinks and nibbles from 6pm for 6.30pm start
Venue: Envy Studios, Level 2, 55 Anzac Avenue, Auckland City
Members: FREE
Non-members $15.00
Includes nibbles and wine
DISCLAIMER: Nothing at this event constitutes legal advice, is intended to be a substitute for legal advice and should not be relied upon as such or gives rise to a solicitor/client relationship. Specialist legal advice should be taken in relation to specific issues. You should always seek legal advice or other professional advice in relation to any particular matters you or your organisation may have.
• If you're a director, you can free yourself from the
restraints of traditional directing and venture into inspired and
powerful collaboration with the characters.
• If you're an actor, you get to relax and enjoy being the
character.
• If you're a writer you get to engage with your characters up
close, live and in person.
THE THREE COMPONENTS OF THE TRAVIS TECHNIQUE
1. STORY: WRITE YOUR LIFE
Mining Your Own Life Story for Emotional Truths
Learning how to reveal your own chaos and complexity will give you
the courage and skills to shape any story into a highly compelling
and emotionally engaging journey.
2. CHARACTERS: THE INTERROGATION PROCESS
Working with Actors to Generate Authentic Characters
The Interrogation Process is designed to bypass the actor's mind,
so that each character can emerge naturally and organically from
deep within.
3. SCENE: THE POWER OF STAGING
Stimulating the Emotional State of the Characters
Rather than staging for the camera, you must first consider the
emotional state of the characters, how the staging will affect
them, and whether the staging stimulates the appropriate emotions
in every character.
Mark Travis is regarded by Hollywood's top brass and international film professionals as the world's leading authority on the art and craft of film directing. All of his techniques stem from the pursuit of organic authentic performances that are deeply felt by audiences. He is currently on the faculty of HFF (Munich), HSU (Kiev) and has taught at AFI, UCLA, The Binger Institute (Amsterdam), PU (Pixar University), FAS Screen Training Ireland and many other internationally acclaimed institutions and film schools. He has served as directorial and creative consultant to Mark Rydell, George Tillman, Cyrus Nowrasteh, and dozens of Independent filmmakers in Hollywood and internationally. He is respected and recommended by top actors such as Beau Bridges, Henry Winkle and Bill Pullman.
When: Sunday 12 August, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Where: ASB Waterfront Theatre, 138 Halsey St, Auckland CBD
Restrictions: R18
Online Tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2018/a-one-day-travis-technique-master-class/auckland
Phone Sales: 0800 BUY TIX (289 849)
Reserve your seat now!
NOTE: Tea and coffee will be available but bring your own snacks and lunch!
Now that SWAG has released the results of its survey and its first round of recommendations, it is time for WIFT to deliver a practical workshop with advice and information that can have an immediate effect on you and the safety of others around you.
Presented by Debbi Tohill, Executive Director of RPE (Rape Prevention Education) which delivers education and health promotion / prevention programmes nationally, this will be a two-hour intensive covering the basics:
If you are an employer, employee or a contractor you need to come to this workshop. The SWAG survey results have two out of three respondents either experiencing or witnessing sexual harassment. We can't ignore it.
Everyone is welcome at this workshop (yes, that includes men).
Venue: TVNZ, 100 Victoria Street West, Auckland
Time: 6pm arrival for a 6.30pm start
Members: FREE
Other guild members: $10.00
Non-members $15.00
Includes nibbles and wine
Kirk Pflaum - DoP and camera operator, together with Queenstown Camera Company's Brett Mills, bring us an informative session on cameras.
That all important decision… which camera package best presents the right compromise between cost and quality for your needs.
As cameras continue to evolve and impress, selecting the right camera can make your head spin with questions, how do you choose?
What's the best fit for your budget?
What should you be considering in pre-production?
Whether you are shooting for a documentary, a music video, short film, a web series, or something with a budget (!) - from TVC's to television series to a feature film, we'll explain your options to get the desired look, and explain the basics of the key components that help produce quality cinematic images.
You don't need to be in the camera department to benefit from this workshop - this will be useful to you, whether you are a producer, documentary maker, in production or post, an editor or one-person band!
Date: Thursday 5th July
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start
Venue: Sawtooth Studios, 31 Southwark St, Christchurch
Members free. Non-members $15.
Drinks and nibbles provided.
RSVP please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Libby Hakaraia, Director of the Māoriland Film Festival and the Māoriland Hub, was the recipient of the Imagezone Entrepreneurship Award at the 2018 WIFT Awards. A champion of indigenous filmmaking at a time when there are significant breakthroughs in New Zealand, with the impact of Waru and recognition of its writer/directors, and the launch of Te Rautaki Māori by the NZ Film Commission two weeks ago, it is the perfect time to hear Libby talk about plans for the Māoriland Hub, including the International Indigenous filmmaker residence, Native Slam and other Māoriland initiatives for filmmaker collaborations, and the indigenous film festival network.
Libby will be joined by Dale Corlett, Head of Talent Development at the NZ Film Commission. Dale will give attendees a practical brief on Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga's Te Rautaki Māori and their hopes and expectations for this programme.
Please note: Ngā Aho Whakaari plans to hold a mihi whakatau for the pou whakahaere at the earliest convenience of that person once the position has been officially taken up in late June.
This will be advertised to the NAW membership and all will be welcome. As well as the whakatau, they will be working through the Rautaki and the processes required to ensure members of our industry have what they need to put a successful application together. Venue to be announced.
Venue for this workshop:
Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington
Date: Wednesday 6 June
Time: 6pm arrival for a 6.30pm start
WIFT and NAW members free. Non-members $15 Drinks and nibbles included
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Questions you haven't had an opportunity to ask…….
Do you have questions about lighting and dollies that you always have wanted to ask… but just haven't had the chance to?
Are there questions about the role and responsibilities of gaffers and grips?
Would you like some more insight into the things you're asked to pay for?
Well here is your opportunity!!
WIFT and PLS have teamed up together for an upcoming workshop here in Auckland.
This is an amazing opportunity to find out how to overcome the most common hurdles with lighting.
It's time to demystify lighting and dollies, which will help with your understanding and efficiency.
It will be a workshop for technical crew, production assistants, production managers, producers and anyone else on set who wishes to increase their knowledge.
Date: Wednesday 30th May
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start
Venue: Professional Lighting Services, 66 Cook Street, Auckland CBD
Members free. Non-members $15.
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Book your space now!
Check out the facilities, hear about their plans for 2018 and be the first to learn about a very special initiative for WIFT members - to be announced on the night!!!
When: Thursday 10 May, 6pm
Where: Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road, Miramar
Members free; non-members $15 Drinks and nibbles provided.
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
You have heard the terms and do you wonder, like us, what these roles actually are?
How does a VFX producer differ from a post producer?
And how does that differ from a digital producer?
What does a digital compositor do?
A co-ordinator is a common term, but what exactly does a VFX co-ordinator do - does it require other skills?
Meet these women and hear about their career paths to date.
What is their background / training?
Did they stumble into the world of digital or was there a planned career path for them?
What would they like to be doing in five years? Is this a career path for you?
We welcome a great panel:
Beck Veitch - Digital Compositor, WETA
Sandy Taylor - Film Editor, Senior Production Manager, WETA
Rachel Copp - VFX Producer (credits include Ash vs Evil Dead)
Sally-Ann Louisson - VFX Co-ordinator (credits include The Meg)
Date: Tuesday 8 May
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: Envy Studios, Level 2, 55 Anzac Avenue, Auckland Central
Members free. Non-members $15.
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Bookings essential please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
We are delighted to announce that there will be a special screening of The Breaker Upperers in Wellington at the Embassy in the opening week!
Mark the time and date in your diary now: MAY 4th, 6.30pm screening, followed by a Q & A at 8pm, moderated by Gemma Gracewood, with Jackie van Beek, Madeleine Sami and James Rolleston. AND, although the tickets to the special event are $20,
Your WIFT discount with EVENT will apply and you will be able to get your seats for $13!! You need to book in person and show your membership card to access the discount.
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!
Produced by three WIFT members - Georgina Condor, Ainsley Gardiner and Carthew Neal, and with your fellow members, Ginny Loane, Amy Barber, Lauren Owens, Victoria Vanderlinden and our corporate members from Department of Post - Katie Hinsen, James Brookes and James Gardner in the crew, this is a night for celebration, and as it is a comedy - good humour!
Jackie and Madeleine have this to say (and they are living up to their words!)
Jackie - "So many of the key creative roles in this film were filled by women. I look forward to the day when that's not an anomaly"
Madeleine - " It's vital that women continue to fill roles behind the camera so that our neglected perspectives are able to be represented"
On 30 April be the first to see The Breaker Upperers, the evening before the official New Zealand Premiere!! Not only do you get to see this fabulous new film before everyone else, you also get a glass of bubbles when you arrive, and a discussion with the star writers, directors, and performers, Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami.
Produced by three WIFT members - Georgina Condor, Ainsley Gardiner and Carthew Neal, and with your fellow members, Ginny Loane, Amy Barber, Lauren Owens, Victoria Vanderlinden and our corporate members from Department of Post - Katie Hinsen, James Brookes and James Gardner in the crew, this is a night for celebration, and as it is a comedy - good humour!
Jackie and Madeleine have this to say (and they are living up to their words!)
Jackie - "So many of the key creative roles in this film were filled by women. I look forward to the day when that's not an anomaly"
Madeleine - " it's vital that women continue to fill roles behind the camera so that our neglected perspectives are able to be represented"
For more information, and to book, follow this link: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2018/a-special-wift-nz-preview-the-breaker-upperers/auckland
Come and party with us!! Let's support women filmmakers and get their projects off to a great start at the box office!
DEGNZ, WIFT and NZWG invite members for drinks and snacks and to hear leading NZ producer Philippa Campbell (Rain, No. 2, Rubbings From A Live Man) speak to her experiences on two series of Top of the Lake, written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, Series One directed by Campion and Garth Davis, and Two by Campion and Ariel Kleiman.
Cash Bar
Nibbles provided
WHEN: Wed 18 April, 6 - 8PM
WHERE: Longroom (Short Rm), 114 Ponsonby Rd, Auckland
Non-members $5 koha appreciated
WOMEN WORKING AT WETA
(note that these roles can be found in other companies too!)
You have heard the terms and do you wonder, like us, what these roles actually are?
How does a VFX producer differ from a post producer?
And how does that differ from a digital producer? What does a digital compositor do?
A CIO (Chief Information Officer) is a major role in many companies and government departments - does it differ when you are in the screen industry, and what exactly is it?
Meet these women and hear about their career paths to date.
What is their background / training?
Did they stumble into the world of digital or was there a planned career path for them?
What would they like to be doing in five years? Is this a career path for you?
We welcome a great panel:
Beck Veitch - Digital Compositor
Kathy Gruzas - CIO
Lena Scanlan - VFX producer
Sandy Taylor - Film Editor, Senior Production Manager
Moderator: Vicki Jackways - WIFT board member
Date: Tuesday 3 April
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Venue: TBC
Members free. Non-members $15.
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Bookings essential please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
You are all well aware of changes in the commissioning and content teams as portrayed by the media. Now it is time to hear the facts from the team itself. John Kelly GM Channel Programming, Juliet Peterson GM of Digital Content and Tony Manson Head of Unscripted - Documentaries, Entertainment and Factual Series, will tell you exactly who is doing what at TVNZ, and what plans are for the year ahead for the new team.
Here's the perfect way to understand where the opportunities are (and there are opportunities), and who to deal with at TVNZ NOW!!
This is a unique occasion in Christchurch - bought to you by WIFT and TVNZ. We hope to see you all there!
5.30pm for a 6pm sharp start.
Drinks and nibbles provided
Members free. Non-members $15
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Please only book if you are definitely attending - this will be a full house. Thank you!
Make sure you get the hottest ticket in town - it's the 2018 WIFT Awards!!
Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to celebrate and party the night away!! The perfect excuse to get dressed up and put on your dancing shoes. We have it all - drinks, delicious canapes and a few great surprises too! We have the fabulous Tina Turntables as our DJ.
It is time to get together and enjoy the success of our wonderful women in the NZ screen industry.
Don't miss out on your ticket - they are limited - 300 only!! So click on the link below to secure yours today - you do not want to be disappointed.
Members: $80 (including GST and booking fee)
Non- Members: $110 (including GST and booking fee)
Buy tickets here: https://www.asbwaterfronttheatre.co.nz/women-in-film-and-television-nz/awards/wift-nz-awards-2018/
THE SOUNDTRACK OF YOUR DREAMS!
Karyn Rachtman is an internationally acclaimed music supervisor, now based in New Zealand.
Her company, Mind Your Music http://mindyourmusic.com/ is responsible for delivering some of the most critically acclaimed and best-selling soundtracks of all time.
Her 57 credits on IMDB include North Country, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.
In her workshop Karyn will cover:
Date: Tuesday 27th February
Venue: The Film School, Wellington
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start
WIFT members free; non-members $15 Drinks and nibbles provided
Don't miss out, book your seat today! RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Karyn Rachtman is an internationally acclaimed music supervisor, now based in New Zealand.
Her company, Mind Your Music http://mindyourmusic.com/ is responsible for delivering some of the most critically acclaimed and best-selling soundtracks of all time.
Her 57 credits on IMDB include North Country, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.
In her workshop Karyn will cover:
Date: Thursday 22nd February
Venue: ENVY Studios, Level 2, 55 Anzac Avenue, Auckland
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Come and join our annual shindig with our friends at all the other guilds! It is a great party!!
Make sure to bring your membership card.
You may bring a guest with you but make sure you RSVP to:
It will be a full house!!
You are all well aware of changes in the commissioning and content teams as portrayed by the media. Now it is time to hear the facts from the team itself. Cate Slater, Director of Content, John Kelly GM Channel Programming, Juliet Peterson GM of Digital Content and Jude Callen GM of Content Creation and the commissioners and programmers , long-standing and new, will tell you exactly who is doing what, and what plans are for the year ahead for the new team.
2018 will start afresh imminently! Here's the perfect way to understand where the opportunities are, and who to deal with at TVNZ NOW!!
6pm for a 6.30pm start.
Drinks and nibbles provided
Members free. Non-members $15
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Please only book if you are definitely attending - this will be a full house. Thank you!
SO YOU NEED TO FIND A PRODUCER?
What are you looking for exactly? What experience / skills are required from the person you are entrusting to get your project up.
Where does the producer's role begin and end? In feature film? In television? In web series? In short film? How do you find yourself an ideal working partner?
It's a long term relationship starting with development (where the producer's market intelligence and/or experience will come to the fore). The right someone for the long haul.
A team of experienced producers, Robin Laing, Virginia Wright and Nadia Maxwell, will lead a panel discussion on how to find the best collaborator for your project.
Nadia Maxwell has worked on numerous documentaries for TVNZ, TV3 and Al Jazeera, she has also produced Here be Monsters and most recently Human Traces.
Virginia Wright's screen credits range from primetime arts and docu-drama programming on TVNZ and TV3 to blue chip documentaries on networks such as Discovery Channel, National Geographic and Fox Television's NHNZ. Virginia is a producer at Paua Productions.
Robin Laing has a longtime interest in telling Kiwi stories, her screen credits include but aren't limited to: haunted car tale Mr Wrong pool movie Stickmen, comedy Ruby and Rata (1990) Perfect Strangers (2003). Laing was also part of the producing team on War Stories, Send a Gorilla (1988) and Niki Caro's adaptation of The Vintner's Luck (2009), shot in France, Belgium and New Zealand.
WHERE: Yoobee Design School, Level 2, Otakaro Buildig, University of Canterbury
WHEN: Wednesday 8th November
TIME: 530pm for 6pm start
Drinks + nibbles provided
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Free - Members // $15 - Non-members
Best wishes,
Kate
Come and join us for WIFTs AGM on October 25th, 2017.
It's a great opportunity to meet the board and see what WIFT has been up to for the past year, and to see what we have planned for the next.
Wine and nibbles will be provided.
Please note you must be a fully paid up Full member to vote. Friends of WIFT are welcome to attend but please note you will be unable to vote.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz or send in your completed proxy so we can be sure of quorum
SO YOU NEED TO FIND A PRODUCER?
