Posted Tuesday 18 Jan 2022
Loading Docs is seeking applications from storytellers that are brave, provocative and harness the power of emotion. The deadline is midday, Friday 11 February 2022.
Eight teams will be selected to make documentaries with durations of up to ten minutes and receive high level mentorship…
Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
Hurrah! The New Zealand Film Commission is excited to announce the release of a new application portal called Tomo-mai. The target release date is 23 February 2022.
Tomo-mai is an invitation for New Zealanders to connect with the NZFC on their filmmaking journey.
Here are…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/new-application-portal-in-the-pipeline-for-nzfc/Posted Monday 31 Jan 2022
Jane Campion's savage snapshot of the American west is available to read thanks to Deadline. Based on the 1967 novel by Thomas Savage, Campion told Deadline that the book had been on her mind for some time and eventually, she felt compelled to adapt it…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/read-the-screenplay-of-the-power-of-the-dog/Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
Meanwhile, expect another announcement celebrating Jane Campion's achievements in March. The Power of the Dog writer-director and Academy Award-winning The Piano scribe is set to receive the Art Directors Guild 2022 Cinematic Imagery Award.
The ADG’s Cinematic Imagery Award is given to those whose body…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/campion-set-to-pick-up-art-directors-guild-gong/Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
Can you believe that after 93 years, cinematography is still the only category that still exists for which a woman has never won an Academy Award? To date, only one woman has been nominated by the Academy, Rachel Morrison for Dee Rees' Mudbound in 2017.
… /news/news-archive/2022/feb/why-this-year-s-academy-awards-could-be-a-breakthrough-for-female-cinematographers/Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
Well there's probably a sarcastic answer to that question, but we've chosen to share with you the data-informed serious answer, provided by researcher Stephen Follows and collaborator Wayne Marc Godfrey.
The pair collated a dataset of 107 budgets, ranging from micro-budget movies right up to…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/how-do-film-budgets-change-as-they-grow/Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
This is very exciting! We are delighted to announce the finalists for ten award categories, as selected by the judging panel of Jill Macnab (Chair), Anna Canton, Vicky Pope, Kath Graham, Kath Thomas, Samantha Jukes, Morgan Leigh Stewart and Sally Campbell, with input from Blake…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-2022-wift-nz-awards/Posted Monday 31 Jan 2022
The Finding, a short film by Rebecca Tansley, has garnered three more festival selections, including the 19th In The Palace International Short Film Festival in Bulgaria, in the Academy Award-qualifying Silver Princess Competition for fiction. The short has also been selected for the 18th Dam…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/tansley-s-the-finding-flies-off-to-further-international-festivals/Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
Congratulations to the five lucky screenwriters selected for the first ever Tāhuna Writers Residency in Queenstown! WIFTers Isla Macleod and Todd Karehana (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāi Tamaoki, Ngāti Tarawhai, Ngāti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana) were selected along with Danny Aumua, Malinna Liang and Tom Augustine from…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/wifters-in-queenstown-writers-residency/Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
Well this is pretty special! The Visual Effects Society has announced its 2022 Board of Directors officers, and in a historic first, the five-member executive committee is made up of all women.
The Board includes our own Emma Clifton Perry (pictured right) who has worked…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/wifter-on-global-history-making-all-women-board/Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
D&AD has expanded its list of New Zealand jurors for the 2022 D&AD Awards to include Clemenger BBDO CCO Brigid Alkema, (top left) Sweetshop producer Kate Roydhouse, (bottom right) Run CCO Raymond Otene McKay, and Auckland typeface designer Alistair McCready (Monolith).
D&AD is an education…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/wifters-to-judge-world-s-best-in-design-and-advertising/Posted Monday 31 Jan 2022
Ruby’s Choice stars two-time Golden Globe-winning actress and former Bond-girl Jane Seymour, and is coming to NZ cinemas on 24 February, 2022.
Ruby's Choice is a poignant tale that follows three generations of strong Australian women.
