Fresh Shorts

Fresh Shorts is an NZFC initiative now run in partnership with Script to Screen. Selected emerging filmmaker teams attend a 3-day development lab and six go on to receive up to $15,000 to make a short film. As part of the Fresh Shorts development process, shortlisted teams of filmmakers are supported to attend a three-day residential lab, and to receive story and production mentoring to refine their scripts and proposals. After the Lab filmmakers further develop their projects and then re-submit. Following resubmission six projects are selected to receive production funding. Short films remain an important part of career progression for new and emerging filmmakers and are a valuable stepping stone to long-form storytelling.