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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Australian Feature Film Forum is for everyone in the business of making, distributing or exhibiting and investing in Australian feature films.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NZWG Seed and Seed Advanced grants offer support for scripts to which the writer(s) hold the rights.
