Archive Feb 2015

Big congratulations to WIFT members, Rowena Baines, Paula Jones, Hayley Cunningham and Jeremy Macey whose projects have been selected for Loading Docs 2015, and to WIFT members Julia Parnell, Anna Jackson and Nia Phipps for their dedication to documentary!

Executive Producers Julia Parnell a…

First New Zealand, then the world! New Zealand filmmakers now have a chance to qualify for entry to the Academy Awards� without going offshore - by winning the coveted Best Film Award at Show Me Shorts Film Festival. Entries for the 2015 festival are…

The Alliance Fran�aise French Film Festival organizers have unveiled their 2015 official film selection.

This year's selection is dominated by films from new directorial voices, and in particular, films directed by women.

11 feature films in the 2015 line-up are helmed by female directors, including…

Here's something for filmmakers to act on right now, at the start of a fresh year!

It's a residency opportunity offering free beachside accommodation, a weekly artist's fee and a 'studio' in scenic surroundings.

Auckland Council are looking for adventurous and innovative artists (including filmmakers…

Available NOW

$80 a week (negotiable, plus gst) includes:

• Sole use of your very own lockable 3m x 3.4m office or clinic space
• Two off road car spaces
• Security & fire safety & building insurances
• Basic cleaning - vacuuming, emptying rubbish
• House…

Congratulations to Chelsea Preston Crayford who won best supporting actress at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television awards recently, for her character Sophie Walsh, in Australia's new drama, 'The Code'. Chelsea was in good company on the night, with other winners in…

From left: Emily Nussbaum, Kristen Wiig, Jenji Kohan, Lena Dunham, and Mindy Kaling at the Sundance Film Festival.

By Ty Burr

Because independent cinema is - in theory, anyway - more open to a diversity of voices than are mainstream movies, female filmmakers, char…

The future of the small screen is a world away from the network driven model that saw us through the last almost century of television. Come along to YouTube - the NZ Roadshow and find out where your future small screen career lies. Reps f…

Screen Australia's Directory of International Sales Agents has been updated. In addition to the latest international sales contact details, it now contains 'Top Tips for Producers' with valuable advice from sales agents on how to get the best results for your projects in the marketplace. Downloa…

It's not too late to enter.... see below

Entry deadlines:

INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL & STUDENT COMPETITION - April 15, 2015

Eligible categories:?Fiction?Documentary?Animation?Experimental & non-narrative productions, hybrid forms & formats, digital artwork

Individual and institutional entries are accepted.

The competing films will be awarded by an International Jury.

A prize fund of…

We're the little country that can at the moment - whether it's an indie hit or a co pro  New Zealand films are in the spotlight evidenced by The Dark Horse, Slow West and Turbo Kid all making a splash at international festivals recently.

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This week Nga Taonga Sound and Vision have two films by our

own WIFT member Roseanne Liang. Just in time for Valentine's Day

My Wedding and Other Secrets

NZ, 2011, 84 mins, PG - Adult themes, director Roseanne Liang

A Romeo and Julie…

Each year in Auckland DEGNZ hosts networking drinks with each of the other Guilds.  It's WIFT's turn again in Auckland on 26 February, and this year the Directors and Editors are extending their hospitality to Wellington on 25 February.  We'll be sending out the invita…

Communications Advisor (6 month fixed term contract)

Private Advertiser

We seek an interested and suitable person to work at the New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound Ng? Taonga Whiti?hua Me Ng? Taonga K?rero.

Passionate about digital production a…

A new year and a whole line up of exciting events are planned, kicking off on Tuesday 24 February with the first Writers' Room of the year. featuring producers Ant Timpson and Tim Riley (Turbo Kid), Tom Hern (The Dark Horse) an…

Script Editor looking for Writer with a well developed storyline for a feature screenplay either in treatment or first draft format.

Writer must have the time and commitment to work on their project, in conjunction with the Script Editor, as part of the Script-to-Scre…

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: FILMUP SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT 2015!

DEADLINE: 5PM, MONDAY 9TH MARCH 2015

Following on from a successful inaugural year, STS are delighted to call for applications for FilmUp Script Development, a dynamic multi-faceted programme that significantly up-skills producers and script editors who…

BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival (ASFF) 2015 is now open for entries, presenting a fantastic opportunity for filmmakers at Women in Film and Television New Zeland to showcase their talent to a wider audience, including industry, filmmakers and thousands of film fans.

ASF…

• The Creative Communities Scheme is a contestable grant programme funded by Creative New Zealand and managed by Auckland Council on their behalf. It prioritises active participation in the arts, diversity and young people.

Grant applications for Creative Communities Scheme projects close 27 February. For inf…

http://filmink.com.au/news/kodak-finalises-deal-with-hollywood-studios-/

Cinema's shift in the past decade to digital projection has nearly eliminated film print and Kodak remains the last factory that manufactures film stock. Recently a host of very vocal advocates including Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan and J.J. Abrams urged Hollywood stu…

Script to Screen and The  New Zealand Writer's Guild proudly present their first Wellington Writer's Room of the year. They are joined by BAFTA and Academy Award winning screenwriter  David Seidler.

David is a prolific writer for stage and screen who won Best …

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!

Director of Vocal Performance

St Paul's Collegiate School

• North Hamilton location
• Respo…

Each year in Auckland DEGNZ hosts networking drinks with each of the other Guilds.  It's WIFT's turn again in Auckland on 26 February, and this year the Directors and Editors are extending their hospitality to Wellington on 25 February.  Please don't miss out on …

Yes literally - Patricia is down in Christchurch today on the final leg of the YouTube Roadshow.

It's been a great success and everyone who has attended has thoroughly enjoyed learning some powerful information about our digital future. For example - did you know…

There are six contract roles - click on the link to the ads:

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