Archive Jul 2010

Auckland Theatre Company presents the eagerly anticipated New Zealand premier of Tracy Lett's epic tragicomedy about family, August: Osage County at the Maidment Theatre on September 2^nd. The play was hailed by the New York Times as "Flat-out, no asterisks and without qualifications, the …

The eighth annual WIFT awards are fast approaching and we here at WIFT are gearing up for what is sure to be a glitzy night full of fun, entertainment and of course celebration of the achievements of women in the screen industries.

Fun, foo…

WIFT is now on twitter so please follow us as we tweet about the latest WIFT and industry news. You can find us @WIFTNZ…

Congratulations to Shirley Horrocks for winning the Van Gogh Award at this year's Amsterdam Film Festival! The prize went to the film Art That Moves that was directed by Roger Horrocks and produced by Shirl…

WIFT member and 3News entertainment reporter and film reviewer, Kate Rodger is launching a new late night film show on TV3 on Sunday July 25^th. Reel Late with Kate will be a review-based film show which will review the latest releases as well as fea…

Check out Marian Evan's blog, Wellywood Woman, which foregrounds women's issues and concerns in the film industry. Marion is currently in the process of making Development, a film that seeks to try a new filmmaking model using a core crew consisting entirely of woman. To…

The 2010 NZIFF is well underway with the Auckland branch having started last Thursday (July 8) and the Wellington leg of the festival starting this coming Friday (July 16) before the festival moves further South with the Dunedin and Christchurch dates starting on July …

A reminder that public submissions about the TVNZ Amendment Bill will be closing on Saturday 17^th July. Online submissions can be submitted to the NZ Parliament website.

WIFT Submission to TVNZ.

TVNZ Amendment …

Award winning director and producer Sir Peter Jackson and film academic David Court delivered a highly critical review of the New Zealand Film Commission to the Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson at the beginning of July. According to the NZ Herald the re…

In response to the review conducted by Sir Peter Jackson and David Court, Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson released a media statement outlining key points in the review which he would take into consideration. In the release he states that "the reviewers have…

The NZFC released a press release on Thursday July 1^st in response to its review. In the release the Commission says that it welcomed the suggestions for improvements proposed by Sir Peter Jackson and David Court in the review and Patsy Reddy, the NZFC B…

WIFT President Catherine Fitzgerald has given the following response to the review:

"WIFT's general response to the review is that it captures a vision for a responsive, flexible and collaborative organisation which many in the industry would love to work with, both as individuals and…

OnFilm has rounded up responses from throughout the NZ Film Industry in a recent article noting that the general reaction of key groups and players, as well as from the NZFC itself, to the review has been overall quite positive so far. Visit OnFil…

Film Auckland has welcomed the film co-production agreement that was signed with China on July 7^th2010 seeing this as 'a key tool for our industry in the generation of film projects between the two countries.' A screen delegation to China led by the mayo…

Five NZ Filmmakers have had their short films selected to screen at the 59th Melbourne International Film Festival which will run from July 22^nd until August 8^th this year. The films are as follows: Amadi the third film by writer/director Zia Mandviwalla and produce…

The Creative New Zealand Arts Council has appointed academic and historian Professor John Davidson to its board and re-appointed Alistair Carruthers as the chair of the Council. The Arts Council is responsible for overall policy development for Creative New Zealand, which operates at arm's le…

NZ On Screen, in partnership with the NZ Film Commission, launched the first part in a series showcasing award-winning examples of Kiwi short filmmaking on July 8th. This collection makes many films available online for the first time since they won festival acclaim and audien…

SKY, TVNZ and TVWorks have confirmed the reappointment of The Nielsen Company as the supplier of television audience measurement (TAM) services. The 8-year agreement takes effect on 1 July 2010. The new service will include live viewing, the ability to measure time-shifted viewing associated …

The Arts Alive Auckland City Council performing arts funding programme is now taking proposals from individuals, organisations, venues or businesses that are seeking funding for their projects in Auckland City. The objectives of the fund are to build audiences for the performing arts an…

Established writer, blogger and founder and editor of 'Women & Hollywood', Melissa Silverstein, is producing a new film festival that focuses on women's leadership issues called The Athena Festival. The festival will take place at Barnard College in New York City February 10 - …

