Posted Monday 10 Sep 2018
Fancy a bit of Kulture? The German Film Festival is on now around the country throughout September and not only are there some fantastic films playing, but entry is free! The Goethe Institut is hosting New Zealand's 10th German Film Festival, and films will …
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/great-films-and-free-entry-at-the-german-film-festival/Posted Monday 10 Sep 2018
Posted Monday 10 Sep 2018
It's back! The Mobile Film Festival challenges you to make a one minute film on your mobile phone. This time the theme is #StandUpForHumanRights, so you must first read the Declaration of Human Rights (which will definitely take more than one minute) and use …
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/human-rights-theme-for-this-year-s-mobile-film-festival/Posted Monday 10 Sep 2018
Support your fellow Wifters and catch a very special bunch of sheilas at Ng? Taonga Sound & Vision this month! If you haven't seen them yet, now is your chance in Wellington. Ng? Taonga will screen the likes of No Ordinary Sheila, Sheilas, Our Voice …
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/sheilas-shine-onscreen-in-wellington/Posted Monday 10 Sep 2018
A good producer knows that a good film is nothing without an audience, and Doc Clinic #6 will show you how to find the right audience at the right time. Jasmin McSweeney, head of marketing at the New Zealand Film Commission and Fergus Grady…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/find-the-right-audience-with-this-doc-edge-clinic/Posted Tuesday 11 Sep 2018
We're looking forward to the release of Dorthe Scheffman's first feature film, Vermilion, due for release in New Zealand on 8 November. Scheffman wrote, directed and produced the film, and a number of Wifters are also involved: producer Michele Fantl, DOP Maria Ines Manchego, …
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/video-slot-vermilion/Posted Tuesday 11 Sep 2018
Hop online and catch a new interactive documentary about the history of nuclear testing in the Pacific, produced by Charlotte Purdy. In five short video chapters available on desktop, mobile and webVR, the true story of the battle to end French nuclear weapons testing bet…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/catch-purdy-s-interactive-doco-online/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
Kudos to producer Julia Parnell and the team at Notable Pictures for the launch of their wonderful new documentary series, Minimum, ahead of the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand. Directed by Kathleen Winter Minimum highlights the predicaments of women in Aotearoa worki…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/notable-doco-series-shines-light-on-women-in-minimum-wage-jobs/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
This week we're giving away five double passes to The House With A Clock In It's Walls, in NZ cinemas from 27 September. This magical adventure tells the tale of 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) who is sent to live with his uncle (Jack Black…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/win-double-passes-to-the-house-with-a-clock-in-it-s-walls/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
Aucklanders, catch a free screening of Merata Mita's masterpiece Mauri, at the Academy Cinema on Wednesday 19th September at 8:30pm. It's screening as part of There She Goes, a selection of pioneering films made by women in the latter-half of the 20th century, in w…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/pioneering-films-by-women-on-show-at-the-academy/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
Wellingtonians, make the most of this opportunity to watch a great film and talk to it's director afterward! This event, hosted by Kathleen Winter and Marian Evans involves a screening of The Bookshop followed (at 9pm) by a live Skype discussion/Q & A with writer/dir…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/the-bookshop-screening-and-director-q-a/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
Grab a cuppa and find a comfortable spot to watch this special live recording of the Share Her Story rally. The rally was held at the Toronto International Film Festival in support of women in the film industry. Speakers include Geena Davis, Amma Asante …
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/watch-the-share-her-journey-rally-live-from-the-tiff/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
This is a great opporunity for young filmmakers! The Sundance Institute and Adobe Project 1324 are teaming up to find the next 15 Sundance Ignite Fellows (or Fellow-ettes). They want emerging filmmakers who are creating stories that bring their passion, voice, and perspective to l…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/let-sundance-ignite-your-creativity/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
The hardworking Marian Evans, aka Wellywood Woman, has collated all the women-directed film events on this month acknowledging Suffrage 125, and also the fourth global #DirectedByWomen month. She urges every WIFT member to go to at least one screening with a mate - and tell …
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/films-with-women-at-the-helm-this-month/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
