Posted Monday 04 Jun 2018
There was a bit of a heihei in Auckland's Henderson last week as broadcasters and kids descended on Woah! Studios for the launch party of HEIHEI, TVNZ's new ad-free media platform for kids. The name means "commotion" or "chicken" in te reo, and the strea…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/nzoa-and-tvnz-launch-heihei-the-ad-free-kids-media-platform/Posted Monday 04 Jun 2018
The cold weather is the perfect excuse for watching lots of films, short French ones in particular! Aucklanders, get cosy at The Kingslander on 19 June for French Short Film night with Show Me Shorts and Alliance Fran�aise French Film Festival. They'll be screening a div…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/escape-the-cold-and-celebrate-french-cinema/Posted Tuesday 05 Jun 2018
It's great to see a number of WIFTers featuring in this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. The WIFT lineup includes the world premiere of Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen, produced by Chelsea Winstanley; Mega Time Squad, produced by Anna Duckworth will have its New Ze…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/wifters-feature-in-this-year-s-nziff-lineup/Posted Tuesday 05 Jun 2018
It's that time of the year again - the wonderful team at Loading Docs has made their selection and this year we have two WIFT members to get behind! Let's hear it for Morgan Leigh Stewart and Jane Mahoney!
Posted Tuesday 05 Jun 2018
The Piano features in this week's video slot too. This documentary featurette is produced and directed by Sarah Grohnert and edited by Prisca Bouchet. Their film celebrates the 25th anniversary of Jane Campion's The Piano, and sees Campion (pictured below, right) reunited with The …
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/video-slot-celebrating-the-piano-25-years-on/Posted Tuesday 05 Jun 2018
Congratulations to our members at Ruckus Media for their big wins at the 13th annual Doc Edge International Documentary Film Festival awards. Their moving and intimate feature film Stan, and short documentary Born This Way: Awa's Story, raked in the awards: Ruckus picked up …
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/ruckus-media-rakes-in-the-awards/Posted Tuesday 05 Jun 2018
Intrepid film blogger Stephen Follows has produced another set of disturbing statistics for women in film and TV. His latest findings from a study co-authored by Alexis Kreager, show that between 2005 and 2016, four out of every five UK movies were written mainl…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/writers-suffer-gender-inequality-in-uk-film-and-tv/Posted Tuesday 05 Jun 2018
Here's a fantastic resource for Kiwi content makers. NZ music publishing company Songbroker has set up office in Los Angeles with Kiwi musician Greg Johnson representing the catalogue. Managing director Jan Hellriegel says the company is excited to have Johnson as their champion. Songbroker special…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/hellreigel-s-songbroker-opens-its-doors-in-la/Posted Tuesday 05 Jun 2018
Let's hear it for producers Kerry Warkia and Kiel McNaughton, who have secured production funding from the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) for their latest multi-story feature, Vai.
Posted Tuesday 05 Jun 2018
In a new essay published by Contemporary HUM, London-based writer Eleanor Woodhouse takes an in-depth look at the work of the prolific, interdisciplinary New Zealand artist, poet and filmmaker, Joanna Margaret Paul. Devout to both her practice and faith, Paul passed away suddenly in …
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/hidden-treasures-artist-and-filmmaker-joanna-margaret-paul-s-work-revealed/Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
Here's a great opportunity to celebrate those influential women in your industry who are championing real change, every day. Nominations for the 2018 Women of Influence Awards are open, and WIFTers will have plenty of deserving women to nominate!
Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
Award-winning Australian producer Kath Shelper (pictured below) talks to Philippa Campbell (Top of the Lake)about how she has shepherded projects for the screen through unconventional paths, enabling talented writers and directors to find their voice and their audience. Organised by Script To Screen, this e…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/award-winning-australian-producer-on-funding-unconventional-projects/Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
It's so affirming to see the initiative of two young women who are keen to provide networking for others emerging into the industry. Lucy Holyoake and Lorraine Hughes are keen to establish an Emerging Women Filmmaker's Network, for young women (or anyone who identifie…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/attention-aspiring-wellington-filmmakers/Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
Here's your chance to be involved in something special. Pohewa are small industry-lead masterclasses, run in a state-of-the-art facility in Wellington's film making community, Miramar. Founded by Kristy Grant, Kat Lintott and Academy award winner Jamie Selkirk, the goal of Pohewa is to offer ac…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/scholarship-for-masterclasses-in-virtual-and-augmented-reality-up-for-grabs/Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
Madman Entertainment
Adviser international initiatives and indigenous exchange
Creative New Zealand, the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa
Associate channel manager Jones!
