Script to Screen was delighted to present this in-conversation with Lee Tamahori, one of New Zealand’s most successful and celebrated filmmakers. He is the director and co-writer of The Convert, starring Guy Pearce and Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne and premiering at Toronto International Film Festival where it was described as ‘a stunning, sweeping & action-packed historical epic’. Paula Morris moderated the discussion exploring Lee's approach to making the film, including story themes, ideology and past experiences that guided his decisions.This talk was held in October 2023 at the Capitol Cinema in Auckland.   ----more---- Lee Tamahori has an extraordinary body of work not limited to Once Were Warriors, Mulholland Falls, Along Came A Spider, Die Another Day, and more recently Mahana aka The Patriach.  ----more---- This talk contains Explicit Language and mentions domestic violence and sexual assault. These themes and topics could be upsetting for some listeners. Discretion is advised.  ----more---- This podcast is brought to you thanks to generous support from the New Zealand Film Commission, Foundation North, Images & Sound, White Studios and The Capitol Cinema.   ----more---- The voiceover was recorded by Jamie Irvine, and the music is by Podington Bear.   You can read more about these speakers at our website www.script-to-screen.co.nz 

Explore the roots of accomplished New Zealand writers Briar Grace-Smith, Michael Bennett, and Pip Hall, and how they have each paved their way for a successful career in the screen industry. Jackie Dennis probes into their screenwriting process and seeks their advice for aspiring screenwriters including navigating writer's block and special tips.  This talk was held in August 2023, at the Christchurch Screen Canterbury offices.  ----more---- Pip Hall writes for television and theatre and has won awards in both mediums. Pip’s most recent works are Jonah and One Lane Bridge.   Briar Grace Smith – Writes for feature films and tv series. Most recently, Briar wrote and co-directed the Feature film Cousins and was a writer for  Season 2 of Rurangi.  Michael Bennett – writes across many mediums, including novels, Tv series and feature films. His most recent release is The Gone, but our audience will also know mini-series In Dark Places and the feature film Matariki.   His novel Better the Blood is currently being adapted for the screen.  Jackie Dennis, Executive Director of Script to Screen, moderated the conversation held in August of 2023 at the Screen CanterburyNZ offices. ----more---- This podcast is brought to you thanks to generous support from the New Zealand Film Commission, Te Puna Matarau, Screen CanterburyNZ, Images & Sound and South Island Media. ----more---- The voice-over was recorded by Jamie Irvine, and the music is by Podington Bear.   You can read more about these speakers at our website www.script-to-screen.co.nz   

Experienced screenwriter, script editor and development producer Nicole Dade breaks down the script development process and discusses how to develop your own idea so that it moves forward. Nicole talks about the main structural element of the story, the story world, and examines how the importance of finding the heart and primal theme of the story is fundamental to its success.  This talk was held in June 2023, at the Christchurch Screen Canterbury offices.   ----more---- Nicole is referencing slides throughout this talk, but it is easy to following her development essentials without them.  This podcast contains one moment of strong language which hasn’t been censored.   ----more----ABOUT NICOLE DADE:  Nicole Dade is a screenwriter, story developer and story/script producer with 15 years’ international experience in TV, film and online scripted content. She is a screenwriter of original and commissioned work and also contributes to writers’ rooms as writer, script editor or script producer. A skilled story and script consultant, Nicole is highly regarded for her creative and strategic insight and for her expertise in screen story and genre craft...----more---- This podcast is brought to you thanks to generous support from the New Zealand Film Commission,  Te Puna Matarau,  Screen CanterburyNZ, White Studios and Images and Sound. ----more---- The voiceover was recorded by Jamie Irvine, and the music is by Podington Bear.   You can read more about these speakers at our website www.script-to-screen.co.nz 

  ----more---- Episode Example (13min): The Beach | Full Episode | Bluey ----more---- This podcast is brought to you thanks to generous support from the: New Zealand Film Commission, Foundation North, Te Auaha NZ Institute of Creativity, The Capitol Cinema, White Studios and Images and Sound.   ----more---- The voiceover was recorded by Jamie Irvine and the music is by Podington Bear.    You can read more about these speakers at our website www.script-to-screen.co.nz 

Three outstanding writer-directors, Welby Ings, Matthew J. Saville, and Paula Whetu Jones discuss their observations with producer Karin Williams in crafting feature films Punch, Whina and Juniper. If you are telling a story from real life, learn from the experiences of these filmmakers as they recall the creative choices used to weave these screen stories of truth, memory, and social history.   This talk was recorded in Auckland, in March 2023.   ----more---- This podcast is brought to you thanks to generous support from the New Zealand Film Commission, Foundation North, White Studios and Images and Sound.  ----more---- The voice-over was recorded by Jamie Irvine, and the music is by Podington Bear. You can read more about these speakers at our website www.script-to-screen.co.nz   

In our Opening Keynote Addresses, six creatives in roles integral to the filmmaking process respond to our theme Mana Auaha, Creative Power.

