Archive Sep 2019

Creative producer
M?ori Television

TVNZ has alerted us to an exciting opportunity in the organisation, and asked us to share. Here's what they have to say about it:

As Amazon increases its presence in the global market, this interview with Georgia Brown, Director European Original Series for Amazon Studios, from the recent Edinburgh TV Festival will give you some useful information about the wider vision for Amazon content.

Dorothy Byrne, the head of news for the UK's Channel 4, delivered a witty and at times blistering MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival, covering sexual harassment in the industry, the importance of TV news in challenging politicians, and the impact of the menop…

The Show Me Shorts Film Festival is spotlighting Japanese culture, featuring seven Japanese short films in the upcoming 2019 Show Me Shorts Film Festival. They are Prowler by Toshiharu Yaegashi, The Broom by Yo Kohatsu, Little Miss Sumo by Matt Kay, Boze by …

The Loading Docs 'Power' collection is now available, and many Wifters are involved! Grab a cuppa, get comfortable and watch them all at the link below. Loading Docs is all about celebrating New Zealand perspectives on world issues, and you'll find works on Kiwi i…

More exciting news from the NZ Film Commission! The summits are only one month away (2 -4 October) and further programme details and more speakers have just been announced.

It's great to see that SAE Auckland received a Category 1 (the highest possible appraisal) in the recent External Evaluation and Review (EER) report from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). SAE has also recently announced new selection criteria for students applying to…

Here's a question for producers: does having a lot of films under your belt guarantee the success of your next film? Screen industry datahound Stephen Follows crunched the numbers to reveal some very interesting statistics on the success rates of veteran and newbie producers,…

Congratulations to Steve Barr and Britta Hawkins who are two of the four new TVNZ content commissioners! Here's a bit more about the commissioners and what they'll be doing in their new roles.

The Local Content team is responsible for the development, commissioning and in…

Calling all creatives! These two funding agencies are seeking innovative factual proposals in 20-30% Te Reo M?ori that will engage sizeable audiences in an informative and inclusive way, as well as present a wide range of diverse M?ori perspectives. The NZ On Air an…

Yes, it's that time already! The last NZ On Air funding round for 2019 is upon us - here's what you need to know.

The Melbourne Women's Film Festival is looking for up to four Programming Assistants for volunteer rolesof between 15-20 hours during September-October. Hours are casual/flexible and work can be completed remotely. The roles report to the Festival Coordinators and Festival Director. Programming Assistants are responsible…

The Mobile Film Festival is back with the rules that made it famous: 1 Mobile, 1 Minute, 1 Film. This year the theme is 'act now on climate change'. Be in to win awards including best director and best screenplay, and special grants to h…

Four hundred films and one hundred events over five days... if you happen to be in the UK in November, go and indulge in the fabulous Aesthetica Short Film Festival! This BAFTA-qualifying festival runs from 6-10 November, 2019 and is a great opportunity to …

We were thrilled to see that four WIFT members films are making their world premier at the upcoming Show Me Shorts festival! Congratulations to Jaya Beach-Robertson with her film TIP, Cathy MacDonald with #Collapsingempire, Rachel Ross with Number Two and Vanessa Wells with Te Wh…

The New Zealand Film Commission is looking for a development executive to cover parental leave from mid-November 2019 through to the end of August 2020. The development executive plays a key role in supporting the development and production of long form screen content in…

It's great to hear that Wifters are among those NZ On Air is backing in its bid to support more Asian and Pasifika voices. We're looking forward to seeing the work of Mingjian Cui, Selena Joe and Liz Di Fiore in Inked, a coming-of-age comedy-d…

The team at Auckland's Imagezone are looking for an office administrator / rental coordinator. Here's their job description for this permanent full-time role:

We're pleased to hear from producer Liv McClymont that The Social has been released! One of the funded series of Someday Stories, The Social is a coming of age drama set in New Zealand in 2008, about a teenage boy navigating the social pressu…

The female co-screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians has quit the sequel over an alleged pay disparity with a male colleague. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Adele Lim exited the project last year after allegedly being offered hundreds of thousands less than her colleague, Peter Chiarelli.

Does this sound like you? Assistant Technical Directors form a flexible workforce that operates across a variety of departments. ATDs are responsible for providing support to the more senior Technical Directors, production, and other departments in all aspects of the Weta pipeline. Typically 3d generali…

Congratulations to four members whose scripted series projects have been awarded funding from NZ On Air and the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC). We're looking forward to seeing the work of Shoshana McCallum, Robin Scholes, Kelly Martin and Desray Armstrong whose projects will receive $8…

This NZ On Air survey only takes one minute to fill in and will mean your voice is heard for the good of the screen industry! The government is reforming New Zealand's vocational training sector. Vocational training includes the learning that happens at schools…

Today's video slot is Super Special, an ao M?ori film co-written and directed by Ashley Williams. The film had 150,000 views on the first day of its release (Monday 16 September)! Super Special is about an 11 year old female coming of ag…

Policy adviser
NZFC

The Huawei New Zealand Television Awards are back in 2019 with a new host and a new Gala venue. Fresh from her recent stint at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, comedian Alice Snedden (pictured below) will host this year's ceremony (Alice is the 2018 New Zeal…

Exciting news from SPADA: Jenji Kohan, creator of the award-winning Netflix drama Orange Is The New Black, will be headlining this year's SPADA Conference! A Los Angeles native, Kohan (pictured above) is an award- winning writer, producer and showrunner with a screen career spanning …

The World Congress of Science & Factual Producers is where science, history and natural history content creators and executives gather to share and explore future trends in factual production! This year's Congress is in Tokyo, one of the world's coolest cities. Prepare for unforgettable experi…

The School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington invites applications for a permanent position as Lecturer in Film, to begin in 2020. The appointee will have the opportunity to contribute to a vibrant critical and creative program in …

NZOA has confirmed just under $12.5 million in funding for a raft of new screen and music content for new and returning shows for broadcast on TVNZ 2, and for the funded ad-free children's platform HEIHEI. We're glad to see many Wifters are involved …

Watch out for more Wifters' work onscreen soon! NZ On Air's September funding round will support Black Hands, which will depict the month leading up to the 1994 Bain family murders through the eyes of the victims and the accused. Set to screen on TVN…

Get a rare insight into the creative mids of a very diverse bunch of filmmakers. Catch the feature-length documentary Moving Pictures - Filmmakers and the Art of Cinematography at this free screening presented by the NZ Cinematographers Society and ARRI Australia. Created using footage coll…