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FilmUp 2026: Applications Open
APPLICATIONS CLOSE:
1:00 pm, Monday 10th November 2025
FilmUp is an mentorship programme for individual filmmakers. Applications for FilmUp 2026 are now open
The FilmUp Mentorship Programme is a six-month professional development programme for writers, directors and producers. It supports and empowers up to eight filmmakers to reach the next stage in their film careers. Throughout the programme each participant is matched with an esteemed industry mentor, participates in group work & round tables, and receives wrap-around support.
You can view participants of the programmes below in their allocated year. You may recognise some of these participants and their projects including Briar March (Dame Valerie Adams: MORE THAN GOLD, Mothers of the Revolution), Chelsea Winstanley (TOITU: Visual Sovereignty, Ka Po, Night Raiders), Desray Armstrong (Kōkā, The Mountain, Bad Behaviour), Florian Habicht (James & Isey, Spookers), Gaysorn Thavat (The Justice of Bunny King), Jake Mahaffy (Reunion, Free in Deed), Nic Gorman (Human Traces), Paula Whetu-Jones (Whina, Waru), Sophie Henderson (Workmates, Baby Done) and Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa (Three Wise Cousins, Take Home Pay).
FilmUp is made possible thanks to funding from the New Zealand Film Commission.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE:
1:00 pm, Monday 10th November 2025