Archive June 2021

Let’s hear it for Hannah Taylor, this year's recipient of the Dame Gaylene Preston and Women in Film & Television (WIFT) Award for Best Female Director at the Vista Foundation 48Hours Awards!

Taranaki-based Hannah’s short film Rekindled Spirits follows a couple on a retreat attempting…

RNZ's Simon Morris talks to Annabelle Sheehan about her three years at the helm of Te Tuma Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission.

She lead the NZFC through a year of global pandemic, but, as Morris notes, that same year was also one of the…

Heaven And Hell – The Centrepoint Story explores the Centrepoint commune’s origins in the late 1970s, and the long road to exposing the crimes committed there and prosecuting the perpetrators.

In a recent Stuff article, producer/director and WIFT NZ member Natalie Malcon said that of…

A slightly belated congratulations to WIFT NZ member Dr Ruth Harley, who has been reappointed as the Chair of NZ On Air Irirangi Te Motu (NZ On Air), for a three-year term from 1 May 2021.

Dr Harley has a long international career in the…

This week we're sharing Milk & Honey, Marina Alofagia McCartney's exploration of two Samoan immigrants' experiences during the infamous 'Dawn Raids' in New Zealand during the 1970s. The film was shot on a budget of NZ$5000, and was written, directed, co-produced and edited by Marina.…

After centuries of slumber, the beautiful Ancient Spirit women, the Teine Sā, have been evoked and are creeping into the modern world to engage with five different women. Based on supernatural legends from across the Pacific Islands this series is co-produced by WIFT NZ members…

A big congratulations to Yamin Tun and Anna Nuria Francino who are among the six New Zealand screenwriters to have their scripts selected as part of the Black List New Zealand Project (BLNZP).

The BLNZP is a partnership between internationally acclaimed the Black List and…

We're pleased to see WIFT NZ members among the projects which have been selected for funding from NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho.

NZOA and TMP joined forces to fund $4m worth of entertaining factual Māori language content for broad Aotearoa audiences.

Here are…

Securing funding was just one of many challenges screenwriter/director Linda Niccol faced while making Poppy, a movie about a young woman with an extra chromosome. 

Linda tells The Big Idea how casting the perfect Poppy, creating the right support for her, and ensuring the production…

There’s no doubt that the roles of writer and director are heavily linked, yet many aspects of these two jobs also differ. Directors are responsible for so many elements outside of the script that you could argue that either a) this means they have more…

Calling all Doc-o-philes, the Doc Edge Festival is nearly upon us! Featuring daring voyages, political thrillers, heart-warming personal tales, eccentric character studies and more, there is something for everyone.

In theatres in Auckland and Wellington, and online nationwide 3 June – 11 July 2021. 

Click…

This Wellington-based screenwriter residency programme is held in partnership with Toi Pōneke Art Centre and Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga -The New Zealand Film Commission.

Write Room recognises the challenges for New Zealand screenwriters to create space in their lives to write and find a place…

Yes, they are actually art forms! Called Picture, this Share The Knowledge course is a series of workshops introducing the elements of a successful release strategy. You'll work with experts in distibution, exhibition, sales, marketing, design, impact producing, publicity and festival strategy. With their advice…

Māori Television is seeking proposals for whānau audiences with MTS as primary platform partner to suit its primetime On Demand and weeknight scheduling for 2022.

• Scripted Comedy Series
• Innovative Factual Series
• Entertainment Series
• Whānau Waiata Series

Priorities to NZOA will be in:

• Receptive series (30%)
…

If you're developing a feature film or documentary, this programme could be just what you need to progress your work to the next stage. The FilmUp Mentorship programme returns for its ninth year to support and empower up to eight tenacious and talented filmmakers to…

A big woop! woop! for Nia Phipps and Niva Kay, who are in The Rebel Collective, the team of directors and producers of High Tide Don't Hide, which received a Special Mention: Best New Zealand Feature at the Doc Edge Festival Awards.

You can see…

This week we present to you April Phillips' short The Last Man On Earth. The film highlights the value of people with disabilities and stars Duncan Armstrong (pictured), a Wellington actor with Down Syndrome, Shane Bartle and Greer Phillips. Completed in 2019 the film is…

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Sandra, a young mother, seeks to rebuild her life from scratch, and provide a safe home for her two young daughters. In order to do so, she must escape the grip of a possessive ex-partner, circumnavigate a broken housing system, and bring together a community…

Roll on July and August when there are three new feature films out with WIFT NZ members in the main credits! You can bet we'll be featuring them in the upcoming editions enews, but for now check out this trio of trailers to Juniper, Coming…

We say congratulations and farewell to C21Media journalist and WIFT NZ member Nico Franks who returns to the UK later this month to take over as editor of the company’s flagship title Channel21 International, effective from the end of June.

