Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

From humble beginnings the Pasifika Film Fest (PFF) has grown from its first year (2013) in a warehouse in Sydney. It is now actively engaging with a wider pool of Pasefika practitioners and it’s great to see the number of films each year grow. PFF brings stories from across the Pacific region to Sydney audiences.…

Show me Shorts is on for another year and now in 20 locations around Aotearoa and even in Antarctica. Check out the programme, events and sessions here. Also check out the Auckland Opening Night & Awards Ceremony at The Civic in Auckland and the Wellington Opening Night at The Embassy in Wellington. The Short Film Talks…

The Nuku’alofa Film Fest started in 2015 as the first ever independent film festival for Tonga. It was established by Sisi’uno Helu, Vea Mafile’o, Emily Mafile’o and Jerry Tauamiti, aiming at showcasing locally produced films, artistic performances and documentaries. It also wishes to encourage local and aspiring film-makers to tell their stories. This year’s festival is…

The Pasifika Film Festival based in Sydney, after a successful three years will expand in 2016.  The planned festival will now take place in Sydney, Brisbane and make it’s way over the ditch to Aotearoa in February 2017.  If you have not seen the Fest submission, the late Deadline is 1st July 2016 even if…

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…

REPOST from AVAIKI NIUS Jason Brown Editor, Avaiki Nius Smashing first-day box office records will see Moana trigger a looming tsunami of interest in all things Polynesia, predicts a leading Pacific film official. “Get ready for the Moana wave,” New Zealand Film Commission’s Karin William told the 2016 Fono of PIFT, Pacific Islanders in Film…

A fantastic resource, The Brown Book compiled by the irrepressible Dr Ella Henry and the lovely and legendary Melissa Wikaire. It is a superb collection of both the history and a guide to working with Māori in Screen Production. It added content to the previous work called Working with Māori in Screen Production (2012). That book was a companion…

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 pursued by enemy warriors intent on killing them.…

A fantastic resource, The Brown Book compiled by the irrepressible Dr Ella Henry and the lovely and legendary Melissa Wikaire. It is a superb collection of both the history and a guide to working with Māori in Screen Production. It added content to the previous work… The TVNZ New Blood Web Series Competition, supported by NZ On Air, is…

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, without compromising our vision, integrity, values or culture. It’s all…