After accidentally burning down her house, Ruby (Seymour) is…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/win-double-passes-to-ruby-s-choice/Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
We encourage you to apply for the Moana Pasifika Women Screenwriters Programme, designed for female, female-identifying or non-binary people of all ages and experience who identify as Pasifika and want to write long-form stories for the screen.
The 15-week programme is an initiative of Marina…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/are-you-a-pasifika-woman-with-a-story-to-tell/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
Are you a Moana Pasifika woman with a story to tell? Here's your opportunity to do that! There are only 10 days left to apply for this 15-week course, including a weekend, so you still have time. We know you have wonderful stories to bring…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/last-days-to-apply-for-moana-pasifika-women-screenwriters-programme/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
We were thrilled to hear that Prime’s Dana Youngman won the Diversity category of the New Zealand Women of Influence Award. In a moving speech Dana paid tribute to her two grandmothers, her 'ultimate women of influence' as well as her Mum and Dad, her…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/dana-youngman-wins-women-of-influence-award/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
Now's your chance to hear director Lula Cucchiara talk about her first feature film, the documentary, Fiona Clark: Unafraid. As an added bonus, Fiona Clark herself will be there too!
Fiona Clark: Unafraid recounts how the photographer overcame censorship, homophobia, sexism and debilitating physical injuries…
Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
We're gathering up the next round of data and asking you to take the time to complete this new survey for people who work in post-production*.
It's a significant piece of data collection essential for identifying the facts behind Aotearoa New Zealand's screen industry gender…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/take-the-post-production-survey-and-help-deal-to-our-screen-industry-s-gender-pay-gap/Posted Tuesday 15 Feb 2022
Have you ever wanted to travel back through the ages, change the course of history and prevent the collapse of civilisation? Now you can! Auckland game studios M Theory (co-founded by Sam Ramlu) and Oddboy have created Wanderer, an exclusively VR time-travel adventure game where…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/wanderer-vr-time-travel-adventure-game-launches-worldwide/Posted Tuesday 15 Feb 2022
We're looking forward to seeing the work of Paula Whetu Jones(Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Porou) one of the directors on this much-anticipated film, due for release in New Zealand on 23 June. The producers Tainui Stephens and Matthew Metcalfe enlisted the skills of…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/why-the-film-whina-needed-two-directors/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
A round of applause for Kristi Barnett who has won the inaugural Stage 32 Family-Friendly Screenwriting Contest! Judged by Hollywood industry producers and development executives Kristi's screenplay Elephant Kiss is the overall grand winner of the contest. The prize includes mentoring and meetings with the…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/wifter-s-family-friendly-script-wins-grand-prize/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
Congratulations to our members who are finalists in this initiative. We've listed you (in bold type) and your projects below. Looking forward to seeing your work!
Emma Mortimer and Asuka Sylvie
THAW
A science fiction anthology drama that follows six individuals who have woken from a cryonically…
Posted Tuesday 15 Feb 2022
The loveable and very talented Rose Matafeo shines in this interview with Drama Quarterly. With her co-stars Nikesh Patel (above left) and Emma Sidi, the Starstruck actress looks back on the success of the show’s first run, explains why season two was written twice and…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/wift-award-finalist-rose-matafeo-has-stars-in-her-eyes/Posted Tuesday 15 Feb 2022
"This particular rom-com is pretty autobiographical so you know it’s gonna be juicy. Regretting your past behaviour is a universal experience."
Well, if that didn't hook you in dear reader, I don't know what would! This short film, Just Kidding, I Actually Love You is…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/support-duckworth-s-juicy-rom-com-on-boosted/Posted Tuesday 15 Feb 2022
You may have wondered, but this film is nothing to do with rugby league! Sue Marshall's Frank and the Warriors is a biographical feature documentary about Frank Varsanyi, a New Zealand outsider artist who, for the last 30 years, has created the world’s largest collection…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/give-dunedin-member-sue-marshall-s-frank-and-the-warriors-a-boost/Posted Tuesday 15 Feb 2022
We're pleased to welcome Getty Images to the WIFT corporate membership! With an office in Auckland, and staff in Wellington, Getty provides the following services:
Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
We're giving away passes to not one, but two films this week, thanks to our friends at Madman Entertainment!
