Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2019
Presentation director
M?ori Television
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TVNZ
Freelance TV news reporter
MediaWorks NZ
Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2019
Practice makes perfect, especially if you're using a Steadicam. For those who need more, Rebecca Wilson-Jennings has the workshop for you! She's offering a one-off Steadicam Silver Workshop in Kyoto, Japan, from 10-12 December 2019. Steadicam� is now a commonly used tool within the fil…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/steadicam-workshop-in-kyoto/Posted Tuesday 01 Oct 2019
In Photograph, a struggling Mumbai street photographer is pressured to marry by his grandmother. He convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fianc�e during a family visit. Despite vast cultural differences, the pair develops a surprising connection that challenges their worldview…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/win-double-passes-to-photograph/Posted Wednesday 02 Oct 2019
We're glad to see that Wifters featured in the latest comedy funding round from NZ On Air. We're looking forward to seeing the work of:
South Pacific Pictures which receives up to $1,080,000 for its series Mean Mums on Three, and up to $999,9…
Posted Wednesday 02 Oct 2019
Here's your chance to learn more about directing actors in scenes that involve intimacy, nudity and simulated sex in this DEGNZ-organised one-day workshop with Louise Leitch. The workshop will discuss with and work with actors on the process of developing an intimate scene for…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/directing-in-the-intimate-zone-christchurch-workshop/Posted Wednesday 02 Oct 2019
We were thrilled to see that female filmmakers have taken out all the nominations in four of the eight award categories for the Show Me Shorts awards! Here's the breakdown: four women are nominated for the DEGNZ Best Director award; three female writers are nomin…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/wifters-nominated-for-show-me-shorts-2019/Posted Wednesday 02 Oct 2019
A study by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media found that in film, women were four times more likely than men to be shown naked. The research analysed the 56 top-grossing films of 2018 in 20 countries. The promises of positive change …
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/geena-davis-on-damaging-stereotypes-of-women-onscreen/Posted Wednesday 02 Oct 2019
We hope lots of you entered the Huawei New Zealand Television Awards! Tickets are now on sale for the two big events that celebrate the NZ TV industry. Judging across 37 award categories showed a record number of entries were submitted and there were …
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/grab-your-tickets-to-the-huawei-nz-tv-awards/Posted Wednesday 02 Oct 2019
A swagload of members received funding from what NZ On Air called an "outstanding selection" of applications. In the latest factual content funding round, 18 projects for screen and five for radio have been commissioned, including favourite returning series, and fresh projects. Here are…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/factual-funding-from-nzoa-benefits-wifters/Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2019
Reporter - Sunday
TVNZ
Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2019
ScreenSafe/SWAG will be offering a one-day Professional Respect Training Course in 2020, primarily for Heads of Departments but open to anyone from the screen sector. Supported by NZ On Air (NZOA), New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and SPADA, the course will address prevention, definitions, disclos…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/screensafe-swag-to-roll-out-training-courses/Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2019
Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2019
A big congratulations to the Wifters who won awards at the recent Show Me Shorts Film Festival! Arma?an Ballantyne who won DEGNZ Best Director for Hush, Judith Cowley who won Final Draft Best Screenplay for Walk A Mile, Amanda Jane Robinson for One By the …
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/wifters-win-at-the-show-me-shorts-festival/Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2019
Written submissions are now open for the Screen Sector Strategy and it's critical that you have your say! The Facilitation Group now needs your written views to help develop a 10-year screen sector strategy and is particularly interested in what strategies should be adopte…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/do-not-miss-this-opportunity-to-have-your-say-in-the-future-of-the-industry/Posted Tuesday 15 Oct 2019
Start planning your wardrobe for the glamorous TV Awards event of the year! Tickets are now available for the Huawei New Zealand Television Awards Gala, to be held on Thursday 21 November at the Aotea Centre in Auckland. The local screen industry's artisans and technic…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/get-your-tickets-to-the-huawei-nz-tv-awards/Posted Wednesday 16 Oct 2019
Posted Wednesday 16 Oct 2019
Have you ever wanted to make a Loading Docs documentary? Now's the time to reach out and let Loading Docs know! In advance of the full request for proposals, Loading Docs is looking for expressions of interest to participate in Loading Docs 20…
Posted Wednesday 16 Oct 2019
