Auckland Screening of "Into the Spotlight" + Q&A
2023-12-03 14:30 - 16:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | The Capitol Cinema, 610 Dominion Road, Auckland
Doc Edge screening of the film ‘Into the Spotlight’ (USA, 2023) followed by a Q&A with director Thaddeus D. Matula.
About the film
A heartfelt story of how a script, a stage, and a theatre programme composed of adults with disabilities celebrate their creativity, explore life’s complexities, and empower a community, in their own words and their own way.
“Into the Spotlight” follows a Dallas-based theatre troupe, composed of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who are determined to write, rehearse, and perform their 11th annual original musical during the 2021-22 season. The film is crafted entirely from the point of view of the individuals giving them a voice.
Ticket prices:
Full $25
Concession $21
Doc Edge Members $12.50
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1579083622497945

NZ TV Awards 2023
2023-12-05 18:00 - 23:30
The New Zealand Television Awards recognises excellence in television and honours the special skills and unique talents of the companies and individuals who create, produce, and perform in television programmes in New Zealand.
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The Awards are open to linear, subscription and digital broadcast platforms.

Reo Māori Content Co-Fund: webinar
2023-12-13 13:00 - 14:00
Te Māngai Pāho and Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air have joined forces to support the Māori media sector and work collectively to improve the outcomes of the Maihi Karauna, the Crown’s strategy for Māori language revitalisation.
We are now calling for proposals for a Reo Māori Content Co-Fund and invite applicants creating high-end, te reo Māori Scripted content to apply for funding.
Applications for the Reo Māori Content Co-Fund will be managed and processed by Te Māngai Pāho. You can find the RFP with general eligibility guidelines here.
We will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday 13 December from 1-2pm to introduce the co-fund and answer any questions you may have about the guidelines. This will be hosted by Nadia Marsh from Te Māngai Pāho and Kelly Davis from NZ On Air. If you are interested, you will need to pre-register for the webinar by emailing funding@nzonair.govt.nz. A Zoom link for the webinar will then be sent to you closer to the time.
Questions or to apply
If you are interested in submitting an application or have any questions about eligibility, you can reach out to Juneea Silbery at juneea@tmp.govt.nz or the NZ On Air Funding Team at funding@nzonair.govt.nz.

Combined Guilds Xmas Party, Auckland
2023-12-13 17:30 - 22:00
It’s that time again already and you are cordially invited to join us at the annual Combined Guild’s Christmas Party! ?
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and what better way to celebrate than to gather together for Christmas drinks and nibbles and share events of our last year!
– Nibbles will be provided on the night
– Drinks will be available for purchase at the bar.
– Book your spot now as our spaces are limited!
We look forward to seeing you all there and hosting the creative forces of our hard working guild members all together under one roof!

FilmicFest: submission deadline
2023-12-15 | online
FilmicFest launched four years ago as a way to inspire a whole new generation of filmmakers to create and share their vision – via mobile phone filmmaking. There has never been a better opportunity to empower the voices of emerging and established indie filmmakers.

Oceania Impact Pitch: submission deadline
2023-12-15
Since its creation, FIFO has become a regional event that fosters a dialogue between the islands and territories of Oceania, providing an unparalleled window into the region! It is dedicated to showcasing Oceanian cinema and filmmakers on a global scale. An annual meeting with the Pacific held in Tahiti. A must in our country, our region and far beyond our shores, our festival innovates, creates and brings together year after year.
The OCEANIA IMPACT PITCH for INDIGENATION is a unique opportunity for committed documentary filmmakers to present their pitches to a panel of professionals and decision makers from Oceania and Europe (festivals, producers, funders, broadcasters).
Whether you want to raise awareness for a cause, denounce an injustice, or inspire collective action, and find partners and funding for your next documentary: this event is for you. You will have the opportunity to present your vision, strategy and goals to create a social, environmental or political impact with your film.
Your documentary project must be in line with FIFO’s values and contribute to the preservation and celebration of the indigenous cultures of Oceania.

The Climate Canary (stretch goal): campaign closes
2023-12-16
THE CLIMATE CANARY is a 90 minute feature documentary about three remarkable women and their scientific work in Antarctica, due for release in 2024, and we need your help!
Help us reach our STRETCH GOAL to make our animation sing!
We’ve just managed to raise the funds we need to get into the edit suite and we’ve been overwhelmed and humbled by all the support and messages. We will be starting the rough cut as soon as we can – and we can’t wait to take this film to the world!
Since the rough cut campaign people have asked us – how can we help further?
Well – animation is rather expensive, and we have some great ideas. Every dollar of this extra “stretch” campaign will go directly to the animation budget. Thank you!

