Each March the Indigenous world comes together in Ōtaki, Aotearoa (New Zealand) to celebrate Indigenous screen storytelling at Māoriland Film Festival, the largest Indigenous film festival in the Southern Hemisphere. Located on New Zealand’s Kāpiti Coast, Ōtaki is a vibrant seaside town where Māori culture and language thrives. Māoriland is celebrated for its manaakitanga and […]
Equity Foundation NZ is thrilled to be bringing the renowned Australian casting director Anousha Zarkesh to Aotearoa for one weekend of work with Equity NZ members. If you are selected (there are very limited spots) you will spend one day in an intimate setting with Anousha, learning from the notes she gives you and your […]
James Ladanyi's Specialty - is a Wellington-set doco series about the city's dozens of roasteries, hundreds of cafes serving specialty coffee, and thousands of people partaking in the ritual of daily consumption. This four-part documentary series will explore Wellington coffee genesis, its history, and its present-day culture.
Equity Foundation NZ is thrilled to be bringing the renowned Australian casting director Anousha Zarkesh to Aotearoa for one weekend of work with Equity NZ members. If you are selected (there are very limited spots) you will spend one day in an intimate setting with Anousha, learning from the notes she gives you and your […]
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 Top of the South Screenwriting Seminar 2024 is now open for registrations so be in quick! With world class screenplay consultants and teachers Kathryn Burnett and Steve Barr facilitating, this promises to be an amazing weekend, March 23 and 24 in Whakatū/Nelson. The course outline, Kathryn and Steve's bios, and a link to register […]
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” […]
Raising funds for post-prod on drama short Night Waves
During this six-month mentorship programme, successful applicants attend a series of one-day hubs and are led through focused script development under the guidance of Briar Grace-Smith. Briar brings considerable experience and knowledge to the room for group mentorship, and each participant also gets one-on-one feedback. The hub days involve script read-throughs, writing exercises, and hearing from guest […]
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For March, director Gregor Nicholas has chosen an Orson Welles classic TOUCH OF EVIL Tickets only $10! Happy Hour drinks from 7pm. Screening 8:15pm. 111 mins | Rated PG | Drama When a car bomb explodes on the American […]
This year's festival will take place in July/August. You should include a press kit with a brief synopsis or description of your film and the key credits for your film along with an online screener. We will only accept submissions online, via an online screener.
1980s New Zealand, where being gay means hiding in plain sight and local homophobes, backed by the Far Right churches of Reagan’s America, are hell bent on destroying any liberal fantasies of change. With money and power behind them, they wage open warfare on New Zealanders fighting for their right to be different. It was […]
Since 2015 NZ Web Fest has curated and celebrated online entertainment. Since 2017 the festival has been a proud participant in the Web Series World Cup. In 2023 the festival became a participant in the inaugural edition of the Audio Fiction World Cup. The festival selects podcasts, short films and web series.
The MDGA 2024 Logo competition is a way for local Motion Designers to show off their creativity and compete for some sweet prizes, provided by our very generous sponsors. It is open to all Aotearoa New Zealand based Motion Designers, students or professionals and will be judged by some of the top Motion Designers and […]
Show Me Shorts is Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading international short film festival. Our mission is to connect New Zealand audiences with short films and share New Zealand short films with the world. We celebrate the short film art form and champion short film makers! During October 2024 Show Me Shorts will put on 100 screenings […]
Narrative Design is the process of understanding story as a system. This understanding allows storytellers to better connect to both play and interactivity, for games, XR and live choice-driven experiences. It also gives a look “under the hood” at how story functions on a meta and micro structural level, which can help linear storytelling move away from rigid […]
Running since 2007 (formerly known as the Someday Challenge), Day One Challenge has evolved to include wrap-around support with year-round educational content, a series of events and an annual cinema showcase. Day One Hāpai te Haeata is having a party and and a fundraiser in Tāmaki Makaurau! We want you to come so we can […]
Pan-Asian Screen Collective presents How We Got There: from Idea to Impact. Join us for an engaging and informative discussion where we delve into the creation of a successful series from its inception to delivery! PASC members JJ Fong, Perlina Lau, and Ally Xue, the creative and producing team behind Flat 3, reunite to share […]
