Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

Catch Aka’ou screening and talanoa on Sunday August 14th, 3 – 5pm at Mirage Gallery, 93 – 95 The Strand, Parnell, Auckilani. Read more below. Or, catch the event on Facebook. Robert is of Ngāti Kuki Airani (Rarotonga & Atiu), Te Arawa and Ngāti Awa heritage; he lives and works in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.  Robert was…

Welcome to the home of Pacific Islanders in Film & Television, the association of Pacific film and television makers mainly based in Aotearoa. PIFT seeks to network and engage with Pacific creators in the moving image industry, provide platforms and pathways for development and represent makers in wider industry and governmental or regulatory forums. Check our…

Hi my name’s Coben Storer. I’m a writer/director/editor that acts too. I’ve started Vanguard Films in order to protect and provide a service for my work and others (especially PIs and other PoC) in Aotearoa. I want to see the real US, in all genres,… I’m a technician at Weta Workshop specialising in mould making…

From Script to Screen EVENT: TUES 23 AUGUST 2016, 7:30-8:30PM, THE CLASSIC, AUCKLAND With the sheer number of films in the global market, what does it take to get your projects recognised on the international stage? Fresh from Sundance, SXSW, Cannes’ Marché du Film… Catch Aka’ou screening and talanoa on Sunday August 14th, 3 –…

From NZ On Air NZ On Air and Google have teamed up to give successful New Zealand YouTube creators the opportunity to hone their craft, learn from experts and build new audiences. A $300,000 joint fund has been created, called Skip Ahead, which is available to help New Zealand-based YouTubers create narrative-driven webseries content. Applications…

INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENT: Big Screen Symposium early bird ticket sales close this Fri 19 Aug; Cate Shortland, Tony Krawitz and The Phoenix Foundation to deliver masterclasses Two of Australia’s finest in film and television, writer/director Cate Shortland and director Tony Krawitz join us to deliver masterclasses, as well as NZ musicians Luke Buda and Samuel Flynn Scott, who…

P.I.F.T. (Pacific Islanders in Film & TV) have teamed up with Tikilounge Productions (producers of Fresh TV and The Coconet TV) to offer placings for new directors in training. The trainees will work with and be mentored by experienced directors through a documentary project, which will be part of a series of short-form documentaries (15 minutes)…

BROWN INK & ASIAN INK Shout out to aspiring Maori, Pasifika & Asian Screenwriters – take up this fab opportunity! bit.ly/BrownandAsianInk NZWG & Playmarket joint  development programme welcomes Maori, Pasifika & Asian writers with the best new, exciting and original works for Stage AND now Screen! NZWG especially encourages Screenplays – at early development or…

Don’t leave it last minute! Applications for our TV Drama Director Attachments on Power Rangers Ninja Steel (Seasons 24 & 25) close next Wednesday 31 August! We’re please to be offering 2 paid internships, giving the chosen candidates the opportunity to follow experienced TV drama directors from pre-production to post. Learn more and on how to…

ANNUAL SCRIPT WRITER AWARDS NEW ZEALAND The NZ Screen Production Industry’s most laid-back, fun awards! Thursday 22 September  Doors 7.30pm | Ceremony 8.00pm Classic Comedy Club Queen St AUCKLAND $35 per NZWG member | $45 per non-member | Entry (doors 7pm) | Limited Open Bar from 7.30pm: Get in Quick  | all night $ Cash…