What are you looking for exactly? What experience / skills are required from the person you are entrusting to get your project up.
Where does the producer's role begin and end? In feature film? In television? In web series? In short film? How do you find yourself an ideal working partner?
It's a long term relationship starting with development (where the producer's market intelligence and/or experience will come to the fore). The right someone for the long haul.
A team of experienced producers, Robin Laing, Robin Murphy and Catherine Fitzgerald, will lead a panel discussion on how to find the best collaborator for your project.
WHERE: THE FILM SCHOOL, 87 Vivian St, Wellington
WHEN: 18 October
TIME: 6pm for 630pm start
Drinks + nibbles provided
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Free - Members // $15 - Non-members
WIFT Presents: An Introduction to Lightbox -- NZ's only owned and operated SVOD service and home of The Handmaid's Tale, Mr Robot, Transparent, Suits, and more. Hema Patel (General Manager) and Charlotte Hill (Content Curator) will provide an overview of the Lightbox story so far along with an update on future growth plans which include expanding the platform's offering of local content. This is an invitation-only presentation, followed by an informal reception, designed for our local content-making community.
Though this is an Auckland event, if you're coming up for the Big Screen Symposium, this is ideal timing! Come up a day early, be part of this conversation, enjoy a drink with your fellow WIFT members and Lightbox, then swan up to the fabulous SWANZ awards! Tickets to SWANZ available here
WHEN: September 28, 5-6:30 PM
WHERE: Front Room at Spark, 167 Victoria Street West, Auckland 1010
Free to attend for WIFT members; $15 for non-members.
Drinks and nibbles provided
RSVP for the Lightbox event to office@wiftnz.org.nz
A 50-minute workshop for WIFT lead by Sophia S. from Pop Feels
Sophia will discuss the importance of branding and design and knowing your audience including;
Using graphic design to communicate with your audience on an emotive level
Learning how to give you and your film a competitive edge
New and faster approaches to building a profile or trust in the industry
Optimising the potential earning power of your project
WHERE: FILM SCHOOL, 86 VIVIAN STREET, WELLINGTON
TIME: 6pm for 630pm start
WHEN: WEDNESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER
Drinks + Nibbles provided
Free for members / $15 for non-members
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
KICKSTART TO SCREENWRITING
Do you want to write for film and television but don't know where to start? Maybe you apply for funding and don't succeed? Maybe you're an accomplished writer in another medium but find the formatting and storytelling rules of screenwriting to be obtuse? WIFT, NZWG and the NZFC are doing a road show to talk about the foundational elements of writing for screen drama.
Steve Barr, Writer, Producer and Actor, will discuss screenplay format, and the common story structures of film and TV. Steve's many credits include Born to Dance (writer,) Chronesthesia (producer,) and Pete's Dragon (actor)
A member of the Writers Guild of America, Steve set up a development deal at Walt Disney Pictures for his family adventure screenplay Plant Life, where he developed and wrote the screenplay with the writers of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Steve has worked as a creative executive at indie financier / production company SMASHfilms, an assignment screenwriter, and an independent producer. In New Zealand he has taught for the NZ Writers Guild, the Reel Earth Film Festival, the Emerging Artists Trust, School of Audio Engineering, Unitec, Whitireia, the NZ Film Academy, Massey University, Festival for the Future, and has privately coached and consulted with dozens of New Zealand filmmakers. Steve co-wrote the Escalator feature film Timeslow and is a former Artist in Residence of Massey University, Palmerston North
Alice Shearman, Executive Director of the Writers Guild, will discuss the Seed Grants and how to create an application that can rise to the top. Round 2 of Seed Grants opens 25th of August and closes 20th October, so needless to say, this workshop is very well timed!
Christina Andreef and Karin Williams Development Executives from the NZFC, will discuss eligibility, applications and the assessment process of the Early Development Fund at the Film Commission
This workshop has a three hour running time, longer than normal, because there is a lot of information to get through. Make sure you have a substantial lunch or early dinner. There will be nibbles provided to sustain you throughout the workshop
Bring your notepad!
Wellington - 6 September -FILM SCHOOL 86 Vivian St- 5.30pm for 6pm start
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Wine + Nibbles are included
WIFT Members: FREE
NZWG Members: $10
Non-Members: $15
In this final session of our Park Road Post Directors Series, you will go through the sound process - from sound design, ADR, Foley, pre and final mixing, and the final deliverables.
Going through the rooms with the actual operators, artists and designers who work on a range of NZ films and television to Hollywood tent poles, you will come away with a greater understanding of the final piece of the post puzzle.
More details to come!
Strictly limited places.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Free for members / $15 non members
Nibbles + drinks provided
KICKSTART TO SCREENWRITING
Do you want to write for film and television but don't know where to start? Maybe you apply for funding and don't succeed? Maybe you're an accomplished writer in another medium but find the formatting and storytelling rules of screenwriting to be obtuse? WIFT, NZWG and the NZFC are doing a road show to talk about the foundational elements of writing for screen drama.
Steve Barr, Writer, Producer and Actor, will discuss screenplay format, and the common story structures of film and TV. Steve's many credits include Born to Dance (writer,) Chronesthesia (producer,) and Pete's Dragon (actor)
A member of the Writers Guild of America, Steve set up a development deal at Walt Disney Pictures for his family adventure screenplay Plant Life, where he developed and wrote the screenplay with the writers of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Steve has worked as a creative executive at indie financier / production company SMASHfilms, an assignment screenwriter, and an independent producer. In New Zealand he has taught for the NZ Writers Guild, the Reel Earth Film Festival, the Emerging Artists Trust, School of Audio Engineering, Unitec, Whitireia, the NZ Film Academy, Massey University, Festival for the Future, and has privately coached and consulted with dozens of New Zealand filmmakers. Steve co-wrote the Escalator feature film Timeslow and is a former Artist in Residence of Massey University, Palmerston North
Alice Shearman, Executive Director of the Writers Guild, will discuss the Seed Grants and how to create an application that can rise to the top. Round 2 of Seed Grants opens 25th of August and closes 20th October, so needless to say, this workshop is very well timed!
Christina Andreef, Development Executive, from the NZFC, will discuss eligibility, applications and the assessment process of the Early Development Fund at the Film Commission
This workshop has a three hour running time, longer than normal, because there is a lot of information to get through. Make sure you have a substantial lunch or early dinner. There will be nibbles provided to sustain you throughout the workshop
Bring your notepad!
Christchurch - 31 August - Sawtooth Studios - 31 Southwark Street, Christchurch 5pm for 5.30pm start
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Wine + Nibbles are included
WIFT Members: FREE
NZWG Members: $10
Non-Members: $15
SO YOU NEED TO MAKE A PILOT
The 2nd in our Digital Evolution series, this workshop looks at story structures for online publishing.
What are the differences in story structures between broadcast and digital media? How should you approach the increasingly important requirement to produce an online pilot before you get funding for scripted drama? What are the essential elements you need to know to produce a pilot that gets you traction with a network and the funders?
Once you've captured their attention with your awesome pilot - what do you need to know to write specifically for online? How do you plan for a series that may have longevity?
Join a panel of brilliant filmmakers for a robust discussion on pilots for the digital platforms, featuring Brenda Leeuwenberg (Head of Innovation at NZ ON AIR), Ness Simons (POTLUCK Webseries) Hweling Ow (Writer/Director/Producer) Amie Mills (Digital Creative at TVNZ) and the celebrated screenwriter and producer Steve Barr (Born to Dance - Writer, Chronesthesia - Producer)
WHERE: The Film School, 86 Vivian Street
WHEN: 6pm for a 6.30pm start Thursday July 20th
Members Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP at office@wiftnz.org.nz
Part One: The Director: Producer relationship
The Content: How do you find the right producer? Understanding the parameters of your role and making sure your contract reflects that. Boundaries, including for the originator! Who has creative say - in television? In commercial work? On feature film? Where does the director's control begin and end? Who leads when: on set; In post; when there is a client/broadcaster involved? Maintaining a healthy, collaborative relationship that has longevity over more than one project.
The Panel: Rachel Antony, moderator, with panellists Robin Scholes, Britta Hawkins, Cass Avery and Mary Durham
Rachel Antony has produced over a hundred hours of documentary and factual television over 15 years, collaborating successfully with hugely diverse teams in that time. She counts a short film - her first foray into drama and with a new director - among her most challenging producing experiences.
Robin Scholes is one of New Zealand's most skilled and respected producers. Her credits range from feature films (Once Were Warriors, Mahana, Mr Pip) to iconic TV shows (Magic Kiwis) and documentaries (Colin McCahon: I Am).
Britta Hawkins is one of the most experienced television directors in New Zealand with extensive credits across Power Rangers, Outrageous Fortune, Go Girls, Step Dave and more.
Cass Avery has collaborated with directors as a producer and writer on documentaries, children's programmes, scripted comedy, satire, panel shows and live television and most recently worked with two directors on the Documentary Feature Chasing Great. She is show runner on a new series for Discovery which begins production later in 2017 and is in development on a drama feature.
Producer/Director Mary Durham sometimes has her producer-self managing her director-self… Most often of late, she combines making top-rating factual TV series for Channel Seven in Australia with directing NZ documentaries, including the acclaimed Women Of Pike River - where she worked closely with producers Tash Christie and Alex Reed over a two-year period.
Location: Greenstone TV, 330 Dominion Road. Mt Eden
Date: Wednesday July 19
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Members free. Non-members $15.
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
PARK ROAD POST DIRECTORS SERIES: FROM THE EDIT ROOM TO COLOUR & GRADE
The 2nd in our Park Road Post Directors Series, this workshop will cover the structure of online editing, exporting and grading from a creative perspective.
Online Editing/Conform
Working alongside an online editor, participants will experience a
walkthrough of the online editing process.
This will cover everything from EDL/VFX management and the
theories behind the methodology of online editing.
The online editor will begin the process of preparing clips/media
etc., showing participants how this works.
Online Editing/ Titles & Exports
We will go through the process of generating titles /graphics and final checks before completing the final picture export of their project, before handing over to mastering for the creation of the deliverables.
Colour Grading
The colourist will demonstrate the methodology of and the
concepts involved in colour grading, stepping through the process
to include balance grading to working up to the full creative
approach.
The participants will work together to achieve the look and feel
they are wanting.
This will be a collaborative interactive session.
A wonderful team from Park Road Post, including Dean Watkins (Head of Production), will take groups through one at a time, to ensure that you get the most out of the experience.
Numbers are limited to 30 people, so get in quick to avoid disappointment!
WHERE: Park Road Post, 141 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington
WHEN: 6pm for a 6.30pm start Thursday June 29th
Members Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP at office@wiftnz.org.nz
CALLING WOMEN DIRECTORS AND SCREEN WRITERS!
EAT in association with WIFT offers Speed Dating for Writers & Directors
This free networking event is an opportunity for female Writers and Directors to meet each other and scope the potential of future collaborations in a supportive environment.
In seven minute one on one encounters Writers will pitch their work and Directors seeking a Writer to work with will have an opportunity to discuss ideas.
Writers must have a script to pitch (doco, feature, short or webseries) completed to first draft.
Directors must have a director credit on a screen production.
6.00 for 6.30 start. Finish 9.00
Monday 26th June
Upper Chamber
Toi Poneke Arts Centre
61 Abel Smith st
Wellington
Places are limited.
RSVP by sending a CV or bio to Sally Thorburn, sally@eatwellington.org.nz
How to Adapt your Content to an Online World!
Join Brenda Leeuwenberg (Head of Innovation at NZ ON AIR), Marcus Stickley (Editor at the WIRELESS) and Roko Babich (Head of Production at NZME Vision Studio) for a panel discussion on the evolution of digital content.
The first in our two part series of Digital Evolution Workshops in Christchurch, this session will focus on what qualifies as a digital programme - web series, interactive documentaries, social media publishing - and an update on the digital environment today. Please note, each workshop is a standalone session.
With four incredible leaders in NZ digital content at the helm, get ready to hear about strategy and influences in online media.
We're in the golden age of content, and while there aren't as many barriers of entry, there is a lot to be considered in the marketing, and distributing of your work. Which platform is right for you?
Whether you're a writer, director, producer or interested in learning more about the development of online work, this is the workshop for you!
When: NZ Broadcasting School,150 Madras St, Christchurch Central
When: 5.30pm for a 6pm start Thursday 22nd June
Members: Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP at office@wiftnz.org.nz - we sold out this programme in Auckland, so get in quick!
DEGNZ, NAW & WIFT present SCREENLINKS Networking Event
The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ, Nga Aho Whakaari and Women in Film & Television invite you to hear from two active filmmakers Lanita Ririnui Ryan and Guy Pidgen in the lo-budget content realm at Screenlink. Make sure you keep the night of Wednesday 21 June free and come join us at the Longroom in Ponsonby from 6 - 8pm.
Pitching is an art form - performed in a short time!
Dave Gibson, CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission talks about pitching - how do you sell your dream?
Dave Gibson is one of New Zealand's most experienced producers. For around 40 years, Dave has worked in film, television and visitor attractions in New Zealand and internationally. He is the founder of Wellington production company The Gibson Group, and has been at the helm of the Film Commission since January 2014.
The first half of the workshop Dave shares his enormous experience as in independent producer and talks about the variety of pitches.
The second half, he deals directly with pitching to the NZFC. What is it they are looking for in a pitch? What do you need to bring to the table? If you are unsuccessful in the first instance, is the door closed?
This is a rare opportunity for you to ask all the questions you want answered before you walk through any door to funding.
WHERE: TVNZ 100 Victoria Street West, Auckland
WHEN: Thursday 15th June
TIME: 6pm for a 6.30pm start.
Wine and nibbles will be provided.
Members free. Non-members $15
RSVP: office@wiftnz.org.nz
SO YOU NEED TO MAKE A PILOT - Story structures for online publishing
What are the differences in story structures between broadcast and digital media? How should you approach the increasingly important requirement to produce an online pilot before you get funding for scripted drama? What are the essential elements you need to know to produce a pilot that gets you traction with a network and the funders?
Once you've captured their attention with your awesome pilot - what do you need to know to write specifically for online? How do you plan for a series that may have longevity?
Join a panel of brilliant filmmakers for a robust discussion on pilots for the digital platforms, featuring Brenda Leeuwenberg (Head of Innovation at NZ ON AIR), Roseanne Liang (Writer/Director Flat3 Productions), Hweiling Ow (Writer/Director/Producer), and Harriet Crampton (Head of Drama, Greenstone TV).
WHERE: Envy Studios, 55 Anzac Ave, Auckland
WHEN: 6pm for a 6.30pm start Wednesday May 17th
Members Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP at office@wiftnz.org.nz
That all important decision… which camera package best presents the right compromise between cost and quality for your needs.
As cinema cameras continue to evolve and impress, selecting the right camera can make your head spin with questions, how do you choose? Whether you are shooting for a documentary, a music video, short film, a web series, or something with a budget (!) - from TVC's to television series to a feature film, we'll explain your options to get the look desired, and explain the basics of the key components that help produce quality cinematic images.
You don't need to be in the camera department to benefit from this workshop - this will be useful to you, whether you are a producer, documentary maker, in production or post, an editor or one-person band!
The workshop will be presented by Dean Thomas with input from the Imagezone team.
Dean Thomas, founder and helmsman at Imagezone, is an experienced technical problem solver with a solution oriented mindset. Starting in the film industry almost 20 years ago as a video assist technician, Imagezone has gone on to now lead the New Zealand cinema industry as an advanced full service solution provider.
Date: THURSDAY 27 APRIL
Time: 6pm for networking; 6.30pm workshop starts
Location: Imagezone, 9 Scanlan Street, Grey Lynn
Members free. Non-members $15
Wine and nibbles provided.
RSVP essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
From Acquisition to Final Delivery - the post production journey
Part 1 of a 3-part series
Presented in conjunction with Park Road & WIFT
Panel: Ian Bidgood - Director of Engineering Picture, Kamile Cristal - Head of Wrangling, Jon Newell - Colourist, Angela Boyd - Editor, Claude Dasan - Manager Camera Rentals
Session 1 - Camera to the Cutting Room
a) Camera acquisition
b) On set DIT
c) Near and / or on set dailies
d) Delivery to cutting room / director & producers / studios if applicable
This workshop will cover subjects like resolution & workflow from the camera, digital wrangling and naming conventions, the difference between a DIT and wrangling. What grading the dailies can mean, ingesting and archiving, CDLs, and what it all means really!
