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DUNEDIN: 9am-12:30pm Tuesday 9 October
Venue: Petridish – Green Room, 8 Stafford Street, Dunedin
Co-presented with Film Dunedin
Book tickets for Dunedin – $ 15 (limited spaces)
CHRISTCHURCH: 9am-12:30pm Wednesday 10 October
Venue: Belmont Studios, 31 Southwark St, Christchurch.
Allow time to find a park and walk to the venue.
Book tickets for Christchurch – $15 (limited spaces)
This Script to Screen workshop is made possible thanks to generous support from
The New Zealand Film Commission.
6:00pm Thursday 6 September
Meeting Room 5, Studio One Toi Tū, 1 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
German filmmakers understand that a film from the master creative producer Peter Rommel will present a unique approach to the development and production of drama. With a spirit of improvisation the films are made with a small crew, hand held cameras, and complete immersion in character over a period of time for the actors. Peter Rommel produced Andreas Dresen’s multiple award-winning films GRILL POINT, CLOUD 9 and STOPPED ON TRACK – the latter two also winners of Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival. He will draw on these films, showing clips, to demonstrate outcomes from this approach during the session. All three films covered specific themes but were created in the same spirit of improvisation in development and production – a collective operation. Peter will be in conversation with Philippa Campbell.
Peter Rommel began in the distribution business in 1989 with Berlin-based company Ex Picturis. Subsequent to his collaboration with Icelandic director Fridrik Thór Fridriksson Peter Rommel changed sides and became a producer and in 1993 he founded Peter Rommel Productions (now Rommel Film) in Berlin. He went on to co-produce international cinema features, like MOVIE DAYS, SWEETY BARRETT and DEVIL’S ISLAND.
Rommel Film is a Berlin based production company producing national and international feature films and documentaries which have won numerous awards and have screened at such renowned festivals as Cannes, Sundance and Berlinale. Peter is a regular jury member at international film festivals and in 2017 received the Max Ophuels Festival-Lifetime Achievement Award; he has been a group leader at EAVE, and a visiting lecturer at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
Peter is in development with Alex Behse and Philippa Campbell on an untitled Max Currie project to be shot next year in Nelson.
6:00-7:15pm Talk
$5 Koha appreciated. Please bring cash with you as we don’t have eftpos. Your contribution helps us to continue doing these TALKS.
VENUE: Meeting Room 5, Studio One Toi Tū, 1 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
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Presented in association with WIFT NZ.
This TALK is made possible thanks to generous support from New Zealand Film Commission, Foundation North, Images & Sound, Goethe Institut and White Studios.
Thank you to Auckland Council for their on going support.
The biggest challenge in directing scenes of sex and intimacy is building an environment of safety and trust for all involved. Actors need to feel safe to allow themselves to meld with their characters. Characters need to feel safe to express their desires, cravings, compulsions, contradictions and fears. The director is instrumental for creating this environment of safety and trust, so that the characters can flourish and the scene comes alive on its own.
In this master class Mark Travis will demonstrate how to work with actors to create the atmosphere and environment conducive for the organic unfolding of intimacy by…
This is a stand alone one-hour specialised masterclass, but to get the most from it consider attending the One-Day Travis Technique Master Class on Sunday, August 12 at ASB Waterfront Theatre.
6:00 – 7:00pm: Talk. After the Talk, stay and have pizza on Script to Screen, there will be a cash bar & socialising with fellow filmmakers.
$5 Koha appreciated. Please bring cash with you as we don’t have eftpos. Your contribution helps us to continue doing these TALKS.
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Script to Screen TALKS are made possible thanks to generous support from NZ Film Commission, Foundation North, Images & Sound – Complete Post Production and White Studios.
Thank you to Auckland Council for their on going support.
Saturday 11th August 2018
MIT Pasifika Centre North Campus, Gate 13, Alexander Crescent, Otara
Come along to hear from the groundbreaking feature film writer/director behind HIBISCUS & RUTHLESS and THREE WISE COUSINS. Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa (S.Q.S) talks about his journey from making short films to feature films.
