Archive March 2025 2025

For Your Satisfaction is a bold, self-made pilot episode brought to life by a powerhouse team of WIFT members: created and written by Acacia O’Connor, directed and co-written by Nina Reed, with cinematography by Bayley Broome Peake. The cast features a stellar ensemble, including Acacia…

In anticipation of the highly-acclaimed local film Kōkā, we are privileged to engage with the producers, Libby Hakaraia and Verity Mackintosh, both esteemed members of WIFT.

As we approach International Women’s Day on March 8, Kōkā offers a timely reflection on the strength, courage, and…

On Monday, Dune: Part Two took home the Academy Award for Best Sound — a testament to the film's stunning audio artistry. We're especially proud to celebrate WIFT member Polly McKinnon, Dialogue Editor, who was in the New Zealand Sound Department team on this award-winning…

Media Reform is a discussion document that outlines five draft proposals to create modern media legislation for New Zealand’s media and content production sector. Submissions on the document close Sunday 23 March.  Should the legislation progress, elements of it are very likely to impact you.

Wellington writer Esteban Jaramillo has been announced as the 2025 Wellington Write Room Resident with his project Vicio. We congratulate WIFT member Jessica George will join the programme’s mentor team as this year’s Producer Intern!

Jessica is a Kiwi-Indian film producer and member of WIFT…

The Practical Producing Series from Share the Knowledge and Compton School is due to kick off their third season of amazing accessible online workshops in April this year. The instructors include our WIFT members: Emma Slade, and Victoria Dabbs.

This is a series of 60…

Following the success of its inaugural event in 2024, the Wellington Animation Film Festival will return this month to celebrate the animation world and the craftsmanship behind the artform! The festival will be held in the heart of Wellywood at Roxy Cinemas from 21-23 March…

Are you a director seeking to deepen your ability to guide actors into truth, emotional depth, and expressive range?

With experience on both sides of the camera, Nina Reed, offers coaching support for directors looking to strengthen their skills in working with actors — helping…

DEGANZ is offering the Director's Toolkit workshop for emerging filmmakers. This is a two-day practical guide to the directing process, in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, tutored by WIFT member Aidee Walker.

Across the weekend, Aidee will offer a comprehensive overview of her directing process from pre-,…

Upcoming this month, Vicky Yiannoutsos, is offering two weekend Screen Acting intensives:

Auckland MARCH  22/23 (Unitec) & Wellington MARCH 29/30 (Melrose)

The day will involve working in pairs with scripts, actors learning the Art of Relating, which maximises creative choices and trains actors to bring…

Here is a list of resources, along with the information for their next filmmaking challenge from our friends at Day One!

Day One Challenge is a filmmaking challenge for anyone up to 29 to tell their stories for a better tomorrow. This is way more…

DEGANZ is offering this conversation with editor Martin Brinkler, ACE on the topic of when the editor is replaced on a project.

In a Q&A aimed at feature editors, but also relevant to directors and short-form editors, Martin offers insights into:

• Why this is a…

DEGANZ is bringing together four director-producers to give you insights into how they go about successfully financing their unscripted shows and documentary films in this competitive and challenging market.

Join for a two-hour panel discussion with:

• Rebecca Tansley (The Heart Dances - The Journey of…

Here are two opportunities from Script to Screen to advance your story development, both of which are closing soon. 

Script to Screen: South Shorts 
This programme supports new and emerging screenwriters from the South Auckland community* to enhance their screenwriting capabilities. South Shorts will help…

SPADA's inaugural Vincent Burke Scholarship aims to support the next generation of New Zealand producers by providing an annual grant of $5,000 to assist the advancement of their projects, companies, or careers.

In order to be eligible you must meet the NZFC talent eligibility criteria…

Post Production Producer
Park Road Post Production

Junior Creative Producer (12 Months Fixed Term Contract)
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY 

Video Editor
Videoshop

Creative Production Coordinator
NZME 

Recruitment Coordinator
Talent Company Limited 

Senior Video Editor / Animator
Radlab 

Content Producer
Are Media

Video Content Producer
Likeable Lab

Video Content Producer
BELOW STUDIOS 

Junior/Intermediate Digital Producer
PHQ

The Screenrights Cultural Fund is open for applications responding to the annual focus of Creative Intelligence. The funds supports people with exciting and innovative new initiatives that foster the creation and appreciation of screen content in Australia and New Zealand. Apply for up to $50k,…

There are no longer any rounds or deadlines for Feature Film Development Funding. You can apply for this funding at any time.

Feature Film Production Investment applications are considered by the NZFC Board. You can apply at any time, but to have your application considered…

Congratulations to WIFT members, Isla Macleod and Maddie Dai for their selection into the A Wave in the Ocean 2025 intensive under the guidance of Jane Campion. 

This is a 15 week film intensive, intended as a place of learning, and experience. It is based…

Congratulations to member Sam Ramlu for the release of the demo for her narrative adventure game - How Was Your Day?!

