WIFT NZ News (10)
Lights, camera... makeup! Discover what a career as a makeup artist is like, this Thursday on Instagram
Posted Wednesday 18 May 2022
Join long-time WIFT NZ members Gabrielle Jones and Dianne Ensor this Thursday 19 May at 7pm for an Instagram Live Q&A on 'What does a career as a makeup artist really look like?' Together Jones and Ensor have more than 50 years' experience in makeup for film, TV, fashion and special effects.
The duo are…
Katherine Wyeth on A Boy Called Piano: The Story of Fa’amoana John Luafutu
Posted Tuesday 17 May 2022
Award-winning Wellington-based Pacific theatre company The Conch will soon be releasing its first feature documentary film: A Boy Called Piano - The Story of Fa’amoana John Luafutu.
Directed by WIFT NZ member Nina Nawalowalo (artistic director and co-founder of The Conch) and produced by fellow WIFT NZ member Katherine Wyeth, the documentary tells the remarkable…
Women in screen and music, don't miss out on the EQ networking hui!
Posted Tuesday 17 May 2022
Equaliser (EQ) awarded project grants of $10,000 in 2021 to facilitate three musicians working with three female directors to create filmed music content. The upcoming Inaugural EQ Networking Hui gives the creatives involved an opportunity to discuss their work and processes, as well as give other music and screen professionals an opportunity to network amongst…
Calls for Submissions (4)
Submit your short film to the MWFF
Posted Tuesday 17 May 2022
Calling all women and gender diverse filmmakers! Submissions are now open for the 2023 Melbourne Women in Film Festival. If you have a short film or web series (fiction and nonfiction) in any style or genre, MWFF wants to see it!
Head to the MWFF Film Freeway page for further details including deadlines and eligibility…
Emerging filmmakers: apply for TIFF22 Filmmaker Lab
Posted Tuesday 17 May 2022
Looking for an exhilarating development opportunity? Bring your feature film project into focus with the Toronto International Film Festival Filmmaker Lab.
Each year, 20 Canadian and international directors receive an exceptional professional development experience, and an introduction to the global community of filmmaking.
TIFF Filmmaker Lab focuses on narrative storytelling and filmmaking.
- Applications are open to…
Apply now for the NZFC Gender scholarship
Posted Tuesday 17 May 2022
Here's a fabulous opportunity from the New Zealand Film Commission! The annual NZFC Gender Scholarship recognises and celebrates women in the screen industry and is aimed at supporting their career progression. This year’s Gender Scholarship has a focus on wāhine Māori looking to produce drama, and producers Ainsley Gardiner and Desray Armstrong are the patrons.
Kaupapa:…
On our Radar (14)
Get your Doc Edge Forum earlybird tickets now!
Posted Tuesday 17 May 2022
Here's even more good news for documentary lovers: The Documentary New Zealand Trust has announced some early confirmations of its hybrid Forum programme of live and online events to accompany Doc Edge, International Documentary Festival 2022.
Before we serve it up, note that the earlybird ticket deadline closes this Sunday 22 May so get in…
Have a streaming good time at the NZCS Awards
Posted Tuesday 17 May 2022
Across 11 categories you will see big and small productions, with special awards highlighting contributions to cinematography, an emerging cinematographer, and of…
NZWG Screenwriters Workshops
Posted Tuesday 17 May 2022
Come and chat with NZWG Staff and Board Members about the upcoming changes to screenwriters contracts through the Screen Industry Workers Bill (SIWB). You can read more about the SIWB HERE.
The workshops are open to Members and Non-Members of NZWG.
At the workshops we will also cover topics like:
- Changes to NZFC EDF applications …