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Lawrence Wharerau

March 3, 2011 – 2:44 am
Actor, Presenter and Film Archivist Lawrence Wharerau has experience in both the production and archiving worlds. His acting credits include The Piano and most recently Waitangi: What Really Happened. He currently presents Ngā Taonga Whitiāhua on Maori Television which is based on the New Zealand Film Archive’s Te Kohinga Taonga Māori moving image collection… Read more
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The It: A Seminar for Directors, Writers & Producers

February 23, 2011 – 4:33 am
"This seminar is about that big mysterious exciting unfathomable unifying thing deep in the heart of the film - which I call 'the It'. The It is why you want to make the film in the first place." Gaylene Preston talks through techniques for keeping 'the It' at the centre of the filmmaking process, from script development, to financing, to directing on set. Read more
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Conceptual Collaboration

February 22, 2011 – 12:00 am
How can writers, directors and producers work collectively at a conceptual level? Writer/director Toa Fraser (No.2, Dean Spanley), director Katie Wolfe (This is Her, Nights in the Gardens of Spain) and producer Matthew Metcalfe (Dean Spanley, Love Birds) talk to chair Christina Milligan (producer) about how they work within creative teams to shape a package. Read more
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Michelle Savill off to Killer Films, USA

February 4, 2011 – 2:12 am
Script to Screen is pleased to announce that Wellington-based film-maker Michelle Savill has been awarded the 2011 US Screenwriting Scholarship, securing her an internship with Killer Films, NYC. Read more
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Script Focus Programme with Gaylene Preston

February 1, 2011 – 10:58 pm
Full Application Information Deadline 5pm Thursday 17th February.  Your application must include: - Application Coversheet - CVs or detailed bios of key team members (writer, director, producer) -  A brief synopsis of your feature film (half a page) that conveys the central idea - Outline of the story (up to 3 pages) - First 10 pages of the script (in the event that your application is shortlisted, we will request a full copy of the script) -… Read more
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The Past, Present and Future of Vincent Ward

December 20, 2010 – 6:59 am
" ... in the script development process everyone involved in development is trying to go through one small hole to get the money and none of us ever quite fit. The films often come out fitting the shape that you had to fit through to get that money and not all films fit that one shape. There is far less room to try things. I still take creative risks in this structure but it is not as playful." - Vincent Ward at the October Auckland Writer's Room Read more
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