Support your fellow members at this year's Cinematographers Awards, where over 180 entries promise to make it the most exciting yet. The extraordinary depth of New Zealand cinematography will be on show, from on-the-spot news, stunning music videos, through to major Hollywood, BBC and Net…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/get-your-tickets-for-the-new-zealand-cinematographers-awards/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
As Westside left our screens last night, we take this opportunity to applaud South Pacific Pictures for achieving gender equality in the key creative roles of writer and director. WIFT Westsiders were Aidee Walker, Kate McDermott and Shoshana McCallum. Of course you can - and sh…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/a-shoutout-to-spp-for-its-support-of-gender-equality/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
Here's another creative solution to your child's televisual entertainment problem! Our friends at Pukeko Pictures have produced Kiddets, airing weekdays on TVNZ 2 at 6.30am from Monday 17 September 2018. Kiddets is also available to stream on TVNZ OnDemand or HEIHEI. Kiddets are space ca…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/pukeko-pictures-pops-kiddets-onscreen-next-week/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
The 2018 Show Me Shorts programme looks like a tantalising mix of edgy, entertaining, impressive and charming! Four Kiwi films will make their world premiere during the festival: One Day by Nicky Cameron, Twenty One Points by Pete Circuitt, Toilet by Simeon Duncombe and Deli…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/show-me-shorts-2018-programme-hot-off-the-press/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
Here's your chance to finally "get to Sesame Street" (and maybe get an autograph from Big Bird) by pitching a short film idea for Season 50 of this classic kids' TV show. Kiwi filmmakers are invited to submit one idea for a one minute live act…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/make-a-film-for-sesame-street/Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
We'd like to offer a warm welcome for our new members - we couldn't do what we do without your support, and for that, we thank you. So, welcome to:
Posted Wednesday 12 Sep 2018
WIFT NZ is proud to be bringing the wonderful Anna Serner, Chief Executive of the Swedish Film Institute, and the instigator of 50:50 x 2020, to New Zealand as a keynote speaker in this year's BSS. This will be unmissable!
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/the-first-speaker-announced-for-this-year-s-big-screen-symposium/Posted Tuesday 18 Sep 2018
We're giving away five double passes to Westwood, a documentary celebrating British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood: punk, icon, provocateur, and one of the most influential originators in recent history. The film explores her uphill struggle to success, looking closely at her artistry, her acti…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/win-tickets-to-westwood/Posted Tuesday 18 Sep 2018
Here's a major and extremely welcome step forward for parents and carers in the screen industry: a creche will be available to delegates for the first time ever at Australia's Screen Forever conference event. And it's free! It's a partnership between the South Australian …
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/creche-available-at-screen-forever/Posted Tuesday 18 Sep 2018
We are delighted to welcome feature film director Rouzie Hassanova to New Zealand and WIFT NZ with a screening of her first feature film Radiogram. The screening is part of the fourth global #DirectedByWomen month - check out this list of #DirectedByWomen events curated by M…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/award-winning-film-radiogram-to-screen-in-wellington/Posted Tuesday 18 Sep 2018
Calling all writers, directors, producers! Here's a fantastic chance to gain valuable insights into creating independent films in New Zealand. Script to Screen will host a case-study event on the successful, independently financed feature film Stray, the debut feature from New Zealand writer/director/producer Dustin Fen…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/a-case-study-on-stray/Posted Tuesday 25 Sep 2018
Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
Here's an enlightening read for scriptwriters in the age of binge-watching. Drama Quarterly talks to a host of writers, including Camilla Ahlgren, head writer of the Scandinavian hit The Bridge and Deutschland 83 creator Anna Winger, about what makes a compelling drama that demands vie…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/keeping-viewers-hooked-in-the-age-of-binge-watching/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
Congratulations to all our members with projects in the NZ Web Festival Official Selection, which runs to 63 titles from around the world. We're looking forward to the big reveal of nominees for the #NZWF18 Awards, to be announced on Tuesday 9 October. This ye…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/many-wifters-in-nz-web-fest-official-selection/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
After eight years at the helm of Script-To-Screen, Esther Cahill-Chiaroni (pictured below) is moving on. We wish her all the very best, and we know many of you benefited from her support and commitment to emerging talent, and to championing voices underrepresented in our screen storytel…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/script-to-screen-to-farewell-cahill-chiaroni/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
Applications for the role of Script To Screen executive director are open from 24 September until 22 October.
