Archive August 2024

That’s right friends, The Mountain, made by WIFT members will celebrate its North American Premiere at the prestigious TIFF in September 2024!

The heartfelt story follows a brave trio on the journey of a lifetime, where they learn the true meaning of friendship and the…

NZFC have announced two industry led development programs, with WIFT members behind them: Māoriland Indigenous Co-Lab and A Wave In The Ocean - 2 Deep Dive!

The Māoriland Indigenous Co-Lab is for emerging to mid-level Indigenous filmmakers who aspire to achieve excellence in feature filmmaking.…

Congratulations to Mandi Lynn and Carrie Thiel, director and producer, respectively, of Finding Venus, for their win at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival for the Supreme Jury Prize Short Documentary Award!

When Mandi Lynn, New Zealand’s 2017 Creative Photographer of the Year asks women to pose…

Support a fellow WIFT member’s film and fledgling production company, HerStory Collective by Danika Leigh Ciullo who is currently fundraising through Boosted/The Arts Foundation for a short film What Is Left Unsaid to be shot at the end of August. 

When Carrie and Ava meet,…

A film by our members, The Sea Inside Her, is screening as part of NZIFF’s Short Connections 2024, and will also be having an exhibition at The Arts House Trust - Pah Homestead featuring paintings, poetry and a shortened version of the film by a…

Congratulations to WIFT member, Julie Zhu, from the team of Sad Jackie, for her win of the Best Director and Best Female Director Award for Monster State in this year's Vista Foundation's 48Hours - NZ's largest guerrilla filmmaking competition!

For her accomplishment, Julie wins $1000…

Pitt Street Theatre has a stage show this weekend with WIFT Member Florence Hartigan in the cast!

If you missed their sold-out season in May, don't miss Larybinth: The Return! 

Join be-jeaned and billowy-sleeved Sarah Waistcoat as she journeys through the deceptive Larybinth to get…

After the success of her 2019 ‘Sportsman of the Year’ album, book and tour, WIFT member Jan Hellriegel is back with a new show, 'If Not Now, When?' which she is taking around the country this September, October and November. The show is a full…

Camerimage is the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography and is the most recognized festival dedicated to the art of cinematography and its creators – cinematographers.

Women in Cinematography have released a petition with a call to action for the Founder and team…

WIFT Members, take some minutes to full out this survey from ShowNews and share your experience from working in this industry. They’ve been conducting this survey for six years now, and continued results provide us with valuable statistics on how the communities that make up…

In recognition of their history, professionalism and demonstrated championing of filmmakers, Show Me Shorts Film Festival has been added to the prestigious list of BAFTA qualifying short film festivals. Show Me Shorts is New Zealand’s largest short film festival and a leader in the Asia…

Script to Screen is thrilled to announce applications have now opened for two exciting programmes they are running in partnership with Compton School. 

Strength in Numbers, and a new innovative mentorship programme Rainmakers Aotearoa. Both programmes will be led by Compton School founder and CEO,…

AIF Podcast, brought to you in collaboration with Day One Hāpai te Haeata, is a fortnightly podcast featuring interviews with filmmaking creatives from around the screen sector in Aotearoa. They aim to share knowledge, insight and expertise to help inspire local filmmakers to pick up…

On Tuesday 3 September, get amongst the fun in a one-off Premiere film screening event for Day One Shorts 2024, featuring eight short films made by new and emerging filmmakers from across Aotearoa.

Event Details:

Date: Tuesday 3 September. Doors open 5:30pm

Opening karakia 6:15pm

Films…

Are you a passionate storyteller? 

Do you dream of working on Māori films that captivate and inspire? 

Are you hardworking and motivated?

Are you looking to up-skill for a career in film? 

If you answer yes to all of these questions, then this training program…

SPADA is calling for nominations for the 2024 Spada Screen Industry Awards. The Awards seek to recognise the best and brightest in the New Zealand screen industry and showcase the exceptional talent that makes our industry shine! 