Caught in a strange time loop and with her beloved dog, Beans, missing, 13-year-old Diya discovers that building meaningful connections is key to solving…

We are thrilled to share the upcoming series brought together by a handful of WIFT members:

Shooting is underway in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington for the Sky New Zealand Originals’ all-new comedy Small Town Scandal, a screen adaptation of celebrated comedian Tom Sainsbury’s hit iHeartRadio NZ…

We’re thrilled to announce that The Seed of the Sacred Fig will be opening in cinemas on March 27. Directed by renowned Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, the film has already received significant international recognition, including awards at the Cannes Film Festival and nominations at the…

Two of our members have exciting projects featured in the latest Boosted X Moana program:

Pele- Goddess of Fire, is a Hawaiian dance theatre production that is programmed to be in the Pacific Dance New Zealand Festival on 19 – 20 June at the Mangere…

The 12th annual Māoriland Film Festival’s (MFF2025) industry program is here, with the festival commencing next week!

They are bringing together filmmakers, storytellers, and industry professionals for an inspiring industry program! This is a unique opportunity to wānanga, network, and grow alongside some of the…

We are delighted to offer a chance to win one of five double passes to see GRAND TOUR, which opens in cinemas from 3 April!

Winner of Best Director from Cannes Film Festival. GRAND TOUR follows a mischievous chronicle of a runaway groom with his…

The 2025 Screen Accelerator Project: Unscripted with Emmy-award winning Producer Jon Kroll, is happening on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd May in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. 

Running hot off the success of SAP 2024, producers in Aotearoa and abroad are working RIGHT NOW with last year’s attendees…

NZ On Air Round Tahi, TVNZ’s two-page pitch deadline is Thursday 3 April. 

Please note that submission deadlines may precede the funding agencies' release of their round guidelines, and they could also be earlier than the announcement of funding outcomes from prior rounds.

For both…

Got an idea for reo Māori content, whether factual or scripted? Te Māngai Pāho’s first General Audience round for 2025 is open for Registrations of Interest (ROI)! 

Deadline: 5PM, 26 March 2025

The ROI stage invites content creators to share their vision for reo Māori…

CinemaStreet Women’s Short Screenplay Competition invites women screenwriters to submit short dramatic scripts of any genre (20 minutes and under) to CinemaStreet Pictures for production consideration. The winning screenwriter will receive $1,000 for the option to produce the film. Screenplays may be from anywhere in…

For those 10 minutes in the audition room, the role is yours—don’t miss the opportunity to bring your character to life. As an actor, your job is to reveal the character.

Here is an opportunity to join the Actors Studio, term 2, with Elena Stejko.

Book your space now for ScreenSafe Professional Respect Workshop in Wellington.

The course will address predominately sexual harassment and also includes bullying, harassment, definitions, disclosures, and respectful behaviours in the workplace. Be a part of this screen sector culture change and help make the sector…

Here is an incredible opportunity for filmmakers, students, and creatives across Aotearoa to connect, learn, and be inspired by some of NZ’s leading industry voices—all for just $35.

The Southern Screen Summit, a 1/2 a day virtual event on March 29th hosted by the Southern…

Now in its 18th year, MIFF 37°South Market will bring the global screen content marketplace to Melbourne over the opening days of MIFF from 7 to 10 August 2025. The market’s core offering is a selective four-day event of individually curated meetings for screen producers…

The A24 film Sing Sing presents an inspiring true story while also pioneering a groundbreaking approach to compensation in filmmaking.

Based on real events, Sing Sing follows Divine G (Colman Domingo), a man imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in…

This unique development incubator is now open for TV series (scripted or stand-alone documentary) and Feature Film (scripted or documentary) projects in development that are planning to be filmed and produced in Waitaha Canterbury. The purpose of this programme is to support the development of…

Proud Voices On Screen is proud to launch the Queer Screen Development Toolkit - a resource for anyone developing a screen project with queer characters, themes or storylines. You can download the Toolkit here.

They are seeking feedback from those who use the Queer Screen…

The Early Bird Deadline for Show Me Shorts 2025 closes on 1 April, so if you’ve got a short film ready to shine, now’s the time to submit. Their next deadline is our Regular Deadline on 1 May.

Meanwhile, their Winter Season of Short Films…

Executive Producer Seven Sharp
TVNZ

Business Director
TVNZ

Content Producer
Are Media

Senior Video Editor / Animator
Radlab

Part-Time Projectionist
The Capitol Theatre

Video Content Producer
Likeable Lab

Recruitment Coordinator
Talent Company Limited T/a BGT Actors Models and Talent

Creative production coordinator
Toulouse ltd 

Expressions of Interest - VFX Artists
880 Productions

Content…

In the grand finale of our December 2024 newsletter, we had the privilege of sharing an insightful and inspiring interview with Golden Globe nominee Payal Kapadia, discussing her acclaimed film All We Imagine as Light. The conversation, conducted by WIFT member Sapna Samant, is a…

Become a Mental Health First Aider with this 2 day FREE course in Wellington & Auckland - learn skills to support your workmates and your industry!

Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person who is; developing a mental health challenge, experiencing…

Congratulations to WIFT member Sarah Richards, the producer of FUQ BOIZ, for the launch of their bold sketch comedy series on Youtube! The series is created by comedy duo Hamish Parkinson (Billy T Award Winner, Viva La Dirt League, Thor: Ragnarok) and Ryan Richards (Funny…