Franks, who is currently working…

This isn't your every-day cabaret! Rock Follies Forever is an ode to the fabulousness of the cult British TV series Rock Follies, a show chronicling the ups and downs of three fierce women climbing the ladder to success in the macho world of 1970’s rock.…

Here's a shoutout to our friends at Wellington creative company Wrestler which has been named the lead creative partner for sustainable footwear and apparel brand, Allbirds. The pair have casually worked together since the brand's inception and Wrestler created Allbirds original launch campaign in 2016.

We're thrilled to see that Tere Veronica Rapley, or as we know her best, Teremoana Rapley, has been made an MNZM in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, recognising her work with Upper Hutt Posse and Moana and the Moahunters as well as her work presenting…

We applaud producer/director and long-time WIFT NZ member Chelsea Winstanley who is one of this year’s Kea World Class New Zealand Award winners! 

The Award recognises a diverse range of Kiwis and friends of New Zealand who, through the impact of their work, leadership and…

There are so many screen industry events these days that you're often hard-pushed to find a date that won't clash with that of another guild or group. The good people at SPADA have hustled and bustled their way to Friday 26 November 2021 for their…

COVID 19 restrictions forced postponement of last year’s NZCS Awards, but they are back this year with twice the attitude! We've included a few details below and hope you'll turn out to support this celebration of cinematographers!

Save the date for the prestigious black tie…

Moana Nui is a brand new digital arts platform that aims to bring Indigenous artists to new audiences. 

Launched by Kia Mau Festival, Moana Nui extends the kaupapa of Kia Mau into a new online realm, to highlight and showcase the global Indigenous and PoC…

Women lost 90% of the jobs that disappeared right after the Covid-19 lockdown. Now the government is writing up a plan to make sure the ‘shecession’ doesn’t happen again, writes Justin Giovannetti in The Spinoff.

"The government is drafting an employment strategy for women aimed…

Christchurchians here's a great opportunity to hear from acclaimed director Zia Mandviwalla (pictured). This one-day workshop run by DEGNZ is part of the series of Direct South: Short Film Workshops. Zia will dive into the mahi behind her short film Night Shift (2012), which premiered…

Delivered by Depot Artspace, as part of a government-funded push to support the creative sector, Wayfind Creative helps build the non-creative skills required to futureproof a career in the creative sector.

If you’re a creative, or know of creatives, looking for help in building a…

Frenzied screaming aside, fans can bring an unexpected energy to your project, promoting it to their peers in ways that you never imagined. They can power up your project by funding it, sharing it, showing up for it and keeping it in the conversation.

In…

In the comedy boom of the late 1980’s Rick Scotti was a busy guy working clubs across the country when he came to the dawning realisation that nothing felt right. At a time when the words “gender dysphoria” and “gender affirming surgery” were rarely heard,…

For the past three years there have been waiting lists to get in to SAE courses, so prospective students should get in early! With six qualifications to choose from, SAE Auckland offers programmes in audio production, music production and screen production, with choices of either…

There are some wonderful short films available to watch for free in the 2021 Sundance Institute Indigenous Short Film Tour! This 85-minute virtual programme of seven short films directed by Indigenous filmmakers selected from recent editions of the Sundance Film Festival. This exciting new offering…

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) is calling for rules requiring streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ to spend 20% of their local revenue on new Australian drama, documentary and children’s content, reports If.com.

Many of Australia’s film and television organisations see local content rules as…

Producer
Radio New Zealand,Wellington

Tutor, Game Art & Development
Yoobee Colleges, Wellington

Tutor - Animation
Yoobee Colleges, Wellington

Programmes and Communications Coordinator
Script to Screen Te Tari Tuhi Kupu A Whakaahua

Visiting Artist - Multimedia/Filmmaker
Massey University, Manawatu

Kaitohutohu Ārahi Kaupapa - Content Advisor
Te Māngai Pāho, Auckland

Photographer / Videographer
GCH…

Weta Digital has a headcount of over 1500 crew members, a facilities team of 37, and are located across 12 sites in Wellington’s Eastern Suburbs. As the Shared Services Manager you will be responsible for delivering the best possible experience and work environment for Weta…

With a post-Covid landscape on the horizon the ETNZ Executive is making every effort to reconnect industry members with each other and with suppliers.

To that end they have pulled out all the stops with making this the most affordable conference:

• To attend the Trade Show…

MediaXchange has released its next six-month programme of online sessions. These sessions are delivered live to provide participants with direct interaction, up-to-the-minute market analysis and preparation, and to address key aspects of the creative and development process.

Experienced and established producers, drama executives, writers and…

It’s 30 years since Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis drove into history in the road movie that was supposed to change everything. Pamela Hutchinson explores the legacy and enduring appeal of this Nineties classic.

"Screenplay idea: two women go on a crime spree.”
Callie Khouri was…

Christchurchians - this event is on tonight and requires you register at the link below!  Jaron Presant ASC is an American Cinematographer in New Zealand working on a feature titled Don't Make Me Go.

