Saturday
03
Dec
2011

Welcome to the Firm 2011

Posted Saturday 27 Feb 2021

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!


Date: Saturday 03 Dec 2011
Location: St. Columba Centre, 40 Vermont Street, Ponsonby.
Time: 1-4.30pm

Saturday
03
Dec
2011

Upcoming events...

Thursday 18 Dec 2025

Combined Guilds Xmas Party (Wellington)

Combined Guilds Xmas Parties 2025 – Te Whanganui-a-Tara

It’s been another interesting year for Aotearoa’s screen industry, now it’s time to reflect, raise a glass, and celebrate together!

Join the writers, directors, editors, actors, stunties, crew, producers, postproduction and VFX magicians and all the screen creators who keep the cameras rolling and the stories flowing.

The Combined Guilds Xmas Parties are your chance to reconnect with old friends, meet new collaborators, and enjoy a well-earned festive catch-up with good people who get it.

What’s included:

  • Your $10 ticket entry and nibbles
  • A warm, welcoming mix of industry whānau across all screen guilds
  • The perfect chance to unwind, swap stories, and toast to another creative year

Whether you’ve been in development, on set, in post, behind the scenes, or in front of the camera, come celebrate the people who make Aotearoa’s screen industry what it is!

Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington – Thursday 18 December, from 6pm

Venue: Southern Cross Garden Bar & Restaurant, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro

Click here for tickets

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