Archive Sep 2016

STS are very proud to announce their keynote speaker:  award-winning US producer Heather Rae for this year's bash to be held 24/25 September in Auckland Tickets on sale now.

They also welcome multi Academy Award winning special effects pioneer Joe Letteri, and sought after NZ edit…

VENDETTA PRODUCTIONS and SOUTH PACIFIC PICTURES - both WIFT MEMBERS we hasten to add - wish to develop several feature films for specific audiences.

They are looking for ideas for dramatic feature films which would appeal to:

? Older audiences 55 plus

? Fe…

If you are an early bird you could do the Rewrite Course listed here (6am start in NZ!) Afterall we are going into summer time here aren't we?  So do you want to rewrite your screenplay in 10 weeks on SKYPE? Then read on...

R…

Directors & Editors Guild of NZ invites you to apply for a 2-day Drama Editing Masterclass with multiple award-winning Australian editor Dany Cooper for up to 8 participants.

Dany Cooper is one of Australia's best-known and respected film and television editors. This year, she has completed work …

AS IT IS IN HEAVEN 2: HEAVEN ON EARTH

It's the follow-up film to the beloved, Academy Award nominated Swedish classic, As it is in Heaven.

A new, heartfelt tale about the people in a small village in the northernmost part of Sweden. A …

Forget the boring blokey heavy-handed humour on 7 Days - this is a smart, sassy comedy option for Friday night (or any night given it's on demand) and we guarantee you WILL laugh out loud...

View the trailer for WIFT members Roseanne Liang and …

Oh dear. You might need a fortifying G & T to get through this article. Sigh.  Pop it in your browser...

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NZ On Screen has just uploaded the ScreenTalk interview with Kelly Martin.

You can find it here: https://www.nzonscreen.com/interviews/kelly-martin

In the interview, Kelly speaks about:

� How the photocopying room led to a career in television

� Becoming the scheduler of local show…

The call is out for entries to this year's South Pacific Pictures' 2016 BIG PITCH COMPETITION
held during The Great Screenrights' Lunch at SPADA on Thursday 24 November in Wellington.
Open to all formats and genres* send us your pitches now for pre-selection.

Finalists for THE BI…

There are quite a few to think about - see below...

1) Proudly Sponsored by Crombie Lockwood

SPADA is now in its 13th year of presenting this prestigous award! It has been won by 8 women and 7 men - so the gloves are off - …

Caption Producer - part time.

Able is New Zealand's home of captioning and audio description and strives to bring you more accessible media. Able captioners produce and edit subtitles for programmes shown on air, which are accessed by Deaf and hard of hearing viewer…

We asked for news from members and you have responded!  Here is some information about WIFT members Frances Edmond and Jane Sherning Warren's short films...

Unit 6 was written,  directed and produced, by Jane and selected for the Montreal Cinefest.

Jane's other short fi…

The announcements just keep coming... you can check out STS website for daily updates - but for now the latest is that NINE more New Zealand filmmakers - many of them WIFT members have been booked.  They are the makers of WARU, a groundbreaking collaborat…

WIFT member Leanne Pooley's film 25 April continues its romp through the international film festival circuit with an invitation to show at Korea's prestigious Bucheon Animation Festival from 21-25 October. Leanne will attend.

We wish her all the best for the competition - yo…

The 2016/17 Data Book print edition is out now and free to the first 200 Industry guild members that contact them. That could be you!!

But don't worry if you miss out - you can still buy the Data Book for a discounted $46…

South Island board member, Vanessa Wells, is currently treading the boards, in Christchurch's Court Theatre production of 'The Streaker', written by Gregory Cooper, and directed by Mark Hadlow.

Ron Hewlett's lost his job, his mortgage is overdue and his family's on the brink of r…

WIFT member Lisa Brickell would love to see other members at her new play, Mockingbird - a show by women, about women, and in particular about post natal depression, based on Lisa'a own story and that of her female ancestors…

The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Len Lye Foundation and Ng? Taonga Sound & Vision launches the first comprehensive DVD collection of experimental films by Len Lye available in New Zealand.

Colour Box: 19 Films by Len Lye presents the largest and…

Short films from around the world have been selected to screen in competition at this year's Uni Shorts International Student Film Festival on Saturday, 15 October. Prizemoney of NZ$500 will be awarded to each winner: Best Animation, Best Experimental, Best Documentary, Best Under…

The Wellington Polish Film Festival runs for ten days starting on Friday 30 September until Sunday 9 October.

The film programme and tickets for New Zealand's first Wellington Polish Film Festival 2016 is now live on the WPFF website. Tickets can be bought online …

The late deadline of October 1st 2016 is looming for the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival and Screenplay Competition (#VIWIFF2017).

Now in its 12th year, the annual VIWIFF showcases an impressive line-up of short, and feature films (narrative, documentary, experimental and animation) by estab…

NZ On Air announced last that week that it is moving to a single funding strategy for all content investments, in order to remain flexible and relevant in a fast-changing, converging media environment.

The funding agency intends to create a single fund, the NZ …

M?ori screen production organisation, Ng? Aho Whakaari, celebrates 20 years of operation with a two-day hui and the inaugural M?ori Screen Gala Ball & Awards in October.

Named TE POU IHIIHI -  A moment to stabilise, to gather around something solid, look back and look…

Thanks to the good folk at RNZ we have a couple of fantastic interviews from last week to share with you. Pop the iinks in your browser and be informed and entertained

First, an interview by Kathryn Ryan with Jane Wrightson on the funding ch…

And what does SWANZ and USC stand for? Script Writer Awards NZ & Unproduced Script Competition and our very own WIFT members Leanne Pooley and the gorgeous Shoshana McCallum feature. When Shoshana isn't emailing the members she is being fabulous at her other job - wr…

TV Commercials/Film work-Part timeHeroes & Villains NZ

We are RECRUITING NOW for Male and Female Actors, Talent and Action Talent for work on International and Local TV and Film productions throughout NZ

$150.00-$5000.00Auckland

Production Assistant for Childrens TV ShowPickled Possum Productions

Perfect opportunity …

Each year the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) presents an invaluable conference for producers, broadcasters and distributors working in science, history and content-rich factual media. This year's event will take place from December 5 to 8 2016, in Stockholm, Sweden.

Of pa…