Script to Screen presents March Writer’s Rooms

Script to Screen presents March Writer’s Rooms:

Dunedin Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland: Crafting Short Film

Dunedin and Christchurch: What Makes a Short Film Great?

Script to Screen’s Writer’s Room travels south this March with panel discussions in both Christchurch and Dunedin on how to craft short film that leaves a lasting impression.

The panels will use clips from a variety of local shorts to talk about how the films create a unique cinematic world and why they resonate with the audience.

In Dunedin Producer Christina Milligan will lead the discussion with Writer Director Patrick Gillies, DoP Stephen Downes and Film Commission Short-Film Sales and Marketing Executive Juliette Veber.

The Christchurch panel members will be filmmakers Patrick Gillies and Gillian Ashurst and Film Commission Short-Film Sales and Marketing Executive Juliette Veber.

Dunedin

Friday 27th March, 6.30 Drinks, 7.30 Writer’s Room

Atrium & Barclay Theatre, Otago Museum

$5 koha at the door
 

Christchurch

Monday 30th March, 6.30pm drinks, 7.30 Writer’s Room

New Zealand Broadcasting School, Christchurch Polytechnic, Corner of Madras and Southwark Street

$5 koha at the door

Wellington and Auckland: Point of View in Short Film with Sima Urale

Writer / director Sima Urale (O Tamaiti, Still Life, Coffee and Allah, Apron Strings) presents a 45-minute talk on crafting the short film with a focus on utilising point of view as both a writer and a director.

Sima will use clips from her own work, including her short film O Tamaiti which won The Silver Lion at Venice.  The talk will be followed by a 15-minute Q & A.

Wellington

Wed 25th March, Drinks 6pm, 6.45 screening: O Tamaiti, 7pm Writer’s Room,

The Film Archive, 84 Taranaki St

 $5 koha at the door

Auckland

Tuesday 31 March, 7pm drinks, 7.30pm start

The Classic, 321 Queen Street

$5 Koha at the door

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