WIFT NZ members to receive NZFC funding

Posted Wednesday 18 Aug 2021

WIFT NZ members to receive NZFC funding

The New Zealand Film Commission has offered funding to a bunch of films, some with WIFT-ers at the helm! Congratulations to you all, we've listed you and your project below.

Bad Behaviour
A middle-aged woman ruins a spiritual retreat with her bad behaviour and re-unites with her daughter after she has an accident in her profession as a stunt woman.

Produced by Desray Armstrong and Molly Hallam, written and directed by Alice Englert.

Untitled Project
A documentary following a well-known musician writing and recording their first full Te Reo Māori language album.

Produced by Alexander Behse and Anahera Parata, directed by Ursula Williams.

Additional equity was also approved for the films Whina (produced by Matthew Metcalfe and Tainui Stephens, directed by James Napier Robertson and Paula Whetu Jones, written by James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones and James Lucas) and Nude Tuesday (produced by Emma Slade, Virginia Whitwell and Nick Batzias, directed by Armagan Ballantyne, written by Jackie Van Beek).