The Garden Room - campaign closes
2023-12-16
Boosted campaign for Kirsty Cameron’s documentary about one family’s experience of a stillbirth

It's in Bloom - campaign closes
2023-12-18
Boosted campaign for Lucy Timmins’ MV for Guy McRae’s song

No More A Victim: campaign closes
2023-12-18
Boosted campaign for Tanya Wheeler’s short.
It is about a Victim and her Killer, but aims to subvert the audience’s expectations.
This is an ambitious project that requires 7-8 days of shooting, plus a number of complex locations and transport. All donors will get their names in the credits of this short film, which will be submitted to film festivals around the world in 2024-25.

VOX365NZ: campaign closes
2023-12-18
We are embarking on a journey to engage with 365 remarkable artists, each contributing their distinctive voice to the cultural landscape of Aotearoa. Our endeavour is simple yet profound: to capture the essence of New Zealand’s contemporary art scene through 365 artist interviews.
Each artist we feature adds a unique brushstroke to the vibrant canvas of Aotearoa’s cultural heritage.
Each interview is a step towards fostering collaboration, inclusivity, and understanding in our diverse society.

Road to Tea Party: campaign closes
2023-12-18
‘Road to Tea Party’ is a mini-documentary series filmed and edited by Jack Robinson and Daniel Davy focusing on the life of rising Neosoul musician and University of Canterbury student Tusekah.
This documentary follows Tusekah leading up to her first big stage performance at UCSA’s Tea Party Festival was held on the 21st of October being attended by 3500 students. This year’s Tea Party Festival sold out and was an amazing day of performances from international and local artists.

Stories About My Body: campaign closes
2023-12-19
Morgana O’Reilly’s Stories About My Body is a solo show, seeking support to be turned into a film.
Sitting somewhere in the wonderland of stand-up comedy, spoken word and storytelling, Stories About My Body has moved audiences to laughter and tears everywhere it’s toured.
Since its first emergence into the world in March 2022, it’s been performed over 50 times between Australia and New Zealand and won Best In Fringe Award at Whangārei Fringe Festival 2022 along the way.
It will be a comedy special filmed on stage, but cinematically elevated to make it sing louder. Use of projection, animation, camera and stage tricks, costume changes in the flick of a cut, set and location shifts, sound design, home movies and photos from my youth all make Stories About My Body a multimedia comedy-special feature-film as unique unto itself, as your body is to you.

Navigating the Narrative
2023-12-19 16:00 - 17:00
Key Considerations When Crafting Screenplays with CHATGPT
Join us on Zoom for the final online event of the year! This session will be recorded if you aren’t able to join us.
Listen to Executive Directors Sandy Gildea (SPADA) & Alice Shearman (NZWG) discuss the tricks and traps for new players when attempting to work with AI language and content tools for scripted projects.
Get access to the session via the link.

Doc Edge: regular submission deadline
2023-12-22
Doc Edge is a highly competitive festival with various award categories. As an Academy Awards® qualifying festival, the winners of the Best NZ & International Short and Feature categories will receive consideration for an Oscar in 2025.

The Siege of Cinema 3 - campaign closes
2023-12-22
Crowdfunding campaign for Paul Barlow’s underdog story, set in a smalltown cinema, closing 22 Dec

Doc Edge Pitch: early bird deadline
2023-12-31
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 (family) and go through a series of workshops on pitching presentation and coaching from mentors as well as post-pitch follow-ups.

C.O.C. Squad - campaign closes
2024-01-04
Kickstarter campaign for Oscar Felix Andrews and Mark Wowk’s animated show C.O.C. Squad

Loading Docs: EOI closes
2024-01-08 17:00
Loading Docs 10 has opened a call for Expressions of Interest.

E ngā reo, e ngā mana, i runga i te reo rāhiri o Loading Docs tēnei te karanga, nau mai, kuhu mai, tono mai rā. Loading Docs is now accepting expressions of interest from talented filmmakers ready to embark on a journey of cinematic storytelling and professional growth.
This is your opportunity to join a new cohort of Loading Docs filmmakers. An award-winning short documentary initiative, Loading Docs, has amassed over 19 million views globally, contributed to the creation of multiple feature documentaries, and propelled the career progression of over a hundred filmmakers.

