SCRIPT TO SCREEN PARTNERS WITH AUSTRALIA’S COMPTON SCHOOL TO LAUNCH PROGRAMME FOR SOME OF NZ’S TOP FILMMAKERS
Script to Screen has partnered with Australia’s Compton School to deliver a new programme for New Zealand filmmakers.
The course, Strength in Numbers, will be delivered in a series of 4 twoday workshops beginning in Auckland on June 5-6.
Compton School is a business school for creative people founded in Sydney earlier this year by former AFTRS Head of
Screen Business Dr David Court. Details here: https://compton.school Script to Screen has a mandate to develop the craft and culture of storytelling for the screen in Aotearoa, NZ. Led by
Esther Cahill-Chiaroni, the organisation runs a number of highly regarded filmmaker development initiatives including
FilmUp, Story Camp and New Zealand’s premiere film event, the annual Big Screen Symposium. Details here: http://script-to-screen.co.nz/ http://bigscreensymposium.com Strength in Numbers will bring together twelve of New Zealand’s most exciting up and coming filmmakers, including those
who brought us: HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE, BOY, THE DARK HORSE, GARDENING WITH SOUL, THE WOMEN OF PIKE RIVER, LOVE
STORY, THREE WISE COUSINS, and LOADING DOCS.
Esther Cahill Chiaroni: ‘Script to Screen is thrilled to be working with David Court and Compton School strengthening
ties between the two countries and fostering crucial discussion within New Zealand’s filmmaking community about how
practitioners can work together to build sustainable creative businesses.’ This is the first offering from Compton
School, which goes on to launch three courses in Sydney this July, targeting the areas it sees as high priority. Details
here: http://compton.school/the-work/ David Court: ‘Compton’s mission is to help creative people build viable businesses and lead sustainable creative lives.
‘We work with leading practitioners to deliver teaching that moves the needle – and helps people reach their goals.
‘We’re delighted to be working with Esther and this remarkable group of filmmakers.’