Actually do you want your laughter and clapping to be on the telly? Then read on and you could be part of the audience for one of the weekly recordings of Media Take on Maori Television

The good folk who are making Media Take, …

Patricia works very hard to keep all our lovely discount providers on board and she is deligted to announce that The Windsor Castle in Parnell have agreed to carry on their support by offering WIFT members a whopping 20% discount and food AND drink…

Their new name has officially launched, along with new branding and they are now proudly, Directors and Editors Guild of New Zealand (DEGNZ). Check out the new website here  www.degnz.co.nz and take a look at the extensive new ?professional development programme for both directors and ed…

Studio Manager/Project Manager

Storybox is hiring. We are looking for a Studio Manager/Project Manager that is a lover of all things creatively logistical. Someone with skills in the following production areas would be ideal video/film , theatre, graphic design, web/digital and exhibition design. Abo…

SATURDAY 5 JULY

Pull Down the Shades: Why Chris Knox is ****ing Brilliant!

@ The Film Archive, 84 Taranaki Street � Wellington

mediatheatre 7pm

Musician, video artist, comic creator, painter, writer, television personality and long-time jandal advocate - Chris Knox has do…

Yes -  the dreaded holidays are almost upon us, but if you are lucky enough to be in Wellington you can avoid the Disney trash on offer at the flicks and head to the Film Archive on TUESDAY 8, WEDNESDAY 9, THURSDAY 10, WEDNESDAY …

Storytelling Disciplines Part 2 with Fiona Milburn

Wednesday July 16

We are delighted to announce that WIFT member and first time writer-producer, Sapna Samant's NZ short Kimbap has won the Best In The Show award at the Bluestocking Film Series in Maine USA.( http://www.bluestockingfilms.com/news/2014/7/3/and-the-bitch-pack-best-in-show-winner-is)

Kimbap - an independently produced film,  was directed by first time d…

A total of 35 films have been selected to screen in competition at this year's Uni Shorts International Student Film Festival on 12-14 September in Auckland.

Uni Shorts chair, Alex Lee says the quality of this year's entries was very high which made it challe…

Good news for WIFT members who work in traditional broadcast media - new research commissioned by NZ On Air confirms the majority of New Zealanders are still consuming linear television and live radio - every day. Don't get complacent though, because music audiences and…

TUESDAY 29 JULY, WINTERGARDEN AT THE CIVIC, 7:30-8:30pm, FREE

"Housebound manages to balance consistent, fantastic comedy with a properly eerie mystery and what should be a star-making turn from lead Morgana O'Reilly." Samuel Zimmerman, Fangoria

With so many elements to juggle to get…

This initiative from WIFT member Robin Murphy has a strong emphasis on women telling women's stories, with age not being a barrier. There are only 11 days left for you to donate to the crowd funding site....

Here's the link to the crowd funding site:

http://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/food-for-thought-a-sh…

Production Assistant for Childrens' TV Show

Pickled Possum Productions

Perfect opportunity for an aspiring production co-ordinator or director. Learn the industry from the ground up. Full-time work at a great company!

Senior Producer/Video Editor (Preditor)

Te Wananga o Aotearoa

We currently …

WIFT National Manager, Patricia Watson rates viewing 25 hours of Edgar Reitz's massive masterpiece Heimat over two days in a cinema in Sydney as one of her top 5 cinematic highlights in life. She says that the splashes of colour cut into an essentially blac…

A year goes by so fast in this industry, but that's no excuse for not entering the WIFTI Showcase 2014.

WIFTI needs our TWO entries for the 2014 Women in Film & Television International's Short Film Showcase. This is a great opportunity for membe…

This big little film is having its WORLD PREMIERE at the Auckland leg of the New Zealand International Film Festival this month.

Paolo Rotondo and Fraser Brown and their dedicated team have been working around the clock to finish in time for the festiv…

An initiative has been launched to address a skills-gap in the local film workforce and help attract screen projects to New Zealand's screen capital Wellington.

Regional film office Film Wellington and the New Zealand Film and Television School, in association with Wellington City Council, have dev…

Daunted by the sheer number of films on offer this year? NZIFF have some helpful categories that go beyond the traditional 'Foreign" or "Comedy" genre. They have put together a cache of titles that are best seen in a packed cinema AND it's cheaper…

The New Zealand Broadcasting School at CPIT is looking for someone special, a Technical Facilities Supervisor to look after Screen and Television.

This is a full-time permanent position. Spread the word.

As our…

You may have heard recently that a true pioneer of NZ film-making, Ramai Hayward passed away earlier this month. Ramai was a Life Member of WIFT AK and was made WIFT Auckland Patron at the 2004 WIFT International NZ Summit.

We have long held …

The Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival (POWFest) is now accepting entries for its eighth annual festival scheduled to take place March 12 - 15, 2015. The regular deadline for entries is Friday, August 15, 2015. POWFest places a spotlight on women directors by showcasing t…

The NZFC are keen to support the growth of a vibrant domestic production sector, one with feature production at a range of budget levels - from large-budget official co-productions through to innovative lower-budget films with realistic budgets and methodologies.

This is a "heads u…

It's just under two months till the election, the hoardings are up, and NZ On Screen has re-launched its comprehensive Politics collection of documentaries, interviews and other memorable moments from New Zealand's political history.

NZ On Screen first curated the collection prior to th…

SPECIAL EVENT TONIGHT!
Join Script to Screen for a special NZ International Film Festival Writers' Room with Housebound's writer, director and editor  Gerard Johnstone (The Jaquie Brown Diaries) and producer  Luke Sharpe (The Jaquie Brown Diaries) as talk to filmmaker Jackie Van Beek (Go t…

Hear from the industry's best  THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER, 6PM

Q THEATRE � AUCKLAND

Join Tropfest for an intimate evening of presentations with industry experts, featuring Sheri Candler (US director of Digital Marketing Strategy - The Film Collaborative). The MC for the night will be the self-confessed cinem…

The 4th DOC EDGE LAB will be held 15 & 16 September 2014 at AUT.

DOC EDGE LAB is a 2-day incubator to educate and inspire digital storytellers with a shared goal of developing and prototyping interactive and multi-platform non-fiction projects.

DOC EDGE L…

Please support WIFT member Alister Barry in the premiere of his film Hot Air at the 2014 New Zealand International Film Festival. Made with Abi King-Jones'  this is a hotly-anticipated documentary. The screening times and dates throughout the country are listed below.

The film trac…

A year goes by so fast in this industry, but that's no excuse for not entering the WIFTI Showcase 2014.

The deadline for submissions is 5pm Sunday 24 August.

WIFTI needs our TWO entries for the 2014 Women in Film & Television International's Sho…

The Sandpit Collective is launching to promote collaboration and filmmaking talent in the capital. Twelve collaborative short films will be made to showcase Wellington filmmaking talent to the world through a combined feature-length piece.

We are making every effort to have a balanced gender represen…

Where are the women in film? According to latest research from the UK (http://stephenfollows.com/gender-of-film-crews women made up only 23% of crew members on the 2,000 highest grossing films of the past 20 years. See the related local story about the Sandpit Collective in Wellington…

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