Archive Sep 2015

DEGNZ invites applications for a Drama Director Attachment on production company

South Pacific Pictures second Comedy Drama TV Series of WESTSIDE for TV3.

WESTSIDE is the prequel to hit SPP drama Outrageous Fortune. It is set in 1970s Auckland against a backdrop of real-life his…

WIFT member Jill McNab from Vendetta Films sent us through this link to yet another article on inequality in the film industry....and good to see it is in the mainstream press... more bedtime reading to get you fired up!

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/movies/report-finds-wide-diversity-gap-among-2014s-top-grossing-films.html?_r=4

An Exclusive Preview Screening of The Dressmaker!

Yes! Wellington does have premieres other than LOTR - and WIFT members get a special discount to see The Dressmaker - direct from its world premiere gala screening at the Toronto International Film Festival - and in the…

We were delighted to receive notification last week that Foundation North (formerly the ASB Community Trust) has confirmed its funding of WIFT for a new year.

We are very fortunate and grateful for their belief in the organisation and recognition of the work that …

Spearhead the fast growing and dynamic creative sector.

The New Zealand Writers Guild needs a new, top performing, versatile, self-starting Executive Director to look after the interests of New Zealand's screenwriters. Deadline:  18th September, 2015 5pm

This varied and interesting position, based in central …

The Big Screen Symposium 2015 is on the 10/11 October. Buy your early bird ticket now! Early bird now closes midnight Thursday 10th of September.

Chilean writer/director Sebastian Silva joins BSS.

Sundance darling Sebasti�n Silva (THE MAID, MAGIC MAGIC, NASTY BABY) joins us to talk in co…

Bonjour members - the French chapter of Women in Film (WFT) are offering women all over the world the opportunity to submit films for the Mobile Flim Festival. Check out one of the entries and the story behind climate change here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X52sdhOi0Ks&feature=youtu.be

Th…

The 13th edition of the International Festival of Oceanian documentary films (FIFO Tahiti), will take place from January 30th to February 7th 2016 in Papeete (Tahiti - French Polynesia)

The competition is open to all productions concerning Oceania which are not older than three years.

Remember regi…

The Basement Theatre is one of WIFT's valued discount providers - that means you get a reduced price on tickets if you mention your membership when you book. We encourage members to support these thespians and swap celluloid for the stage occasionally.

The Spring S…

It's official: Woman and minorities are still lagging among first-time

directors in episodic television, a new study from

the Directors Guild of America shows. There are no surprises here if

you have been keeping an eye on this developing story for the last

WIFT's only Oamaru member, Maddy Maxwell has been busy with the Filmmakers in Schools Film Festival. The results of her work (with fellow filmmaker Bridget Ellis) will be revealed on September 22^nd at the Oamaru Opera House.

The night promises to be a showca…

Congratulations to WIFT member Leanne Pooley whose animated documentary film about the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign, 25 April was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The trailer for 25 APRIL - has just been releas…

Film Auckland in conjunction with ATEED last week held an industry-wide

event dubbed the 'Film Forum Part II - Hobsonville Studio Proposal

Information & Discussion Evening'.

The meeting, brought together a good

crowd of people from a much wider cross section of the fil…

Jane Campion and Liz Watts to speak at this year's Big Screen Symposium

Yes there are some top women lined up for BSS this year along with a compelling line up of international and local speakers. Among the first speakers announced are NZ director …

WIFT member Kathleen Gallagher has two films in a special screening to mark The International day of Peace on Monday 21 September in Auckland. They are adapted from her Peace Plays,

Hautu is about COs and their families of WWII.

Charlie Bloom is…

We are thrilled that Jocelyn Moorhouse, one of the worlds leading female writers/directors is coming to Wellington for the New Zealand premiere of "The Dressmaker" on September 23.

Buy your tickets at   http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2015/the-dressmaker-exclusive-preview-screening/wellington

Moorhouse directed and wrote the screenplay for The Dresssmaker.and produced "…

Submissions for the 2016 Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (#VIWIFF2016, March 8-13, 2016) and the International Screenplay Competition end October 15th, 2015. This six-day festival celebrates and promotes women working in screen-based media.

It accepts films with women in at least three of…

NZ On Air and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) have renewed their successful joint incentive for digital media co-production.

The total amount of funding available in 2015/16 is $1million (CAD), with $500,000 contributed by each of NZ On Air and the CMF to fu…

Submitting an entry?
Getty Images are providing free and discounted stock images, audio and footage for all entries into the Tropfest 2016 competition.

Getting the right footage and music to round out your production takes talent. Getting it on time and on budget t…

In the form of a competition - Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard opens in NZ cinemas on October 1 and we have FIVE double passes to give away...

View the teaser trailer here:www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zHtDkqvI44 and answer this simple question...

What is the fam…

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• Developing the National Television Collection
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The role includes, Off-air recording, Negotiation with TV Production companies and recording information about Television programmes onto a database

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Unitec is delighted to be hosting a series of workshops in Transmedia Storytelling and Production as an introduction to the new Masters in Creative Practice.

The first workshop, facilitated by Alex Alexander of 412 Entertainment Sydney takes place at Unitec on Thursday October…

Congratulations to WIFT NZ President Sharon Menzies on being included in Australian TV's most powerful and influential people 2015

"So when broadcasters green-light a show, they and their producers then, more often than not, go to the who's who on our Money power list.…

As a NZ WIFT member you can still enter the Kansas City WIFT 5^th annual Short Screenplay Contest. All members of a Women in Film chapter get a discount on their entry fee. Please see http://www.kcwift.com/contest/. The next deadline is October 18, 2015.

The…

Spare a thought for the hardworking staff at WIFT - who have been so busy they haven't welcome all our lovely new members for some months!  SO it is with great pride, thanks and joy that we welcome all these new (and returning members)…

Only 2 weeks to go!

Screenies is a new dedicated film festival for children (3 - 15 years) at The Auckland Performing Arts Centre (TAPAC) in Western Springs on the 22nd-25th of October (Labour Weekend). The Festival is being staged for the first time …