Thursday
09
Mar
2023
In Conversation with Rachel Lang

In Conversation with Rachel Lang

Posted Thursday 02 Mar 2023

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

Date: Thursday 09 Mar 2023
Location: Click Studios, Harbourside Business Park, 525 Rosebank Rd, Avondale
Time: 6pm networking for a 6:30pm start

Thursday
09
Mar
2023

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Saturday 15 Feb 2025

Take Your Space, Value Your Worth, Getting a Yes: Negotiating the Pay and Conditions You Deserve- CHRISTCHURCH

Been talked over in a meeting?  Struggled to negotiate your contract?  Feel undervalued?  Hate conflict?

Join us for an interactive workshop with Dr. Jo Cribb, where you'll learn essential negotiation techniques and conflict resolution strategies. Discover key insights about money attitudes and the pay gap, empowering you to advocate for yourself effectively. Walk away with actionable tips and tricks to navigate your next contract negotiations with confidence!

Date: 15th February

Time: 1 PM - 5 PM, includes late afternoon networking drinks.

Venue: Toi Auaha, 5 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central

The ticket price is $10 for WIFT Members. $25 for Non-Members. Includes networking drinks & nibbles. Spaces are limited. 

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.

BOOK YOUR TICKET TO THIS EVENT!

Gracious thanks to Screenrights for supporting this workshop for us!

Saturday 22 Feb 2025

Take Your Space, Value Your Worth, Getting a Yes: Negotiating Pay and Conditions You Deserve - Auckland

Been talked over in a meeting?  Struggled to negotiate your contract?  Feel undervalued?  Hate conflict?

Join us for an interactive workshop with Dr. Jo Cribb, where you'll learn essential negotiation techniques and conflict resolution strategies. Discover key insights about money attitudes and the pay gap, empowering you to advocate for yourself effectively. Walk away with actionable tips and tricks to navigate your next contract negotiations with confidence!

Date: 22nd February

Time: 1 PM - 5 PM, includes late afternoon networking drinks.

Venue: CLICK Studios, 525 Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland

The ticket price is $10 for WIFT Members. $25 for Non-Members. Includes networking drinks & nibbles. Spaces are limited. 

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.

BOOK YOUR TICKET TO THIS EVENT BEFORE THIS SELLS OUT!

Gracious thanks to Screenrights for supporting this workshop for us!

Programme is brought to you with generous support from the NZ Film Commission and Foundation North.