This is an essential workshop for directors and those that support them - producers, line producers, production managers, editors and everyone in post!
Members free; non-members $15
Join us for a glass of wine and nibbles at 6pm. The workshop begins at 6.30pm.
Bookings are essential please - email office@wiftnz.org.nz
What does it mean to have a WOMAN IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR?
A vigorous discussion with Dr Ruth Harley (ex CEO NZFC & Screen Australia), Catherine Fitzgerald (film producer), Stella Reid (theatre director/filmmaker) - Chair: Robin Laing (film producer) about the opportunities and challenges for female directors in New Zealand.
Following on from the WIFT survey of its members on Gender Equity, let's talk about the steps that need to be made to achieve a 50/50 funding split for female/male directors. It is not just in the hands of the funding bodies. How do we collaboratively work to change the culture for women at all stages of filmmaking, including distribution and exhibition?
Date: Wednesday 29th March at 6pm for 6.30 start (drinks & nibbles at 6)
Place: The Film School, 86 Vivian Street
Members Free/Non-members $15
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
How to Adapt your Content to an Online World!
Join Brenda Leeuwenberg (Head of Innovation at NZ ON AIR), Tina McLaren (Drama Commissioner at TVNZ), Alan Morrison (Producer and creator at NZME / WatchMe) & Marcus Stickley (Editor at The Wireless) for a panel discussion on the evolution of digital content.
The first in our series offour Digital Evolution Workshops, this session will focus on what qualifies as a digital programme - web series, interactive documentaries, social media publishing - and an update on the digital environment today. Please note, each workshop is a standalone session.
With four incredible leaders in NZ digital content at the helm, get ready to hear about strategy and influences in online media.
We're in the golden age of content, and while there aren't as many barriers of entry, there is a lot to be considered in the marketing, and distributing of your work. Which platform is right for you?
Whether you're a writer, director, producer or interested in learning more about the development of online work, this is the workshop for you!
When: Envy Studios, 55 Anzac Ave, Auckland
When: 6pm for a 6.30pm start Wednesday 29th March
Members: Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP at office@wiftnz.org.nz - we expect this programme to be a sellout
HOW TO PITCH!
Pitching is an art form - performed in a short time!
Dave Gibson, CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission talks about pitching - how do you sell your dream?
Dave Gibson is one of New Zealand's most experienced producers. For around 40 years, Dave has worked in film, television and visitor attractions in New Zealand and internationally. He is the founder of Wellington production company The Gibson Group, and has been at the helm of the Film Commission since January 2014.
The first half of the workshop Dave shares his enormous experience as in independent producer and talks about the variety of pitches.
The second half, he deals directly with pitching to the NZFC. What is it they are looking for in a pitch? What do you need to bring to the table? If you are unsuccessful in the first instance, is the door closed?
This is a rare opportunity for you to ask all the questions you want answered before you walk through any door to funding.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN EARLIER THAN USUAL START, AS DAVE'S SCHEDULE MEANS HE MUST LEAVE BY 7PM.
WHERE: SAWTOOTH Studios, 31 Southwark St, Christchurch
WHEN: Monday 27th March 2017
TIME: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Members: Free, Non Members: $15
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz - please spread the word, as we want as many people as possible to benefit from this opportunity.
Happy New Year dear members! Let's ease into the year with some networking drinks!
Please join us Wednesday February 15th from 5pm, to chat, catch up, and connect with your fellow WIFT members.
It's buy your own drinks, but its HAPPY HOUR! And WIFT will put a few nibbles on the table.
Calling out to writers, and anyone in production. Highly experienced 1st AD, Luke Robinson, walks you through step by step of breaking down a script.
What you will be covering in the workshop:
Script analysis: How many days will this script take to shoot? What are the BIG TICKET sequences? What to budget?
Script Breakdown: Breakdown of a script, scene by scene. What on screen elements are required?What off screen elements are required? What technical equipment is required? Where will each scene be shot? How will the production be staged, studio vs location, or a combination? Actors/Stunts/Extras/Vehicles/Animals required.
Scheduling: Once the script has been broken down, deciding how the scenes be shot. Shooting order. Actor availability. Location availability. Equipement availability. Seasonal considerations.
Luke Robinson:
Grandson of NZ theatre royalty, Bruce Mason, Luke developed a passion for performance, film, television, and radio from an early age. Luke has since worked as an assistant director, director, producer, editor, and camera operator on everything from big budget American films & television series to mid-low budget New Zealand films and television and no budget doco's and music clips -including stints in Australia, Asia & Europe. With titles such as Mahana, The Dark Horse, Everything We Loved, and Evil Dead under his belt, Luke's knowledge on breaking down a script will be extremely valuable.
When: 23 November, 6pm
Members: Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP at office@wiftnz.org.nz
From Down Stage to del Toro.
Costume designer, Kate Hawley, tells (almost) all to WIFT, on November 16th.
Anyone who has seen Crimson Peak would be scanning the credits to see who was responsible for the costumes. Raves have ranged from:
"gleefully elaborate costumes"
"absolutely breathtaking set and costume design"
"sumptous production design (and) csotumes"
to
"special mention must be made of the exceptional contribution... of Costume Designer, Kate Hawley."
Kate will discuss her working relationship with Guillermo del Toro (Crimson Peak/ Pacific Rim), her approach to costume design in film, and her career (to date) in theatre (Lucia di Lammermoor, Alice in Wonderland, The Trial of the Cannibal Dog), film (Crimson Peak, Pacific Rim, Lovely Bones), and television (Bring Me Your Love, Sleeping with the Fishes).
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Members: Free, Non-Members: $15
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
After the success of the gimbal and drone workshop we are delighted that Aliesha Staples is returning with more gear and technology to play with!
360 Video is a new immersive video platform. You may not use it in your production, but if its not already, it will soon appear in your marketing plan!
This is a hands-on workshop,with equipment you can touch,see and use such as VR headsets, 360 cameras, and editing software. There will also be a live 360 camera which can stitch and playback in real time 360.
We are also lucky enough to have special guest, Edward Bellamy. Edward was in charge of the VR component on the blockbuster, Suicide Squad, and it is one of the most experienced people in the world when it comes to Virtual Reality and 360 video.
Come and learn and play!
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start.
WIFT members free. Non-members $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
RSVP please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT in collaboration with Portsmouth Rentals, are bringing you a wonderful workshop on the cinema camera - what's what and what goes where.
Using a 'Red Dragon' camera Claude Dasan from Portsmouth will give you the rundown on the professional cinema camera. Learn from the ground up what is basic kit, what are essential extras and what are optional extras.
Of interest to directors, producers, production staff, students - and budding cinematographers.
12th of October, 6pm-9pm.
Portsmouth Rentals, 58 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington.
Members: Free, Non Members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Jane Wrightson CEO of NZ On Air shares insights on diversity in above-the-line roles in TV and digital production, and what NZ On Air wants to see happen now. She'll also have some observations on the current funding landscape, and how audience behaviour is changing how NZ On Air sees its role.
Jane was the recipient of the Great Southern Film & Television Award for Ourstanding Contribution to the NZ Screen Industry at the 2016 WIFT Awards.
Wine and nibbles will be provided.
Members free. Non-members $15
Your weakest link - intellectual property rights in film and television
Whether you are a producer, director, creator, author, writer or performer, understanding intellectual property rights is critical. This includes the rights you have in original work you create and the rights that you will need to obtain in work owned by third parties where you are using that work in your own content. In this workshop, Anchali Anandanayagam and Jason Rudkin-Binks, from Hudson Gavin Martin, will discuss relevant intelletual property rights, including copyright, trade marks and personality rights. They will also discuss how these rights can be acquired by third parties to achieve a clean chain of title.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
When: Wednesday 14 September; 6pm for a 6.30pm start
As usual drinks and nibbles provided.
Members free. Non-members $15.
Sometimes licensing music for your production can seem difficult. Find out why music licensing exists and how you can make the process easier and more affordable.
Come along on the 1st of September to hear celebrated musician, supervisor, and publishing maven Jan Hellriegel talk about music copyright in film and television.
Jan is a well-known recording artist with extensive experience in music rights management and publishing, advertising and marketing. As well as running Aeroplane Music Services, Jan has launched Songbroker, a music publishing company representing New Zealand music. She is also an APRA ambassador.
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT members: Free.
Non-members: $10.
Coffee and tea provided.
Calling out to writers, and anyone in production. Highly experienced 1st AD, Luke Robinson, walks you through step by step of breaking down a script.
What you will be covering in the workshop:
Script analysis: How many days will this script take to shoot? What are the BIG TICKET sequences? What to budget?
Script Breakdown: Breakdown of a script, scene by scene. What on screen elements are required?What off screen elements are required? What technical equipment is required? Where will each scene be shot? How will the production be staged, studio vs location, or a combination? Actors/Stunts/Extras/Vehicles/Animals required.
Scheduling: Once the script has been broken down, deciding how the scenes be shot. Shooting order. Actor availability. Location availability. Equipement availability. Seasonal considerations.
Luke Robinson:
Grandson of NZ theatre royalty, Bruce Mason, Luke developed a passion for performance, film, television, and radio from an early age. Luke has since worked as an assistant director, director, producer, editor, and camera operator on everything from big budget American films & television series to mid-low budget New Zealand films and television and no budget doco's and music clips -including stints in Australia, Asia & Europe. With titles such as Mahana, The Dark Horse, Everything We Loved, and Evil Dead under his belt, Luke's knowledge on breaking down a script will be extremely valuable.
When: Envy Studios, 55 Anzac Ave, Auckland, 6.30pm
Members: Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP at office@wiftnz.org.nz
Shooting Women - a 54 minute documentary revealing the struggles of women around the world to survive the odds and make a career behind the camera.
Ranging from Afghanistan and Australia to France, USA and New Zealand (including our own Mairi Gunn) the film is described by Jan Kenny ACS as "lively study of female cinemtographers and their trials and tribulations"
Alex Krasilovsky's global documentary is a companion-piece to the publication 'Women Behind the Camera'' co-written by Wift member Harriet Margolis.
Drinks and nibbles provided at 6pm
Members: Free, Non Members: $15
Where: The Film School, 86 Vivian, Te Aro.
When: August 24th at 6pm for a 6.30pm start.
Please rsvp to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Jane Wrightson CEO of NZ On Air shares insights on diversity in above-the-line roles in TV and digital production, and what NZ On Air wants to see happen now. She'll also have some observations on the current funding landscape, and how audience behaviour is changing how NZ On Air sees its role.
Jane was the recipient of the Great Southern Film & Television Award for Outstanding Contribution to the NZ Screen Industry at the 2016 WIFT Awards.
Wine and nibbles will be provided.
Members free. Non-members $15
What conversations you should have with your colourist: how to have them, and when to have them, to make your porject work.
The conversation will include:
How to brief your colourist- 3 ways of briefing for the same look:
-pictorially e.g. reference images
-words e.g. describing the feel you want to achieve
-words e.g. describing the feel you want to achieve
We'll discuss the limitation of footage, and show how the same feeling can be achieved with two different looks, e.g. lonely, isolated, can be acheived with:
-cold colours, blues, whites blowing out.
-dark colours.
Depending on the audience we'll talk about different approaches for short films, features, and episodic, and how to budget time, e.g. priorities (matching shots first), and mulitple passes.
And common practices will be covered - ie shapes, gradient, feather, to give a basic knowledge and language.
As the workshop will be held in the grading suite, spaces are very limited, and preference will be given to those most relevant. Priority will be given to directors, producers, and DOPs with current/upcoming projects, or a track record of these. Non-members can register for the waiting list.
Where: Images and Sound
When: June 29, 6.30pm
Members: Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Caroline Henry, writer and script editor, talks about the role of the Script Editor and her work on British television series such as Inspector George Gently, Doctor Who, The Bill and Midsomer Murders.
Bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
Members free. Non-members $10
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Our very own baord member, and Head of the Digital Media Fund at NZ On Air, Brenda Leeuwenberg, will come down to Christchurch and enlighten you for an evening. Brenda will speak about what is going on the world of digital media right now, and outline where NZ On Air's funding focus is for 2016/17. She will discuss their priorities for digital funding and give some insights in to what works and what doesn't work in this fast moving environment.
Funding rounds will be open around this time, so this is your chance to ask Brenda anything you need to know about how to apply!
What: The World of Digital Media with Brenda Leeuwenberg
Where: Yoobee Design School, Level 2, University of Canterbury
When: 6pm, for a 6.30pm start, 26th of May
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Members: Free, Non-Members: $15
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Our first workshop on colour is 25 May where we get to grips with collaboration, communication and colour!
This is a very valuable workshop for you all - from camera to director, editor, production team - we look forward to seeing you for On-set Colour.
On-set colour - LUTs, Log, looks, and you! Demystifying the complexity behind camera colour workflow.
Learn how to take control of your images from set through to suite, and how your camera team and post-production can work closer together.
We'll answer such questions as:
What is a LUT and how does it affect your workflow?
The difference between shooting RAW and Log - does it matter?
When should you consider grading on- or near-set and how does this help post-production?
A look at 'live grading'
How to get the most out of having a DIT on set
Best practices to make your editor and/or colourist happy
The beginning of the HDR revolution
We'll also explore what lessons can be learned from overseas
productions and what this means for us in New Zealand.
Where: Nutshell, 400C Great North Road, Grey Lynn
When: 6pm for a 6.30pm start, 25th of May
Nibbles and drinks provided.
Members: Free, Non Members: $15
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
After the very successful camera movement workshops run by Aliesha Staples last year, we are now moving on to lenses. This workshop will be of value to you whether you are a camera operator, a director, a producer, a writer - or anybody making films who is interested in a better understanding of the psychology behind the choice of lens.
We'll have a great array of lenses for demonstration and a discussion led by top cinematographer Waka Attewell.
Learn the difference between a prime lens, and a zoom lens, the difference between anamorphic and spherical, the difference between an S Stop and a T Stop. Work your way through the basics and not so basics and advance your comprehension of what and why in the world of lenses.
Drinks and nibbles provided.
This will be a very popular workshop with the wider industry included so please don't miss out!
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members free, non-members $15
Directing voices in a studio is completely different from directing on set.
Come along and improve your understanding of the subtleties of a voice recording session, get info on when you decide and how you decide on your voice talent, as well as general tips of the trade!
Whether you are a director, producer, or a voice artist - there is something in this workshop for you!
The evening will be taken by our wonderful panel of very experienced people: Vedat Kiyici, audio engineer, Tash Christie, creative, and voice artists to be confirmed.
What: Working with Voices
Where: Envy Studios, Level 2, 55 Anzac Avenue, Auckland
When: 6.30pm, 27th April
Members: Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
A directing seminar with Miranda Harcourt.
How do you go about building the relationship between a director and their actors so crucial to enabling the best possible performance.
WIFT NZ is delighted to present celebrated acting coach, Miranda Harcourt, leading a session about working with actors - from the first stage of casting, to directing authentic screen performances, to effectively managing the director/actor relationship.
Using images and clips from her work with internationally recognised actors such as Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, Josh Hutcherson, and Anna Sophia Robb, as well as award winning directors Jane Campion and Peter Jackson, Miranda will join on her wealth of experience to provide you with tips you can implement the next time you are filming.
Miranda will explain her successful and reliable techniques to create relationships and chemistry between actors, with references to neuroscience, and psychology, as well as traditional acting methodology.
Wine and nibbles will be served at 6pm for a 6.30pm start.
WIFT and Director's Guild members will have priority registration for this seminar - please book early.
WIFT members: Free, Non-Members: $15
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
After the very successful camera workshops run by Aliesha Staples last year, we are now moving on to lenses. This workshop will be of value to you whether you are a camera operator, a director, a producer, or anybody in the industry after a better understanding of the pyschology behind the different choices. We'll have a great array of lenses and a discussion led by the very experienced, Donny Duncan.
Find out the difference between a prime lens, and a zoom lens. The difference between an anamorphic and a spherical. The difference between an S Stop and a T Stop. Work your way through the basics and not so basics and advance your comprehension of what and why in the lens world.
