Archive Jun 2013

Okay so the timing isn't perfect given it's 6 am our time June 13, but it looks interesting if you feel like an early start this Thursday.

Women and Girls Lead presents the online global premiere of Through Her Lens, a collection of dramatic short …

Auckland Council's draft Public Art Policy is open for your feedback

'Art in Public Places' is out now and public feedback is invited until Monday 17 June, 5pm

Auckland Council's Draft "Public Art Policy - Art in public places", sets out a strategic fram…

The Big Screen Symposium is back for its second year, claiming its place as a must-attend annual event for New Zealand filmmakers. Come again and bring your friends, crew and collaborators! An exciting line-up of speakers will be announced in the weeks to…

The NZWG are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the Script Writers Awards New Zealand, or 'SWANZ',  for 2013!  The Awards are a fantastic opportunity to celebrate with New Zealand's best film, television, stage, and radio scriptwriters. This initiative was created in 2010 to recogniz…

Introducing two very different films that make splendid use of monochrome.

Blancanieves

NZWG UNPRODUCED FEATURE FILM SCRIPT COMPETITION 2013

Distinguish yourself as a writer! Meet filmmakers! Get connected! 

Back by popular demand, the New Zealand Writers Guild are pleased to announce entries are now open for the Unproduced Feature Film Script Competition. This is run as part&nbs…

We've changed the date for this event - originally scheduled for Thursday 13 June.  It will now be Wednesday 19 June.

You are invited to a special evening at the Film School when this year's Robin Laing Scholarship winner will be introduced and pr…

Tickets to the much-anticipated presentation by Jeff Gomez, the world's most successful transmedia producer are selling fast - don't miss out! Mark July 30/31 in your diaries now.

Did you know that as a valued WIFT member you get a discount at The Basement theatre in Auckland?  And better still they have just done away with booking fees, so an even better reason to check out their current and upcoming shows.... see be…

A big thank you to our new members listed below who have joined up over the last few weeks - we really value and welcome your support....

Stacey Murdoch, Sima Urale, Kevin Armstrong, Dallas O'Neill, Fiona Mulder, Sarah Crowe, Tania Dean, Hui-Ping Wu,…

We were very sorry to hear about the death of Anna Cahill over the weekend. We would like to share this email with you from SDGNZ.  May Anna rest in peace.

Dear friends and colleagues.

With great sadness the Guild wishes to inform yo…

The Athena Film Festival-- A Celebration of Women and Leadership will take place at Barnard College in New York City the weekend of February 6th-9th, 2014.

They are accepting submissions for the festival from June 15-September 15.  You will find the submission overview belo…

Former NZFC CEO Ruth Harley won't be applying for the new-look CEO position at the Australian screen agency she has been running for the last five years.  Read on...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/screen-agency-chief-tenders-her-farewells/story-e6frg8n6-122666…

Former WIFT Executive Director Susi Newborn is starting a full-time job at Oxfam from 4 July as Campaigns Coordinator, working on the global campaign for Food and Climate Justice.

Congratulation …

The second edition of NZ On Screen's decade showcases presents an onscreen Top 10 for the 70s. The decade of fondue and flares also cooked up colour television. Our black and white living room icons - from Selwyn Toogood to Space Waltz - melted in…

Every Winter, thousands of film lovers and journalists descend upon Berlin for the one of the most important dates on the international film calendar: the Berlinale. A selection of films from the glamorous, cutting edge festival will now be screened at AUT in Aucklan…

Entries are rolling in for this, great to see! This competition is just about the writing. It is open toeveryone.  All genres, subjects, themes, material will be considered. Remember, this is a great opportunity to have your script read, and a list of 10 finalists are publi…

A Conversation with Paolo Bertolin

http://www.script-to-screen.co.nz/2013/06/a-conversation-with-paolo-bertolin/ Script to Screen's June Writer's Room features Paolo Bertolin, South-East Asia and Pacific selector for the Venice Film Festival.

Paolo talks to producer  Philippa Campbell about programming for Venice, the role of film festivals in an ever changing …

This is compulsory viewing for all film, doco and tv producers, writers, directors: The future is here - and it's called Transmedia.

Although US based Transmedia luminary Jeff Gomez, has worked on 'blockbuster universes' such as Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean, Microsoft's Halo an…

WIFT NZ and the Film School, Wellington congratulate Seanne Culhane - winner of this year's Robin Laing Scholarship.

Named after WIFT Wellington founder and leading NZ film producer Robin Laing, the scholarship was set up to provide financial assistance to female student…

It's great to see that the following WIFT members are behind three feature-length docos at this year's Film Festival which opens in Auckland July 18 - and screens around the rest of the country over the next few months.

Please check out these film…

As many members will be aware, after many years operating as two separate entities, The New Zealand Actors Agents Guild (NZAAG) and the Actors Agents Association (AAANZ) amalgamated in November 2012 under the banner of the larger group, AAANZ.

Recently, the AAANZ has already …

Coming up in July Director Park Chan-wook (Stoker, Oldboy) comes to the Big Screen Symposium

http://bigscreensymposium.com/korean-director-park-chan-wook-comes-to-the-big-screen-symposium/

Master Korean director and Cannes Grand Prix winner Park Chan-wook will give a director's workshop and an In Conversation at this year's Big Screen Symposium.

Park's latest film  …

Please join NZFC for drinks, nibbles and informal networking on the dates below.  Feel free to share this invitation with other people in the industry, who may be interested in attending one of the events.

RSVPs are essential, and please include your …