This youtube-based competition is calling for short films of between 60-90 seconds which will tell an audience about the proposed Robin Hood Tax in an 'interesting and innovative way'. The prizes up for grabs are a master class with Richard Curtis, a top spo…

Last August NZ On Air issued a request for proposals, in conjunction with TVNZ, for a strand of four Historical Docu/Dramas to screen in the Sunday Theatre slot on TV One. This was one of the initial commissions for the new Platinum Fund. After …

New Zealand producers are invited to apply for this year's International Financing Forum (IFF) - a feature film co-financing event at the Toronto International Film Festival. The event brings together selected international and Canadian producers developing English language projects to do business by mean…

The call for applications for the 2010 MeetMarket at Sheffield Doc/Fest is now open online -  http://www.sheffdocfest.com/meetmarket. MeetMarket is Doc/Fest's pitching initiative designed to match documentary, factual and cross-platform makers' most innovative project ideas with UK and international buyers. Projects can be at any …

Not-for-profit community groups are invited to make applications to COGS for projects and community-based social services that meet these funding priorities:

• Projects that respond to a locally identified need.
• Projects initiated by the local community.
• Projects or organisations that work with one or…

Community boards are seeking to assist groups, initiatives and events that make a positive contribution to communities at a local level. Any community group within the community board area can apply for a grant from the fund. View the map to check which…

The Northland Amateur Film-Makers Festival is seeking submissions of short films 10 minutes or under in length. The festival runs from 14-15 October and the deadline for entries is Friday 24 September. For more information and entry details, visit the Big Idea website or co…

RETHiNK are seeking short (10 minutes or less) scripts that deal with / challenge notions of mental 'illness'. They are seeking scripts that can be performed with no set, minimal props and that deal with mental 'illness' in a positive manner. Scripts that are ch…

Mapping Me: A Landscape of Women's Stories is an anthology of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, photography and artwork. Its objective is to explore the connections - the invisible threads - that exist between women across the globe. To enter, women must select a category…

Young & Hungry are currently accepting ideas submissions for the 2012 festival season. They are looking for fresh and funky New Zealand voices to create plays for young people aged 15-25 years. The theme for 2011 is Win or Die Trying and submissions close…

Festival submission deadlines are looming for the Telluride Film Festival (15 July), the New York City International Film Festival (15 July), the San Francisco Documentary Festival (16 July), the Indie Fest (30 July), the Renderyard Short Film Festival (31 July), and the Lucca Film Fe…

The Wellington Actors Studio will be running a Meisner Acting Weekend Workshop on the 17^th and 18^th of July which will focus on 'the improvisational and instinctive exercises from the technique in the search for emotional truth and realistic behaviour in scenes.' A ' Me…

The MIC TOI Rerehiko Gallery will be screening two multi-media visual projects from July 9^th until August 21^st 2010. Persephone's Plight - the four seasons of migration by Vicky Yiannoutsos consists of multiple film and video images drawn from over 20 years of travels bet…

SKIN, a moving film from South Africa starring Sam Neill will be screening in cinemas around New Zealand from August 5^th 2010. SKIN is a moving story of family, forgiveness and the triumph of the human spirit - based on a true story. Starring Sophie Okonedo  (H…

One of The Big Idea's Cultural Storytellers, Renee Liang, has been honoured with a 2010 Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leader award. Wearing multiple hats as a paediatrician, poet, playwright and short story writer, Renee has been able to show that following one's passion ca…

TVNZ has an exciting new administration opportunity in their Commissioning area, a department that liaises with the NZ Production community in the vetting and commissioning of programme ideas for TVNZ's range of channels and platforms. They are seeking someone to work with the team…

TV3 is looking for a Broadcast Media Exchange Operator with previous television experience or an accredited tertiary course of study in television production or operations. The role involves shift work and will report to the Broadcast Operations Manager and the primary functions are as foll…

The NZ Herald is seeking a junior reporter for their website, nzherald.co.nz. They are looking for a junior reporter or content producer who can produce fast, accurate high quality news stories which largely appear on the site's Home Page or main content section. To ap…