Where: Panavision, 318 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn
When: 6pm for a 6.30pm start, March 30th
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Members: Free, Non-members: $15
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
To start the year off the way we mean to continue (with wine, nibbles, and a good ol'flick), we are bringing to you the fabulous documentary, and (the uncut version of) 'The Art of Recovery'.
"From Chaos Came Creativity and Hope for a Broken City.
As demolition gangs reduce ruins to rubble, artists, innovators and entrepreneurs are bringing life back to the streets of post-quake Christchurch, empowering the people and creating a promising future for a dynamic new city."
Producer Tracy Roe, and editor, Gaylene Barnes, will join you while you enjoy their film!
When: March 18th
Where: Whitebait-TV screening room, 41 Princess Street, Christchurch
Join us for a drink and a wee bite.
Members: Free, Non Members $10
Note: This is the full length version, opposed to the cut down version you may have seen on TV.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
The hottest ticket in town is on sale now - don't miss out!!
It's going to be a blimmin' fantastic night, so dust off your favourite frock, your dancing shoes, and your "whoop whoops", and get into full-on celebration mode. It's your chance to congratulate yourselves, as well as each other, in an often unforgiving industry.
There's going to be drinks, delicious food, and sweet as surprise performances to keep you joyful well into the night.
When: 6pm-9pm, 24th of February 2016
Where: Heritage Auckland Hotel & Conference Centre, 35 Hobson St, Auckland
Members: $70, Non-Members: $90
Buy your tickets here: http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2016/wift-new-zealand-awards-2016/auckland
"The art of filming is forever changing and with the current advances on stabilisation techonology we are now able to create the smoothest footage in the most demanding situations in half the time."
Aliesha has over 8 years experience in the media industry and has worked as a Videographer, Editor, and Producer all over the world, including New Zealand, America, Asia, and Africa. She will be flying down some cameras and accessories for you to check out; Movi's, Ronin, and drones. The workshop that Aliesha took up in Auckland was a huge success, so don't miss out! This workshop isn't just for camera operators, it'll give you a great understanding of what's now possible with shooting, and the aid of clever techonoligies!
Where: New Zealand Film & Television School
When: 6-8pm, 18 February.
Members: Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz (this workshop will very popular, so please let us know if you are coming).
Mastering Materials - what, when, why and who.
Over the past two years what we deliver, where we deliver it, who needs what and why has completely changed. But it's still a lifetime responsibility for the Film Producer. Come and join a discussion about deliverables, storage, archiving, and how it can work better for you in the future.
Calling all Producer members - the more experience we have in the room, the more useful the discussion will be.
From NZFC- Tracey Brown (Film Materials Manager), and Rachel Corley (Digitisation Project Co-Ordinator).
Nga Taonga Sound & Vision- Louise McCrone (Preservation Manager)
Members: Free, Non-members: $10
Coffee and Tea Provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Over the past two years what we deliver, where we deliver it, who needs what and why has completely changed. But it's still a lifetime responsibility for the Film Producer. Come and join a discussion about deliverables, storage, archiving and how it can work better for you in the future.
Calling all Producer members - the more experience we have in the room the more useful the discussion will be.
From NZFC - Tracey Brown (Film Materials Manager), Conal Thompson (Business Affairs Assistant), Rachel Corley (Digitisation Project Co-ordinator)
Nga Taonga Sound & Vision - Louise McCrone (Preservation Manager)
Members free; non-members $10 cash at the door
Bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee are provided.
RSVP please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Come along to this great chat- a WIFT/NAW combined event
THE PRICE OF PEACE Award Winners of the Alanis Obomsinwa best documentary award at ImagiNative festival in Toronto, Christina Milligan and co-producer and director Kim Webby discuss their very recent visit to Toronto along with Whetu Fala, Chair of Nga Aho Whakaari - Maori in Screen Production also at ImagiNative as Executive Producer of Nga Aho Shorts series where Whetu was awarded a Sold Arts Leadership award.
Where: Taj Mahal Room, The Civic
When: 5.30pm
Members: Free, Non-members: $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
This workshop isn't about turning anyone into an editor, but empowering directors with an understanding of the editing process. We are lucky enough to have the very experienced, wonderful editor Brough Johnson taking the workshop. You'll have the chance to ask those tricky questions and learn how best to communicate what you want to an editor.
This same workshop was taken up in Auckland and it was extremely successful, so make sure you get a long!
Where: TBC
When: 6pm (for a 6.30pm start) - 9pm, 4th November
Members: Free, Non-members: $10
Wine and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.co.nz
Script to Screen and WIFT NZ are proud to present a discussion with prolific Danish producer and broadcaster, Piv Bernth (THE KILLING/Dansih Broadcasting Corporation).
With a background in directing for theatre and screen, Bernth moved to producing in 1998 at Denmark's broadcaster DR. Here she produced Emmy-winning NIKOLAJ AND JULIE, and internationally lauded THE KILLING, as well as executive producing THE BRIDGE. In 2012 she moved into broadcasting as DR's Head of Drama, greenlighting BORGEN and THE LEGACY.
Join us to hear Pic Bernth talk to NZ producer and distributor, Jill McNab (BORN TO DANCE/Vendetta Films) about her approach to developing drama in a small nation, but still finding a global audience.
Madman Entertainment will also join us to sell DVD's for purchase, Eftpos available.
When: Tuesday 27th October, 6.30pm drinks, 7.pm-8pm discussion.
$10 koha suggested, includes a glass of wine before the talk and slice of pizze afterwards.
Come and hear Poducer/Distributor Sue Thompson talk about the opportunities created for filmmakers, film lovers, and special interest groups via Tugg.
Tugg is an online platform that puts you in the programmers seat, giving you the opportunity to screen your film or a film of yur choice in your local cinema. Tugg gives you the tools to crowd-source theatrical screenings, that means if enough people in your network or community want to see a film then Tugg can make it happen.
Get yourself along and get up with the play!
Where: NZFC Boardroom, 3rd floor, 119 Ghuznee Street, Wellington
When: October 21st, 12.30pm- 1.30pm
Members - Free, Non-members $10
Bring your lunch, tea and coffee provided.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
A fantastic show and tell and try out coming in October!
'The art of filming is forever changing and with the current advances of stabilisation techonology we are now able to create the smoothest footage in the most demanding situations in half the time'.
Aliesha Staples, from Staples Productions, has over 7 years in the media industry, and has worked as a Videographer, Editor, and Producer all over the world. She'll be bringing in a few camera accessories for us to check out; Movi's, Ronin, and a couple of different types of drones.
Auckland was lucky enough to have Aliesha in May and it was a hugely successful workshop - check out the WIFT facebook page for photos of the event.
Come along, have a drink, and discover some brand spanking new techonology!
When: October 2nd, 7-9pm
Where: The Film School, Canterbury University
Non member $15
Members free
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.co.nz
We are delighted to be presenting this special workshop with the generous support of acclaimed actor Kerry Fox, currently in Auckland in production on Alison Maclean's feature THE REHEARSAL. Kerry has presented similar workshops in London and Melbourne. We are very fortunate that she is finding time to talk to WIFT members.
ACTORS AND TRUST!
With Kerry Fox
This workshop explores how actors choose their roles and collaborate with directors and how directors gain the trust required of the actor and how both navigate the dynamics of auditions, script changes, rehearsals and sets.
Kerry Fox is one of New Zealand's most internationally respected and awarded actors.
Currently on screen in HOLDING THE MAN alongside Guy Pearce and Anthony LaPaglia, Kerry is also starring in Jocelyn Moorhouse's feature film, THE DRESSMAKER alongside Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving and Liam Hemsworth. WIFT's exclusive premiere of THE DRESSMAKER is on 23 September at The Roxy Cinema in Wellington. http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2015/the-dressmaker-exclusive-preview-screening/wellington
Kerry's body of work includes Jane Campion's AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE for which she was awarded the New Zealand Film Award for Best Actress, the San Sebastian Film Festival Award for Best Actress and the Venice Film Festival Elvira Notari Award for Best Performance; Gillian Armstrong's THE LAST DAYS OF CHEZ NOUS which earned her the Asia-Pacific Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress; and Patrice Chereau's INTIMACY which saw her win the Silver Bear Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival.
She has also starred in WAR BOOK, TRAP FOR CINDERELLA, MISTER PIP, MENTAL alongside Toni Collette, SHALLOW GRAVE, WELCOME TO SARAJEVO, THE SOUND OF ONE HAND CLAPPING, COUNTRY LIFE, THE GATHERING, THE HANGING GARDEN, STORM, Jane Campion's BRIGHT STAR,INTRUDERS and BURNING MAN.
Kerry has appeared in numerous productions for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 in the UK including THE CRIMSON FIELD, GLUE, SEX AND VIOLENCE, A VILLAGE AFFAIR, SAIGON BABY, DÉJÁ VU, WALKING THE DEAD and TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION and for HBO in the telemovie THE AFFAIR. In 2010, Kerry starred in Rowan Joffe's BAFTA Award winning telemovie THE SHOOTING OF THOMAS HURNDALL and in 2011, appeared as Oriel Lamb in the ground-breaking television series CLOUDSTREET based on the novel by Tim Winton.
Kerry trained at The New Zealand Drama School and is an accomplished theatre actress having appeared on stage in Wellington, Sydney and London. More recently, Kerry performed in Andrew Bovell's SPEAKING IN TONGUES at London's Duke of York's Theatre.
Date: Friday 25 September
Time: 6pm for a glass of wine and 6.30pm start for the workshop
Venue: Envy Studios, 55 Anzac Avenue, Auckland Central
Members: no charge Non-members: $15
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Venue: Envy Studios, 55 Anzac Avenue, Auckland Central
Members: no charge Non-members: $15
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Please note that RSVPs are essential as I expect this to be a busy workshop.
We have a very exciting WIFT THURSDAY for you members down in Wellington. The day after we get to have an exclusive premiere of The Dressmaker, director Jocelyn Moorhouse and producer Sue Maslin have agreed to come and have a conversation with WIFT about the making of the film, working relationships, and general words of wisdom!
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to meet these renowned fantastic female filmmakers!
When: 11.30am- 12.30pm, THURSDAY 24th September
Where: NZFC Boardroom, 119 Ghuznee Street, Wellington
Australian Jocelyn Moorhouse's first feature film debut Proof had it's world premiere in Director's fortnight in Cannes Film Festical in 1991. The film won many awards including the Sutherland Trophy by the British Film Institue and the Critic's Choice Award at San Paulo Internationsl Film Festival. In 1994, Moorhouse moved to Los Angeles to direct How to Make An American Quilt, and A Thousand Acres. She works closely with her husband PJ Hogan, and was a producer on his films Muriel's Wedding, Unconditional Love, Peter Pan, and Mental.
Sue Maslin is an award winning producer (Japanese Story, Road to Nhill), patron of WIFT VIctoria and President of the Natalie Miller Fellowship, promoting women and leadership in the Australian screen industry.
Members: Free, Non-members $10
Tea and coffee provided.
Please note the change in usual time, and that it's a Thursday and not a Wednesday!
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Direct from its world premiere gala screening at the Toronto International Film Festival - and in the presence of special guests - writer/director, Jocelyn Moorhouse and producer, Sue Maslin - WIFT NZ, supported by the Roxy Cinema, Paramount Pictures NZ and The Data Book, is delighted to bring you a screening and party!
Starring Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth and Hugo Weaving.
Secrets, gossip and scandal are back in fashion......
Set in the 1950s, The Dressmaker is a bittersweet comedy about a glamorous young woman who returns, after many years in Europe, to her small home town in rural Australia in order to right some wrongs from the past. When Tilly (Kate Winslet) comes home, she not only reconciles with her ailing mother Molly (Judy Davis) but, with her sewing machine, and haute couture style, she transforms the women of the town in such a way that she gets sweet revenge on those who did her wrong. She also falls unexpectedly in love, which leads to her greatest loss and her most destructive deed.
Dress up for The Dressmaker and join us for a great night out! Take your clue from the film trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPCyjqGH914
Arrive at 6.30pm for a glass of prosecco. The screening will be introduced by Jocelyn and Sue and followed by a Q&A and party with canapés and more wine!
Proceeds from the screening will fund the Robin Laing Scholarship which supports young women entering the film industry.
Australian Jocelyn Moorhouse's first feature film debut Proof had its world premiere in Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991. The film won many awards including the Sutherland Trophy by the British Film Institute and the Critic's Choice Award at Sao Paulo International Film Festival. In 1994, Moorhouse moved to Los Angeles to direct How To Make An American Quilt, and A Thousand Acres. She works closely with her husband PJ Hogan and was producer on his films Muriel's Wedding, Unconditional Love, Peter Pan and Mental.
Sue Maslin is an award winning producer (Japanese Story, Road To Nhill), patron of WIFT Victoria and President of the Natalie Miller Fellowship promoting women and leadership in the Australian screen industry.
WIFT members: $38 incl. GST Non-members: $50 incl. GST
Buy your tickets at http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2015/the-dressmaker-exclusive-preview-screening/wellington
This week Hand In The Jar Productions screened their completed short ACTUALLY ALEX for cast and crew. Come and hear a discussion with writer/director Ness Simons and producers Jules Lovelock and Bonnie Low about the experience of financing and making their first film via the Fresh Shorts programme.
What worked, what didn't, what they'd do differently next time, how was the collaboration with cast and crew, how prepared were they for the full experience?
Venue: Cinema, Nga Taonga Sound & Vision (Film Archive) Cnr Taranaki & Ghuznee streets. Date: Wednesday 9th 12.30 - 1.30
WIFT members free; $5 non-WIFT members
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Sarah Davy and Di Pivac from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision will discuss the organisation's extended responsibilities with the incorporation of the Radio NZ Sound Archive and TVNZ Archive into the Film collection - its role as a research facility and as an archive for film and television related materials.
Come along and discuss how filmmakers and depositors can maximise a working relationship with the Archive, what expectations we can have as depositors and researchers, and how materials from the collections may be accessed.
Where: NZFC Boardroom, 119 Ghuznee Street
When: 12.30pm - 1.30pm, 26th of August
Members: Free
Non members: $10
Bring your lunch, tea and coffee provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Michelle Baker from the Censor's Office (Office of Film and Literature Classification), will discuss the role of classification, how it is made, and the relationship between the office and the industry.
Should be of particular interest to new filmmakers, new documentary makers, and self-distributors!
Where: NZFC Boardroom, 3rd floor, 119 Ghuznee Street
When: 12 August, 12.30 - 1.30pm
Members: Free, Non-member: $10
Bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Come along for a drink and a chat with some of the wonderful women filmmakers in this years New Zealand International Film Festival.
Join these ladies for a casual vino, and high five for their fantastic acheivement.
Sumner Burstyn - Some Kind of Love
Virginia Heath - From Scotland with Love
Christina Milligan - The Price of Peace
Margot Nash - The Silences
Kim Webby - The Price of Peace
Where: Satellite Bar, Sky City Theatre Foyer, Auckland
When: 4.15pm - 5.45pm, Wednesday 22nd of July
Places are strictly limited so please only RSVP if you are positive you can attend.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
A continuation on the May 6th discussion on Gender Equality, - having discussed the issue (sparked by NZFC research on delvelopment by gender) and variety of possible reasons for the small percentage of women directing films in New Zealand, members have requested an opportunity to look at some initiatives to address the balance. Places are limited and attendees at the previous meeting will have priority.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz if you can make it.
Special Lunchtime Session: NZ On Air Digital Funding
with Brenda Leeuwenberg
Come and find out about NZ On Air's range of funding for
digital/interactive/transmedia projects.
Brenda will speak about what kind of projects NZ On Air is looking
for in 2015/16, what you need to do to apply for funding, and
discuss some of the recently funded projects.
Some of the funds are now open for proposals so this is your
chance to ask Brenda questions about these
funding opportunities.
Interactive Fund - OPEN NOW - closing
date for applications 23 October
Webseries Fund OPEN NOW - closing date for
applications 1 August
Digital Innovation Fund - call for proposals 1
July
Canada-NZ Fund - call for ideas 19
September
Bring your lunch!
