Calling short film makers, students and anyone interested in learning more about what goes on behind the scenes in making movies. Join us for a full day of interactive professional development workshops, filmmaker talks, networking and screenings of short films. Presenters will be available for informal meetings throughout the day. Tickets provide entry to all […]
Pop in on your way to work and grab a coffee with some fellow motion practitioners.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) invites; funding applications from emerging young filmmakers under 29 years old in Aotearoa to make their first funded short film with urgent themes that matter to them AND / OR applications from aspiring young filmmakers in Aotearoa to take on an unpaid New Filmmaker Placement to shadow one of the […]
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 […]
There are many reasons these days why a filmmaker may find themselves shooting their own footage: think Dame Gaylene Preston following Helen Clark at the United Nations, Briar March for Dame Valerie Adams: More Than Gold or Rachel Currie on the TVNZ docuseries Unbreakable. Come along to this event, bring your camera and join our […]
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 […]
- From live showcases to massive parties – experience the worlds of Music, Screen and Games all around the city. - See the next generation of tech, innovation and games disrupters. - Connect with inspiring speakers, panelists and mentors.
The festival runs 17 October - 5 November across several venues. Visit the website for full info.
Join NYWIFT for our inaugural Masterclass Series: Writing for Television with critically-acclaimed writer Amy Fox. Powerful television can shape hearts, change minds, and expand worldviews with memorable characters and riveting plots. You have your story idea – but how can you translate it to the screen? This series of three masterclasses focuses on building the […]
Join Script to Screen and the New Zealand Film Commission for a live webinar on Tuesday 17th October 5:00-6:00 pm. You will hear about what’s needed to apply for Whiringa Tauatahi – Stage One of Kōpere Hou – Fresh Shorts and get a complete overview of the application process and the selection criteria. Register for […]
Join us for our Film Talk screening of MS. INFORMATION, the new feature from documentary filmmaker Gwen Isaac, followed by a Q&A with Gwen herself!
We are excited to welcome Thomas Robins & Nick Ward from Sky Originals Sky NZ to Ōtautahi Christchurch on the 19th October, for local content creators. Thomas Robins is Head of Sky Originals/Head of Scripted Commissioning & Nick Ward is Head of Non-Scripted Commissioning. They bring over two decades of industry experience and are proud […]
Someday Stories 8 (in production 2024) invites: funding applications from emerging young filmmakers under 29 years old in Aotearoa to make their first funded short film with urgent themes that matter to them AND / OR applications from aspiring young filmmakers in Aotearoa to take on an unpaid New Filmmaker Placement to shadow one of […]
Spend a day with James Napier Robertson (The Dark Horse, Whina) as he guides participants through his approach to screenwriting and developing story ideas for film. Throughout the day James will look at what makes a great story, discuss the stages of development, the fundamentals of character creation and connecting character to story. He’ll also […]
From ‘Looney Tunes’ to ‘Lunatics’, Terror-Fi 2023 sees the festival’s best and most diverse line-up yet! This year’s programme has been carefully curated to include award-winning and audience favourite genre films from festivals like Sundance, SXSW, Fantasia, Toronto, Sitges, and Fantastic Fest… with some incredible hidden gems and two retro classics thrown in for good […]
Colourists contribute to the feel and mood of a film or series by helping to define its look. Working with the Director and Director of Photography, they tune in a palette and tone; whether the look is contrasty and warm or cooler in the shadows, there’s lots of magic that happens in the grading suite […]
Got an idea for a reality Tv show and want to learn how to take it through to fruition? This is the workshop for you. Whether you are an aspiring or experienced producer join Emmy Award-winning television producer Jon Kroll (Amazing Race, Gordon Ramsay Unchartered) as he takes you through the ins and outs of […]
An evening meetup for all New Zealand production designers, art directors, set decorators and prop masters. Welcome drinks and food. Introduction by Grant Major about the goals of the International Production Designers Week and the Production Designers Collective. Brief talk from two production designers about recently completed projects. Zoom link available for those who can […]
