Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2013
| International Film Festival Rotterdam October 1, 2013 (short films completed after July 1, 2013) October 20, 2013 (feature length films) One of the largest public film events in the world, International Film Festival Rotterdam actively supports independent filmmaking from around t… |
Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2013
Local filmmakers (and WIFT member) Sumner, and Tom Burstyn have just let us know that they continue with their success in financing their documentary in Canada. The Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund have committed $50,000 towards the completion of their documentary feature film Some …
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/looking-for-funding-try-canada/Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2013
The NZ Writers Guild would like all their members (and all writers too) to note the upcoming NZFC Funding rounds (SEED and EDF - Early Development Funding) to the Make My Horror Movie competition, so there is plenty to keep writers busy writing scripts…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/nzfc-funding-rounds-deadlines-approach/Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2013
This week the Film Archive has a fantastic school holiday programme of films - so drag your kids away from Disney and sit them down for this international compilation. The Archive also opens its doors to vampires (you could even be transformed into one!)…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/it-s-all-happening-at-the-film-archive-in-wellington/Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2013
Bustle is an exhibition of work by WIFT member, Costumier and Artist, Chantelle Gerrard. It is perfectly timed to complement Heritage Week in Auckland and brings together Recreated Historic costume and the visual arts.
Selected costume pieces by Costumier Chantelle will be on display to c…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/wift-member-in-costume-exhibition/Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2013
Thanks to the generosity of our discount provider, Heritage Hotels, who are also sponsors of the Italian Film Festival, www.italianfilmfestival.co.nz we have lots of vouchers that can be used at any location for the Festival:
3 X doubles (6 single tix in other word…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/free-tickets-to-italian-film-festival/Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2013
The Producer Credit!
Wednesday 9 October
The most abused credit both before and below the title! What should you have to do to earn a producer credit?
Should we follow the exam…
Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2013
Meet Acclaimed Filmmaker, Alison Maclean
Thursday 10 October - Christchurch
Writer/Director, Gillian Ashhurst introduces you to acclaimed former Cantabrian, Alison Maclean.
You will of course be familiar with Kitchen Si…
Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2013
DIY Distribution and Marketing
Wednesday 30 October - mark your diaries
The arena of film distribution and exhibition is littered with DIY distributors reinventing the wheel. Who are you up against? Are you even in the right are…
Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2013
NZ On Screen is turning five and we're celebrating with a special collection of our all-time 'Most Watched' titles.
Since going live on October 23, 2008, the website celebrating New Zealand's screen culture has made 1000s of TV shows, films and music videos available, o…
Posted Monday 14 Oct 2013
| Please see the following message from AnimfxNZ... Greetings Animfxers! November just wasn't meant to be with all sorts going on here and abroad making it near impossible to secure speakers of the calibre you're used to - despite them desperately wanting to attend! |
Posted Monday 14 Oct 2013
Congratulations our members at Whitebait TV who consistently present great quality teleivison for children. They've secured over $6 million in NZ on Air funding in the latest round for Afternoons on 2 and What Now.
Well …
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/whitebait-all-the-way/Posted Monday 14 Oct 2013
A Screentalk with Allison Webber has gone up on NZ On Screen.
http://screentalk.nzonscreen.com/interviews/allison-webber
Journalist turned media trainer Allison Webber began in television at a time when women were more likely to be making the tea than making programmes. After working alongside names likeBrian Edwards and Ian …
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/ali-webber-on-screen/Posted Monday 14 Oct 2013
Women In Film and Media Pittsburgh will play host to the 2014 Women In Film and Television International (WIFTI) Summit, which will draw women from the 40 chapters located worldwide to discuss filmmaking issues and attend panel discussions and screenings. Registration begins on Novem…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/women-in-film-and-television-international-summit/Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2013
WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER & SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata |
Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2013
It's not too late to make submissions for this year's Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards.
They close on FRIDAY October 18.
The Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards will stream live on NZ Herald Online,
including on mobile devices. It will also screen on Rialto Channel …
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/nz-film-awards-submissions-close-this-friday/Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2013
Oceania Pitch is still waiting for promising Pacific documentary film projects that can be boosted into international co-production as part of the FIFO festival in Tahiti in February 2014.
Deadline for submissions is in four weeks, November 11, 2013. Please visit the website at www.oceaniapitc…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/fifo-tahiti-2014-update/Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2013
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Speaker to be confirmed - Save the Date!
NZFC Boardroom, Level 3, 119 Ghuznee Street
Speaker to be confirmed, but save the date regardless!
Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.
