Script to Screen

30/03/2026

What a week we had at Story Camp Aotearoa 🤍 Thank you to our incredible participants, advisors, crew and partners

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17/03/2026

🎬 FREE EVENT | LIMITED CAPACITY

Shuchi Kothari in Conversation with Michael J. Weithorn: Comedy Writing Craft

Script to Screen and Screen Production | University of Auckland, in partnership with Ngā Aho Whakaari, Pacific Island Screen Artists, Pan-Asian Screen Collective, Proud Voices and Women in Film and Television NZ, invite you to a rare and insightful conversation on screen comedy!

Join filmmaker and academic Shuchi Kothari in discussion with five-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Michael J. Weithorn for a 75-minute deep dive into writing comedy for both television and feature film.

Best known as the creator of The King of Queens and Ned and Stacey, and director of A Little Help and The Best You Can (2025), Weithorn brings over four decades of experience across formats, offering a rare cross-format perspective on how comedy works at every scale.

💡 What you’ll gain:

• Insight into building fully inhabited, original characters
• Approaches to constructing comic conflict and generating momentum
• Understanding how to sustain tone across seasons of a series or feature films
• Reflections on maintaining clarity, discipline, and purpose across a career in a changing industry
• A rare opportunity to hear from a seasoned screen veteran — with time for audience Q&A

✨ Great for:
• Feature writers
• Writers with series ambitions
• Writers at any stage looking to deepen their comedy craft

📅 When: Saturday 21 March, 3:00pm
📍 Where: University of Auckland
🎟 Cost: FREE

⚠️ Limited capacity — secure your spot now via Humanitix or the link in our bio!

13/03/2026

13/03/2026

📣 Script to Screen is thrilled to announce the addition of two Australian filmmaking teams and their projects selected for Story Camp Aotearoa 2026

✍️ Battle of the Ancestors
Natasha Wanganeen – Writer/Director
Isaac Coen Lindsay – Producer .c.lindsay

✍️ The Malibu King
Edoardo Crismani – Writer/Director

🎬 These filmmakers will be joining Story Camp Aotearoa 2026 from Adelaide along with eight Aotearoa-based teams. Learn more about all participants on our website - link in bio 🔗

🙏 A huge mihi to our partners South Australian Film Corporation for supporting this kaupapa

22/02/2026

Kia ora whānau, one more sleep until we kick off our Screen Kōrero series with Spotlight on Sundance!

With 16,201 submissions from 164 countries, including 4,255 feature-length films, what does it actually take to break through?

The team behind Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant share their experience navigating one of the world’s most influential festivals, while Umbrella Entertainment’s Luke Murray (pictured) brings the distributor’s lens, offering insight into how films are positioned, discovered, and sustained beyond their premiere.

What: Screen Kōrero: Spotlight on Sundance
Where: St Columba Centre, Ponsonby, Auckland
When: Tuesday 24 February
Doors Open: 6:00pm
Kōrero: 6:30pm
Refreshments and socialising: 7:30pm

Tickets are available through Humanitix.com or click the link on our bio!

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22/01/2026

📣 Congratulations to the filmmakers selected for FilmUp 2026

Script to Screen is delighted to announce the 2026 participants who will join this growing community of advancing Feature Film practitioners.

The selected participants listed below will be matched with industry mentors to help develop their feature film project. D

Learn more about these filmmakers 👇
https://script-to-screen.co.nz/development-programmes/film-up/

Congratulations to the filmmakers selected for FilmUp 2026:
(Pictured left to right above)

🎬 Lynda Chanwai-Earle
Writer – Little Yellow Peril
🎬 Angela Cudd
Producer – Don Te Haute
🎬 Jared Flitcroft
Writer/Director – FADE
🎬 Sandra Kailahi
Producer – Mahuika
🎬 Kyan Krumdieck
Writer/Director – She Floats Over the Neighbour’s Fence Every Night
🎬 Liv McClymont
Writer/Director – Wunderbar
🎬 Christian Nicolson
Writer/Director – Space Warriors in Space
🎬 Hweiling Ow
Writer – Pohpoh Wants to Die
🎬 Phillida Perry
Producer – THE LONGEST DRINK IN TOWN
🎬 Stella Reid
Writer/Director – Stage Challenge
🎬 Jason Taylor
Producer – Ancestral Fusion (Working Title)

FilmUp is made possible thanks to funding from the New Zealand Film Commission.

