Posted Sunday 10 Nov 2019
Calling all screenwriters! If you'd like the chance to sharpen your skills, apply now for the Show Me Shorts Screenwriting Lab. It's a mentoring scheme for new and emerging screenwriters to develop short film concepts and scripts with the guidance and advice of exper…
Posted Sunday 10 Nov 2019
Take a bow, Wellingtonions! Your city has just been named an official City of Film by UNESCO, joining just 17 other cities that hold the prestigious designation. Part of UNESCO's Creative Cities network, Wellington was one of 66 new cities to join the 246-strong net…
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/wellington-named-a-unesco-city-of-film/Posted Sunday 10 Nov 2019
Long-serving New Zealand On Air chief executive Jane Wrightson will be leaving the funding agency in January to take up a new role as the Retirement Commissioner. Jane has led NZOA for 12 years and transformed it from broadcast-focused local content to a strategic pu…
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/new-role-for-nzoa-chief-jane-wrightson/Posted Monday 11 Nov 2019
Posted Monday 11 Nov 2019
Filmmakers, cancel your plans for the weekend of 23-24 May next year! The team organising the Vista Foundation 48Hours has released the shoot dates nice and early so you can plan ahead. Based in eight regions around the country, this national guerilla film com…
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/vista-foundation-48hours-2020-dates-released/Posted Monday 11 Nov 2019
Posted Monday 11 Nov 2019
Posted Monday 11 Nov 2019
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 New Zealand Television Craft Awards! Mitchell Hawkes won Best Director: Multi Camera for You Are Us / Aroha Nui, MediaWorks (Three); Images & Sound won Best Contribution to a Soundtrack for In Dark Places, for South …
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/wifters-shine-at-nz-tv-craft-awards/Posted Monday 11 Nov 2019
Senior producer, Mediawatch
Radio New Zealand
Posted Monday 11 Nov 2019
It's the largest documentary festival in North America and you really should be there! Regarded as the most effective international documentary market in North America, the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival will run April 30 - May 10, 2020, in the…
Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
We're very pleased to let you know that we've just received confirmation of two-year funding from Foundation North! We're very grateful on behalf of you all. With the three-year funding already received from the NZ Film Commission and a stable body of members we'r…
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/from-the-desk-of-our-executive-director/Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
SPADA has released an exciting programme for its upcoming conference, with a great line-up of local and international speakers. Make sure you register early! From now until the SPADA Conference starts on 20 November, you can register at the following rates:
$325 SPADA Member…
Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
There's only a week to go before the Huawei Mate30 New Zealand Television Awards Gala! Don't miss out on this glamorous event celebrating our wonderful television industry!
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/last-days-to-get-your-nztv-awards-tickets/Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
Here's a first for the New Zealand screen industry! The M?oriland Filmmakers' Residency will host national and international Indigenous artists for up to three months at the M?oriland Hub in ?taki. There will be two residencies offered in 2020, and the Head …
Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
A big round of applause to Jackie van Beek and Armagan Ballantyne, recipients of the New Zealand Writers Guild's Seed Advanced Grants for 2019. We're looking forwrad to seeing their project Wolves. The NZWG reports that the application rate for this round was "excel…
Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
Here's a great opportunity for emerging artists! Springboard, a new programme for the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi, aims to kickstart arts careers for up to ten artists in Aotearoa every year. Recipients are gifted $15,000, alongside a partnership with a senior artist mentor …
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/springboard-your-arts-career-in-2020/Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
Weta Digital is seeking someone to fill the above role. Here's a bit about the position and the kind of person they're looking for:
Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
Posted Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
Doc Edge is on the look out for the next great NZ documentary, so get your submissions in for Doc Edge Pitch 2020. Up to 15 projects will be selected- you could be one of them! In recent years Doc Edge Pitch has…
Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
The Official Selection of the international Mobile Film Festival is out so take a few minutes (50 if you want to see them all!) and check them out! Themed ACT NOW on climate change, each film is just one minute long and ma…
Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
If you're currently involved in the creation and/or production of a series, and want the opportunity to pitch your project at Series Mania Forum 2020, here's your chance! Series Mania Forum is calling for projects for its latest Co-Pro Pitching Sessions 2020. The Sessions pre…
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/series-mania-forum-call-for-projects/Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
Calling all emerging directors and producers! Are you at an advanced stage of developing your first or second feature project? Then you're eligible to apply for the Feature Lab at the 2020 edition of Torino Film Lab.
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Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
The Guardian has dug deep into the data and revealed some uncomfortable truths about Hollywood's gender parity involving this year's Oscar awards contenders: the three youngest best actor hopefuls have never made a film with a female director, however the youngest of the possible fe…
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/the-oscar-contenders-and-gender-parity/Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
The early bird catches the best-priced tickets to the Big Screen Symposium, an event you won't want to miss! Get in quick to secure your earlybird tickets to the BSS2020 as they are limited! Earlybird period ends midnight, 31 Jan 2020 or until sold o…
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/earlybird-tickets-on-sale-for-the-big-screen-symposium/Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
Short film scripts are a great way for emerging writers to showcase their voice and advance their careers. This course aims to help you develop your craft, articulate your voice, and meet the creative challenges of writing a shootable/fundable script. Course facilitator Ren� Le…
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/emerging-artists-trust-screenwriting-workshop-with-rene-le-bas/Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
The NZ Cinematographers Society is flying Australian DP Ben Allan ACS CSI (pictured above) over the Tasman to run a Masterclass in collaboration with local colourist James Gardner, on technical guidelines and delivery requirements for HDR acquisition and grading, as currently specified by ne…
Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
Posted Monday 25 Nov 2019
Support your fellow Wifters and jump online to donate to this worthy project! The Rebel Film Collective which includes Nia Phipps, Emily McDowell and Niva Kay, is running a crowdfunding campaign for #strike4climate, the feature documentary on Chuffed, that follows five Kiwi teenag…
Posted Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
A big round of applause to writer /director Matasila Freshwater who has won the 2019 SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year!
Freshwater (pictured left) started out in the film industry as a consistent finalist in the 48 Hours Film Festival, she won best …
Posted Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
After so much edge-of-our-seat waiting, we can finally announce the winners of the Huawei Mate30 Pro New Zealand Television Awards 2019! A big congratulations to members who won awards, we've listed you below.
NZ On Air Best Drama Series
Kelly Martin, South Pacific Pictur…
Posted Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
Posted Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
Posted Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
And on the brighter side, The New York Times reveals that a Directors Guild of America report has found that for the very first time, 50% of TV episodes in 2018/19 were directed by women or people of colour, a significant increase from 21% f…
/news/news-archive/2019/nov/record-levels-of-diversity-on-and-behind-the-camera/Posted Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
Directors UK has launched a new set of guidance for directing scenes featuring nudity and simulated sex - the first of their kind in the UK.
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Posted Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
Posted Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
Creative producer
TVNZ