Posted Monday 08 Sep 2014
Registration for the 12th edition of the Oceanian International Documentary Film Festival ( FIFO) is open. You still have a month to record your movies and help us convey our call for applications.
FIFO will be held at the "Maison de La Culture" in Papeete, T…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/reminder-registration-for-the-12th-fifo-are-open-until-1-october-2014/Posted Monday 08 Sep 2014
This year has seen some incredible Kiwi films hit the screens: The Dark Horse, What We Do In The Shadows, and The Last Saint, to name but three.
But with a fixed amount of funding available each year many Kiwi filmmakers are having to look for international mo…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/german-film-festival-to-help-kiwi-filmmakers-gain-international-funding/Posted Monday 08 Sep 2014
HOLLYWOOD AND INTERACTIVE IP
Organisers would like to extend an invitation to the WIFT membership to attend a Hollywood Transmedia event at the NZ Game Developers Association conference.
Two transmedia gurus will discuss how the worlds of film, TV and interactive gaming and a…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/invitation-to-wift-members/Posted Monday 08 Sep 2014
Take a walk down memory lane with this selection from NZ On Screen...
Helen Clark: The Road to Power |
Posted Monday 08 Sep 2014
Script to Screen and J & R Productions Present The Big Screen Symposium
Auckland September 27/28 2014
Check out the two new additions to the inspiring line up. Just a taste of the 20 diverse sessions on offer which include masterclasses, case stud…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/the-big-screen-symposium-two-more-sessions-added/Posted Monday 08 Sep 2014
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DEGNZ is pleased to call for applications from members for a one day editing workshop with acclaimed UK editor, Justine Wright (Locke, Touching The Void, The Last King of Scotland, The Iron Lady). |
Posted Monday 08 Sep 2014
Hope and Wire, Gaylene Preston's drama set in post-earthquake Christchurch, has been announced as an official selection at the Vancouver International Film Festival, where it will screen in the Festival on October 5 and 6. This will be followed by a screening of the entire&nbs…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/hope-and-wire-drama-selected-for-vancouver-international-film-festival/Posted Monday 08 Sep 2014
You are no longer tied to your cable company to get entertaining, engaging, educational and thought provoking TV shows - FOCUS TV is your online TV Network.
FOCUS Network TV which will be launching April 2015. The are a non-profit corporation providing TV programming str…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/opportunity-from-wift-international-network/Posted Tuesday 09 Sep 2014
Stephen Follows was behind the recent research on women in the film industry that prompted WIFT's own response and a meeting of minds to ask where are all the women in film in New Zealand.
London-based Stephen has now teamed up with producer James C…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/stephen-fellows-course-on-microbudgeting/Posted Tuesday 09 Sep 2014
Latest dates for submissions - check them out - big and small....
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Posted Tuesday 09 Sep 2014
New Zealanders have a chance to invest in Lee Tamahori's second New Zealand film. The last 5% of the funding for The Patriarch ($500,000) is being sought via the country's first equity crowdfunding platform, Snowball Effect, and investors will be rewarded with a stak…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/crowdfunding-sought-for-lee-tamahori-to-return-home-and-make-second-new-zealand-film/Posted Tuesday 09 Sep 2014
Getty Images, the global leader in digital media, is now the Official Photography, Video and Production Music Partner for Tropfest NZ, providing free access to its library of content for competition entrants.
"For the first time, Tropfest NZ filmmakers can draw from Getty Images' l…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/getty-images-brings-partnership-and-prizes-to-tropfest-nz/Posted Tuesday 09 Sep 2014
If you've seen the shorts for this film then you'll be excited to know you can be part of the opening night celebration. WIFT member Paula Jones is behind this documentary about a group of seniors who travel to Las Vegas and perform their …
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/hip-hop-eration-gala-opening-invitation/Posted Tuesday 09 Sep 2014
YES! You get a $50 discount on the ticket price so what are you waiting for? The programme? Well the waiting is finally over and The Big Screen Symposium 2014 Programme is available. Click here to check out the myriad of sessions on offer…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/big-screen-symposium-2014-wift-members-get-a-discount/Posted Tuesday 09 Sep 2014
It's time to get out of that dark editing suite or movie theatre and into the light of live theatre! Basement Theatre have just launched their Spring Season and WIFT members get a discount on all tickets. So what are you waiting for?
