Kotahi kapua ki te rangi he marangai ki te whenua *
one cloud from the heavens brings rain to the land nā tauira o Te Ataarangi
Script to Screen, in collaboration with Compton School, is excited to offer a new innovative mentorship programme that will continue to nourish the screen sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Rainmakers Aotearoa will harness the knowledge of a generation of exceptional individuals and through a co-designed approach, enable the transferring of this knowledge to the next generation of screen sector changemakers. This knowledge and experience is critical information that is not typically written down or taught at universities.
Research shows that mentoring delivers highly effective learning and outcomes. The best mentors ‘raise all boats’, increasing the output and creativity of everyone around them. Which is why we are proud to offer this opportunity to screen industry professionals in Aotearoa.
Mentee candidates can be from above or below the line or from across the value chain of content production, for example but not limited to producers, filmmakers, actors, heads of department, post-production supervisors, agents, lawyers, insurers, accountants and film agency executives and many others.
This NZ/Australian programme will see participants collaborating with their screen professionals’ counterparts from both countries. The programme will be led by David Court of Compton School, Australia’s first dedicated business school for creative people. It will be a mix of one-to-one mentoring, in-person seminars and online business clinics.
NZ participants will attend an in-person seminar in Melbourne during MIFF 2025 and a final in-person seminar in Auckland in November 2025 to which participants in the Australian version of Rainmakers will be invited.
An associated podcast series Rainmakers will also be produced interviewing leading screen professionals, who may be mentors in this programme and will be publicly available.
Key dates:
- Applications open: Monday 5th August 2024
- Information Webinar: 5 PM, Monday 19th August
- Applications close: 1 PM, Monday 16th September 2024
- Shortlist Interviews: Tuesday 22nd October (All Day)
Please read the programme overview and application requirements before you apply.
Rainmaker Aotearoa is run by Script to Screen in partnership with Compton School.
Rainmaker Aotearoa is possible thanks to generous support from the Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission.
* This sentence is from a waiata composed by early members if Te Ataarangi in honour of Kāterina Mataira and the kaupapa of Te Ataarangi. It describes how a single person or kaupapa (kotahi kapua) can have great impact, just like one lifegiving rain shower on the parched land.
