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Untitled Sports Team Horror Film
2023-11-20
The Untitled Sports Team Horror Film is currently crowdfunding on Boosted, until 20 November.

South Auckland Short Film Workshop
2023-11-18 09:00 - 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
Calling all aspiring filmmakers, storytellers and creatives! Want to learn how to use the power of cinema to tell your stories?
The South Auckland Short Film Workshop is a two-day workshop, held over two weekends, that covers how to turn an idea into a short film. Whether you’re new to filmmaking or have some experience, we are calling everyone who aspires to tell their stories on the screen to come and learn what it takes to bring your story to life.
Over two successive Saturdays, experienced filmmakers will guide you through the principles of how to write a short film, the role of the director, what it takes to get your short film off the ground and what’s needed to pitch to funders and collaborators. Speakers include Marina Alofagia McCartney (Milk & Honey, Vai), Nikki Si’ulepa (Same But Different, Mā, Snow in Paradise) and Vea Mafile’o (The Panthers, For My Fathers Kingdom).
Who it is for: New and emerging creatives 17+ from any industry who have an interest in short filmmaking.
When: Sat 18th November and Sat 25th November 2023 (9am-5pm each day)
Where: Friendship House, 20 Putney Way, Manukau CBD, Auckland 2104
Wheelchair access is available. If you require special assistance, please let us know.
Cost: General Admission $12.50 (inc GST + BF) Tickets via Humanitix

Pollywood
2023-11-18, 2023-11-07
The Pollywood Pasifika Film ‘twenty1’ collection has seven films representing The Cook Islands, Samoa, Hawaii & NZ – 90 minutes of mythical, inspiring, curious, confrontational and honest stories. Pollywood twenty1 will serve as a guide through grass roots to award winning film and multi-media art.
Screenings are rated M due to offensive language and drug use.

Pollywood, 7 Nov, Auckland (Mangere Arts Centre)
Pollywood, 18 Nov, Auckland (Auckland Art Gallery) (opens in a new tab)
Pollywood, 23 Nov, Auckland (Te Uru, Titirangi)

Table Read Four
2023-11-18
NZWG and DEGANZ are once again offering Virtual Table Reads for 2023.
A core cast – max. six actors – together with a writer + director team OR writer/director will collaborate on each script-in-development table read. The script must have a director attached and have been through a development process.

2023 SPADA Conference
2023-11-16 - 2023-11-17 | Harbourside Function Centre, 4 Taranaki St, Wellington
This year’s SPADA Conference features the following iconic events, highlights, and addresses:
NZ On Air John O’Shea Memorial Address
SPADA Highlights Showreel
South Pacific Pictures BIG PITCH competition
In Memoriam Reel – Sponsored by NZ On Screen
Great Screenrights Lunch
25th Annual SPADA Screen Industry Awards; and
Thursday night’s Opening Night Cocktail Function – Sponsored by Images and Sound
Check out the draft programme here

Fuq Boiz funding deadline
2023-11-15
Have you ever shown up to a party too early and had to make punishing small talk with someone you barely know? Have you ever felt completely out of place around your partner’s friends? Have you ever accidentally moved into a policeman’s house, stolen his family’s identity, then burnt the house down? Yes? Thought so.
FUQ BOIZ is the uniquely refreshing comedy duo of Ryan Richards and Hamish Parkinson. Based on their Fred Award-nominated live show, Ryan and Hamish bring their absurd, lightning-energy sensibilities to this bold sketch series that takes relatable social pressures and crippling anxieties to their illogical extremes.
FUQ BOIZ is crowdfunding until 15 November on Boosted.

Story Camp: application deadline
2023-11-13 23:59
Story Camp Aotearoa is a residential feature film workshop that cultivates exceptional filmmaking by fostering voice, honing craft, and clarifying vision and kaupapa. Selected storytellers workshop their film project with esteemed advisors from here and abroad.
Story Camp 2024 seeks feature film projects ready for a in-depth development process. Projects can be at any stage from a well-developed treatment through to a script in advanced development. Up to eight selected writers or teams will participate in a rigorous four-day experience designed specifically to meet the development needs of their project.

Gaylene Preston Writing Workshop
2023-11-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Te Atamira, Queenstown
Queenstown Writers Festival invites you to apply for a three-hour screenwriting workshop with acclaimed filmmaker and writer Dame Gaylene Preston.