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/script-to-screen-executive-director/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
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It's time to apply for NZ On Air funding for your specialist current affairs series and/or radio series for 2019. NZOA says it will consider existing projects with platform support applying for further development, new premier projects with platform support, and newer storyteller and sustain…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/nzoa-december-funding-round-applications-open-tomorrow/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
Meanwhile, Radio New Zealand and NZ On Air are also seeking Diverse Journalism proposals, as part of the new $6m Innovation Fund. So, if you're interested and able to make one of the following, we urge you to apply now!
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Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
Take five minutes to read this great piece on the inspirational Agnes Varda in The Guardian. The 90-year-old giant of the Nouvelle Vague talks about her latest film, Faces Places, her love of polka dots, life with Jacques Demy, and that 'dirty rat' Jean-Luc God…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/spot-the-90-year-old-agnes-varda/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
This wonderful project which involved many Wifters, leads our lineup today. The interactive video Give Kate A Voice brings the suffragette Kate Sheppard's words to life. Among the almost all-female crew were Charlotte Evans, Vanessa Wells, Belinda Pflaum, Jill Macnab, Tammy Williams, Sarah Voon, Ainsley Calde…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/video-slot-give-kate-a-voice/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
A Kenyan high court has temporarily lifted its ban on the film 'Rafiki, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu, which means the film can be eligible for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. The film was banned by Kenya's Film and Classification Board (KFCB) in A…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/director-of-banned-kenyan-film-to-present-at-the-big-screen-symposium/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
Calling all filmmakers, come show your wares! The VIWIFF - WIFTV is now accepting submissions for the 2019 Vancouver International Women in Film Festival. VIWIFF screens a diverse selection of films from across the globe. Each film programmed has at least three women in a…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/applications-open-for-the-vancouver-international-wif-festival-and-screenplay-competition/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
Here's another inspirational read for you! After hearing an interview with Hollywood actress and producer Reese Witherspoon where she said someone told her that, "we're running out of female directors", director, writer, and activist Rachel Feldman was compelled to set the record straight!
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/an-open-letter-to-reese-witherspoon-about-women-directors/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
Are your accounts giving you a headache? Find relief at this fantastic Young Creators workshop brought to you by DEGNZ and WIFT! Natalie Doherty, production accountant on projects including Slow West, Jean and The Shannara Chronicles, will share with you contractor hacks to take the headach…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/a-workshop-to-help-with-accounting-pain-relief-1/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
There's still time to pitch your amazing short film idea for Sesame Street! The deadline for submissions to the Sesame Workshop has been extended to 12pm Friday, September 28th, 2018. Just a reminder, selected applicants must be available in Auckland, from 1-3pm on Wednesday …
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/sesame-street-pitch-extended-deadline/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
If you haven't seen this uplifting, gravity-defying documentary, now is your chance! Produced by Paula Jones, the acclaimed Hip-Hop-eration really is inspiring viewing - for young and old. Kara, (94) and Terri, (93) and their feisty friends, journey to Las Vegas and the World…
/news/news-archive/2018/sep/paula-jones-hip-hop-eration-back-on-the-big-screen/Posted Wednesday 26 Sep 2018
It's great to see local IP being exported carefully and successfully, and one Wifter doing this is musician and founder of Songbroker, Jan Hellreigel (pictured below). Music copyright is in many ways the perfect export. It costs nothing to ship, very little store, and cro…
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