Sky TV
Global Film Solutions Ltd
MediaWorks NZ
World TV
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/jobs-for-june/Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
We have five double passes to give away to this teary-funny love story, starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland. The Leisure Seeker is about a runaway couple who embark on an unforgettable cross-country adventure in their vintage campervan. John and Ella Spencer have almost rea…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/win-tickets-to-the-leisure-seeker/Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
Congratulations Frances Edmond, the third New Zealander selected for the 2018 Shanghai Writers Residency. Waiheke Island-based Frances will enjoy two months in Shanghai working on a new draft of her film about unsung heroine Kathleen Hall, an unassuming New Zealand missionary nurse who risked…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/edmond-wins-shanghai-writers-residency/Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
Karen Te O Kahurangi Waaka-Tibble will fill the newly-created senior executive position of Pou Whakahaere. Waaka-Tibble is a producer with extensive experience in governance, culture, intellectual property rights, iwi and community organisations as well as active involvement in M?ori screen issues.
Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
A warm WIFT welcome to our new members listed below. We're thrilled to have you on board and really value your support!
Kristina Simons, Helena Easton, Karen Mackenzie, Aaron Hugher, Dora Morolli, Charlotte Evans, Winnie Dumell, Nicola van der Meijden, Finley Mudgway, Anna Middleton, O…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/welcome-new-members/Posted Wednesday 06 Jun 2018
Congratulations (and a curtsey) to three wonderful wahine on their recognition in the Queen's Birthday Honours at the weekend. Ainsley Gardiner MNZM, a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit - for services to film and television; Briar Grace-Smith ONZM, an Officer of…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/wonderful-wahine-recognised-in-queen-s-birthday-honours/Posted Wednesday 13 Jun 2018
SPADA has announced this year's conference dates and theme, so make a note, dear members, to be free, and in Wellington, on Thursday 14 and Friday 16 November. We're looking forward to seeing how this year's theme - the power of emotion - plays …
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/save-the-date-for-the-2018-spada-conference/Posted Wednesday 13 Jun 2018
A host of female characters are rewriting the rules for women on television, and the latest issue of Drama Quarterly explores just how they're being brought to the small screen. Remember Cagney & Lacey, DI Jane Tennison and Buffy 'the Vampire Slayer' Summers? They …
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/female-characters-to-the-fore-on-tv/Posted Wednesday 13 Jun 2018
Vivian Maier was a career nanny who, with her camera, recorded some of the most interesting aspects of Urban America between the 1950s to the 1990s - yet she showed nobody.
Doc Edge presents Finding Vivian Maier, the story behind the photos - ther…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/the-fascinating-story-of-a-nanny-with-a-secret-passion/Posted Wednesday 13 Jun 2018
Posted Tuesday 19 Jun 2018
The New Zealand Dance Company. The NZDC is a crusade for dance with a vision to create sustainable, high-calibre dance productions and is dedicated to NZ's finest contemporary dance practitioners. They are currently looking for a part-time bookkeeper to join their dynamic t…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/jobs-get-them-while-they-re-hot/Posted Tuesday 19 Jun 2018
Posted Tuesday 19 Jun 2018
Posted Tuesday 19 Jun 2018
Posted Wednesday 20 Jun 2018
We have some extremely talented WIFT-member cinematographers, and we're hoping to see them recognised in these unique awards. Building on the success of the previous awards, the third NZCS Awards for Cinematography will once again showcase excellent, world-class New Zealand cinematography. The Awards are u…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/time-for-cinematographers-to-showcase-your-best/Posted Wednesday 20 Jun 2018
Posted Wednesday 20 Jun 2018
It's great to see WIFT members supporting other WIFT members, and we're pleased to spread the word that SAE Creative Media Institute is now a key sponsor of the Show Me Shorts film festival's most prestigious prize - the Oscar-credited Best International Film award.…
/news/news-archive/2018/jun/sae-to-sponsor-prestigious-short-film-award/Posted Wednesday 20 Jun 2018
We want to hear from members involved with a film in the upcoming NZ International Film Festival, so we can tell everybody else about it in next week's eNews! The programme is out Monday, and we're pretty excited!!!
Email us at office@wiftnz.org.nz with the de…
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