When: 12-1.30pm 2nd July
PLEASE RVSP to info@nzonair.govt.nz if you'd like to come along.
Our next Christchurch event is coming up and we've got something that is near and dear to us - you. Networking is one of the most important thing about WIFT, and chatting with fellow like-minded women has proved itself to be extremely beneficial. To push this further, we'd like to invite all you members to not just get together and discuss your work, but to share in an organised 'show and tell' type evening. Not unlike the fantastically successful and acclaimed Pecha Kucha series, (which started in Tokyo and has spread around the globe), each person is given a short designated amount of time to show case their work. Or, not their work… The beautiful thing about this is that it's not limited to finished projects. Your presentation can be something you are proud of but never worked into anything polished, a small idea that stayed just that (you may just be talking, footage is not mandatory), or something that doesn't even fit into what you see as your focus. Of course you are more than welcome to discuss the successes and the famous as well J
We hope that this will not only encourage dialogue between members, but will offer personal insight in to who our colleagues are, who is out there in the industry, and who we may want to collaborate with in the future.
You are perfectly welcome to come along and jusy listen too.
Members free. Non-members $15.
Wine and nibbles provided.
RSVP please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
This discussion, led by Alison Green, will look at WHY your website should be built to work across all devices, HOW web developers make that happen and WHAT effect Google's new mobile-friendly algorithm is likely to have on non-mobile-friendly websites. We'll look at mobile usage stats in NZ and globally (they might surprise you) and we'll review some top-class responsive websites and take a look under the hood to see how they work. We'll also review a list of things to think about when having your own website re-made as a responsive site and how to go about getting it done.
Alison Green is a web designer and front-end developer who's been designing and building websites since 1996. Over 19 years she has done work across the spectrum - from tiny start-ups, charities and community organisations to international corporations, government departments and professional bodies - and pretty much everything in between. She's designed and build sites ranging in size from 1 page to 100,000 - and she loves her job as much today as she did when she first began.
It'll be great to see you there!
Bring your lunch, tea and coffee provided.
When: June 24th, 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Where: NZFC Boardroom
Members: free
Non-members: $10
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Coming up in June we have Mladen Ivancic, who most of you know is Chief Financial Officer for the NZ Film Commission. Mladen has overall responsibility for the financial and marketing information systems. In addition he monitors aspects of feature film financing and budgets, manages co-production approval and film certification, and has input into policy development and the NZFC interface with Government.
Mladen is going to lead a basic discussion on financing structures for feature films and the range of elements that make up a financing package.
Don't miss this great talk! RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Where: TBC
When: 6pm - 8pm
Members free, non members $15
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Julia Parnell (Loading Docs, Notable Pictures) moderates a discussion with Nikki Castle, Amber Easby, and Frances Haszard - directors from this year's slate of 3 mini documentary shorts with Loading Docs.
They will be looking at the process of going from treatment to shoot. How do you develop the idea for a short format? How does the story change in development? How do you work through the challenge of creating emotional impact, and evoking that visually?
Members: Free Non members: $15
A glass of wine and nibbles provided.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
See you there!
Come and share your experiences and views on gender equity in the film industry. What does it mean to you as a director, writer, producer, performer, funder? This is a session for WIFT members with something to contribute - you must be prepared to participate. We don't expect to move mountains, but the discussion has to start somewhere amongst us.
Where: Park Road Post, 141 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington
When: April 29th, 12.30-2pm
Please enquire should you need transport.
Places are strictly limited for this session, so please RSVP to office@wiftnz.co.nz ASAP, if you like a spot.
Members only.
Don't miss this weeks WIFT Wednesday! Mladen Ivancic, the Chief Financial Officer for the New Zealand Film Commission, will lead a basic discussion on financing structures for feature films and the range of elements that make up a financing package.
Mladen has overall responsibility for the financial and marketing information systems, as well as monitors aspects of feature film financing and budgets. He also manages co-production approval and film ceritification, and has input in policy development and the NZFC interface with the Government.
This will be a very informative discussion, so don't miss out!
Where: NZFC Boardroom, 3rd floor, 119 Ghuznee Street, Wellington.
When: Wednesday 15 April, 12.30-1.30pm
Free to members
Non-members $10
Bring your lunch, tea and coffee provided.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
An update from Park Road on strategic delivery - preparation and timeframes for cost effective deliverables. Plus a look at what has changed, new demands, lab letters, and the materials required to be retained to service sales.
When: 12.30-1.30pm
Where: New Zealand Film Commission Boardroom.
Members: Free
Non Members: $10
Bring your lunch.
Tea and Coffee provided.
Come along and and hear direct from Kelly Martin, CEO of South Pacific Pictures, about what SPP does. South Pacific Pictures is the most prolific producer of drama in New Zealand. This session will include what ideas SPP are looking for, and how they source their talent, scripts and recruits. How do you approach them if you have an idea? What should a great pitch include?
Kelly has over 20 years experience in New Zealand television, having worked at both the major networks, TVNZ, and Mediaworks TV3, where she managed international aquisition and oversaw local production strategy and commissioning.
Where: Envy Studios, Level 2, 55 Anzac Avenue, Auckland City
When: 6-8pm
Free for WIFT members.
$15 non WIFT members.
Drinks and nibbles provided.
Welcome back to 2015 with our first WIFT Wednesday of the year!
A discussion on basic website design, strategic website development, website do's and don'ts and website maintenance - production companies, contractors, and film productions. Charlotte Hird will help you to understand how to have an effective online presence.
Charlotte is a website designer (and graphic designer), with a wealth of experience working with both businesses and creative artists.
Where: New Film Commission Boardroom, 3rd floor, 119 Ghuznee Street, Wellington
When: 12.30pm - 1.30pm, March 18th
Members free, non- members $10.
Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
YouTube has become a forum to connect, inform and inspire billions of people from all over the world. It is also the world's largest distribution platform. The YouTube team, in person!, will share best practises on how to grow your global fanbase, demystify revenue and copyright, and provide an opportunity to network and collaborate with other Kiwi creators.
Presenting the event are:
Kristen Bowen, Manager, YouTube Content Partnerships
Kristen manages the development of content strategy and partnerships for YouTube in Australia and New Zealand. She has been with YouTube since 2007 and was one of the early employees in the San Bruno, California headquarters office. Before relocating to Sydney Kristen was managing partnerships with the UK television broadcasters at Google UK.
Kristen is a California native and holds a Bachelor of Arts honors degree in Communication Studies from the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
Guillaume Deront, Online Partnerships Manager
Guillaume also manages the development of content strategy and partnerships for YouTube in Australia and New Zealand. Guillaume was at Google for over five years on the other side of the business dealing with large AdWords advertisers in Europe and in Australia. He joined the YouTube family a couple of month ago. Guillaume is originally from Paris, France and holds a Masters degree in Marketing & Innovation from Skema Business School.
Special guests include Robbie Spargo, who managed Fremantle's global YouTube operations, and Steve Crombie, YouTube consultant and founder of multi-channel network TOTEM.
Prices: WIFT members $30, Full Price $40
Tickets available 20/01/2015 via Eventfinda (link to come)
We invite guild members and partners to dress their glamourous best and join us for our annual Christmas Party.
Cash Bar.
to RSVP CLICK: HERE.
To wrap up 2014, WIFT would like to facilitate a session to explore the question: How do women filmmakers grow and sustain a career?
"In our digital age, society is increasingly shaped by the stories told with moving images. For the health of our culture and to deepen our ability to understand one another across perceived boundaries, the stories that frame our lives must be expanded to include female perspectives."
(Sundance Institute, 2014)
So, how do we keep making films and pay the rent? Selina Joe from the NZFC/NZ On Air will facilitate the session and will kick off by presenting a brief summary of gender analysis undertaken on recent NZFC funding activity (http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/news/feature-film-development-funding-information-on-gender-2009-2014), followed by a group discussion.
Attendees from WIFT and the NZFC include:
Robin Laing
Robin is one of New Zealand's most experienced film producers. Her credits include The Vintner's Luck, Perfect Strangers, Ruby & Rata, Bread and Roses and Mr Wrong. She has worked with a number of directors including Gaylene Preston, Christine Jeffs and Niki Caro. Robin is a Trustee for the New Zealand International Film Festival, Interim Chair of the Film Career Education Trust and a WIFT Board member. She is founding President of WIFT in New Zealand. In 1993 she was awarded an MBE for services to New Zealand film and in 2008 received a WIFT Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Film Industry.
Lisa Chatfield - Head of Development and Production
Lisa is responsible for overseeing the development of films from the early development stage through to the end of post-production. Her department focuses on supporting exciting ideas to become great films. Lisa's own background in the film and television industry is as a producer of short and feature films and TVCs.
Christina Andreef - Development Executive
Writer/director Christina Andreef grew up in Whakatane and studied film in Ireland and Sydney, where she has lived for 30 years. Her director training began when she worked for Jane Campion for five years, on Sweetie through to The Piano. Christina wrote and directed three prize-winning shorts: Excursion To The Bridge of Friendship (In official selection at Sundance & Cannes), The Gap (Sundance & Telluride) and Shooting The Breeze (Sundance & Berlin). Her feature film Soft Fruit became her fourth invited to Sundance, and screened in Critics' Week in Cannes. Christina is experienced in screenplay adaptation, was a partner in production company Toi-Toi Films for 16 years and has taught screenwriting and direction at Sydney Film School, Sydney University and UTS.
Whetu Fala - Short Film Manager
Whetu has responsibility for the NZFC's short film funding pathways, supporting filmmakers to complete and get their films seen, and helping them shape ideas for future projects and career progression. She has a background as an actor, editor, writer, director and producer for short drama, television, web content creation and feature films. Whetu is a co-creator of Fale Matariki, a founding member of Ngā Aho Whakaari and is fluent in te reo Māori.
Selina Joe - Strategy and Insights Advisor
Selina is responsible for audience insights and research, with a cross-agency role facilitating the development of agency strategy and policy for the NZFC and NZ On Air. She has over 15 years' experience in research and strategic planning across commercial and public sectors. Selina has a MSc Hons in Psychology and a MA Hons in documentary film-making.
RSVP please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members free; Non-members $10
Today, more than ever, it's essential to know who your target audience is for your film, as soon as your concept takes shape. Understanding how your specific audience discovers and consumes their movies is essential to your process. Engaging those audiences as early as possible allows you to have a dedicated following throughout production and when you come to release in your home territory. Understanding your audience also helps when you are searching for a sales agent who is the best fit for your movie.
Jill Macnab is the Division Manager for Vendetta Films. Jill began working in theatre management at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival. Following that she worked in home entertainment in the U.K and N.Z for five years, marketing numerous blockbuster and art-house new releases, and then moved to Vendetta Films to head up their sales and marketing team across Australia & New Zealand, and help launch the internal acquisitions side of the business. Six years on, with a wide knowledge of buying and selling in the international market, Jill's role now also encompasses production.
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT members: Free.
Non-members: $15.
Please note, this event has been deferred to the 29th of October.
After the Directors and Editors Guild event with WIFT NZ at The Basement Theatre in Auckland, discussing the gender imbalance amongst directors and editors in the NZ screen industry, DEGNZ is pleased to offer members a viewing of this lively discussion.
Come along to the NZFC to watch with other WIFT members and join the discussion.
The statistics are shocking. Worldwide, the proportion of women directors and editors is declining. What can we do about it?
We've long recognised a gender imbalance in key creative roles in the film industry but the release of recent research has highlighted our concern. Last year fewer than 2% of the top 100 box office films in the US were directed by women. Read the statistics here. New Zealand figures might be better, but not by much.
Kim Hill hosted a panel on this issue with Gaylene Preston, Annie Goldson, Cushla Dillon and Jackie van Beek.
Members Free.
Non-members $10.
Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Please RSVP to your WIFT office at: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Nb. This event replaces the Toronto report.
Come and find out about how Motion Capture works - now becoming an industry standard, it's the process of capturing movement for animators as well as being used increasingly to map out shots and plot story for live action films - before even the actors come on set.
Take part in this interactive session where you see how the process works, find out about some of the applications and see the Mocap studio at AUT - only one of two facilities in NZ.
Check out these examples of mocap on Vimeo:
Perceptual Engineering's music video for Sola Rosa made using the AUT motion capture studio:
http://www.perceptual-engineering.com/Sola-Rosa-Can-We-Get-It-Together
NZ short film 'Poppy', a World War I story realised with computer animation and motion capture by James Cunningham:
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/poppy-2009
Amnesty International PSA
Pioneering mocap work at WETA Digital:
Dance and mocap with UK-based company Universal Everything:
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT members: Free.
Non-members: $15.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to scheduling conflicts of our panellists for the ETHICS session, we are sorry to advise we had to reschedule the session.
The new date is the 7th of October. Very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
We have an inspiring and informative panel in store, it will be well worth attending!
Come along to our Panel Discussion for an insight into the process
of editorial decision making - from selecting subjects to
scripting, shooting, editing and the matter of informed consent,
right of approval, tensions between subjects and network
expectations.
Should NZ producers set a standard and operate with an ethics clause in their contracts?
Do the ethical standards apply to online content?
Covering a wide range of issues that affect film-makers working in news, factual, documentary, docu-drama and reality television genres.
Panel to be chaired by:
Julia Parnell - Company Director and Producer, Notable Pictures.
An award-winning producer of film and TV documentaries, in the 9 years Julia has been an independent producer she has created a diverse range of projects including the renowned comedy series Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs, sports factual series Ngāti NRL and factual series and documentaries Relocated Mountains, Riki Ellison The Defender, Henare O'Keefe, Both Worlds and Prime Rocks: The Exponents.
Most recently Julia has extended her repertoire into drama producing four short films and spent more time in the field directing the documentaries Restoring Hope and Rethinking Rehab as well as episodes of Both Worlds.
Panel Participants will include:
Clare Bradley - Legal Counsel, MediaWorks.
Clare Bradley is a practising lawyer. Her background is in commercial litigation. She joined TV3 in March 2000 and took up the role of Company Secretary upon the public listing of MediaWorks in July 2004. She provides general legal services to Radio & Television and is responsible for regulatory compliance across the group.
Kathryn Graham - Popular Factual, Children's and Maori
Commissioner at Television NZ.
Kath Graham has worked for a variety of production companies in numerous capacities and at both Maori Television and TVNZ. Her current post as Commissioning Editor at TVNZ has her contributing her expertise to a vast breadth of productions.
Kay Ellmers - Managing Director of Tūmanako Productions.
"Kia Mau!" - new childrens series, "Marae Kai Masters" series 2, and "Whānau 2014". In 2013 she produced "Mīharo" Series 8 and "Marae Kai Masters" series 1 for Māori Television.
Her critically acclaimed documentary "He Toki Huna: NZ in Afghanistan" delivered to Māori Television - also ran as a feature length version at last year's NZ Film Festival. It was the winner of the Moa award for Best Editing (documentary) at the 2013 Film Awards.
She has produced everything from talk shows to educational videos across her career. As a freelance director she has produced numerous shows, documentaries and educational programmes.
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT members: Free.
Non-members: $15.
WIFT thanks Envy Studios for hosting this event.
Every other day a new VOD provider is announced. What does this mean for you the content provider? Is this platform providing a valid opportunity for NZ filmmakers?
Brenda Leeuwenberg, digital strategist at NZonAir, will chair a discussion with the NZFC (Jasmin McSweeney and Tim Hope) who have recently set up their own "Film on Demand" service.
Members Free.
Non-members $10.
Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Please RSVP to your WIFT office at: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Come along and hear directly from Kelly Martin CEO of South Pacific Pictures about what SPP does. South Pacific Pictures is the most prolific producer of drama in New Zealand! It will be well worth attending.
This session will include what ideas are SPP looking for, how do they source their talent, scripts and recruits? How do you approach them if you have an idea? What should a great pitch include?
Kelly has over 20 years' experience in New Zealand television, having worked at both the major networks of TVNZ and Mediaworks TV3 where she managed international acquisition and oversaw local production strategy and commissioning.
Some of the local productions she is most proud of bringing to the screen include Outrageous Fortune, The Almighty Johnsons, The Strip, What's Really in Our Food?, The Secret Life of Dancers, Missing Pieces, numerous Inside NZ documentaries, and the development of the channels very successful comedy strategy - which started with bro'Town and has included The Jaquie Brown Diaries, Pulp Sport, Hounds, WannaBen, Jono and Ben at Ten, Golden, various AotearoHa Specials and The Comedy Gala.
