EVENT: 29 NOVEMBER 2011
You are warmly invited to attend the annual End-of-Year Debate at the Script-to-Screen Writer's Room on Tuesday 29th November! This year Lisa Chappell, Kirstin Marcon, James Griffin, Tom Sainsbury, Rene Naufahu, Donogh Rees and Rachel House tread the line between insanity and normality in a mighty melee over what it really takes to make it.
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FEATURE: 1 NOVEMBER 2011
The road to funding nirvana was not smooth. “I knew how much more we needed,” said Leanne, “and I went for $400,000. I thought we’d get it due to the money and the team we already had. I considered it a solid investment in talent because Paul had proven himself on the festival circuit and was putting up his own money too.” When taking on a film Leanne never looks for a 100% ‘hand out’ from the New Zealand taxpayer. “Most of the films I’ve made have some external investment and the return on those films to investors has been good.”
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FEATURE: 20 OCTOBER 2011
What makes a ‘killer idea’? When does a producer know they have one and how can the concept be fully realised for success? Three of New Zealand’s most experienced producers sat down in the August Writer’s Room with MC writer Dianne Taylor (Apron Strings) to discuss ideas that fly, falter a little or flop altogether … and why.
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EVENT: 25 OCTOBER 2011
The Devil’s Rock is special effects master Paul Campion's debut feature film. It centers around two Kiwi Commandos who discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces in an attempt to win the second world war - and it's finding audiences world-wide.
Join Ant Timpson (Incredibly Strange Film Festival, 48hours Furious Film Making, The Devil Dared Me To) for a discussion about the writing, financing, shooting…
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EVENT: 19 OCTOBER 2011
Join Kath Akuhata-Brown (Script to Screen Board Member, Development Exec NZFC) as she interviews Tainui Stephens (River Queen, The Strength of Water, Rain of the Children) and Lawrence Wharerau (The Piano, Waitangi: What Really Happened) about what it means to engage properly with Maori stories.
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FEATURE: 1 OCTOBER 2011
Being true to one’s culture and yet speaking with a universal message is an important aspect of writing for an international market. Unfortunately the number of films being made in New Zealand is relatively small and, “… every one is precious,” - Christina Milligan
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