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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 now calling for aspiring content creators to submit a web series pilot episode of any genre. A panellist of judges will shortlist their favourites and the winner selected through public voting. The… 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…. 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… REPOST from The Coconet.tv PIFT (Pacific Islanders in Film and Television Inc) The PIFT Fono 2016 was the first fono for the group since its launch in November last year. The Fono brought together a wide range of filmmakers and creatives in the media scene and had a…