Pift Pacific Islanders in Film & TV

Script to Screen, Ngā Aho Whakaari and PIFT present the 2016 South Auckland Short Film Workshop – a free two-day workshop that will give you everything you need to know to make a short film. Over one weekend, four experienced filmmakers will guide you through each stage of the filmmaking process – from the initial concept, writing,…

The completed films will be screened by The Wireless, Māori Television On Demand andThecoconet.tv (Screen Partners). They will also be entered into international film festivals. The films will be 8-12 minutes and made by six commissioned young film-makers / production teams in the first half of 2017. The initiative is supported by NZ On Air,…

Applications close on Wed 14 Dec 2016, 5pm Applications are now open for the 2017 Aotearoa Short Film Lab, a prestigious hothouse mentoring scheme for screenwriters and aspiring screenwriters to workshop new ideas for short films. Established in 2010 as a partnership between Show Me Shorts and Script to Screen, the Lab offers six local, and now for the first…

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…

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… Bright Sunday is an integrated marketing communications agency fanatical about backing people, companies, and communities to unleash their greatness! We are…

Source NZFC: At the Ngā Aho Whakaari Hui on 7 and 8 October, NZFC CEO Dave Gibson announced the details of a third gender scholarship, following the awards supported by Jane Campion in 2015, and Gaylene Preston earlier this year. The 2017 scholarship is to support wahine Māori directors and will be awarded in memory of…

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…

Applications close on Wed 14 Dec 2016, 5pm Applications are now open for the 2017 Aotearoa Short Film Lab, a prestigious hothouse mentoring scheme for screenwriters and aspiring screenwriters to workshop new ideas for short films. Established in 2010 as a partnership… Someday Stories is a series of six sustainability-focused short films by young New Zealanders. The…

A whole weekend dedicated to Pasifika film saw some of the OGs of our fledgling industry engage with 10 young scriptwriters to help them hone their craft. “Just the luxury of being able to spend time with these guys that we’ve always looked up to is so inspiring for me..These guys are our giants that…

PIFT recently supported The Coconet TV in the production of a new online series called Portraits of Poly Pks. The short documentary series has been released on the on-line portal and looks into the lives of pastor’s kids within the Aotearoa Pacific community. “The issues that these generations of PK’s face are many – rebelling…