Dame Gaylene is a leading light of New Zealand cinema. She is both director and screenwriter of Ruby and Rata and Bread and Roses, and the director of the documentaries War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us and My Year with Helen. She is deeply committed to telling New Zealand stories for New Zealand audiences – and equally dedicated to helping upcoming filmmakers realise their own vision.
This interactive workshop will investigate the space between the page and the screen and help you translate the idea in your head into a pitch-worthy document. Established and aspiring filmmakers in all genres are welcome, from documentary to drama and everything in between.

Waves
2023-11-11
Short film Waves is crowdfunding on Boosted, until 11 November.

Post-Production Drama Lab: applications close
2023-11-10 16:00
The Post Production Drama Lab is a one-of-a-kind mentoring lab for Producer/Director/Editor teams working on drama projects that include short or feature drama films and series.
Up to five selected Producer/Director/Editor teams will converge in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland for a mentoring weekend, led by editor Annie Collins.
The two days will cover:

Introductions, approach, and expectations
Before you get started
During the shoot
During post
Receiving and dealing with feedback
Handovers

The lab will also cover:

Post scheduling
Post technical requirements and equipment
Handling VFX
Pickups and found footage, including archival

Follow-up Mentoring:
Each team will receive one x 1.5-hour post-lab mentoring session with Annie Collins. This must be used within 9 months of the lab. Meetings can be in person or online. DEGANZ is unable to cover travel costs for mentoring sessions.
Kaupapa:
The Guild’s kaupapa is to strengthen director-editor teams in our screen industry and see an increase in long-lasting, creative collaborations.
To support director-editor teams, we aim to deepen participants’ understanding of the editing process and ways to manage it (and troubleshoot effectively). Do consider applying if your project is facing problems.
A key focus of the Lab will be how the process supports both the project and the relationships between the creative team.
Eligibility:
The Post Production Drama Lab is aimed at emerging/mid-career directors, producers and editors.
This workshop is open to all members of the film industry, however there is a ticket price for non-DEGANZ members.
To be eligible:

Producer-director-editor teams must be working on their first drama together OR working together for the first time on a drama
All three team members must commit to attending the full Lab in November

When:
Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 November 2023, 9 am to 5 pm
Where:
TBC, Auckland
Cost:
DEGANZ Member (Team member or observer) – Free
Non-member (Team member or observer) – $75*

Applications Close: 4 pm, Friday, November 10, 2023
Please complete the application form

NZWG Seed: application deadline
2023-11-10 12:00
NZWG Seed and Seed Advanced grants offer support for scripts to which the writer(s) hold the rights.

Local Lens, Global Reach: The Power of Place in Filmmaking
2023-11-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Christchurch
Join director Thaddeus D. Matula (“Into the Spotlight”) as he unravels the art of storytelling and the architecture of narrative structure.
Discover how compelling stories thrive on the foundations of “but,” “therefore,” and “meanwhile.” Thaddeus, a storytelling vessel, compares his approach to carving out the transcendent truth hidden within reality, much like Michelangelo’s pursuit to free the angel from marble.

Blue Book Changes
2023-11-08 18:00
Join us for an evening to learn everything you need to know about The Blue Book. This book – which contains the standard conditions for crew working in film and TV production in New Zealand – has recently been updated for 2023. We’ll explain these updates and how they will affect your contracts and work on set.
Guest panellists from The Screen Guild Sally Cunningham (Wellington Branch Chair) Christian Gower (Auckland Branch Chair) and Adrian “Wookie” Hebron (National Executive Committee) will walk through what the changes mean for you.
We’ll also cover The Screen Industry Workers Act (SIWA) which came into force on December 30, 2022, which allows screen industry contractors to bargain collectively.
So come along for food, beverages, and to familiarise yourselves with things like Mandatory Terms or Minimums, The Screen Industry Workers Act, the new Screen Guild rate cards and more.
Don’t miss this chance to learn and ask questions of this great panel of people working on behalf of all New Zealand film and television crew.
Seats are limited so be quick to register for this event.
Free for NZCS and Screen Guild Members. Non-members $40.