He’ll share snippets of rarely seen short films and discuss the connections to his feature film work. Stallone will talk about lessons he’s learned and how he approaches the current film landscape in New Zealand and the Pacific.
After the TALK, Stay and have pizza on Script to Screen and socialise with fellow filmmakers.
Venue: MIT (Manukau Institute of Technology) Pasifika Community Centre, Gate 13, Alexander Cresent, Otara.
Cost: $5 Koha appreciated. Please bring cash with you as we don’t have eftpos. Your contribution helps us to continue doing these TALKS.
Script to Screen TALKS are made possible thanks to generous support from NZ Film Commission, Foundation North, Images & Sound.
Fri 27 July | after the 10:45am screening
Sat 28 July | after the 6:45pm screening
Civic Wintergarden, Auckland
The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) and Script to Screen are thrilled to present two very special TALKS: the first with celebrated director Debra Granik (WINTER’S BONE), and the second with Debra Granik and New Zealand actor Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie.
LEAVE NO TRACE, Granik’s 4th feature, premiered at Sundance 2018 and screened at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. It stars Ben Foster and Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie.
Granik’s earlier feature WINTER’S BONE was nominated for four Oscars including Best Picture. LEAVE NO TRACE, one of the best reviewed independent films of the year, is predicted by IndieWire to bring Granik her second Oscar nomination for best screenplay with co-writer and producer Anne Rosellini.
Join us after each NZIFF screening of this highly anticipated film, to hear firsthand from Debra Granik about the challenges and intrigues of bringing LEAVE NO TRACE to the screen. New Zealand actress Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, credited with a remarkable lead performance, will be part of the Saturday evening TALK.
Entry to the TALKS are free, to see the film beforehand you need to book your ticket through the NZIFF website.
Civic Wintergarden | Fri 27 July | after the 10:45am screening. Moderator Philippa Campbell.
Civic Wintergarden | Sat 28 July | after the 6:45pm screening. Moderator Robyn Malcolm.
Debra Granik will also be doing Q&A sessions in Wellington on July 29 and July 30 at the Embassy Theatre.
Script to Screen talks are made possible thanks to generous support from New Zealand Film Commission, Foundation North, White Studios and Images & Sound.
Sat 4th Aug & Sun 5th Aug 2018.
Samoa House Studio, 20 Beresford Square, Auckland
Here’s a fantastic opportunity to learn from IIML screenwriting teacher Ken Duncum.
This one and a half day course on writing a feature film looks at strategies for Coming up with a Cinematic Concept, growing Captivating Characters, locating the Core of your story and establishing your personal Connection to it.
Over the course of the weekend, Ken Duncum will coach and cajole you through a process of developing your own film idea, giving you tips for finding and building a story that resonates.
Don’t miss this interactive and practical workshop that will help you navigate through the complexities of writing a feature film.
Who it is for: Emerging to established screenwriters
When: Saturday 9.30am-4:30pm & Sunday 10:00am-1:00pm
Where: Samoa House, 20 Beresford Square, Auckland CBD
Cost: General Admission $80.50 (incl. GST) or Student $51.75 (incl. GST) bring your student card on the day if you purchased a student ticket. Tickets available via Eventbrite
What to Bring: Pen and paper, and some participants may want to bring their lunch
Morning and afternoon tea will be provided. If you don’t bring lunch, there are many cafes in the area.
Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th August, 2018
Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington
Script to Screen presents a weekend workshop for the storytelling and filmmaking community. It is designed to deepen and clarify your approach to working in a group or as a team. If you have a project at any stage of development this process will change how you work TOGETHER.
The two day process will focus on the core tenets of innovative collaboration. A robust progression of exercises will lead the participants through an exploration of internal and external listening, the power of feedback and the clarity required when goal setting. The workshop will involve both group and individual exercises. A notepad and paper are required! Come alone or with your collaborators. This is an opportunity to professionally develop yourself.
