Featured Updates | Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

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 – 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… From NZWG Created by Writers for Writers To give this industry its best chance of success we need strong and new ideas. We need stories that resonate. NZWG believe in different pathways for developing these stories. We need to allow writers space to find their voices…. The Pacific Islands Media Association (PIFT’S buddy organisation) is holding a fundraising dinner on Friday 19th August from 600pm at the Ponsonby Cruising Club. Tickets are 50 tara and gets you a complimentary drink, dinner and voting rights, as well as… From BrownInk @Playmarket PLAYWRITING AND SCREENPLAY PROGRAMME FOR NEW ZEALAND MAORI AND PASIFIKA WRITERS Submissions are now open and close on 1 September 2016. Playmarket and the New Zealand Writers Guild collaborate to bring you a new opportunity – under the… Script to Screen launches the 2016 Story Camp Aotearoa, a feature film project workshop happening this summer.  Check out their news post here Story Camp evolves from our 2014 and 2015 writing labs, which have seen talented local writers workshop their feature film…