Kinetic 001
2023-11-07 18:30 - 20:30
A new series of events for the MDGA, Kinetic looks to give experienced motion designers the chance to share their knowledge and process with the community. Our 3 speakers from across the spectrum of motion disciplines will share their insights, experiences, and the secrets behind their captivating work. We’ll explore the latest trends and innovations in motion design, and you’ll have the chance to delve into some awesome motion design projects.
We encourage you to participate, ask questions, and interact with our speakers to gain a deeper understanding of the work.
So, whether you’re a seasoned motion designer, a curious novice, or simply someone interested in the art of storytelling through motion, this event is for you. Seats are limited so make sure you grab a ticket below.
Our speakers for Kinetic 001 are:
Timo Lenton – How to make a Houdini Piñata
Ryan Bird – Animated Faces on Inanimate Objects
Sean Kothe – Dance of Pixels

Kōpere Hou Fresh Shorts: application deadline
2023-11-06 13:00
Kōpere Hou – Fresh Shorts identifies and nurtures the next generation of New Zealand filmmakers. Script to Screen is working in partnership with NZFC to deliver the Kōpere Hou – Fresh Shorts programme.

NZ Web Fest
2023-11-05 - 2023-11-13
The NZ Web Fest runs online 5-13 November. Register here (it’s free!) to enjoy the podcast, shorts and series selections.
This year’s awards for NZ finalists run in-person in Auckland on Sunday 12 November.

Story, Character and Execution: with Pip Hall
2023-11-04 09:00 - 17:00 | Dunedin
Spend a day with Pip Hall (One Lane Bridge, Jonah, Why Does Love?) as she guides participants through her process when developing story ideas for TV series.
Throughout the day Pip will look at character and character function, theme and story engine as well as constructing an outstanding pilot script and pitch document. This workshop will be craft based and combines practical elements, presented content, group work, discussion and case studies.

Night Freaks: NZ Premiere
2023-11-02 20:00 | Auckland
Join us down the rabbit hole for the NZ premiere of Night Freaks, a multi genre mashup musical.
During the COVID pandemic ordinary citizens Jules and Lucy are abducted by grey aliens, taken onboard a UFO where they’re given a message of hope for the world in these fractured times. Back on earth, both Jules and Lucy go on a journey of discovery, grappling with the tear in the fabric of their everyday reality from being abducted in the COVID lockdown.
David Blyth’s film stars Yvette Parsons (Ruby Tuesday, Educators, What we do in the Shadows.), Andrew McLennan, musician/composer (Coconut Rough, Pop Mechanix, The Swingers, Another Life) and introduces Jemma Pollock. Guest stars include Geeling Ching, Ian Mune, and Tom Sainsbury.

VFX Guild Launch, Auckland
2023-11-02 19:00 - 22:00
We have assembled some top notch VFX professionals for the evening. Tobias Wolters, VFX Supervisor and VFX Producers Max Serges and Will Reece who will all be joining us to talk about the evolution of the VFX production department, interdepartmental collaboration and onset workflows including emerging technologies.
We welcome local screen industry, VFX academic staff and students on Thursday the 2nd of November to the Media Design School for a networking event, doors open at 7PM.
We are launching our ‘Join Now’ Campaign which offers members who sign up on the night and receive 25% off of their annual membership fee. RSVP here.

Remote Collaboration
2023-11-02 08:00 - 17:00
Date: Thursday 02 Nov 2023
Location: Park Road Post Production, 141 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington
Time: 5:30 – 8:30pm
5:30-6:00pm Welcome drinks and food (come hungry!)
6:00 pm-7:00 pm Remote Collaboration live demonstration with Chicago, Toronto & Colombia

During this live presentation you’ll see how to work remotely with any kind of timed-based media, covering topics such as ADR, Review & Approval and more.

7:00 pm-7:30 pm Question time
7:30-8:00pm Drinks, food, conversation
Nibbles, tapas and drinks will be provided.

Spaces will be limited so register now! REGISTER HERE

Table Read Four: submission deadline
2023-11-02

Film Auckland AGM and Catchup
2023-11-01 18:00 - 22:00 | Longroom, 114 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
It’s time for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and opportunity to catch up with everyone.
With a couple of challenging years of lockdowns, weather events, writer and actor strikes, funding reviews and a stalled public broadcasting merger, and now a change in government, it is a great time to get involved and help steer the future of our industry to be the best it can be!
The AGM is open to all FAI members. You can ask questions, make your suggestions, nominate someone for the board, or stand yourself.
Come along and hear from Matt Horrocks about the Screen Taskforce and Clayton Tikao on the Sites and Places of Significance to Mana Whenua.
If you aren’t already a member, this is an excellent chance to join and get involved.
If you are not attending, you may still register your apologies, and/or appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf. Simply follow the registration process and fill in the relevant fields.
If you’d like to make a nomination or propose an agenda item, please email eo@filmauckland.com Nominations can also be accepted from the floor but only if the nominee is present or has given consent.