We invite you to submit a short synopsis and treatment for up to three documentary concepts.
Kei ngā ringa whatu kupu, kei ngā arero pounamu, kia kawea e te reo – whītiki tauā! Loading Docs seeks two projects expressly told through te reo Māori (one documentary 100% in te reo, the other at least 30%), ensuring that distinctly Māori perspectives, values, and stories are woven into the fabric of the kaupapa.
Engage with us early to gain constructive feedback and insights on your ideas before the full proposal deadline. By connecting with Loading Docs now, you will better understand our ethos, the commitment we seek, and the kind of stories that resonate with us and our audiences.
Expressions of interest will be accepted until 5 pm, Monday, January 8, 2024.
We encourage you to reach out early and welcome opportunities to engage with filmmakers prior to the summer break.

Doc Edge: late submission deadline
2024-01-15

Adventure's End: campaign closes
2024-01-18
Adventure’s End is raising funds to support production on Boosted.
When a group of D&D players are forced together for a night, real-life tensions rise to the surface under the guise of roleplay. Though they began their trip as friends, they may return home as something more… or less.
Written & Directed by: Amy Workman
Produced by: Lauren Wilson

Doc Edge: final submission deadline
2024-01-22

Elementionals, campaign closing
2024-01-23
Elementionals is a fantasy, action and supernatural series. A personal project.
The genre of this story includes magic, dark, supernatural, crystals, elements, hybrids/monsters, witches, mages, vampires, possessions, adventures, magical transformations on both boys and girls. Love between hate.

Planet 13: campaign closes
2024-01-25
Boosted campaign for Joe Murdie’s short.
Planet 13 is a short narrative film that delves into the notion of a backup planet, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the idea of a “plan B.”
Set in the year 2093, the story takes place on a planet ravaged by human activity, devoid of natural fuel resources and rapidly deteriorating.

Faces, campaign closes
2024-01-30
Thomas Fink-Jensen’s intimate World War One period piece, Faces, is raising funds on Boosted until 30 Jan.

ShowNews Academy
2024-01-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St, Auckland, New Zealand
To kick 2024 off, Brenda Kendall has chosen the 1954 Fellini classic LA STRADA.
LA STRADA won the Oscar in 1957 for Best Foreign Language Film.
From Wikipedia.
La strada (The Road) is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini and co-written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film tells the story of Gelsomina, a simple-minded young woman (Giulietta Masina) bought from her mother by Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), a brutish strongman who takes her with him on the road.
Fellini described La Strada as “a complete catalogue of my entire mythological world, a dangerous representation of my identity that was undertaken with no precedent whatsoever”.[1] As a result, the film demanded more time and effort than any of his other works, before or later.[2] The development process was long and tortuous; there were problems during production, including insecure financial backing, problematic casting, and numerous delays. Finally, just before the production completed shooting, Fellini suffered a nervous breakdown that required medical treatment so that he could complete principal photography. Initial critical reaction was harsh, and the film’s screening at the Venice Film Festival was the occasion of a bitter controversy that escalated into a public brawl between Fellini’s supporters and detractors.
Subsequently, however, La Strada has become “one of the most influential films ever made”, according to the American Film Institute.[3] It won the inaugural Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1957.[4][5] It was placed fourth in the 1992 British Film Institute directors’ list of cinema’s top 10 films.[6]
In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that “have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978.”[7

DEGANZ Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator: application deadline
2024-01-31 10:00
The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is now accepting applications for the eighth Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator.
The vision of the Incubator is to empower participating directors with confidence, knowledge and connections. The Incubator is intended for emerging debut directors of feature film (drama or documentary) and will also consider those wishing to establish careers in TV drama and scripted content.
Applicants must apply with a project; however, the Incubator will be focused primarily on filmmaker development rather than project development.

DEGANZ Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator - application deadline
2024-01-31 10:00
The vision of the Incubator is to empower participating directors with confidence, knowledge and connections. The Incubator is intended for emerging debut directors of feature film (drama or documentary) and will also consider those wishing to establish careers in TV drama and scripted content.
Applicants must apply with a project; however, the Incubator will be focused primarily on the filmmaker’s development rather than project development.
Application Deadline: 10AM, Wednesday 31 January 2024

Show Me Shorts: submissions open
2024-02-01
Show Me Shorts opens submissions for its 2024 edition. Visit the website for more info about the festival.

NZ Web Fest: submissions open
2024-02-01
NZ Web Fest opens submissions for its 10th edition on 1 February.
The festival accepts submissions of podcasts, short films and webseries.
Find more info and submit via FilmFreeway.
