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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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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EVENT: 23 FEBRUARY, AUCKLAND
A conversation between Graeme Mason, CEO of the NZFC and former Head of Media Projects for Channel Four UK; Andrew Cornwell, general manager of Sony Pictures New Zealand; theatrical distributor Michael Eldred and MC Vanessa Alexander (writer/director Magik and Rose; producer Being Eve). Discussion will focus on the importance of writers, directors and producers identifying an audience when developing a film, and factors throughout the process which can lead to success or failure at the box office.
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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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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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Stephen Cleary: The Writer Producer Relationship
