Archive Jan 2020

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Only a few weeks left to apply for documentary funding from the Whicker Awards! There's - 95,000 (which comes to around $NZ185,084.25) available to fund your first 50+ minute documentary film as director. Apply for free from anywhere in the world before the deadline on…

We're thrilled to hear that Alix Whittaker and Claire van Beek's short film Daniel has been selected to screen at the International Competition of the 42nd Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (31 January -8 February, 2020). The selection committee has seen 9,193 films and Daniel was…

A big congratulations to April Phillips (pictured) and the team who worked on The Last Man On Earth, a finalist at the Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival. The film has also just picked up six awards at the Independent Shorts Awards, including gold in…

Filmmakers, here's an opportunity to get your film in front of an international audience. In May 2020, during the 73rd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, WHO will host the first ever Health for All Film Festival. The Festival aims to recruit a new generation…

Māori filmmakers, the deadline for the Māori Screen Excellence Award - Te Aupounamu - will soon be upon us! The NZFC is accepting nominations for the annual award and will offer a maximum of $50,000 to one recipient. This Award is a way of recognising…

Have your say on changes to commercial video on-demand classifications! The Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Commercial Video on-Demand) Amendment Bill aims to reduce the potential for harm to consumers from viewing inappropriate content.

The Bill would amend the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act…

Congratulations to the filmmakers selected for Script To Screen's Strength in Numbers 2020! We look forward to seeing your work Desray Armstrong, Emma Slade, Nadia Maxwell, Kat Lintott, Tara Riddell and Vicky Pope! (pictured from left). Strength in Numbers is focused on building sustainable businesses…

A big thankyou to Amber Wakefield for alerting us to this awesome fact about the South Pacific Pictures drama series The Sounds, which recently completed filming in Auckland!  

Here's an excellent opportunity to learn the secrets of a successful business pitch. Screen Auckland and ATEED have partnered with Height Project Management to bring you the Position to Win full-day workshop. It's ideal for any small and medium screen or creative business with gr…

Are you developing a feature film or documentary? Apply now for the Script To Screen FilmUp Mentorship programme 2020, a nine-month professional development programme for practicing writers, directors and producers. A mentor for each filmmaker forms the cornerstone of the programme, along with six Fi…

TV series Fleabag, Pose and Grey's Anatomy are among the recipients of the 2018-19 ReFrame Stamp for Television, reports industry website Variety. Netflix earned the most stamps this time with four. To receive the stamp, productions must hire female-identifying people in four out of eight…

You only have two weeks to make the most of the earlybird ticket prices to The Big Screen Symposium, so get a move on! And remember, WIFT members are entitled to the industry concession earlybird rate of $245 (a $50 saving from the standard earlybird…

The 2020 Data Book is out now, and publisher Kelly Lucas has 20 copies to give the first 20 WIFT members who email her. To receive your free copy, write 'WIFT' in the subject line of an email to subs@databook.co.nz with with your name and…

Welcome to the New Year! Mark your diaries now for the WIFT Awards on 2 April at the ASB Waterfront Theatre, and if you're travelling, stay on for the Big Screen Symposium! Ticket prices for the fabulous WIFT Awards will be the same as in…