Archive Jan 2018

We thought you'd like this funny and fantastically feminist speech given by filmmaker Molly O'Shea at the 2017 SPADA conference. It's the John O'Shea Memorial Address, and Molly is the granddaughter of the legendary John O'Shea of Pacific Films, and the daughter …

Here's yet another reason to be glad you're a WIFT member! The Kansas City Women in Film and Television Chapter is holding its 7^th short screenplay competition, and there's $US1000 up for grabs! And, WIFTI members get a big fat discount: use the Paypal …

The Different Faces Different Voices International Film Festival returns to Cambridge, Massachussetts 27-29 June 2018, featuring the Flicks4Chicks short film contest. It's a fantastic opportunity for WIFT members to shine, and to highlight the voices of women and minorities. And, you can use your…

It's been a year of enormous upheaval for the film industry, but a new report analysing the directors of top-grossing US films has found 'no meaningful change in over a decade' for female, black and Asian directors. The report, authored by Dr Stacy L Sm…

Awards ceremonies normally celebrate actors' onscreen performances, but one of the speeches at this year's Golden was award-worthy in itself. Host and comedian Seth Rogen took a number of verbal jabs at Woody Allen, Kevin Spacey, and Harvey Weinstein, but Oprah Winfrey really c…

It's time to dust off your computer and register for the 2018 Script Pipeline Competition. Finalists receive immediate circulation to the many Script Pipeline partners, as well as:

- $50,000 to the winners

- Personal introductions to managers, producers, agents, directors, and others search…

There are just two days left to apply for the latest round of Fresh Shorts funding! Head to the new Online Application Portal to submit your ideas before 5pm on Friday 19 January. Fresh Shorts funds the development and production of short films mad…

To celebrate the NZ cinema release of The Shape of Water on 18 January, we have 5 double movie passes to give away! Starring Academy Award� nominee Sally Hawkins and Academy Award� winner Octavia Spencer, this ravishing other-worldly fairy-tale from master storyteller Guiller…

We're celebrating the news that Gaylene Preston's documentary My Year with Helen will have its international premiere at the Athena Film Festival 22-25 February, 2018 in New York.

Films at the Athena Festival tell the extraordinary stories of strong, bold women who are…

A big thank you to our many new members listed below who have joined up recently, we really value and welcome your support.
Jeni Leigh Walker, Kim Webby, Mingjian Cui, Sarah Voon, Jaun Fisher, Jess Milne, Suzette Major, Chris Pryor, Sarah Howell, Katie Hinsen, H…

Here's a great opportunity for screenwriters in the capital: producer Vicki Pope and director Rob Sarkies have partnered with Wellington's Toi P?neke Art Centre to offer a 12-week residency for a Wellington-based screenwriter. To apply, you'll need to have a feature film script …

Wellington's Ng? Taonga Sound and Vision has curated a cracking line-up of films for the next two weeks! We'll be looking out for the Vicky Pope-produced Gardening With Soul, a gentle documentary that charts the journey of octagenarian Sister Loyola Galvin (pictured above) t…

The 2018 WIFT awards are fast approaching and we're gearing up for what's going to be a sparkling night celebrating the achievements of women in the screen industries. Those of you who attended the last awards will know it's a special evening …

If you're planning on coming to Auckland need short-term accommodation, here's a great possibility at the home of one of our lovely members!  Much more convivial than a motel room!!

Filmmaker Zia Mandviwalla has a spare room in her spacious, centrally located home and…

Big news for talented director Roseanne Liang, who has been voted onto The Alice Initiative, a list of female directors who are primed for a studio job. Mid- to top-level film executives at every major studio and several top production companies, had foun…

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Of the 250 top-grossing films, 86% had no female directors, while 83% had no female writers, according to the latest report by San Diego State University's Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. Last year, only 1% of the top-grossing films empl…

We have a sci-fi film for you this week: Dr Julia Reynolds' Shepherd tells the story of Eden, a sixteen-year-old girl struggling to survive in a dystopian future. When Eden (played by Olivia Reynolds, pictured above) comes across an old tourist map s…

Here's another opportunity to catch a WIFTer's work at the NZ Festival. The National Library, Toi M?ori and the Dutch Embassy, have come together to present a film tracing an extraordinary partnership. Directed by Jan Bieringa, Te Hono ki Aotearoa: The Link to Ao…

Here's your chance to hear talented filmmaker Welby Ings discuss his craft. His beautiful short film Sparrow will screen at the Auckland and Wellington Pride Festivals, after a run of international festival screenings last year. Produced by Robin Murphy, Sparrow is the st…

They're making us wait, but we know it will be worth it in the end! On 6 February, Waitangi Day, you'll be able to check out what goodies are in store at the marvellous M?oriland Film Festival when its 2018 programme will be revealed onli…

We're excited for Anna Marbrook (pictured above), whose theatre spectacle A Waka Odyssey is to open the New Zealand Festival in Wellington on 23 February. One of New Zealand's most respected theatre and television directors, Marbrook created A Waka Odyssey with navigator a…

Did you miss Sundance? Don't worry, you can catch up on all the news with Women and Hollywood's series of interviews with women directors about their entries in the festival.
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We love a good list, and we'd love to know what you think of this one! It's Indie Outlook's 180 essential films by female directors, and includes Jane Campion for her 2009 film Bright Star. The list was prompted by the recent nominat…

Dig out the hair gel! Arani Cuthbert's Diva Productions presents a special, one-time-only concert celebrating the NZ women who created music and contributed to the soundtrack of life in the 1980s. Diva is also making a documentary about the story of women's mu…

We had 195 people take time out to make 300 nominations for the 2018 WIFT Awards! We thank you all for taking time and making the effort to contribute to the success of the Awards. The judges spent nine hours discussing each nominee caref…

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Here's one for art lovers: we're giving away 5 double passes to Loving Vincent, the world's first fully painted feature film, due for NZ release on 8 February. This beautiful film brings the paintings of artist Vincent van Gogh to life to tel…

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