EVENT: 17 MARCH
Script to Screen is proud to present a conversation with two of our most significant film-makers Geoff Murphy and Gaylene Preston about identity, original thought and a spirit of independence. Waka Attewell will facilitate a discussion which looks at the film-making culture and social backdrop of the 70s and 80s when many of NZ's most iconic and best loved films were produced, and discuss the ethos and motivations behind such films as Utu, Good-bye Pork Pie and Ruby and Rata.
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FEATURE: 29 SEPTEMBER 2009
"Getting consent from the community usually involves the community reading the script and giving feedback on it. I’m all for that. Why? Because when I’ve done that it has enriched my story, it has made it more powerful, and it has won the kind of community support that makes New Zealand filmmaking unique - which it is by the way - no-one else makes films like we do here..." - Merata Mita with Briar Grace-Smith, Kirk Torrance and MC Kath Akuhata-Brown.
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EVENT: 23 MARCH, AUCKLAND
Wendall Thomas has been at the forefront of script development for two decades, working for companies including RKA, Disney, Universal, NBC and consulting on screenplays for the UK Film Council and Scottish Screen. She is now returning to New Zealand presenting a series of seminars focusing on demystifying the Hollywood three-act-structure, character arc and the realities of pitching.
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EVENT: 21 MARCH, CHRISTCHURCH
Script to Screen, in association with the New Zealand Film Commission, presents a Writer's Room with renowned US teacher, script consultant and screenwriter Wendall Thomas as part of the Christchurch Industry Day 2010.
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NEWS: 9 FEBRUARY 2010, WELLINGTON
March sees the launch of a Wellington monthly discussion series in association with the New Zealand Film Archive, Nga Aho Whakaari, and the New Zealand Writer’s Guild.
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NEWS: 7 FEBRUARY 2010
Following a year of record attendances for the Writer’s Room series in 2009, and the launch of our Te Ao Marama creative development programme with the visit of inspirational Australian film-maker Rolf de Heer, Script to Screen is gearing up for a busy 2010 calendar of events.
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FEATURE: 26 OCTOBER 2009
Australian writer/director/producer Rolf de Heer and his partner, documentary maker and website creator Molly Reynolds, were in New Zealand for a week in late August. Rolf was the focus of several events including Writer's Rooms in Auckland and Wellington, a seminar about his filmmaking philosophy, and a masterclass
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EVENT: 27 OCTOBER, AUCKLAND
AUCKLAND: Creating stories for the mobile phone and other emerging technologies: a 40-minute seminar followed by an audience Q & A. Internationally renowned Brand Strategist & Creative Director, new-media practitioner and AUT lecturer Laurent Antonczak will explore the opportunities for storytelling in the rapidly emerging digital landscape.
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