There have been a lot of WIFT NZ members funded by the NZ Film Commission recently, for various projects and from various funding streams. We've listed you and your projects below.
Belindalee Hope is one of the producers of the Polish-NZ co-production Joika which received Feature Film Production Investment.
Feature Film Finishing Grants go to:
Ms.Information — Producers Alex Reed and Phillida Perry, Director Gwen Isaac.
Pacific Mother — Writer/Director Katherine McRae, Executive Producer Alex Reed, Supervising Producer Karin Williams.
Two applications to Advanced Development Funding have been approved:
Bad House — Producer Sue Thompson.
Holy Days — Producers Emma Slade and Victoria Dabbs.
Eight applicants were successful in receiving Boost funding this year, with a total of over $580,000 awarded. Among them are:
Bloom Pictures — Alex Reed
Greenstone TV Ltd — Harriet Crampton
StellaFilm Ltd — Robin Laing
This Too Shall Pass Ltd — Chelsea Winstanley
IMAGE: Talia Ryder stars as Joy Womack and Diane Kruger as her teacher Tatiyana Volkova in Joika