WIFT NZ News (8)
Māoriland Film Festival Announcement
Posted Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
The 12th annual Māoriland Film Festival’s (MFF2025) industry program is here, with the festival commencing next week!
They are bringing together filmmakers, storytellers, and industry professionals for an inspiring industry program! This is a unique opportunity to wānanga, network, and grow alongside some of the most exciting voices in Indigenous cinema. Whether you're an emerging…
2025 Screen Accelerator Project
Posted Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
The 2025 Screen Accelerator Project: Unscripted with Emmy-award winning Producer Jon Kroll, is happening on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd May in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Running hot off the success of SAP 2024, producers in Aotearoa and abroad are working RIGHT NOW with last year’s attendees on their projects - so get your application in quick…
Support members in Boosted X Moana
Posted Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
Two of our members have exciting projects featured in the latest Boosted X Moana program:
Pele- Goddess of Fire, is a Hawaiian dance theatre production that is programmed to be in the Pacific Dance New Zealand Festival on 19 – 20 June at the Mangere Arts Centre. It will be the first Hawaiian hula production…
Calls for Submissions (3)
NZ On Air Round Tahi
Posted Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
NZ On Air Round Tahi, TVNZ’s two-page pitch deadline is Thursday 3 April.
Please note that submission deadlines may precede the funding agencies' release of their round guidelines, and they could also be earlier than the announcement of funding outcomes from prior rounds.
For both funding rounds, they are open to receiving pitches for roll-over…
Dunedin Script Accelerator Grant 2025
Posted Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
The Dunedin Film Office at Enterprise Dunedin, is calling for applications from Dunedin-based screenwriters and producers for this year’s Dunedin Script Accelerator Grant.
They are looking for new and bold stories for both feature films and series that are clearly set in Dunedin. For this funding round, DCC will offer one Script Grant of up…
Te Māngai Pāho
Posted Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
Got an idea for reo Māori content, whether factual or scripted? Te Māngai Pāho’s first General Audience round for 2025 is open for Registrations of Interest (ROI)!
Deadline: 5PM, 26 March 2025
The ROI stage invites content creators to share their vision for reo Māori content that is Aotearoa-centric and aims to positively impact New…
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Actors Studio, Term 2
Posted Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
For those 10 minutes in the audition room, the role is yours—don’t miss the opportunity to bring your character to life. As an actor, your job is to reveal the character.
Here is an opportunity to join the Actors Studio, term 2, with Elena Stejko.
You will learn:
- How to discover the character within yourself …
37°South Market applications open soon
Posted Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
Now in its 18th year, MIFF 37°South Market will bring the global screen content marketplace to Melbourne over the opening days of MIFF from 7 to 10 August 2025. The market’s core offering is a selective four-day event of individually curated meetings for screen producers to pitch their script-stage projects to potential financiers. Save the…
CinemaStreet Short Screenplay Competition
Posted Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
CinemaStreet Women’s Short Screenplay Competition invites women screenwriters to submit short dramatic scripts of any genre (20 minutes and under) to CinemaStreet Pictures for production consideration. The winning screenwriter will receive $1,000 for the option to produce the film. Screenplays may be from anywhere in the world, but must be in English.
The contest is…