… /news/news-archive/2014/sep/basement-theatre-spring-season/
Posted Tuesday 09 Sep 2014
Kia ora koutou,
M?ori Television has two vacancies for Marketing Executives:
Note the closing date for applications is the 15th Sept. So this is only open for one …
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/jobs-jobs-jobs/Posted Tuesday 09 Sep 2014
Calling all parents, grandparents, aunts and good friends of friends with children....
The Listies 6D - opening performance Tuesday 30 September, 11am
Auckland Live presents
The Listies 6D (It's twice as good as 3D)
Other performances
Tuesday 30 September - Wednesday 1 October, 11.00…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/win-two-double-family-passes-to-the-listies-6d/Posted Tuesday 09 Sep 2014
Congratulations to Catherine Fitzgerald who receives her honour as an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to film today. WIFT are delighted to see her honoured for her continued dedication to our organisation (among a list of othe…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/catherine-fitzgerald-awarded-onzm-for-services-to-film/Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
You might not be able to get to his seminar in November in London, but we can share some of Stephen's research with you... He is leading (along with James Cotton) a four-month part-time programme around micro-budget feature films. He wants to ensure the indu…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/latest-research-from-stephen-follows/Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
Ng? Taonga Sound & Vision, Auckland is presenting 2 film archival screenings this week
(formerly The Film Archive - more about our new name here)
A colourful history of NZ Gaming Through Time
and Classic Ponsonby rediscovered through Film - as part of Auckland Council's Heritage Festival
Archival film screening f…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/films-from-the-archive-screening-in-auckland-tonight/Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
ETHICS!
Tuesday 7th October - note new date!
Mark your diary for a stimulating panel discussion. DATE CHANGED!
Envy Studios, Level 2, 55 Anzac Avenue Auckland City
Tues 7th October
6-8pm
PLEASE NOTE: Due to scheduling conflicts of our panellists for the E…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/date-change-for-ethics-discussion/Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
Ouch - sorry about the acronyms! We hope you've all got your tickets to this year's Big Screen Symposium. Check out the details for NZWG's contribution -
The NZWG Writer Showcase web-pages are now live! The writers featured were invited as they were s…
Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
Don't forget to buy your ticket to the annual SWANZ Awards, held at The Classic Comedy and Bar, 321 Queen Street - 7 pm Thursday September 25.
This is a celebration of our local screenwriting talent.
Tickets are $35 for members, $45 for non…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/screen-writer-awards-this-thursday/Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
"Rebels on the Lot: Negotiating and Resolving Confl in the Golden Age of Hollywood"
PROFESSOR THOMAS J. STIPANOWICH
BETTE DAVIS was an edgy, high-strung, insecure professional seeking to prevail at what she per…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/free-public-lecture-monday-29-september/Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
CALLING ALL WIFT NZ MEMBERS!
In just over two weeks Script to Screen and J & A Productions will be hosting one of the most important industry events of the year - the Big Screen Symposium 2014. This annual event is the only event o…
/news/news-archive/2014/sep/bss-no-excuses-for-a-no-show/Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
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Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
Jeff Gomez "Transmedia Storytelling" Masterclass - Auckland 2014. He transfixed us (and became a WIFT member) at last year's Transmedia conference and he's back for more....
A one-day masterclass with the world's foremost transmedia producer (Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Coca-Cola, the Colombian government...)
… /news/news-archive/2014/sep/jeff-gomez-returns-to-nz/Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
A road movie with heart, Danny, Cityboy and Tau are The P? Boys, a band with ambitions to take their music to Cape Reinga, the northernmost tip of Aotearoa New Zealand. But the band soon finds there's more to this tour than th… |
Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
Intermediate Developer Needed for Exciting Tech Startup in Film and TV Industry
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Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
30 Sept: LoCo (London Comedy Film Festival)
30 Sept: Mumbai Women's Film Festival
30 Sept: COFILMIC (comedy film fest)
1 Oct: What I See (online competition)
6 Oct: Clermont-Ferrand
8 - 9 Oct: Real Screen London
14 Oct: Glasgow Film Festival
15 Oct: Movies That Matter Festival
17 Oct: Tricky Women (animation festival)
30…
Posted Tuesday 23 Sep 2014
With the World of Wearable Art Awards about to hit Wellington, NZ On Screen celebrates the city by launching one of its biggest collections to date.
The 50-strong Wellington Collection surveys the capital by foot, plane and high speed car. Among the crop of t…