A Wave in the Ocean 2025

Posted Tuesday 24 Sep 2024

A Wave in the Ocean 2025

This is the final week to apply to A Wave in the Ocean. The application closing date is 29 October 2024. 

The course focuses on Writing/Directing skills. It is designed for self-starting Postgraduate-level applicants with life experience and proof of energy and ambition. 

Applicants will need, at minimum, to have made at least one short drama film as director that speaks to your potential and capacity. Experience as a documentary filmmaker is considered equivalent. The Intensive is also open to people who have directed one feature film, long-form TV drama or web series, and want an opportunity to explore more deeply, change direction and gain skills.

Part 1: A 15-week full time Workshop Programme in Wellington April - July 2025 (provisional dates). This includes a 2-week break where participants can return home but will still be required to complete work. There will also be a one-week residential writing workshop held out of Wellington.

Part 2: July 2025 - August 2026. Participants are mentored through development and production of a short film with a budget of NZ$100k. The films are to be delivered before the end of 2026. Participants may finish this part in two or three months, but have up to a year.

Read more here: https://waveintheocean.nz/