In this session, Australian screenwriter and producer Shaun Grant speaks with NZ screenwriter Fiona Samuel about his adaptation process, how to choose your next project, and finding your voice as a writer.

In this panel discussion presented by the Aotearoa Screen Publicists Collective, publicist Courtney Mayhew and comedian Joe Daymond dive into the importance of social media content and its role in helping your next project reaching its audience.

The Screen Industry Worker’s Bill was introduced to Parliament in 2020 and is expected to pass in the coming months. In this panel discussion, a variety of speakers offer an overview of the Bill and what it means for the screen industry.

This session is a presentation by the New Zealand Film Commission - Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga. Hear from acting CEO Mladen Ivancic, Pou Whakahaere, Te O Kahurangi Waaka, Head of Incentives Catherine Bates, Head of International Screen Attraction Philippa Mossman, and Head of Marketing Jasmin McSweeney as they celebrate recent creative, cultural and commercial achievements within the screen industry since BSS 2020.

In this session, writer, director and producer Toa Fraser shares insights into his creative process and how it has changed with his diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease.

In this session, celebrated writer director Destin Daniel Cretton speaks with NZ writer director Roseanne Liang about his journey developing his directing and storytelling voice throughout his career.

In this session, series creator Simone Nathan and director Aidee Walker discuss the process of making the binge-worthy Jewish comedy series Kid Sister, from conception through to post-production.

In this session, NZ On Air gives an update on what it’s been working on since December 2020, and where to from here.

In this session, Grant Major delves into his involvement as a production designer on The Power of the Dog, from first reading the script, to the painstaking work in bringing the physical settings to life, and shepherding them through the filming process.

In this panel discussion, moderator Sacha Judd speaks with narrative designer, producer and screenwriter Harry Feltham, writer for screen and VR, Dane Giraud and Design Manager at Wellington-based games company Pikpok, Rick Stemm, about the similarities and differences between the storytelling requirements in games, VR, film and television.

In this session, four screen industry practitioners share their experiences developing and creating work as Māori storytellers, building capacity in the industry, and their vision for the future of Māori stories on screen.

In this panel discussion, sustainability manager and steering committee member for Greenlit Rose Archer, producer and Greenlit chair Craig Gainsborough and Vector’s senior sustainability partner Dr. Prageeth Jayathissa shed light on the enormous sustainability challenges faced by the screen industry.

The opening keynote addresses are centered around the theme Transforming Culture and are delivered by five storytellers: documentary maker Leanne Pooley, games designer and producer Maru Nihoniho, writer and activist Cole Meyers, producer Emma Slade, writer/ director Sebastián Lelio online from Chile, and microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles. Each speaker presents their ideas on the transformative power of story and the transformation the screen sector is currently experiencing from their own unique point of view and relevant to their recent work. This session is presented by Te Māngai Paho. The speakers are introduced by event MC & journalist Paula Penfold.   This session is from the Big Screen Symposium held in Auckland on the 4th and 5th of December 2020. The Big Screen Symposium 2020 was brought to you by Script to Screen and J&A Productions. We gratefully thank our event partners - the New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand On Air, Te Māngai Paho, Images & Sound, Screen Auckland and AUT.

In this session, two-time Academy Award-nominated producer Finola Dwyer whose projects include Brooklyn and An Education, shares her approach to filmmaking using the film Brooklyn as a case study. Finola talks to Carthew Neal, Academy Award-Winning producer for Jojo Rabbit, about the response to challenges thrown up during production that ultimately achieved this ambitious film. This session is from the Big Screen Symposium held in Auckland on the 4th and 5th of December 2020.   The Big Screen Symposium 2020 was brought to you by Script to Screen and J&A Productions. We gratefully thank our event partners - the New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand On Air, Te Māngai Paho, Images & Sound, Screen Auckland and AUT.