A Wave in the Ocean 2025

A Wave in the Ocean 2025

Posted Tuesday 24 Sep 2024

This is the 2nd round of A Wave in the Ocean. The course focuses on Writing/Directing skills. It is designed for self-starting Postgraduate-level applicants with life experience and proof of energy and ambition. 

Part 1: A 15-week full time Workshop Programme in Wellington April - July 2025 (provisional dates). This includes a 2-week break where…

Day One Shorts 2025: Call for Applications

Day One Shorts 2025: Call for Applications

Posted Tuesday 24 Sep 2024

Applications are officially open for Day One Shorts 2025 (formerly Someday Stories)

This year, they’re funding 8x short films, and they’ve added a new category for directors or director/writers over 30!

Deadline: 18th October 2024

Documentaries receive $15k

Dramas receive $20k

Visit www.dofilm.co.nz/shorts/ for full entry details and our Shorts information toolkit.

Any questions, email:…

NRDC’s Climate Storytelling Fellowship

NRDC’s Climate Storytelling Fellowship

Posted Tuesday 24 Sep 2024

The Climate Storytelling Fellowship is open for submissions! Rewrite the Future, in partnership with the Black List, the Redford Center, the CAA Foundation, and NBCUniversal.

The fellowship awards $USD $20,000 each to three writers to support the revision of a feature screenplay or pilot that engages with climate change in a compelling way. The fellowship…

He Kauahi Catalyst

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…