Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

Talent Development Executive We are currently recruiting for a Talent Development Executive to join our small Wellington-based team. The Talent Development Executive will replace the previous Professional Development Executive role and is tied to the NZFC’s commitment to encouraging and supporting the career development of emerging filmmakers.  Talent development is key to the New Zealand…

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 existing banner of Brown Ink –  for unproduced screenplays and plays. This fresh and…

From Pixar The newest short film to come out of the powerhouse that is Walt Disney Animation Studios, Inner Workings! Inner Workings is set to debut this June at the Annecy International Animation Festival and later this year globally with Disney’s Moana in November. Apparently the short is “going to blow your mind,” so it may…

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…

A season of iconic local cinema, Films That Shaped New Zealand, screens at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision in Wellington from October 12 – 22, in partnership with Manatū Taonga Ministry of Culture and Heritage, and supported by the NZ Film Commission. Further details can be found here: http://www.ngataonga.org.nz/about/news/films-shaped-nz Article below reposted from NZ On Screen by Irene Gardiner, so what do you…

GET IT SORTED key dates to early 2017 28 OCT – NZWG Seed Grant Round Three Deadline 2016 @ 12pm 07 NOV – NZFC Early Development Funding 18 NOV – NZ on Air Media Strategy Feedback  20 NOV – NZ on Air Funding TV – comedy, arts & culture, comedy, maori, platinum. Industry Development Fund. 29 NOV – Guilds’ Christmas AKL 07 DEC…

The WeScreenplay International Screenwriting Competition (WISC) is about providing screenwriters exposure to get their stories told. There are over $20,000 USD in prizes and the top three winners will be promoted across several platforms. Check their website for more. Prizes Grand Prize – $3,950 ($1,000 in cash, $2,500 in prizes) + Mentorships + Distribution 2nd Place…

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 goal… The WeScreenplay International Screenwriting Competition (WISC) is about providing…

DRUMS OF PASIFIKA HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR Pasifika Film Festival grows rapidly year on year. The inaugural Pasifika Film Fest (PFF) that has brought a slice of paradise and culture to the silver screen goes on sale this week with double the locations in it’s 3rd year of… The films have been locked in and…

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 goal of these New Zealand Film Commission funded grants is…