Gaylene Preston is arranging a fundraising screening of Home By Christmas at Park Road, to raise funds for the Pike River Community.
Category Archives: film
Goings On
Multiple things happening at the moment – lovely and stressful.
Peter Briggs
I had an awesome time at the Peter Briggs Writer’s Discussion Series.
Documentary Seminar
Day 1 of the directing documentary workshop with Leeanne Pooley.
Short Filmmaking Seminar
On Monday 15 November, I attended a seminar on making short films, as part of the Show Me Shorts Film Festival. The Bergman Theatre at Paramount was packed with filmmakers after tips, and perhaps plebs wanting to know more about filmmaking. The event was hosted by StarNow.com. Three filmmakers who have shorts screening in the …
Sarah Jacobsen Grant
http://sjfilmgrant.wordpress.com/how-to-apply/ This is a fund I just saw today from the WIFT newsletter. I am going to look into it for Harmless.
Remakes – ugh
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/nov/09/girl-dragon-tattoo-american-remake A good article on the Hollywood remake, with reference to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo films and Let Me In / Let The Right One In. I loathe Hollywood remaking great foreign films. I loathe overdubbing. I think people should learn to read subtitles. That said, something that also irks me is when …
Development Tools
I just saw this. I’m thinking that it might be something worthwhile once I’m working on feature films. For those wondering, I’ve applied for a scriptwriting course in 2011, which will lead to writing a feature script. As a producer, getting into feature film script development interests me. But I think having written a feature …
Janice Finn
NZ On Screen has this interview with Janice Finn online. Topics covered include writing and producing for TV. I’m going to watch it later. For now, I’m sharing it. http://screentalk.nzonscreen.com/interviews/janice-finn-writing-and-producing-for-tv