Every once in awhile we get contacted at the guild by producers or other individuals wanting recommendations for directors, editors or assistant editors. And I can tell you, we do get contacted about Hollywood projects as well. To be fair to all of our members, we are unable to make recommendations to these inquirers. Rather, […]
So… Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Paul Goldsmith (Minister for Public Service; Digitising Government; Arts, Culture and Heritage; Media and Communications) got together and announced that the government is embarking on a fundamental overhaul of the public service to improve services, lift productivity and deliver better value for money. Government departments will be merged, public […]
It’s election year. We need to examine what each of the main parties’ views are on the Screen industry, Arts, Culture and Heritage, as well as what they are going to do for society and the economy. Here’s a first cursory look from a screen perspective. To date, NATIONAL has shown its hand. Funding cuts […]
Petrol and diesel are inescapable costs for production. It doesn’t matter if it’s a two-person crew with a director, or a 3-500 crew on an international show; they all need fuel, particularly diesel. Gaffer, grip, and unit trucks, four wheel drives, SUVs, vans, personal cars—all those production vehicles clock up the mileage, and the IRD […]
The world is awash with bad news at the moment, whether it’s the war in the Middle East, the planned shutterings announced by Heinz Watties and McCain in Hawkes Bay, or the lack of domestic and international production in Aotearoa this year. It’s with a great deal of pleasure, therefore, that I got to watch […]