Newstalk ZB is seeking a journalist to help take them into the multi-media future. They have a new website launching soon and this newly created role would be responsible to the Online Editor and will be responsible for consistently breaking news online. The candidate …

TVNZ requires a talented journalist to help run tvnz.co.nz's sport news website. The position reports to the Online Editor - News and will produce daily sport content on the site. The candidate will demonstrate a passion for online news and have an understanding of…

TVNZ is looking for a journalist to help run tvnz.co.nz's news website. The position reports to the Online Editor, works with the Online Senior Producers and produces daily content on the site. The candidate will demonstrate a passion for online news and have an understan…

TVNZ is seeking a talented upper-level analyst to join their Revenue Management team, which is responsible for pricing and managing TVNZ's commercial advertising inventory to maximise revenue. The Inventory Analyst is responsible for maximising TVNZ's advertising revenue by taking ownership of available airtime and analy…

Trigger Marketing, a boutique Marketing and Publicity Company which specialises in the entertainment field, is seeking a person to fill this newly created role. This role reports directly to the Marketing and Publicity Manager. Day to day tasks would include helping to implement and ma…

Sky Network Television is advertising a senior role within the Media Operations Department working as part of Broadcast Services. Supervisors are required to manage the workloads, ingest systems and Media Operations team on a daily basis, ensuring that all needs of the department are …

Sky Network Television is advertising a fixed term 14-month position within their Sports Programming Team. The role requires the successful candidate to assist with the maintenance of sports schedules by inputting, amending and updating programming data along with reporting and collating sports research data…

A full time receptionist/ production secretary is required for busy, friendly inner city production company/ animation studio. The successful applicant will possess a drivers license, have excellent communication skills, be computer savvy with MS Office and Photoshop skills, have a penchant for tidying and organising cre…

A production Manager is required to work on news and Current Affairs style shows. The applicant must be organised, have a high level of attention to detail and confidence in booking/ scheduling talent. A minimum of 2 years industry experience is required, for more …

Multi-Media Systems Auckland is currently seeking Staging Technicians with an understanding of Live Video, Theatrical Lighting, and knowledge of Video and Data Display Products as well as Electronic and Technical skills. Applicants must be prepared to work evenings, weekends and at times long hours.…

Hoyts Cinema's is seeking an experienced Manager to be responsible for the efficient operation of their complex. The role requires hands on operational focus mixed with the opportunity to raise the profile of the site in the local community. For more information about the key…

Creative NZ is seeking a Communications Assistant to support their Communications team. Applicants must have in depth skills and experience with the MS Office suite and the Adobe suite (preferably InDesign), experience in intranet and/ or website content management, database management experience, event management exper…

Multi-Media Systems Ltd has a vacancy within its Staging Department and is looking for someone with a broad base of skills in the following areas to fulfil the role:

• Video Playback and Projection.
• Live Audio.
• Basic IT Infrastructure/ Networking.
• Electronics.
• Video Conferencing.

For …

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology's Faculty of Creative Industries is seeking a professional to assist the Head of School in the effective management of the School of Performing Arts. The role requires operational focus and administrative skills that will support the efficient running of the…

Celebrating Women Changing the World One Frame at a Time

Join us for the 8th annual WIFT NZ Awards where we celebrate the achievements of woman in the screen industries providing a special networking and fundraising opportunity in support of the ongoing …

Hello All,

2010 has been a year filled with cutbacks and cancelled TV shows, theatre has had limited ticket sales, films have been delayed and crews have waited while their start dates disappear or get pushed out.  Without sounding clich�d, although it …

Join us for the 8th annual WIFT NZ Awards at Sky City Theatre on August 5^th 2010

A night of fabulous fun, wine, food and great entertainment!