22/01/2026

The Approach 🎬

An inspiring workshop series for NZ Directors, Writers and Producers approaching production of their first dramatic feature.

Developed and led by Rob Sarkies (Pike River) the series has been designed to help bridge the gap for emerging feature filmmakers between experience on small or short-form productions and the demands of larger scale independent features.

The programme comprises in-person weekend workshops, follow-up sessions and targeted support for filmmakers. It is aimed at emerging NZ directors prepping for their first dramatic feature, development teams and producers seeing to build their creative producing skills.

Three Weekend Workshops are being offered in Auckland and Wellington between April and June:

Workshop 1: Holding the Film - Directing Process from Page to Picture (for directors)

Workshop 2: Development Craft and Collaboration for Creative Teams

Workshop 3: Shepherding Creativity for producers.

The series has been supported by the NZFC Industry Led Talent Development Fund and is offered at no cost to participants.

⏰ Applications close 16 February 2026

More info and to apply link below and in our bio:
www.theapproachnz.com 🎞

22/01/2026

ACTORS SCENE STUDY with Jamie Irvine

Explore your craft through exercises and scene work over six weekly sessions. Delve into character development, explore text and work towards bold authentic choices. Whether you are a seasoned pro or new to acting, these classes are a safe environment where actors can challenge themselves, be inspired and take their work to the next level.

Group 1- Monday Nights: 16th Feb - 23rd Mar- 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Group 2- Tuesday Nights: 17th Feb -24th Mar- 6:30pm - 9:30pm

All classes held at The Nix in Grey Lynn, $240 per term (6 classes). get in touch [email protected]

Script to Screen have had incredible feedback from Writers who have challenged themselves to take part in acting workshops and the benefits it has had to their writing practice.

21/01/2026

Director: Vea Mafile’o Writer: Luciane Buchanan Producers: Alex Lovell & Eldon Booth Executive Producers: Jason Momoa & Frankie Adams Cinematography:…

20/01/2026

📣 PASC Exclusive Preview Screening: Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” 📣

Thanks to our friends at , PASC invites you to an exclusive preview screening of director Park Chan-wook’s highly anticipated new film, “No Other Choice.”

Join us for an evening celebrating one of cinema’s most distinctive filmmakers. Known for his masterful visual style and complex narratives in films like Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Decision to Leave, Park Chan-wook continues to push boundaries and elevate Asian voices in global cinema.

This special screening offers a rare opportunity to experience “No Other Choice” before its wider release in Aotearoa.

SYNOPSIS: Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil) leads this darkly comedic crime thriller from Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) about a man who, after being unemployed for several years, devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.

WHEN: 13 February 2026, film starts at 7PM (Doors open from 6.30PM)
WHERE:
TICKETS: $12

Limited seats available. This event is open to PASC members and friends! You will need to be logged in to the PASC membership portal when purchasing a ticket.

Book now via bit.ly/pascnoc

20/01/2026

🎬 Kia ora filmmakers! Tomo Mai, the NZFC application portal, is now open for Development and Production Funding for 2026.

📅 Feature Film Production Deadline: 1pm, Monday 09th February

💡 Ready to take your project to the next stage? Book your pre-application meeting and check out the latest guidelines on our refreshed website.

We’re here to champion bold ideas and support your filmmaking journey. Find out more at: https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/funding-support-nz-filmmakers/funding