Brita McVeigh’s working methodology has, since 2005, contributed to the development and production of more than 140 feature film, short film, television and theatre projects in New Zealand and Australia. She occupies a unique place in the storytelling industry, working in the space between Story Consultant, Acting Coach and Directing Coach. Brita began her consulting career collaborating closely with Taika Waititi (THOR) on his films Eagle vs Shark and Boy. Most recently Brita worked alongside Cate Shortland (BLACK WIDOW), on the development of her 8-part episodic project, The Monaro. Brita has adapted the essence of her working methodology into an ongoing workshop series. Focusing on empathy, embodied listening and authentic expression, Acting for Humans has been attended by more than 800 creative professionals, both actors and non-actors, in New Zealand and Australia. Entire creative teams have attended her workshop, in order to deepen the connection between collaborators. Brita also helms acting and storytelling workshops for communities and teams inside the corporate culture.
Date: Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th August, 2018
Time: Saturday 9.30am – 4:30pm, Sunday 10am – 4pm
Venue: Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington
Cost: $24 plus booking fee. Tickets available via Eventbrite. Workshop is limited to 50 attendees.
What to Bring: Pen and Paper. Some participants may want to bring their lunch. Morning and afternoon tea will be provided. If you don’t bring lunch it’s a short walk to cafes in the area.
Thank you to Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre for hosting us in their wonderful space.
This workshop was made possible with the support from the Creative Communities Scheme.
The eight teams selected for Episodic Lab Aotearoa will develop their skills and their projects with guidance from eight experienced television writers from New Zealand, Australia, Denmark and United States during a five-day immersive lab. We are so excited to bring these exceptional advisors together for the first Episodic Lab.
A full list of their biographies can be found here
We are able to bring this remarkable depth and breadth of advisor experience together thanks to support from NZ on Air, Lightbox, New Zealand Film Commission and Images & Sound.
Thank you to everyone who applied to our first ever EPISODIC LAB AOTEAROA this May. Over 95 teams submitted 116 series concepts, showing a real hunger for development opportunities in writing for the small screen.
The selection panel of Australian-based writer/development producer Katherine Fry, writer/director/actor Oscar Kightley and writer/director Fiona Samuel were impressed by the calibre of the ideas and the talented teams behind them. They had a very difficult job choosing only eight projects to be developed in the lab.
Fiona Samuel said on behalf of the selection panel, “We could easily have chosen twice the number of proposals from this crowded and talented field. There are so many entertaining and compelling stories waiting to be told and so many writers with the potential to take on episodic drama and bring something new to our screens.”
The eight selected teams will develop their skills and their projects with guidance from experienced television writers from New Zealand, Australia, USA and Denmark during the five-day immersive lab.
Writers and teams who will be participating in the inaugural Episodic Lab in Auckland July 23-27 are:
Participants biographies can be found at here
The Episodic Lab Aotearoa is made possible thanks to the generous support from NZ on Air, Lightbox, NZ Film Commission and Images & Sound.
Script to Screen brings you Kath Shelper the award winning Australian producer behind ground breaking projects including feature SAMSON & DELILAH (Warwick Thornton), documentary feature TENDER (Lynette Wallworth) and television series BLACK COMEDY.
Not all projects fit neatly into a development or dramatic structure that can slip stream through traditional funding bodies. Many projects can’t be locked down straight away and need to be free to follow an organic process that is true to the filmmakers, and the story.
Kath Shelper talks to Philippa Campbell (TOP OF THE LAKE) about how she has shepherded projects for the screen through unconventional paths, enabling talented writers and directors to find their voice and their audience.
After the Talk, stay and have pizza on Script to Screen.
6:30 – 7:30pm: Talk
7:30 – 8:30pm: Cash bar & socialising with fellow filmmakers
$5 Koha (for those who can afford it)
Script to Screen talks are made possible thanks to generous support from The New Zealand Film Commission, Foundation North, White Studios and Images & Sound.