Doors open at 6pm - cocktails

Show starts at 7pm - 8.30pm

Eradus wines after party (not to be missed!) 8.30p…

CityLife Auckland A Heritage Hotel is offering a discounted rate for WIFT members of $147 GST inc. per night for a one-bedroom suite and a free overnight park. CityLife is 4.5 star rated. Set on Queen Street it is just five minutes walk to …

Congratulations to all the finalists in the upcoming WIFT NZ awards! Below is a list of the different awards and the finalists for each:

• South Pacific Pictures Award for  Achievement in Film

Gaylene Preston

Sumner Burstyn

Ainsley Gardiner

• Great Southern Film and Tel…

WIFT member, Outrageous Fortune star and one of New Zealand's most prolific and celebrated actors, Robyn Malcolm will be returning to the stage after a three year hiatus in the Silo Theatre production of the Samuel Beckett classic Happy Days. The show will be ope…

WIFT member Yael Gezentsvey, who is also the writer featured in TVNZ's film A Piece of My Heart, will be starring in a new show at the BATS Theatre in Wellington called Paper Scissors Rock from Thursday 5^th until Saturday 14^th August. The sho…

Earlier this month the NZ Film Commission announced a new low budget short film scheme for up-and-coming and emerging filmmakers called 'Fresh Shorts' which will be run in-house by the short film team at the NZFC. Fresh Shorts will fund eight $10,000 short films …

The NZFC has renamed its Short Film Fund Executive Producer Scheme to 'Premier Shorts' which will support six narrative short films at $90,000 per film in the 2010/2011 financial year. The Premiere Short films will be selected and overseen by Executive Producer groups, who will…

In the UK the Department For Culture, Media and Sport has announced plans to abolish the UK Film Council in order to establish 'a direct and less bureaucratic relationship with the British Film Institute and support front-line services while ensuring greater value for money.…

For the last 4 years, Auckland Film Studios has been booked solid but they are now open for new bookings and actively taking enquiries. Auckland Film Studios is the largest studio complex in Auckland with world class facilities catering for domestic and international productions.

Peta Rutter passed away on July 20^th 2010 after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor only two weeks earlier. Our deepest sympathies go out to Peta's family and friends. If you wish to send a message to Peta's family you can email actors@aucklandactors.co.nz …

An interview with veteran scriptwriter Keith Aberdein is featured in the ScreenTalk section of the NZ On Screen Website. Beginning his screen career as a journalist on Town and Around and Compass, Aberdein has been a part of some of New Zealand's biggest television…

NZ On Screen has launched a major upgrade to its website to coincide with the launch of Apple's iPad here in New Zealand. More than 300 television, film, short film and music titles have already been reformatted to play on the iPad and iPhone w…

On July 22^nd WIFT member Marian Evans posted on her blog, Wellywood Woman, about The Compostela Declaration which was created on May 7^th 2010 during a meeting of European women who are working for change in 'Audiovisual Europe' called II Encuentro Internacional de C…

NZ horse lovers can now stay up to date with the latest news from the world equine scene with the award winning magazine style show Horse Talk TV. The Australian produced show which is broadcast in America  and Holland screens on Saturdays at 5pm…

Flicks.co.nz is running a competition where $500 worth of movie tickets can be won by iPhone and iPod users who use the free Flicks.co.nz iPhone App. The competition closes on August 5^th and more information can be found on the webs…

The Ministry of Women's Affairs is seeking assistance with identifying and nominating women for the 2011 New Year Honours List. In the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List only 53 out of the 172 recipients were women. The Ministry believes that it is important that wo…

On July 13^th Rowena Phair was appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Ministry of Women's Affairs. For more information about Rowena as well as the Ministry's current strategies and work programme please visit the Ministry of Women's Affairs website.

Radio NZ's Arts On Sunday with Lynn Freeman brought together a panel of 'opinionated people' to discuss Creative New Zealand's shake up to the way it allocates funding to the country's main arts organizations on July 25th. Listen to the podcast he…

Friday 30^th July, 9am - 3pm

Fickling Convention Centre, 546 Mt Albert Rd, Three Kings

The National Youth Workers Network Aotearoa supported by Auckland City Council present a free one-off training in the Code of Ethics for youth workers working within Auckland City Council Bou…

Wellington's BATS theatre is holding the great BATS preening week next week where they 'clean, preen, paint, drill, fix and generally make the place better' and they are in need of volunteers to help out! This will be happening all next week from 9a…

The Studio's Meisner Beginner's Acting Classes will be running from August 4^th 2010 until February 16^th 2011 and the Meisner Intermediate Acting Classes will be running from September 2^nd 2010 until March 10^th 2011. Additionally a Camera and Audition Weekend Workshop will be h…