Please RSVP to office@wiftnz.org…
Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2013
Wednesday 30 October 2013
DIY Distribution and Marketing
Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, 24 Balfour Road, Parnell
The arena of film distribution and exhibition is littered with DIY distributors reinventing the wheel. Who are you up against? Are you even in th…
Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2013
WIFT (NZ) held its AGM last Thursday. With an uncontested election, members ratified the appointment of the Board for 2013/14. We have two new women joining the Board - we welcome them with open arms! They are:
Teremoana Rapley:
With almost three decades…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/wift-agm-round-up/Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2013
Get some theatre in you!
WIFT members enjoy a discount at The Basement (including at the bar) so check out the upcoming programme and support our discount partner...
They present The Feast this week. A season of three dynamic new theatre works presented as three dele…
Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2013
NZFC organisation changes - update to industry
As you know, my term as Chief Executive at the NZFC will come to an end at the start of November, when I leave to take up the role heading Screen Australia. The Board has a recruitment pro…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/film-commission-update-to-industry/Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2013
Congratulations to Alex McKellar our social media intern for reaching 600 'likes' on our Facebook page and for getting people to continue the conversation digitally about subjects that matter to us in the film and television world. If you haven't already, please like our …
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/like-us-on-facebook/Posted Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
Tuesday 29 October, 7pm drinks, 7:30 start, The Classic, 321 Queen Street, $5 koha appreciated.
Posted Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
Wednesday 13 November, drinks 5pm, talk 6-7pm, The Film Archive, 84 Taranaki Street, $5 koha appreciated.
Are Web Series the Future?
Web series have been around since 1995, so the idea is not new. But is now the time for this storytelling medium to …
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/script-to-screen-event-in-wellington/Posted Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
October
October 31 - Berlin International Film Festival (features)
October 31 - South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival
November
November 15 - Cinema Du Reel
November 29 - Aspen Short…
Posted Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
SHARING THE LOVE, A TRIBUTE TO RICHARD CAMPION (1923 - 2013)
With Jane Campion
Circa Theatre, Wellington, Monday 4 November 2013
ACTING, WRITING, DIRECTING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
Jane says her father, Richard Campion, was passionate about theatre, about performance, about creativity…
Posted Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
Development Funding Update
The NZFC development team is continuing to receive a very high volume of applications on a regular basis. In the first quarter of our 2013/14 financial year (which commenced 1 July 2013), the total ask was $914,100, which is c…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/nzfc-funding-updates/Posted Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
The Berlin International Film Festival has updated its eligibility criteria for both short and feature films.
The deadline for feature-length films is 31 October, and for short films 15 November.
Read the updated eligibility criteria&n…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/berlin-criteria-update/Posted Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
"As you know, my term as Chief Executive at the NZFC will come to an end at the start of November, when I leave to take up the role heading Screen Australia. The Board has a recruitment process for my replacement underway and I underst…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/nzfc-letter-from-graeme-mason/Posted Wednesday 23 Oct 2013
New Zealand's only Academy Awards� accredited film festival, Show Me Shorts, has unveiled a stellar line-up of top local and international short films.
Show Me Shorts launches with the Rialto Channel Opening Night & Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 6 November at Auckland's Capitol Cinema. Th…
Posted Sunday 27 Oct 2013
This popular festival opens in Auckland on November 28 and runs until December 1 at the Rialto Cinema. It features a selection of contemporary Chinese films. Please see the list of films below and look out for information about the Festival as it travels…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/chinese-film-festival-2013-opens-soon/Posted Tuesday 29 Oct 2013
WEDNESDAY 30, THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER, FRIDAY 1 & SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
mediatheatre 7pm
NZ, 1988, 93 mins, PG, director Vincent Ward
The Navigator is an absorbing story that links medieval fears and fortunes to our times, while confirming V…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/film-archive-screenings-in-wellington/Posted Tuesday 29 Oct 2013
Ladies - mark your diaries now if you haven't done so already for these great events - details are listed on the right hand panel of e-news and any questions or to rsvp, please email office@wiftnz.org.nz
Auckland - DIY Distribution and Marketing tomorrow(Wednesday) at White…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/wift-events-in-auckland-wellington-and-christchurch/Posted Tuesday 29 Oct 2013
It's been three long years, but owing to popular demand -
The WIFT Awards Are Back!
They will be held in February 2014 - and in the next few weeks we'll confirm the date and venue and email around a nomination form.
In the …
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/the-return-of-the-wift-awards/Posted Tuesday 29 Oct 2013
On 17 October Their Excellencies The Governor General, Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mataparae and Lady Janine Mataparae hosted a reception at Government House Auckland to celebrate New Zealand Women as 2013 marks the 120th anniversary of Women's Suffrage. Leanne Pooley, Teremoana Ra…
/news/news-archive/2013/oct/women-s-suffrage-celebration/