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  • Q & A with Dynasty Productions | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

    Many of you may have seen the epic Pati video that exploded on the scene in August. The video depicts a Battle between Hip Hop and Contemporary Polynesian Dancing with the sound of LogTronix, the fusion of the Polynesian Instrument Pate/Log Drum and Modern Electronic Sound. In its first month out it received over a million…

  • PIFT Fono 2016 | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

    PIFT will be holding its annual Fono on Saturday 3rd December,  Venue: 2 Kingsland Terrace, MTG RM, in Kingsland Register by emailing [email protected] Programme: 1000: Registrations 1025: New Zealand Film Commission’s Karin Williams talks film pathways for creatives 1050: David Jacobs gives a short presentation from ‘Someday Stories‘ 1100: Tell-all presentation from Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa, producer and…

  • Introducing Bright Sunday | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

    Bright Sunday is an integrated marketing communications agency fanatical about backing people, companies, and communities to unleash their greatness! We are made up of a network of Pacific creatives and communication specialists based in the heart of South Auckland. Whether you are an emerging or established film-maker we can help with your branding, marketing and publicity needs.…

  • Featured Updates | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

    Repost from The Coconet TV In a small village of the island of Tanna, a young girl, Wawa, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal.The young lovers run away, but are… “Three Wise Cousins is family to the core.…

  • Pasifika Film Fest Launches Aotearoa | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

    Pasifika Film Fest sets the stage showcasing Pasifika films in Aotearoa. PFF started in 2013 in Marrickville, Sydney, as an initiative by two Pasifika University students (called Pasifika Film and Arts Festival). Initially they had noted the difficulty in seeing any Pasifika films in Sydney and wanted to do something about it.  Since those beginnings,…

  • Press Releases | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

    Feb 5, 2017 Show me Shorts Submissions Open February 5, 2017Submissions are now open for the 12th edition of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading international short film festival.Show Me Shorts 2017 will take place this Spring in more than 20 cinemas nationwide from Kaitaia to Stewart Island – and even Antarctica!The festival is seeking short films…

  • Show me Shorts Submissions Open | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

    February 5, 2017 Submissions are now open for the 12th edition of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading international short film festival. Show Me Shorts 2017 will take place this Spring in more than 20 cinemas nationwide from Kaitaia to Stewart Island – and even Antarctica! The festival is seeking short films between two and twenty minutes…

  • Maori Land Film Festival Set for Otaki 2017 | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

    February 10, 2017 The fourth annual Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) is just around the corner. This celebration of global indigenous film will take audiences from Aotearoa to the Arctic Circle, all while based in Ōtaki, March 15-19. Ahead of a full programme release on February 27, the MFF (headed up by festival director and WIFT…

  • PR: Pasifika Film Fest Inaugural Debut in Aotearoa | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

    February 14, 2017 IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13th February 2017The Pasifika Film Fest (PFF) debuts in Aotearoa/NZ, bringing culture, heart and a slice of paradise to the silver screen.With the increased demand in support of the arts within the Pacific nations, the film festival organisers hope to inspire and empower the Pacific community in its 4th year.…

  • Alliance Française French Film Festival 2017 | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

    February 16, 2017 – Alliance Française French Film Festival 2017 – FULL PROGRAMME, DATES AND VENUES RELEASED This year’s Festival will truly explore one language, and a world of emotions, and there is plenty in store with 36 films presented from 1 March to 12 April in 12 cities across New Zealand. With many special…