Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

Earlybird submissions are open for The Hawaii Film Challenge, giving filmmakers the opportunity to shoot in Hawaii. Submit a 10-12 minute short film script of any genre that must be able to be shot on location in Hawaii with a core team of Director, DOP, Editor, and Sound. The chosen teams will be flown to Honolulu to…

Earlybird submissions are open for The Hawaii Film Challenge, giving filmmakers the opportunity to shoot in Hawaii. Submit a 10-12 minute short film script of any genre that must be able to be shot on location in Hawaii with a core team of Director, DOP, Editor, and… Pasifika Film Fest sets the stage showcasing Pasifika films…

Honolulu Biennial 2017is a new, multi-site, contemporary visual arts festival running from March 8 – May 8 2017 throughout various sites within the city. Entitled, Middle of Now | Here, Fumio Nanjo, Director of Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum, serves as the Curatorial Director and Ngahiraka Mason, formerly Indigenous Art, Maori Art at Auckland Art Gallery…

In June this year (2016) Gus Hunter was inducted into the Massey University’s College of Creative Arts Hall of Fame. The Hall recognises alumni who have made significant contributions to New Zealand’s economy, reputation and identity through the arts. Although… Hi my name’s Coben Storer. I’m a writer/director/editor that acts too. I’ve started Vanguard Films in…

In June this year (2016) Gus Hunter was inducted into the Massey University’s College of Creative Arts Hall of Fame. The Hall recognises alumni who have made significant contributions to New Zealand’s economy, reputation and identity through the arts. Although you may not know him by name, you can be sure you’ve seen a film Gus…

Taualeo’o Stehpehn Stehlin (MNZM) has been at the helm of TVNZ’s Tagata Pasifika almost as long as the show has been running (first air date, 1987). Today, the show has been out-sourced from TVNZ and is produced by Sunpix, where Stephen is the Managing Director. We heard that there was an intern programme running at the…

Oscar Kightley (MNZM) is a critically acclaimed award winning writer/actor/director who’s done heaps over two decades now. We sat down and did a quick Q & A with him to see what he’s been up to lately. If you want to find out more about Oscar a quick google search will see you right. Q1…

DAVID FA’AULIULI MAMEA has written for film, television and radio. He is a proud member of the New Zealand Writers Guild, and is a trustee of Banana Boat — ‘a bunch of Pasifika and Maori creatives’. He has won the Adam Award for Best Pasifika Play twice (Goodbye My Feleni, 2013; Kingswood, 2015), the 2013…

The films have been locked in and the screening schedule has been finalized! 14 Years in the making – Pollywood 142016. 84 mins of unique Pasifika short films Curated by Craig Fasi, Director of Pollywood. Only 3 screenings – Kicking off at Te Uru in Titirangi (2nd Nov), then on to the Mangere Arts Centre (5…

10 years after being granted permission at the 35th Polynesian Panther anniversary to put the Polynesian Panther story on screen, a Maori TV documentary in 2010 and numerous short videos, word is development is under way for a Polynesian Panthers TV series. More on this to come in the coming months. Meanwhile join the Panthers and…