Monday 16^th August, 7:30pm

St David's Church Centre, Chapel. 70 Khyber Pass Rd, Grafton

Carmel Sepuloni M.P. will be present for a discussion about NZ's Welfare Reforms and their impacts for single women. Non-members are invited to attend, a gold coin donation to help with…

The MIC Toi Rerehiko Gallery will be screening two multi-media visual projects from July 9^th until August 21^st 2010. Persephone's Plight - the four seasons of migration by Vicky Yiannoutsos consists of multiple film and video images drawn from over 20 years of travels bet…

SKIN, a moving film from South Africa starring Sam Neill will be screening in cinemas around New Zealand from August 5^th 2010. SKIN is a moving story of family, forgiveness and the triumph of the human spirit - based on a true story. Starring Sophie Okonedo  (H…

Tuesday 7^th September

8am - 7pm, University of Auckland Business School

Following Global Women's highly successful inaugural forum Thinking Globally this forum offers women from the opublic, private and not-for-profit sectors an unrivalled opportunity to hear from, and network with, some of our top business…

July 14^th - 30^th September 2010

The Heritage Hotel in Queenstown is offering a film crew special consisting of Deluxe rooms for $130+GST, Villas for $310+GST and Internet Packaged Villa Rates for Production Offices only for $340+GST. The deal also includes free onsite parking…

Friday July 30^th

5:30 - 7:30pm, Museum of City and Sea, Queens Wharf, Wellington

A special invite has been made to select Ballroom Caf� poets to read at this event to celebrate NZ Poets. Children are keen on the beauty, rhythm, sound and hu…

Friday 30^th July, 7:30pm

Top floor of Lopdell House, cnr Titirangi & Sth Titirangi Rds, Auckland

The theme of National Poetry Day this year is poetry in the community - how poetry engages with people on the street, in their homes, work-spaces and community c…

TVNZ is advertising a role in their Advertising Services Department. The Advertising Co-ordinator will handle a portfolio of clients and agencies to coordinate their scheduling instructions and commercial material through to the point of transmission. They will also assist with the compilation of advertising …

Sky Network TV is advertising a role for an Interactive Producer for a new SKY website. The role involves editorial responsibility for video content and other editorial material as well as achieving revenue targets. Successful applicants will have had 3+ years in a role requi…

Sky Network TV is looking for a new Online Editor who will be responsible for developing, co-ordinating and maintaining a new video website operations related to entertainment and delivering associated revenue targets. Please visit the seek website listing for more information about the position…

Berkley Cinemas are seeking a manger to look after both the Mission Bay and Takapuna cinemas. The Cinema Manager is responsible for the effective day to day and long term operation of the cinemas. This requires hands on management along with the ability to work along…

Premier Media group one of Australia's leading subscription television broadcasters has an exciting new opportunity for and Interstitial Producer to join their Production Team. The primary responsibility of this role is to generate compelling interstitial content for Fox Sports channels by maximizing the us…

2 year contract - one in Melbourne, one in Sydney.

ABC Television is looking for two experienced Executive producers for their TV Sport & Events Production Unit. The successful applicants will have responsibility for Sport & Events productions locally and overseas. They will track budg…

Te M?ngai P?ho, the M?ori Broadcasting Agency, is now accepting proposals for its Television Funding Round 2 for the 2010/2011 financial year. The deadline for submissions is 5pm, Friday 17th September 2010 and decisions will be advised by email on Friday 15^th October 2010.…

The 28^th edition of the international co-production market CineMart will be during the International Film Festival Rotterdam from Sunday 30^th January until Wednesday 2^nd February 2011. Over this four day period, CineMart will present around 30 - 35 international projects of acclaimed directors as well…

The new film production arm of Sega Sammy Group, MARZA, have launched a new Story Circus competition. The company aims to produce "delightful stories for children all over the world" in the form of feature-length CGI animated films based on original stories for global distribut…

Applications are now open for the Creative Communities Local Funding Scheme in Wellington. The scheme supports local communities to create and present opportunities for arts participation. Applications close 5pm 31^st August 2010 and are for projects starting after 15^th September 2010. For more information p…