His credits include the tentpole feature Rampage and the indie movie…

And start thinking about your nominations too, because they open for entries on 30 June! 

The NZTA ceremony will be held November 25th in Auckland. The Awards are open to traditional, subscription and digital broadcast platforms, and the broadcast eligibility dates are between 1 July…

Catch acclaimed documentary director and WIFT NZ member Leanne Pooley (Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls, The Girl on the Bridge) at this DEGNZ workshop on the elusive subject of tone.

Leanne will explore how a director crafts and communicates the tone of a film.

When you…

Here's another great reason to go to the cinema - if you needed another! Vendetta Films is holding the New Zealand Jewish International Film Festival from 22 July to15 August. There are six Israeli- and Jewish-themed films screening across six cinemas below so keep an…

Filmmakers, here's a great way to show off your short film. Members of Women in Film chapters worldwide (that's you!) are invited to submit their short films for consideration for this programme curated by New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) and the Hamptons…

Take note if your production has been impacted by COVID-19 restrictions. New Zealand On Air says that at this stage, relief funding will cease to be available after 30 June, 2021.

Final applications for COVID-19 Relief Additional Funding must be received by 5pm on Friday…

Māori Television invites producers to provide long-format reo Māori kōrero that has already been filmed. There is much valuable kōrero which may have not made the final edit in productions - it could be speakers from hui, oratory from the marae or ful linterviews. It…

It doesn't really matter which - just get your entry in to the Awards! The second global Makers & Shakers Awards are now open for entries from the creative screen industries. They aim to spotlight the innovative and impactful contributions made by production professionals, freelancers,…

An Australian traveller from Sydney who visited Wellington from Saturday 19 June to Monday 21 June has tested positive upon return to Australia. 

Click here for the ScreenSafe Covid Wellington update for 23 June, 2021.

Click here for the list of locations of interest.

Here's a wonderful opportunity for you from our sisters at New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) - and it starts TODAY!

This four-day free virtual programme is part of the third annual NYWIFT summit: The Creative Industry Radically Reimagined.

It offers keynote speakers,…

Homai te pakipaki to Māoriland Charitable Trust which has received money from the Ministry of Culture and Heritage's Capability Fund.

Māoriland will put the $261,000 towards a strengths-based Māori leadership project to support the Māoriland community of practitioners and businesses working in screen, production, toi…

We have something a little different for Video Slot this week.

You've read the headline - so what do you think it could be?! 

Click here to find out! 

WIFT NZ members Lisa Brickell and Ruth Dudding are looking for female crew for their short film Visitors, to be shot in Auckland in August.

The logline is, "An exhausted new mother is struggling alone with postnatal depression. Unexpected visitors arrive. She must take control,…

Comedian, snapchat satirist and now unmasked as the dancing Alien on The Masked Singer NZ, Tom Sainsbury is about to add another string to his bow: Comedian on the loose!

WIFT NZ member Tom is hitting the road with his brand new show SNAPCHAT DUDE LIVE!…

Music can be a healing balm, as the artists featured in TVNZ's Waiata/Anthems have discovered. Produced by Notable Pictures, the series of short documentaries follows iconic musical artists from around Aotearoa as they translate and then record their songs in te reo Māori, and share…

Take some time out to view these peaceful and nostalgic aspects of New Zealand suburbia, as depicted by WIFT NZ member Emma Savage, in her debut exhibition.

Hayes Paddock, Hamilton East is an example of a relatively intact, architecturally coherent suburb that exemplifies state housing…

Writers, don’t miss this opportunity to get your script in front of the world’s drama community! The seventh edition of the Studio21 Drama Series Script Competition (formerly the C21 Drama Series Script Competition) has opened for entries.

They’re looking for a pilot script for an…

Senior Manager Content Content Commercial Strategy
Discovery NZ

Commissioner Youth, Māori, Pasifika
RNZ

Film Materials & Admin Coordinator
GDE

TV Reporter, Newshub
Discovery

Videographer - Post Production
Victoria University of Wellington

Health & Safety Analyst 
GFS Risk

Training Visuals Producer
NZ Defence Force

Animation Director
A44 Games

Promos Producer, Newshub
Discovery NZ

Videographer…

The Local Content team at Te Reo Tātaki - TVNZ is looking for a Manutaki Māori to further develop and implement TVNZ's Rautaki Māori. 

This role will work closely with the commissioning team in modelling Māori culture and language at TVNZ and maximising the potential…

Auckland-based Staples VR seeks a new team member.

Here's their job decription:

As a junior/mid-level game development generalist, you know your way around the Unity engine (preferred) and Unreal engine (not essential but beneficial) to be able to programme, and create assets for a wide…

Daylight Creative is seeking an Editor / Motion Graphic Designer to join the team. The role
will be responsible for concepting, crafting and delivering video content across a local
and international client portfolio. Their job description is below:

Job description: 
As Editor / Motion Graphic Designer at Daylight,…