If you're looking for a large private office space in Auckland's Ponsonby this could be for you! This character space is fully furnished, bright and sunny and comes with a meeting table, a shared kitchen and up to seven desks. For more information please e…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/auckland-office-space-available/Posted Wednesday 16 Oct 2019
We were thrilled to see members among the winners of the fourth annual New Zealand Cinematography Awards. A big congratulations to Tammy Williams who won the Al Guilford Emerging Cinematographer of the Year Award for Ways To See, and silver for her work on …
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/nz-cinematography-award-winners/Posted Wednesday 16 Oct 2019
Make sure you clear a space in your diary for the 27th Annual SPADA Conference! The line up of speakers includes award-winning US showrunner Jenji Kohan (pictured below), Jonathan Olsberg, Shane Thompson and Lord David Puttnam to name just a few. Miranda Harcourt will del…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/catch-these-amazing-speakers-at-the-upcoming-spada-conference/Posted Wednesday 16 Oct 2019
Posted Wednesday 16 Oct 2019
Support a fellow Wifter and give her film a BOOST! Writer / director Pachali Brewster's comedy/horror short Scrubbing Day is crewed almost entirely by emerging female filmmakers, and needs a final push to get through post-production and out into the world! The cleve…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/help-boost-brewster-s-scrubbing-day/Posted Wednesday 16 Oct 2019
Posted Wednesday 16 Oct 2019
Here's a cool new tool to be piloted by Disney, and announced by actor and equality campaigner Geena Davis during the recent WIFTI and The Power Of Inclusion summits. It's a machine learning tool that can analyse scripts and reveal unconscious biases - lik…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/geena-davis-announces-tool-for-uncovering-unconscious-biases/Posted Wednesday 16 Oct 2019
Directed by Rachel Griffiths, Ride Like A Girl is the inspirational true story of Michelle Payne, starring Teresa Palmer and Sam Neill. As a little girl, Michelle Payne dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup - horse-racing's toughest two-mile race. The you…
Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Deepen your knowledge of the craft in this two-day workshop in Wellington, run by DEGNZ. Experienced director Charlie Haskell (pictured in action below) will provide a practical guide to emerging directors as to what the craft of directing is really all about. It will c…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/directors-toolkit-workshop-with-charlie-haskell/Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Calling all documentary makers, get your submissions in now for the 15th edition of this Oscar�-Qualifying International Documentary Film Festival! The next deadline is 31 December 2019 so don't miss out! The festival will run from 28 May - 7 June, 2020 in Auckland…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/doc-edge-festival-2020-applications-open/Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
If you're building a business in the screen industry, this programme is for you. Strength in Numbers is designed to teach screen practitioners about growing a sustainable and profitable business while doing the work you want to do. Run by Script to Screen, and…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/build-your-business-with-strength-in-numbers/Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Congratulations to members who are finalists in the Huawei Mate30 Pro New Zealand Television Awards for 2019! We're cheering for all of you, listed below.
Posted Saturday 26 Oct 2019
Director Auckland Fringe Festival
Auckland Fringe Trust Board
Posted Wednesday 30 Oct 2019
After a successful run at the New Zealand International Film Festival, Bellbird is due for release in New Zealand on 7 November, 2019. Produced by Catherine Fitzgerald and Orlando Stewart, and written and directed by Auckland schoolteacher Hamish Bennett, Bellbird tells the story o…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/catherine-fitzgerald-q-a-on-bellbird/Posted Wednesday 30 Oct 2019
NZ On Air issued 12 specific Requests for Proposals - over and above the agency's five usual funding rounds - prompting an 82% increase in applications for the Scripted and Factual streams of its contestable fund. In its Annual Report 2018/19 just tabled in Parliam…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/extra-funding-helps-nz-on-air-deliver-more/Posted Wednesday 30 Oct 2019
Actors and directors, here's your chance to get together and practise your craft. The Rehearsal & Performance series of workshops run by DEGNZ provides a supportive environment for directors of any experience level to develop their skills in communicating with actors to achieve great performan…
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/actors-and-directors-workshop-with-ian-hughes/Posted Wednesday 30 Oct 2019
Women played essential behind-the-scenes roles as the American movie industry was taking off. So what happened? In the article below, The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot discovers that as the film industry became an increasingly modern, capitalist enterprise, consolidated around a small number of leading studios, …
/news/news-archive/2019/oct/the-women-who-helped-build-hollywood/Posted Wednesday 30 Oct 2019