WIFT NZ News (12)
Pacific Music Awards Lifetime Achievement
Posted Tuesday 10 Sep 2024
The Pacific Music Awards announced this year's Ministry for Pacific Peoples Lifetime Achievement Award and the recipient is, WIFT member...Teremoana Rapley! Congratulations on your recognition with this achievement.
Originally from Upper Hutt, Teremoana Rapley is an Auckland-based singer and songwriter whose music fuses reggae and rap – a trailblazing artist whose extraordinary contributions to Pacific music…
NZSPR Feedback
Posted Tuesday 10 Sep 2024
People who have direct experiences with the domestic rebate are invited to share their views on the changes made to the rebate in August 2023.
They want to understand whether the changes are delivering as intended.
They are keen to hear your views on the below changes:
- Allowing access to all types of screen production…
An Emmy for Wētā FX
Posted Tuesday 10 Sep 2024
Congratulations to Wētā FX, and WIFT member Libby Hazell, for their incredible work on Ripley, which has won an Award in Outstanding Visual Effects in a Single Episode at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards this past Sunday, 8th September! Libby was the Visual Effects Producer for Ripley.
Congratulations to the team at Wētā FX…
Calls for Submissions (4)
Save the date and submit
Posted Tuesday 10 Sep 2024
Māoriland invites film, video, digital and interactive media work and artwork (all mediums) made by Indigenous creatives to submit their projects for Māoriland Film Festival 2025.
Māoriland Film Festival is Aotearoa’s international Indigenous Film Festival, held each March in the vibrant community of Ōtaki.
The MFF is the world’s largest celebration of Indigenous storytelling with…
He Kauahi Catalyst
Posted Tuesday 10 Sep 2024
He Kauahi Catalyst aims to support New Zealand filmmakers to progress their talents to the next stage and make exceptional, high end narrative short films that will ignite the flame and be the catalyst for change in their career.
- Narrative drama and animation short films - not documentary
- Short films must be tonally or thematically…
Te Kete Aronui
Posted Tuesday 13 Aug 2024
Te Kete Aronui is Rangiata Sky’s Māori & Pasifika sport content fund, which encompasses an intentional and culturally safe approach to producing Māori & Pasifika content. The fund aims to support Māori & Pasifika creators to bring Māori & Pasifika sport stories to Sky & Aotearoa.
They welcome applications from Māori & Pasifika creators that have…
On our Radar (7)
Newsworthy Tusiata
Posted Tuesday 10 Sep 2024
It requires a lot of courage to speak your truth. Our member Tusiata Avia is doing just that, and making headlines with her words.
Screen Guild Work Standards
Posted Tuesday 10 Sep 2024
Here is a friendly reminder for screen industry folks from NZ on Air: If you are receiving funding from NZ On Air, there are the expectations for producers.
As part of their standard Production Funding Agreement that producers sign when they have been approved NZ On Air funding for their project, there is a section…
SPADA Screen Industry Awards
Posted Tuesday 10 Sep 2024
A reminder that the 26th Annual Spada Screen Industry Awards will take place on Thursday, 10 October 2024 at The Maritime Room, Princes Wharf, Auckland.
Join for a celebration of some of the best and brightest talents in the local screen industry. The Industry Awards includes the presentation of:
- 2024 Spada Emerging Producer Award with…