NZFC First Writers Initiative 2010
Applications are open for the Eighth annual First Writers Initiative. This is a grassroots training and development initiative designed to identify new screenwriting talent and to give new write ...read more.
Annual Onfilm Subscription only $37.95 as part of new WIFT NZ Partnership
WIFT NZ members are now eligible for a 50% discount on the annual subscription for Onfilm, the screen industry's leading news source published 11 times per year.  The deal comes as part of ...read more.
WIFT NZ Awards and Board nominations deadlines approach
WIFT NZ Award Nominations are due Friday 28 May.  Don't miss this opportunity to honour the women of the industry, sung and unsung, and their amazing work.  The nominations form is ava ...read more.
Finalists for V48 Hours Female Director National Award announced
Finalists for the Gaylene Preston WIFT NZ Best Female Director Award as part of V48HOURS have been announced.  Congratulations to: Carolyn Batt (Auckland) - Team Kitty Katt - Need To Lov ...read more.
Discounted tickets to see Suzanne Paul in Stepping Out
Consummate performer, business woman and TV personality, Suzanne Paul taps her way across the stage in Auckland Theatre Company's tour of the TelstraClear season of Stepping Out by Richard Harri ...read more.
Go Girls commissioned for third series
Popular local drama Go Girls, which is produced by WIFT partner South Pacific Pictures, has been commission for another series.  Screening on TV2, huge audience growth this season has helpe ...read more.
Concerns raised about TV editors’ contracts
Eyeworks TV has introduced a new policy of contracting editors on a per-episode basis, aiming to reward faster and better editors, but sparking concerns that editors will be penalised for product ...read more.
Regional screen production figures: Auckland dominates but Wellington grows
Statistics New Zealand's Screen Industry Survey Regional Data for 2008/09, released last week, shows the Auckland region dominated the New Zealand screen industry last year in both total revenue ...read more.