Show Me Shorts opens submissions for its 2024 edition. Visit the website for more info about the festival.

NZ Web Fest opens submissions for its 10th edition on 1 February. The festival accepts submissions of podcasts, short films and webseries. Find more info and submit via FilmFreeway.

Venturing into the Unknown, we're planning a journey down the length of New Zealand on EUC's (Electric Unicycle), capturing the entire process for a YouTube Documentary Web Series. Yet, to accomplish this feat, we require a helping hand. Our planned route will cover approximately 3,500 kilometers, or about 2,175 miles, taking us the best part […]

NO MORE A VICTIM is a short film, written by Tanya M. Wheeler that will be produced and directed by Tanya in 2024. It is about a Victim and her Killer, but it aims to subvert the audience's expectations. Filmmaking is expensive and I am lucky enough to have an amazing and willing cast and […]

Loading Docs submissions are open for 2024. NZ-based filmmakers have to opportunity to submit a proposal for the chance to be part of the acclaimed short documentary initiative of Aotearoa New Zealand. Selected filmmakers will be awarded funding and receive high-level development support and mentorship from respected industry experts. Our guiding theme for this year […]

In 2024, Doc Edge Pitch’s theme is “Truth, Impact and Reconciliation”. We are looking for New Zealand and international projects in the following formats: • Feature theatrical or TV one-off • Series (web or TV) • Immersive (VR, AR, and XR) with an accompanying short or long form documentary Selected projects will join our whanau […]

Te Māngai Pāho and Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air have joined forces to support the Māori media sector and work collectively to improve the outcomes of the Maihi Karauna, the Crown’s strategy for Māori language revitalisation. We are now calling for proposals for a Reo Māori Content Co-Fund and invite applicants creating high-end, […]

A professional Table Read is an invaluable development tool for screenwriters. Don’t under-estimate the value of hearing your script in a performance situation. You get to hear how the timing, structure and dialogue are working. You get to have a detailed discussion with the actors and director after the Read, to hear their feedback and […]

PICTURE is a unique learning opportunity for filmmakers. In a series of hands-on workshops, you’ll learn the art and science of marketing and releasing a film. You’ll work with experts in distribution, exhibition, sales, marketing, design, impact producing, publicity and festival strategy. With their advice, you’ll develop a clever, practical plan for the release of […]

Fundraising for Marion Prebble's sci-fi short, PleasureDora, about a glitchy sex-bot at the end of her shelf life The Boosted campaign closes 25 Feb

In 2024, Doc Edge Pitch’s theme is “Truth, Impact and Reconciliation”. We are looking for New Zealand and international projects in the following formats: • Feature theatrical or TV one-off • Series (web or TV) • Immersive (VR, AR, and XR) with an accompanying short or long form documentary Selected projects will join our whanau […]

Joshua Prendeville's The House Within is a feature length documentary film on the internationally celebrated New Zealand writer Fiona Kidman. It examines the way in which life and fiction collide and how, with time, they become inescapably braided together. The film paints an intimate portrait of Fiona's fascinating and often tumultuous life. It probes the inner world […]

Pitchfest is hosted by Wellington's Floating Rock Studio. In 2022, they received an investment by Hillfarrance and are using that money to invest in YOU, the creator, of your upcoming animated film or TV series. We're here to support you and your vision with $100,000 to build a pitch, then present to buyers!

Shirley Horrocks is raising funds to make the first documentary feature about an iconic Kiwi songwriter, Don McGlashan, A Life in Music. Over a brilliant 40 year career, Don has won many accolades for his song writing, including winning the prestigious APRA Silver Scrolls twice, and more recently being inducted into the NZ Music Hall […]

Short Film Otago provides script-to-screen funding and development support for emerging Otago based filmmakers and screenwriters. To make an application, go here.

Script to Screen, in partnership with Film Otago Southland, launches an exciting new development opportunity called Southern Pilots, for Otago and Southland based screen creators. Script to Screen and Film Otago Southland are looking for new and emerging filmmakers with compelling, bold series story ideas suitable for development and viable for future production. Southern Pilots offers both […]

The word “improv” has come to define a style, a tone, a genre. Let’s move beyond that word and investigate the tools available to an actor looking to create something new, whether the words are written down for them or not. This active, fast-paced workshop is about acknowledging your creative agency and learning to “write” […]

The word “improv” has come to define a style, a tone, a genre. Let’s move beyond that word and investigate the tools available to an actor looking to create something new, whether the words are written down for them or not. This active, fast-paced workshop is about acknowledging your creative agency and learning to “write” […]