Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts offers a rare opportunity to get funding for your short film idea. You can apply with live-action, animation or documentary projects between 4 and 25 minutes. The programme was established to find talent with distinct voices and aims to nurture, challenge, and inspire the selected filmmakers through a development and mentoring process.
Six teams will be selected to receive up to $30,000 to facilitate the cost of making their short film. The teams behind each of these projects will attend a two-day development workshop in June 2024 and be matched with experienced industry practitioners to receive six weeks of mentoring as they get their project ‘shoot ready’.
There are two stages to the application process.
Apply via Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts Portal
KEY DATES
WHIRINGA TUATAHI - STAGE ONE
Applications close: 1pm, Monday 6 November, 2023
Announcement of shortlisted teams: Early January
WHIRINGA TUARUA - STAGE TWO
Applications open: Monday 15 January 2024
Applications close: 1pm, Monday 26 February 2024
Announcement of funded teams: Late April 2024
Development workshop dates: 08-09 June 2024
Mentorships: 10 June to 19 July 2024 (Six weeks)