This invaluable session will answer all of your questions and more!
Members Free.
Non-members $10.
Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Please RSVP to your WIFT office at: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Come along to hear WIFT member Anna Cottrell's experience of getting a series of interstitial documentary pieces into prime time.
How did she conceive it? How did she get it on air?
Great War Stories is a weeklong series of 3
- 4 minute stories about New Zealanders in World War One. The
series screened in the middle of TV3 News and was then posted on
the Ministry for Culture & Heritage site: http://firstworldwar.govt.nz/great-war-stories
Anna has made two Gallipoli documentaries The Last of the Anzacs and Children of Gallipoli so making a 'haiku version' has been an interesting challenge.
There has been a great response to the series, even from NZ On Air. Here's an excerpt from Greg Dixon's review in the Saturday Herald:
"...Using information, footage and photographs from the Alexander Turnbull Library and Archives NZ, these little slice-of-life war stories have told me more in a few minutes than The World Wars told me in an hour. These are stories I didn't know either..."
Members Free.
Non-members $10.
Please RSVP to your WIFT office at: office@wiftnz.org.nz
The statistics are shocking. Worldwide, the proportion of women directors and editors is declining. What can we do about it?
We've long recognised a gender imbalance in key creative roles in the film industry but the release of recent research has highlighted our concern. Last year fewer than 2% of the top 100 box office films in the US were directed by women. Read the statistics here. New Zealand figures might be better, but not by much.
Kim Hill will host a panel on this issue with Gaylene Preston, Annie Goldson, Cushla Dillon and Jackie van Beek.
Come and share your view.
Seating is limited so book early.
RSVP to your office at: office@wiftnz.org.nz
FREE to WIFT and DEGNZ members.
$10 to non-members.
Filmmakers returned from Melbourne report back on who was there, intelligence gathered on the state of the market, how useful this event is (and has been in the past) for them, and how to use the market as part of a development/financing strategy.
Reports from Vicky Pope, Michelle Turner, Sue Thompson and Catherine Fitzgerald.
Members Free.
Non-members $10.
Please RSVP to your WIFT office at: office@wiftnz.org.nz
CANCELLED -
Meet the film-makers Alister Barry and Abi King-Jones.
Premiering at the 2014 New Zealand International Film Festival is Alister Barry and Abi King-Jones' hotly-anticipated documentary, Hot Air. The film tracks the politics of climate change in New Zealand. Despite many attempts to minimise New Zealand greenhouse activity in 20 years, emissions have actually increased by 25%. So what went wrong? Barry and King-Jones speak with all the major players from the period, and present a wealth of compelling footage from the archives. As New Zealand prepares for a general election, and the world anticipates next year's climate conference in Paris, no time is more crucial for this story to be told. Can we expect real change, or just more hot air?
Alister is one of the few male members of WIFT NZ so please come along and show your support for him - a film industry ally and WIFT supporter!
Click here to view the trailer for Hot Air.
The meet and greet is scheduled for straight after the Christchurch screening and cinema Q&A where will be adjourning downstairs at Lonestar for a cosy chat and a glass of wine.
Time: (Directly after the Q&A) Around 8pm
Venue: Lonestar Restaurant (downstairs from the cinema). Northlands Mall. 116 Northlands Mall.
WIFT members free. Non-members: $15.
Please RSVP asap to your WIFT office at: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Christchurch Screening Times
Mon 11 Aug 6.00pm Hoyts Northlands 3
Tues 12 Aug 11.00am Hoyts Northlands 3
Dunedin Screening Times
Friday 8 August 1:00 pm Rialto
Sunday 10 August 1:15pm Rialto
Bookings and tickets are available at the New Zealand International Film Festival website. Don't forget to use your WIFT Discount when you book your tickets.
Put this in your diary! We have a great opportunity for you to meet Sophie Hyde Director of 52 Tuesdays, and Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine, co-directors of documentary The Galapagos Affair; Satan Came to Eden . This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and chat with some of the incredible crop of international film-makers showing their work at the NZIFF. Alyx Duncan, director of The Red House will lead the session.
Sophie Hyde - 52 Tuesdays.
Australian Sophie Hyde won Sundance's World Cinema Director Award, and Berlin's youth jury award, the Crystal Bear, with this striking first feature. Set in Adelaide on 52 consecutive Tuesdays, the film follows a year in the life of Billie (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) who, along with the usual social and sexual questioning that 16-year-olds go through, is also responding to the gender transition being undertaken by her mother (played by non-gender-conforming Del Herbert-Jane).
See the trailer HERE.
Please note if you want to see Sophie's film the screenings are on the 2 days PRECEDING this event.
Screening times: 52 Tuesdays
22-Jul-14 6:15 p.m. SKY CITY
23-Jul-14 3:00 p.m. SKY CITY
Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine - The Galapagas Affair
Almost improperly entertaining, this documentary whodunit spins a tale of utopian ideals, sexual intrigue and murderous jealousy - all on tiny Floreana, one of the Galapagos Islands. The events it describes were a media sensation in the 30s, thanks in large measure to the enthusiastic on-film cavorting of the story's flamboyant femme fatale. Filmmakers Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller (Ballets Russes) have restored a cornucopia of reportage, archival film and photography and enlisted top-line voice talent, including Cate Blanchett, to explore this bizarre tale anew.
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
24-Jul-14 6:15 p.m. SKY CITY
25-Jul-14 1:45 p.m. SKY CITY
WIFT Members free. Non-members $15
Join us for a glass of wine and nibbles
Following on from our Storytelling Disciplines session with Maramena Roderick we are adding to your storytelling wheelhouse with expert advice from multi-channel virtuoso Fiona Milburn. She is coming down to Wellington especially to share her knowledge with you so don't let this chance pass you by.
Fiona Milburn is a partner in WireFrame Ltd which specializes in visual effects, transmedia, and technology enabled content for traditional and emerging platforms. She is also co-director of Transmedia NZ; curator of Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age; an AUT CoLab Advisory Board member; and Life Member of Women in Film & Television.
Don't miss this!
Members Free.
Non-members $10.
PLEASE NOTE- THIS SESSION IS SCHEDULED FOR 1PM (not our usual time of 1230)
Please RSVP to your office at: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Each year WIFT gives the Robin Laing Scholarship to an outstanding student at the Film School. This year's presentation will be on Wednesday 2 July - 6p.m. arrival for a drink and nibbles, followed by the presentation, then a special screening of the 8 New Zealand shorts entered for the 2014 WIFTI Showcase. We have to select two films to send to WIFTI but the judges felt this year's entries were so strong we should screen them all. Here they are:
The Mobile Meat processing Unit Pr/Wr/Co-dir: Gaylene Barnes
Wide Eyed Wr/Dir: Catherine Bisley Pr: Catherine Fitzgerald
The Silk Pr/Dir: Clare Burgess and Nathalie Boltt
Four Eyes United Club Wr/Dir: Aidee Walker Pr: Morgan Stewart
Charlie Floyd's Visionarium Dir: Emma Schranz Pr: Jaimee Poipoi
Here Now Dir: Chelsie Preston Crayford Ed: Gwen Norcliffe
In Safe Hands Wr/Dir: Jackie van Beek DOP: Ari Wegner
Friday Tigers Dir: Aidee Walker Pr: Julia Parnell
Come and celebrate the work of your fellow WIFT members, meet the 2014 Robin Laing Scholarship winner, and enjoy an evening at the Film School, 86 Vivian Street, Wellington.
Members free. Non-members $15.
RSVP's essential (as we're catering!) to office@wiftnz.org.nz
The entries for the 2014 WIFTI Showcase were of such a high standard we decided to organise special screenings for our members so you can see them all.
The program is as follows:
The Mobile Meat processing Unit Pr/Wr/Co-dir: Gaylene Barnes
Wide Eyed Wr/Dir: Catherine Bisley Pr: Catherine Fitzgerald
The Silk Pr/Dir: Claire Burgess and Nathalie Boltt
Four Eyes United Club Wr/Dir: Aidee Walker Pr: Morgan Stewart
Charlie Floyd's Visionarium Dir: Emma Schranz Pr: Jaimee Poipoi
Here Now Dir: Chelsie Preston Crayford Ed: Gwen Norcliffe
In Safe Hands Wr/Dir: Jackie van Beek DOP: Ari Wegner
Friday Tigers Dir: Aidee Walker Pr: Julia Parnell
Come along to see the impressive offerings from WIFT members, have a glass of wine and connect with your fellow WIFT members.
Arrive at 6pm for a glass of wine.
Meanwhile book to attend via office@wiftnz.org.nz
members: free
non-members: $15
Maramena Roderick gives some guidelines on how to develop your story and ready it for production.
The stronger your story idea, the stronger the project - the finished product coupled with the correct use of the advances in technology and a strong creative treatment are essential in preparing your work for production. Starting with basic story-telling foundation elements and expanding the story via various platforms and how they are applied.
After you have decided what you are delivering - then you can decide how you are delivering.
Maramena was a multi-award winning journalist before turning to independent productions with equal success. She has directed and produced across a wide range of genres from documentaries and historical dramas to reality series and art programmes with a cross section of awards in both disciplines.
Maramena has served on government panels, been a national broadcasting assessor, television awards judge, Maori language awards judge and financial evaluator of independent productions. She is often called upon to guide new directors and projects.
Members Free.
Non-members $10.
Please RSVP to your WIFT office at: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Teremoana Rapley and Fiona Milburn give some guidelines on how to develop your story and ready it for production.
The stronger your story idea, the stronger the project - the finished product coupled with the correct use of the advances in technology and a strong creative treatment are essential in preparing your work for production. Starting with basic story-telling foundation elements and expanding the story via various platforms and how they are applied.
After you have decided what you are delivering - then you can decide how you are delivering.
WIFT Board member Teremoana Rapley is a producer at the Maori Television Service in Auckland. She has over 1700 television production credits to her name spanning 19 years, predominately in the role of producer.
Fiona Milburn is a producer and director whose work includes film, television, and stage in New Zealand and internationally. She is a specialist in visual effects, transmedia and technology based content for traditional and emerging platforms.
WIFT members free.
Non-members $10.
Nibbles provided.
Please RSVP to your WIFT office at: office@wiftnz.org.nz.
Come and hear an informal market report from Catherine Fitzgerald, Robin Laing (WIFT Board members) and Victoria Spackman (CEO of the Gibson Group) hot on the heels of their return from Cannes. Get the big picture - what happens in Cannes, why go, what can you expect, and how do you make the most of it.
Members Free.
Non-members $10.
Please RSVP to your WIFT office.
office@wiftnz.org.nz
The applicants for the 2014 WIFTI Showcase were of such a high standard that we decided we would like to schedule a special screening of them all.
The program is as follows:
The Mobile Meat processing Unit Pr/Wr/Co-dir: Gaylene Barnes
Wide Eyed Wr/Dir: Catherine Bisley Pr: Catherine Fitzgerald
The Silk Pr/Dir: Claire Burgess and Nathalie Boltt
Four Eyes United Club Wr/Dir: Aidee Walker Pr: Morgan Stewart
Charlie Floyd's Visionarium Dir: Emma Schranz Pr: Jaimee Poipoi
Here Now Dir: Chelsie Preston Crayford Ed: Gwen Norcliffe
In Safe Hands Wr/Dir: Jackie van Beek DOP: Ari Wegner
Friday Tigers Dir: Aidee Walker Pr: Julia Parnell
Come along to see the impressive offerings from WIFT members, have a glass of wine and connect with your fellow WIFT members.
With Thanks to Whitecliffe College of Art and Design.
24 Balfour Road, Parnell, Auckland
Members free.
Non members $15.
Please RSVP to your WIFT office.
office@wiftnz.org.nz
Michelle Turner and Nick Ward talk about their recent experience as short film Executive Producers. How they selected their projects and how they matched expectations with reality.
Michelle has worked in the film and television industry for the last eighteen years. She has produced two feature films, short films, television and a feature documentary.
Nick Ward broke into feature screenwriting with pool comedy Stickmen. An instant Kiwi hit, Stickmen won a 2001 NZ Film Award for best script.
RSVP to the WIFT Office.
Members free. Non-members $10.
office@wiftnz.org.nz
Today, more than ever, it's essential to know who your target audience is for your film, as soon as your concept takes shape. Understanding how your specific audience discovers and consumes their movies is essential to your process. Engaging those audiences as early as possible allows you to have a dedicated following throughout production and when you come to release in your home territory. Understanding your audience also helps when you are searching for a sales agent who is the best fit for your movie.
Jill Macnab is the Division Manager for Vendetta Films. Jill began working in theatre management at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival. Following that she worked in home entertainment in the U.K and N.Z for five years, marketing numerous blockbuster and arthouse new realeases, and then moved to Vendetta Films to head up their sales and marketing team across Australia & New Zealand, and help launch the internal acquisitions side of the business. Six years on, with a wide knowledge of buying and selling in the internation market, Jill's role now also encompasses production.
RSVPs essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT members: Free.
Non-members: $15.
WIFT thanks Panavision for hosting this event.
Some of you have difficulty attending our lunchtime events so here is one in the evening for you!
A trip to Avalon!
We are replacing our Wednesday 23th April lunch session with a visit to Avalon Studios in the evening on that same date.
Time 7pm.
NB. There is NO lunchtime session at the boardroom Wednesday 23rd April.
Hosted by WIFT and Avalon Studios this is a networking opportunity that will involve a tour of facilities, staff on hand to answer questions and a drink with fellow filmmakers.
Members free. Non-members $10.
You must indicate if you are interested in joining us for this event.
email: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Gisella Carr, Chief Executive and Philippa Mossman, Director, Business Development and Enquiries talk about Film New Zealand. This agency played an important role alongside the Film Commission in achieving the recent changes to Production Incentives. Come along and hear what their role is, what they are doing now and how things are looking for the year ahead.
Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Members free. Non-members $10.
RSVP please to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Come along to network and hear from Kath Graham, Popular Factual, Children's and Maori Commissioner at Television NZ. Get your questions answered and hear about the current programming/commissioning landscape for 2014.
Bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Members free. Non-members $10.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Acclaimed cinematographer John Toon will give us the rundown on the camera of choice for most recent high-end film and television productions (Mr Pip, The Weight of Elephants, White Lies, Harry, and Top of the Lake). Coma along and find out why Roger Deakin says "this camera has brought us to the point where digital is better". When should you use it, and why?
WIFT thanks Panavision and Queenstown Camera Company for hosting this event.
Drinks and nibbles will be provided.
RSVP's essential to office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT members: free Non-members: $15
WIFT NZ presents their 2014 Awards - celebrating the achievements of New Zealand women in our film and television industry.
2014 marks an impressive 10 years since the inception of the Women in Film and Television Awards. After a 3 year hiatus, we're back honouring success within our industry since 2010.
We are also giving a special acknowledgement to the past 3 winners of the Wairoa Maori Film Festival's recipients of the WIFT Mana Wahine Award - Keri Kaa, Ella Henry and Katie Wolfe.
The nominations for our other categories are in, the finalists are selected - all you need to do is show up in your best frock ready to party!
Your ticket gives you an initial drink, (with a cash bar to follow) a delicious selection of fork foods including options for vegetarians and vegans.
The raffle will be back, as will the giveaways - not to mention our own special DJ Phaze!
With fabulous views over the harbour, the art deco Grand Tearoom is one of Auckland's most beautiful and best kept secrets.
Be sure to book early as tickets are limited - you won't want to miss this fabulous occasion!
Come along to the final networking evening of the year!
A chance for you to mingle amongst yourselves and spend some time celebrating the year's work with your WIFT National Manager, Patricia Watson.
Cash bar, nibbles provided
Partners are welcome.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
The arena of film distribution and exhibition is littered with DIY distributors reinventing the wheel. Who are you up against? Are you even in the right arena? If the right market is not being targeted it's largely a wasted effort ...
A discussion about what you need to know before you start.
With producer Andrew Beattie and others TBC
Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members: No Charge
Non-Members: $5
Diana Burns discusses the concept and process of media training for actors, directors and producers.
Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members: No Charge
Non-Members: $5
Writer/Director, Gillian Ashhurst introduces you to acclaimed
former Cantabrian, Alison Maclean.
You will of course be familiar with Kitchen Sink, in
addition to this Alison has made two excellent shorts in more
recent years, Intolerable and The Professor and
these will be screened during the evening. Alison's extended
biography can be found at NZ On Screen.
http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/alison-maclean/biography
Join us for a discussion with Alison where she will share her experience and answer questions. WIFT is delighted to co-host this event with SDGNZ and CPIT.
Members and students: no charge
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
The most abused credit both before and below the title! What should you have to do to earn a producer credit?
Should we follow the example of the USA and develop a "Producers Mark"?
Join the discussion, led by Catherine Fitzgerald.
Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members: No Charge
Non-Members: $5
Your monthly networking opportunity throughout Spring.
James Thompson, formally on staff at the NZFC, comes to Christchurch for the evening on the 19th September to talk to you as a solicitor about:
Funding? Rights? Warranties? Privacy? Defamation? When and why do you need a lawyer if you make your living from film and television? What can you do to help them to help you most cost effectively? What should you watch out for?
James Thompson has extensive experience on all sides of film deals.
This session is relevant to producers, directors, writers and crew!
Come along for a few nibbles and a glass of wine.
Please rsvp to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members: No Charge
Non-Members: $10
Co-producing The Weight of Elephants,
Producer Leanne Saunders discusses a model for "unofficial" co-production. Who brought what to the party; juggling producer responsibilities, investor requirements and creative contributors.
The film has opened in Wellington - go and see it and come armed with questions!!
Tea and coffee will be provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members: No Charge
Non-Members: $5
On-set sound recording guru Ande Schurr has achieved almost celebrity status in the industry for the vast volume and quality of his work (spanning commercials, documentaries, short and feature films, and both local and international productions), and for his writing and teaching on sound recording. He is attentive to both the most fundamental and very finest points of this craft, and is the perfect person to shed light on the mystifying art of capturing quality sound.
Vedat Kiyici is Envy Studios Head of Sound.
Vedat moved to New York to study Audio Technology. After graduating from the Institute of Audio Research he started his audio career in the music industry recording and mixing local bands as well as working with world-renowned musicians. In 2004, with nine years of NYC experience under his belt, he came to New Zealand. Vedat has mixed TVCs, prime time reality shows, documentaries, short films, feature films, recorded ADR, and produced bands. He has worked with clients such as Great Southern TV, Imagination TV, Screentime, Disney, Warner Bros, and Lucas Arts. His technical knowledge and expertise coupled with his ever-growing passion for sound with pictures makes him one of Auckland's top engineers.
At this workshop you will get the full picture, from on-set production to post-production, what you need to get, what you want to get but can actually be fixed in post if you can't get it.
One of our discount providers, Envy Studios has generously offered to host this event and provide you with wine and nibbles.
RSVP for your place at office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members free.
Non-members $15.
Zoe McIntosh talks about her new
film The Deadly Ponies Gang which screens next Sunday in
Christchurch.
Zoe majored in film theory and practical film at Canterbury University's School of Fine Arts and she is now well on the path to a successful career in the film industry. In what must be a very unusual situation, Zoe has two films premiering at NZIFF this year!
To quote the NZIFF programme:
McIntosh and her stellar gang have composed the funniest movie valentine to stoned mateship and recreational innovation in New Zealand's backblocks since Kaikohe Demolition.
Bring your own lunch. tea and coffee provided.
Please rsvp to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Creating Blockbuster Worlds: the Power of Transmedia Storytelling, Plus Transmedia Toolbox
Join Jeff Gomez, the world's leading transmedia producer, and experts from Australia and New Zealand for an enlightening, all-encompassing two days on transmedia storytelling!
An Introduction to Transmedia: Transmedia, or multiplatform storytelling, is the extension of a story across multiple forms of media, with each platform making a unique contribution to the narrative experience. In this extended morning session, keynote speakers and panellists discuss transmedia storytelling and what it means for today's content producers.
The Power of Social Media: Social media is now an integral part of any marketing campaign but, when effectively utilised, it can also be the key to extended storytelling and crowdsourced support. Our panel of experts will share their experiences in using social media to further storytelling and audience engagement.
Investing in Transmedia: As well as utilising new and traditional media for storytelling, transmedia producers are utilising new and existing business models for financing their projects. Panel members share their financing success stories and expertise.
The Changing Nature of Collaboration: The integration of new platforms into transmedia storyworlds, or marketing campaigns, often involves collaboration with experts unfamiliar with your traditional production processes, and this can mean unexpected challenges. Learn how to expect the unexpected from panellists working in this exciting new collaborative environment.
Incubation, Development & Production of Multi-Platform Narratives
Creating Blockbuster Worlds: The Power of Transmedia Storytelling is a 6-hour survey of best practices in the field of multi-platform narrative production. Transmedia storytelling is the vanguard process of conveying messages, themes or storylines to a mass audience through the artful and well-planned use of multiple media platforms and product lines. It is a philosophy of communication and brand extension that creates intense audience loyalty and long-term engagement, enriches the value of creative content, and generates multiple revenue streams.
In recent years, the value proposition of transmedia narrative has been proven again and again with such implementations as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, The Hunger Games, and Game of Thrones. The global demand for producers familiar with the process of incubating, developing and producing this type of content for studios, networks, and corporations is on the rise. The practice is also gaining traction in fields as diverse as marketing, advertising and publicity, independent cinema, corporate and brand narratives, and in education, activism, and geo-political implementations.
Responding to this demand, Starlight Runner now provides this exclusive one-day seminar designed to convey the underlying theory and fundamental issues surrounding transmedia production-no matter the size of your budget. The first of its kind in the world, this master class delivers practical, how-to, hands-on training and will assist you to maximize the effectiveness of your projects with transmedia storytelling.
Starlight Runner Entertainment CEO Jeff Gomez is the world's leading producer of transmedia franchises. Jeff's credits include blockbuster motion pictures such as James Cameron's Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean and Men in Black III, video games such as the Halo franchise, toys such as Hot Wheels and Transformers, animated series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and global brands such as Coca-Cola. Whether you're in film, television, marketing or interactive media, this is a rare opportunity to spend a full day learning from him.
Jeff has performed versions of this seminar at M.I.T.'s Futures of Entertainment Conference, the Produced By Conference, the Game Developers Conference, New York State Bar Association, Turner Entertainment Networks, Globo Network of Brazil, Kidscreen Summit, London Book Fair, O'Reilly Tools of Change, Televisa in Mexico, and Cinekid in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as well as to such corporations as The Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox, Microsoft, The Coca-Cola Company, Sony Pictures, and Wieden+Kennedy.
For full details and ticket sales see www.wiftnz.org.nz/transmedia2013
Our members have the opportunity to meet and mingle with Maureen Gosling, fresh over from the US representing her film 'This Ain't No Mouse Music!' as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival's 'Women Make Movies' program.
We are looking to sell out her screening at The Academy Cinema, Sunday 28th July - 4:15pm with as many WIFT members as possible. Support female filmmakers at the festival!!
Join us after the screening at Citizen Q: Q Theatre's bar and restaurant to have a few drinks with Maureen.
Maureen has been a documentary filmmaker for more than 30 years, and is best known for her 20 year collaboration with acclaimed independent director, Les Blank (Burden of Dreams, Always for Pleasure). She is a sought after editor for many well respected directors such as Shakti Butler (The Way Home) and Tom Weidlinger (Heart of the Congo, A Dream in Hanoi). Her work has focused on themes of people, their cultural values, music, cultural expression and the changing roles of men and women.
Presented by lawyer Susan Robson, a specialist in employment and public law.
All welcome! Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee provided.
Members: No charge
Non-members: $5
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
James Thompson returns to the NZFC at lunchtime on 29 May to talk to you as a solicitor about:
Funding? Rights? Warranties? Privacy? Defamation? When and why do you need a lawyer if you make your living from film and television? What can you do to help them to help you most cost effectively? What should you watch out for?
James Thompson has extensive experience on all sides of film deals.
This session is relevant to producers, directors, writers and crew!
Bring your own lunch. tea and coffee provided.
Members free; non-members $5
Please rsvp to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Karen Soich is a long-time WIFT member and a lawyer specialising in intellectual propery, entertainment and employment law both nationally and internationally.
With an extensive list of film, television and music credits to her name, Karen continues to be one of our valued discount providers to members.
Karen will be talking about employment law relating to contract for services, and contract of service, for both independent contractors and employees.
Pop this date into your diaries, come along for a catch up and a wine.
RSVP for your place at office@wiftnz.org.nz
Members: No charge
Non-members: $15
Note this is a Thursday!
Today's speaker is Elizabeth Trotman, General Manager; Sales & Marketing for Studio Canal (ex Hoyts Distribution). Elizabeth discusses how to work with a film distributor; linking up the producer, sales agent, distributor, and who does what.
RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Bring your lunch. Coffee and tea provided.
Members free.
Non-members $5.
Faith Dennis, Catherine Fitzgerald and Melissa Dodds discuss supplementary sources of funding for film projects such as World Cinema Fund, WIFTI Completion Fund and Co-production partners.
All welcome! Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee provided.
Members: No charge
Non-members: $5
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Your opportunity to network and talk to Fiona Mulder, Television Funding Coordinator at NZ On Air!
Pop the date in your diary and RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee provided.
Members: No charge
Non-members: $5
Rose Dority will discuss the role of the Post-production Supervisor and explain why you need to be talking with one before you shoot your film. Rose works internationally and across the budget spectrum and her CV includes Mr Pip, Two Little Boys, The Truman Show, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Portrait of a Lady and most recently, Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away.
Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee provided.
Members: No charge
Non-members: $5
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Melanie Langlotz has been working in the film industry since 1990 and has considerable experience in post production and software development. Working all over the globe, Melanie has a particular interest in the world of gaming and cross-media possibilities. She is not only a Board member for WIFT, but for ASDCS, Film Auckland and CDC (Creative Digital Content.)
Join us as she takes us through examples of film and TV productions that have teamed with gaming and proven that the medium is fast becoming a rapidly popular and successful means of production. Examples will include Spielberg's SUPER-8 and war favourite DEFIANCE starring Jamie Bell and Daniel Craig.
The session will be followed by a glass of wine and an opportunity to mingle.
Please be sure to RSVP to office@wiftnz.co.nz
Members: No charge
Non-members: $15
In mid-February 2013 thousands of film lovers and journalists descended upon Berlin for the one of the most important dates on the international film calendar: the Berlinale. Less than a month later, a selection of films from the glamorous, cutting edge festival will be shown in a free screening in Wellington.
Each year, the unusual, the unseen, the moving and the
unconventional can be
discovered at the Berlinale (or Berlin International Film
Festival).
This is particularly apparent in the "Berlinale Shorts" category.
Since starting work
for the festival in 2007, short film curator Maike Mia Höhne has
grown the "Berlinale
Shorts" into one of the most esteemed showcases for short films in
the world.
The "Berlinale Shorts go Exterior" programme is the first of a
series of screenings
presenting international short film gems to New Zealanders. The
films are brought to New Zealand by Hamburg-based curator and
filmmaker Stefanie Reis, in cooperation with the
Goethe-Institut New Zealand and the New Zealand Film Commission,
and with the
support of The New Zealand Film Archive and WIFT (NZ) Inc.
The line-up for the evening includes this year's Silver Bear
winner Die Ruhe Bleibt /
Remains Quiet (2013), by Stefan Kriekhaus, a vibrating miniature
on filmmaking.
The short fiction film features a trainee assistant passing time
on large film set
somewhere out in the sticks of rural France.
It screens alongside a range of other brand new films by
international filmmakers,
such as Zhou Yan's Ba Bi Lun Shao Nian / The Rivers of Babylon
(2012), which
tells the story of a young Chinese woman's excursions during a
visit to her small
hometown. Forst (2013), by renowned German media and graffiti
artist Ulu Braun, is a playful exploration and tale of the German
forest, a "place" of larger than life national
myths.
Meet for informal discussion about the films and the Berlinale
festival from 6.30pm.
The screening programme will start at 7pm, and there will be a
brief Q&A session
afterwards.
No bookings so first in, first served!
A screening of the best short films from some of the WIFT international member countries, plus the documentary The Lost Garden - a film tribute to Alice Guy-Blache, one of cinema's fearless pioneers, a remarkable woman whose films influenced an entire art form.
This is an opportunity to socialise and hear about WIFT's programme for 2013.
Come and join us for an evening of good cinema, great wine, a few nibbles and excellent company!
Venue: Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, 24 Balfour Road, Parnell
Bookings via your Eventbrite invitation (if you are a WIFT member). Non-members can accept through WIFT's facebook page or by emailing this office - office@wiftnz.org.nz
A screening of the National Film Board of Canada documentary The Lost Garden - a film tribute to Alice Guy-Blache, one of cinema's fearless pioneers, a remarkable woman whose films influenced an entire art form, plus, from the gems in the New Zealand Film Archive, short films by Alice Guy Blache all beautifully restored.
This is an opportunity to socialise and hear about WIFT's programme for 2013.
Come and join us for an evening of fascinating cinema, a few nibbles and excellent company! Open bar.
Members: free Non-members: $10, concession $8
Venue: The New Zealand Film Archive, 84 Taranaki St, Wellington
Bookings via your Eventbrite invitation (if you are a WIFT member). Non-members can accept through WIFT's facebook page or by emailing this office - office@wiftnz.org.nz
Deb Kelleher leads us through the process of producing format shows for television via the broadcaster production bibles generated for shows such as Dancing with the Stars, Stars in Their Eyes and New Zealand's Got Talent. Learn how contractual delivery to a specific licensed territory is managed.
Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
Free to WIFT members / non-members $5.
RSVP: office@wiftnz.org.nz
What has a woman who was born in 1953 in England, lived in Zimbabwe, Australia and New Zealand - worked for the Mercury Theatre and Limbs Dance Company - met Producer Larry Parr in a bar in Auckland in 1983 & headed off to Wanganui to be the Production Secretary on PALLET ON THE FLOOR and CAME A HOT FRIDAY - has productions such as WORZEL GUMMIDGE DOWN UNDER, CRUSH, THE PIANO, XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS, COW, BOOGEYMAN, SIONE'S WEDDING, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT and SPARTACUS on her CV - and is a breast cancer survivor ......................... learnt about production life? Anything?
WIFT brings you the opportunity to be part of a conversation with Chloe and see whether we can find answers to that question
WIFT members $10 - non-members $15.
Pay at the door.
Please RSVP to Ella.B@imagesandsound.co.nz
Tina Urdalh will talk about what the role of a script supervisor/continuity person is, from pre-shoot script breakdown to shooting. Anyone interested in a career in continuity may want to come along to find out about what we do as crew members.
WIFT members $10 - non-members $15.
Pay at the door.
Please RSVP to Ella.B@imagesandsound.co.nz
Continuing with our 'role model' series, this month we look at
the careers of women who work in sound. Sound is often seen
as a dark art not many know much about. And yet sound is one of the
most vital components when it comes to Film and TV work.
Please join us in a conversation with Amy Barber (Audio Engineer),
Michelle Mascoll (Sound editor / Dubbing editor / Location
recordist) and Narelle Ahrens (Foley Artist) about what it takes to
work in Sound and the lessons learned along the way.
WIFT members $10 - non-members $15.
PAY AT THE DOOR.
Please RSVP to Ella.B@imagesandsound.co.nz
As part of our 'role model' series of talks, we have invited producers Arani Cuthbert, Lyn Collie, Liz DiFiore to talk about their careers and the challenges they have had to overcome to create their film projects.
All are very successful film producers and have a lot of wisdom to share.
Don't miss out on this excellent talk!
6.30pm for drinks and nibbles
$10 members, $15 non-members PLEASE PAY AT THE DOOR!
RSVP: ella.b@imagesandsound.co.nz
The production and post production market has transformed dramatically over the last few years. This has been fuelled by rapid changes in the underlying production and post production technology. Today people have more choice than ever before about the formats and workflow that they can employ. The correct choice of formats and workflows can result in dramatic improvements in quality, productivity and creativity.