The first is The Worst Person In The World, by Danish-born Norwegian director Joachim Trier and starring Renate Reinsve. Julie is turning thirty and her life…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/win-tickets-to-the-worst-person-in-the-world/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
The second film is Flee, an unforgettable story of self-discovery.
Amin Nawabi, a 36-year-old high-achieving academic, grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon-to-be husband. Recounted…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/win-tickets-to-flee/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
Time is ticking on entries to Portugal's FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival. FEST will be accepting films up until 6 March 2022.
Programmers are looking for:
Posted Tuesday 15 Feb 2022
And if you want to save a few dollars, get in quick because the early bird deadline ends on Monday 28 February.
The 2022 edition of the ESFF will run 28 October to 13 November 2022 and any international or UK film under 25 minutes…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/submit-your-film-to-the-edinburgh-short-film-festival/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
Woohoo - two extra grants have been added to Round 1 of the Seed Grant fund! Seed now has six grants available, previous rounds of Seed only had four grants available.
That's two additional opportunities for screenwriters to receive a grant in this coveted screenwriter-only fund.…
Posted Tuesday 15 Feb 2022
The last two years saw box office chaos, a flurry of commitments from studios to underrepresented communities, and the second-ever woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director (Chloe Zhao). But did 2020 and 2021 bring any true change in the composition of directors…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/number-of-women-behind-the-camera-improves-report/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
There's been a delay in releasing Tomo-mai (the new New Zealand Film Commission portal) as some key functions have not yet been delivered. The previous date was 23 February.
What this means for the applicants:
· At this point, the existing portal Tahua will continue…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/new-nzfc-portal-go-live-date-postponed/Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
It's the final week to apply for DEGANZ's Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator! The deadline is this Friday 18 February at 10am. Since 2016, the Incubator has inspired and challenged female directors in Aotearoa.
Over five workshops in 2022, participants will gain a deeper understanding of…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/deadline-looms-for-deganz-emerging-women-filmmakers-incubator/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
We left you hanging with that headline, but you can probably guess the missing word: female!
The Hollywood Reporter says the streamer has revealed that for the first time since it began reporting the numbers in 2017, the majority (51.7%) of its worldwide workforce of…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/netflix-s-2021-inclusion-update-reveals-more-than-half-of-its-global-workforce-is/Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
Your insights are needed to help arts advocate Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi (Tāmaki Makaurau) understand what the sector needs right now, so they can communicate directly to decision makers.
Please spare a few minutes to help them advocate for direct artist support, and share with your…
Posted Tuesday 15 Feb 2022
Are you passionate about creativity, culture, technology, sport or recreation and want to support a startup organisation whose goal is to ensure the workforce of Aotearoa has the skills it needs for the world of work today, and for the future?
Toi Mai, the new…
/news/news-archive/2022/feb/are-you-the-new-toi-mai-relationship-manager/Posted Monday 28 Feb 2022
Media & Promotions Manager
NBC Universal
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Script To Screen
Senior Producer - Breakfast
TVNZ
Executive Producer - Breakfast
TVNZ
Video Editor
CLC Auckland Trust Board (LIFE)
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Posted Wednesday 16 Feb 2022
Content Curator
SKY TV
Video Content Producer
TVNZ
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Whitebait Media
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Macpac
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University of Otago
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University of Canterbury
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Posted Tuesday 01 Feb 2022
Communications and Engagement Manager
NZFC
Executive Assistant to Content Directors
TVNZ
Journalist
RNZ
Film Production & Management Tutor
Yoobee Colleges
Kaikōmihana Kōkiri Kaupapa Reo Māori / Reo Māori Content Commissioner
Māori Television
Digital Media Studio Assistant
Bring It On Studios
Senior Researcher
TVNZ
Content Scheduler
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