Full details are available on the Spada website…

Elevate your screen skills with exclusive online masterclasses featuring top industry experts sharing behind-the-scenes insights into their work! Candy Cane Productions NZ Ltd are inviting screen workers to join them for a series of three Masterclass sessions. All Masterclasses will be moderated and include a…

The ScreenSafe's Professional Respect Training Project was developed to support WORKSAFE's health & safety guidelines around harassment. 
 
The course will address predominately sexual harassment and includes bullying, harassment, definitions, disclosures, and respectful behaviours in the workplace. Be a part of this screen sector culture change…

Share the Knowledge has announced a new PRACTICAL PRODUCING SERIES, with courses scheduled bi-monthly from 15 August 2024 until 2026 covering all aspects of Producing – from Development to Release. We begin our first season of six workshops, with Chain of Title, Producing in Development,…

A reminder that this deadline is just around the corner. 

Feature Film Production Investment Closing: Monday, 19 August 2024 - 1:00pm

Feature Film Production Investment supports the making of diverse New Zealand feature films that are original, exciting and culturally significant.

Congratulations to the team of Lea Tupu’anga/Mother Tongue!

At the NZIFF Awards, director, and WIFT Member, Vea Mafile’o was awarded the NZIFF Patrons Award for Best Film and $7500 cash prize!

The short film screened at part of New Zealand's Best 2024, after an already…

Take 8 minutes and watch this trailer for Cats in Conflict Boosted campaign. It’s incredibly powerful having found a story line that has the potential to touch the hearts of all, on two sides of a fence, in the heat of a searing conflict. 

This…

The Spinoff have announced the promotion of Sophie Dowson to the role of General Manager!

Sophie, previously Head of Video, has been an instrumental part of The Spinoff’s success, and her promotion reflects her exceptional leadership and dedication. We congratulate WIFT member Sophie on this…

The year-on-year growth of global media platform audiences in New Zealand appears to be slowing, while the decline for local platforms may be stabilising. 

NZ On Air’s latest Where Are The Audiences? research shows that while global video sharing platforms reach 64% of New Zealanders…

The second season of Takeout Kids was released earlier this month, directed by Julie Zhu, produced and directed by Jin Fellet and executive produced by Sophie Dowson. 

The Spinoff’s successful coming-of-age documentary series looks into the lives of five young people growing up between the…

A big congratulations to WIFT members Isla Macleod and Malinna Liang for their win of Best Script for Thicker Than Water at the National 48hr competition in Wellington last month. They were also nominated for Best Film, Best Comedy and Best Director Female!

Logline: Four…

Directed by our very own Robyn Paterson.

This three-part docuseries follows New Zealand’s wheelchair rugby team in their bid to qualify for the Paris Paralympics. Despite having to rely on fundraising, charity, and volunteers, these Kiwi underdogs are determined to rise to the challenge.

Watch…

The Māoriland Indigenous Co-Lab is a year-long program to support Māori filmmakers to achieve excellence in feature film production by building teams of Māori Writers, Directors & Producers on five feature film projects. The program will advance select projects to become market-ready by providing funding…

The purpose of this funding round is to support the creation of quality, Māori news and current affairs content for diverse audiences using free-to-air/access platforms. The content funded will need to contribute to the normalisation and wellbeing of te reo Māori.

News Service in te…

The second funding round of the 2024/25 financial year opened on Thursday 22 August.

This round will be accepting applications across Scripted and Non-Fiction production and Scripted and Non-Fiction Content development. They will also be accepting applications for Capability (Industry skills and training initiatives) and…

Presented by Panavision NZ, in association with the NZCS, Behind The Lens is a day of hands-on practical workshops in which screen practitioners will gain a greater understanding of how camera lenses and technology influence visual storytelling.

Led by Panavision Australia’s Nic Godoy, the workshops…

Flexible office space in a gated & secure business park.

Location Features
• 245sqm office space on ground floor
• 5 partitioned offices
• Galley kitchen
• Office furniture included
• Separate areas custom-fit for specialist
departments - Costume, Make up and Art
• Monitored alarm system with security cameras
• Easy access…