Stuart Barnaby has been providing solutions to clients in the production and post production industry in New Zealand for the last 18 years. He has a wealth of experience in establishing seamless workflows all the way from the lens to the screen.
In this relaxed seminar, Stuart will explain in simple terms what some of the technical jargon is and what it means to your production. Stuart will discuss how you can leverage the latest technology to lift the quality and productivity in your productions allowing you to focus on what really matters - your creativity!
RSVP: office@wiftnz.org.nz
$10 members, $15 non-members
As part of our 'role model' series of talks, we have invited directors Annie Goldson and Leanne Pooley to talk about their careers and the challenges they have had to overcome to create their film projects.
Both are very successful film directors, producers and writers and have a lot of wisdom to share.
Don't miss out on this excellent talk hosted in conjunction with SDGNZ!
6.30pm for drinks and nibbles
$10 members, $15 non-members
RSVP: victoria.c@imagesandsound.co.nz
Sorry, but this event is now fully booked!
The production accountant is responsible for managing the finances during a production. She or he is in a position of trust that carries a great deal of responsibility.
The aim of this course will cover the basics of production accounting as well as highlight areas where things can go wrong.
If you are interested in:-
* An overview of the role of the production accountant
through the lifecycle of a production.
* An understanding of the major compliance issues
* Tips and hints
then you should definitely attend this workshop!
We will cover:-
- budgets
- cashflows
- payroll
- explain and hand out examples of cost reports
- discuss best practice based on our experience
- give an overview of the responsibilities owed to various stakeholders
It will be an informal session where questions will be welcomed.
Our two speakers - Amanda Beckett and Leeyan Stephens - are very experienced production accountants.
$10 for members, $15 non-members
RSVP: office@wiftnz.org.nz stating your particular interest in production accounting and what you hope to achieve by attending the workshop!
A light early evening tea/coffee will be served.
Gain confidence with the gear and learn some capabilities.
RSVP: office@wiftnz.org.nz
WIFT NZ and The Film Archive are pleased to announce regular gatherings and screenings at The Film Archive in Wellington. The focus for this year will be on pioneering women in Film and TV.
Kicking off our year of focussing on the pioneering women in film and TV is Diane Pivac talking about Hilda Hayward, Witarina Harris and WIFT patron Ramai Hayward - three women with very different careers both behind and in front of the camera who had a big influence in developing film in NZ.
Come at 5.30pm for some networking before the presentation which starts at 6pm.
Free for WIFT members, $5 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
A look at domestic distribution deals with James Thompson (MZFC Head of Sales & Marketing). Signing up before production or after delivery - what's the advantage? What's the difference? The deal, the relationship, the strategy and the filmmaker's role in the scheme of things.
Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
RSVP to: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Review of a post-production process that has completely changed with the advent of digital mastering. Colour, font, spacing, framing. What actually is the new process? What is the timeframe to delivery? Who are the technical go-to-people? Do you want to read the roller when your film goes to television? All these questions and more answered by Park Road Post.
Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
RSVP to: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Robin Laing, currently Film Materials Manager at the NZFC, explains requirements for filmmakers delivering to the market and how to approach budgeting for this.
Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
Please RSVP: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Why don't we have more DoPs in New Zealand?
Women make fantastic cinematographers and yet currently we only have 3 in NZ. Ginny Loane, Jac Fitzgerald and Mairi Gunn will talk about their experinces as DoPs, answer your questions and engage you in a discussion about women as DoPs and what challenges come with the profession.
We are looking forward to an energetic discussion, interesting tales and pearls of wisdom from our 3 guest speakers and we hope it might entice you to take on the challenge and consider a career as a DoP.
We would also like to explore what's stopping women who currently work in the other camera jobs from progressing on to shoot ie: from Clapper Loader to Assist to operator to DOP seems to bring a big drop off in numbers.
Are the Camera assist jobs becoming more 'techy' and is this
perception driving women away from even the starting crew
positions?
This is a WIFT event in conjunction with the NZCS
FREE for WIFT and NZCS members
$10 for non-members
RSVP goes through Vicky Cox (victoria.c@imagesandsound.co.nz)
If you are keen to network please join us a little earlier around 7pm. We will kick off the conversation at 7.30pm.
Jane Wrightson, CEO of NZ on Air, talks about getting it right on Sunday night. The challenge of prime time drama and how and why the Platinum initiative worked for all parties.
Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
Please RSVP: office@wiftnz.org.nz
Want to know about the screen industry from the inside? Want to find out what particular jobs are all about? Want to hear how senior women got where they are today?
Everything you ever wanted to know from senior women working in the field, followed by a networking afternoon tea and insider tips from our Employers' Panel.
This is an informal and fun event for women wanting to learn
more and/or decide on a career path. There are two small
group roundtable discussions, followed by afternoon tea and an
Employers' Panel. The presenter guest list includes senior
women across the sector: Sumner Burstyn, Roi MacGregor,
Debra Kelleher, Dianne Taylor , Melanie Langlotz, Angel
McNamara, Janne Harwood, Emma Hinton, Amanda Beckett, Chris
Casares, Jaquie Brown, Elizabeth McRae, Catherine Madigan,
Kathryn Graham and more...
1:00 -1:30pm Registration
1:30 -2:10pm First Round Table
2:20-3:00pm Second Round
Table
3:00-3:30pm Afternoon Tea
3:30-4:30pm Employers' Panel
Table 1: Art & Technical
Table 2: Production
Table 3: Post Production
Table 4: Drama through Pictures
Table 5: Drama through Words
Table 6: Factual/Documentary
Table 7: On Screen/Presenting/Performance
$10 WIFT NZ members / $15 non-members - includes afternoon tea. Reservations essential. E-mail us office@wiftnz.org.nz with your four preferred tables and we'll do our best to allocate you accordingly. You may be asked to accept a second choice table for one of the two small group sessions. Space on each table is limited!
A third of New Zealand cinema screens are DCI compliant and digital release is no longer an option, it's a necessity. Producers, Directors and Distributors are having to get their heads around the new language of distribution.
DCP, DCI, DCDM, DKDM, KDM, D Cinema, E cinema.
Confused?
Don't be. Come along and suss it all out.
WIFT Members: Free Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org.nz
Non-members $10
WIFT NZ is commencing a summer series of lunchtime sessions in Wellington - members and friends are invited to the Film Commission Boardroom for an hour each fortnight at 12.30. A selection of entertaining and informative presentations, with an emphasis on marketing and distribution is promised. All welcome.
Jasmin McSweeney (NZFC Marketing Executive) will present 10 Things to Know About Promoting Your Film.
14th December - New York Stories - Michelle Savill, Nic Marshall, Michelle Turner
25th January - first session in the New Year. Diary now!
Sessions in 2012 will cover topics such as:
Securing a Distributor/Delivering a Film to the Market/Roller & Title Delivers/Festivals. Escalator/Platinum Drama.
Free to WÏFT NZ members.
$5 for non-members.
RSVP office@wiftnz.org.nz
For these lunchtime dates, please keep your eye on our events section of the site as these dates are subject to change depending on availability
The Sian Jaquet Workshop is a regular event on the WIFT NZ yearly calendar and something we offer our interns to support them in starting the journey from a passion learning about the screen industries, into the professional career women they dream of becoming.
The workshop is also open to WIFT NZ members and members of the general public.
Sian Jaquet has over 20 years of experience working with people as a professional coach and has clients all over the world working in the creative industries.
In the workshop Sian will share coaching tools which provide practical help and information for the participants to assist in the everyday challenges to make the right choices in their lives - be they about relationships, families, work - whatever is needed to start taking responsibility for their own individual personal journeys.
Sian will share some of her life experiences, and introduce some practical coaching tools, focusing on 'core values' and 'the life vision' for each individual participant. They will take away a workbook and all the tools they need to working on living the life 'they' want.
Written comments received from past participants:-
"I'm so happy that I'm involved in this opportunity. The techniques you shared today showing me to manage my fears. I know start a journey I have been needing and wanting to take for far too long.
PS/ Your passion is contagious!"
"I thought tonight's session was fantastic, surprising, and very challenging. I'm ready to start work now I know what my true priorities are."
"I loved this; I'm so excited for my one to one session tomorrow."
"I now have a much clearer path forward in planning next year."
"This has all clarified for me good ways to breakdown big goals into achievable little ones. I feel like this overwhelming cloud has just gone!"
" I had no idea what to expect.....I'm leaving actually wanting to get off my ass and start living MY life. I even know which little steps I'm starting with tomorrow, thank you so much Sian."
$10 WIFT NZ members / $15 non-members - free to interns. Includes a light supper.
Feeling a bit stressed about end of year tax returns?
Decided that it's finally time to get your finances truly sorted?
Still convincing yourself that ignoring the IRD will make it go away?
Here's an opportunity to take the first step to getting it under control
Come along to this informal workshop hosted by WIFT NZ, SDGNZ and Images and Sound, and which is firmly focused on the needs of the film and television industry.
Bookkeeper & Production Accountant Leeyan Stephens, from BookAssist Limited and Ric Thorpe from Chartered Accountant office, DJCA Limited offer information and suggestions for:
Paperwork - getting Invoicing right and what Receipts to keep
We will also cover:
THE PAST - BEEN AVOIDING THE IRD FOR AGES?
Getting your tax sorted might not be as hard as you think!
Hear what to do, where to go and who to see
THE PRESENT - PLAN OF ATTACK FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
Practical information for what to do right now
Make yourself a checklist of things to do
THE FUTURE - TECHNOLOGY THAT MAKES IT EASY
Our friendly technology expert, Ric, will demonstrate how new technology is designed to allow you to do more yourself (saving you money) while still having your sidekick Accountant keep an eye on things and help you along.
Most things can even be done on your phone!
Price: $5 for WIFT NZ members, $10 non-members
To register please contact victoria.c@imagesandsound.co.nz
BOOK NOW as there is limited space!
WIFT NZ presents a conversation with Ella Henry
(Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa, Te Rarawa, Ngati Kuri).
From Once Were Warriors to Whale Rider to Boy, Maori
stories and Maori films have consistently punched above
their weight both here in NZ and internationally.
Ella Henry shares insights from her research into Maori
entrepreneurship and careers in the screen industry, with a
view to the future of Maori film and television.
Stay afterwards for a chat and a drink courtesy of Teece
Family Vineyards.
START TIME: 6.30pm Start, Wednesday 17 August, NZ
Film Archive, 84 Taranaki Street, Wellington, $5 entry, or
free for WIFT members
.
Brother Number One - the latest documentary by WIFT NZ member Annie Goldson - is having its world premiere at this year's NZIFF, at 3.30pm on Sunday 24th July. A trailer of the film can be seen here. Following the premiere, on Monday July 25th at 6.30pm in the Civic's Wintergarden, WIFT NZ member and This Way of Life producer and writer Sumner Burstyn, will be talking with Annie about her film. For more details: http://www.nzff.co.nz/filmcafe or check out their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=187961581254470
Session 2: Never Work with Kids or Animals - Debunking the Myth.
SATURDAY 16TH JULY
WIFT NZ Toi Whakaari Screen Craft Series - Specialists in the Screen World. Session 2.
Toi Whakaari - 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington
2-4pm
One of WC Field's most famous quotes, this commonly known figure of speech gives the impression that working with children or animals is asking for an on-set headache.
Working in the screen industry there will be times that you will be required to work with children or animals on set and we have 3 professionals who are here to help you plan for this occasion.
Our speakers will cover some of things you need to know, pitfalls, planning and pointers to give you a head start on tackling this potentially rewarding process.
Speakers include:
Animal trainer: Caroline Girdlestone from Hero Animals - Working with animals on set.
Child Casting: Tina Cleary - The CastingCompany - Casting children.
Agent: Sharon Power - Actor's Agent - Working with children on set.
Entry: $5 members $10 non members
A small fee will be charged for this event. Please bring cash.
Exploring new digital camera capture formats, with expert guest speakers and local examples.
Images & Sound welcome speakers from Sony, Panasonic and Arri to talk about their latest and greatest cameras plus it's a pleasure to have DOP Simon Reira who will discuss on the The Digital Negative: How the new breed of Digital cameras are changing the way we capture images on-set and show his camera tests for the new Sony F3.
Presented in Association with SDGNZ & WIFTNZ. Session is $15 or $10 for members.
To be held on the 7th of July @ Images & Sound - 113 Grafton Road, Grafton. 5.30 PM
To book your place please email victoria.c@imagesandsound.co.nz
or call 09 309 8026.
Focus: WEB NOW. Exhibiting your product on the internet.
Brenda Leeuwenberg, Project
Director from NZ On Screen will chair this important panel
discussion on 'Web Now'.
Looking at the different approaches to producing drama, shows and
websites for your captive audience and marketing those shows.
Whats happening on the web? And ways to hook into this huge
audience.
David Stubbs - Producer of web online drama 'Reservoir Hill' - KHF
won an Emmy Award 2010 for this innovative programme.
www.krafthaus.com
Deb Kelleher - Wgtn Producer of Telethon - Rise up Christchurch,
and five years producing Dancing with the Stars.
Gillian Vosper - Company director Chrometoaster - responsible for
many exciting and award wining websites including NZ On
Screen, Wellington NZ, UN Youth, Resene Colour
Match.
Her experience in advising clients
for 'web now' inter-activity is second to none.
www.chrometoaster.com
Entry: $5 members $10 non members
A small fee will be charged for this event. Please bring cash.
The second in our series of three panel discussions on the changing means of film promotion, marketing and distribution.
Focus: BUILDING BUSINESS ON THE NET. Promoting, profiling and selling yourself, your product, your business.
Panellists are Sumner Burstyn from This Way of Life, Rebecca Mcmillan from the New Zealand International Film Festival and Lisa Chatfield Short Film Manager at the NZ Film Commission.
$10 for members, $15 for non-members.
Head down to The Film School at 86 Vivian Street for 6pm drinks and 6.30 pm start.
Tickets at the door.
Includes a glass of wine!
What makes truly outstanding sound? On 26 May, Images & Sound's award winning sound engineers Steve Finnigan and James Hayday will reveal some of the secrets to the magic of great sound in the latest WIFT event.
Using examples form local series and short films they will strip back the layers to explain ADR, dialogue editing, sound design, mixing and Foley artistry. They will also discuss how to interpret and enhance a director's vision with sound design, creating mood and atmosphere and evoking the senses.
And what is the difference between sound for TV series, feature films & commercials?
Plus there will be a chance for Q & A. Presented in association with WIFT and SDGNZ.
Members $10, Non-members $15.
To book your place please email Victoria.c@imagesandsound.co.nz
Claire
Deeks is a senior IP lawyer at James & Wells Intellectual
Property Lawyers specialising in anti-piracy and Tony Eaton is the
Director of the New Zealand Federation Against Copyright Theft
(which carries out enforcement and education for the members of the
Motion Picture Association in New Zealand).
Join Claire and Tony for a seminar looking at the legal remedies
available to you to help protect your work from piracy and also a
look at real life examples of enforcement action taken in New
Zealand and offshore. Claire and Tony will also discuss the very
recent amendments to the Copyright Act 1994 brought in by the
Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill which have
implications for all New Zealanders but particular those in the
film and music industries.
$5 members $10 non-members
Tickets at the door.
The invisible ART and the unknown BUSINESS behind ANIMATION
Exploring all that it takes to be an animator, this presentation
with Cris Casares will delve into the art of the business plan
that
is behind every project, every IP and every idea in animation.
Uncovering in depth production plans, ideal budgets and
fundraising to make a story that truly entertains and connects
with its audience, Cris will also explore how Animation is
evolving and expanding into exciting new markets such as Online
gaming, smartphone applications and interactive media.
This event is in collaboration with CoLab.
For full information visit www.colab.org.nz
Tickets $10 members, $15 non-members. Door sales
available.
This is the first of a series of three panel discussions on the changing means of film promotion, marketing and distribution.
Focus: HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
The changing face of film promotion and marketing via twitter, facebook, blogging. Who's in control? Who's participating? How much is too much?
Panellists: Ainsley Gardner, Vicky Pope, Anna Dean, Jasmin McSweeney, Sue May
$5.00 WIFT members
$10.00 Non-members