This active, fast-paced workshop is about acknowledging your creative agency and learning to “write” using tools specific to the actor: action, games, and the endless surprise of your scene partners. Tap your natural play instincts with tangible skills that can be used repeatedly in the creation of new performances, with or without a text.
A nurturing, one day workshop for writers who want to smash procrastination, stay motivated & write more productively in 2024! The Productive Writer Bootcamp will help you become a more focused, relaxed and productive writer by exploring what's going on with your inner game and how to get out of your own way. Our Workshop Facilitator […]
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 […]
A basic intro for the experienced actor who needs to know what you need to do to move into the broad world of voiceover. Abbe Holmes will give you the essential steps to to get you started.
As the first point of contact with a potential employer, your marketing materials are an extension of yourself and an indication of your level of professionalism. Kym Jackson will give you a clear knowledge of how to make your entire acting toolkit (headshots, resume, demo reel, website, business cards) match those of any top working […]
Our popular virtual Ipu Kī event, exclusive to our PISA Members, is back! We can't wait to see you online, Ipu Kī in hand for our first networking event of 2024. This networking event provides a fantastic opportunity to meet and connect with other PISA members, both locally and internationally.
Come along to our regular meetup to chat motion, meet new people and have a drink. Any level welcome, from the keyframe curious to the exporting experts. Event runs at the Morningside Tavern, Sandringham, Auckland
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 […]
The Aotearoa Syncposium is back for 2024! A two day conference on the 23rd and 24th February with the world's biggest industry leaders in music made for film, television, video games, ads and more. Featuring over 15 panels, keynote speakers, breakout rooms, meet-ups and more. The first two in-person keynote speakers have been announced: Pasek […]
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 […]
Equity is excited to welcome all our deaf, disabled and neurodiverse (DDN) members and friends from the wider performing community to a facilitated hui in Auckland on the 24 Feb. Register here
The Show Me Shorts Screenwriting Lab is a hothouse mentoring scheme for screenwriters and aspiring screenwriters to workshop new ideas for short films
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
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For February, film director Tony Forster has chosen one of master director Wim Wenders' (PERFECT DAYS, WINGS OF DESIRE) best films: PARIS, TEXAS! Tickets only $10! Happy Hour drinks from 7pm. Screening 8:15pm. 147 mins | Rated PG | […]
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 […]
The WIFT NZ Awards is an event designed to celebrate the achievements of women in the industry, provide a special networking opportunity, and act as a source of fundraising for the ongoing work of the organisation. It has become renowned for quality, affordability and great celebration and fun.
A casual show-and-tell event with acclaimed director of photography, Stefan Duscio, where you can ask questions and learn about various pre-production approaches. In New Zealand to shoot Wolfman, Australian cinematographer Stefan will share his pre-production processes across projects such as The Invisible Man, The Dry and Shantaram. Stefan will share invaluable insights and comparisons of his varied approaches to different scenes, […]
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 […]