Australian Film Forum
2023-11-01 08:00 - 2023-11-02 17:00 | Virtual Streaming
The Australian Feature Film Forum is for everyone in the business of making, distributing or exhibiting and investing in Australian feature films.

ShowNews Academy
2023-10-31 19:00 - 21:30 | Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St, Auckland, New Zealand
Watch Out! They Get You While You’re Sleeping!
When health official Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices that her lover has become strangely distant, this sets in train a series of shocking discoveries that sees both her and colleague Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) fleeing for their lives to the sound of ear-piercing alien screams.
Remakes of great films are usually on a hiding to nothing, but Philip Kaufman’s brilliant update of the 1956 classic is a rare and memorable exception. Transposing the action to the heart of San Francisco allows Kaufman to retain all the suspense of Jack Finney’s original story while adding caustic social commentary about the selfishness of the 1970s ‘me generation’ that remains all too relevant today.
But it’s a paranoid thriller first and foremost, based on one of the most psychologically terrifying of all premises – what happens when you can no longer trust not just the authorities but even your nearest and dearest?

Māoriland: regular submission deadline
2023-10-31 17:00
Māoriland exists to uplift the perspective and stories of Indigenous peoples.
Māoriland considers film, video, digital and interactive media work and artwork (all mediums) made by Indigenous creatives.
To be eligible for your work to be presented or displayed by Māoriland, an Indigenous creative must be credited in a key role such as director, producer or screenwriter.
The 11th Māoriland Film Festival – MFF2024 will take place from 20-24 March, 2024.

American Film Market 2023
2023-10-31 - 2023-11-05 | Los Angeles
Every November, the entire global film industry converges in Santa Monica for the American Film Market.
AFM is the premier film acquisition, development and networking event where more than $1 Billion in distribution and film financing deals are closed each year on completed films and those in every stage of development. More business-oriented than any other motion picture event, thousands of professionals from all corners of our industry come together at AFM to develop, showcase, discover, finance and license 1000s of independent films and projects destined for the world’s audiences.
At AFM, participants can also attend The AFM Sessions – 30+ world class conferences and panels, and connect with the independent film community’s decision makers, all in one convenient location.
AFM is the only sales market produced by the Independents for our industry.

PISA Fresh Shorts drop-in
2023-10-30 17:00 - 20:30
We have an opportunity for Pacific Islands Screen artists who are applying for the Kōpere Hou Fresh Shorts 2023 Fund to attend our Drop-in session on Monday 30th October. Each session will provide 30-45mins with experienced Filmmakers who can provide guidance on your application.
We have limited sessions available between 5:15pm – 8:30pm, so be sure to secure your spot today as these will be allocated on a first-in first serve basis.
If you have any questions, please email info@pisa.org.nz

WIFT Awards: nominations close
2023-10-30 17:00
You do not have to nominate someone in each category, but you can if you like. If you don’t have a nominee for a particular category, please just skip to the next one.
NOTE: You can come back and edit your responses later provided you use the same device.
The Award categories are:

South Pacific Pictures Award for Achievement in Film
Images & Sound Award for Success in Television and Digital
SAE Award for Outstanding Newcomer
Hinterland Woman to Watch Award
Imagezone Entrepreneurship Award
Professional Lighting Services Award for Unsung Heroine of the NZ Screen Industry
The Queenstown Camera Company Craft Award
Wētā FX Creative Technology Award
Te Māngai Pāho Te Reo Māori Champion Award
Warner Bros. Discovery Award for Moana Excellence
Great Southern Film & Television Award for Outstanding Contribution to the NZ Screen Industry

How to Become a Script Supervisor
2023-10-29 13:00 - 14:30
I’m Jennifer Carriere and in the last 15 years I have script supervised literally hundreds of episodes of network television and dozens of films. I created, out of sheer necessity, the most efficient, fail-proof script supervising system possible. This enabled me to work far more shows per year than is standard (or even conceivable). Being an outstanding script supervisor led me directly to becoming a high-volume tv associate producer. Now I apply the same efficiency and focus to educating about the powerful, misunderstood role of the script supervisor, and training and mentoring future script supervisors straight into their own impactful film careers, in record time.
