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.
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REPOST from DEGNZ Blog in BLOG /by Tui Ruwhiu 10 November 2016 New Zealand On Air’s recent announcement of changes to its funding strategy and to a lesser extent the mooted desire of TVNZ to take over Freeview has brought discussion of public service broadcasting once…
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…
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 completed films will be screened by The Wireless, Māori Television On Demand andThecoconet.tv (Screen Partners). They will also be entered into international film…
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…
LOADING DOCS is excited to be once again seeking proposals from New Zealand filmmakers for creative and original 3-minute documentary shorts to be made in 2017. The theme of DIVERSITY will unite the 2017 collection of documentaries. Since launching in 2014, Loading…