All Blog Posts

The Times, They Are A Changinโ€™

Iโ€™ve had an incredibly busy time these last few weeks attending industry gatherings, and if thereโ€™s one thing certain, itโ€™s that change is coming. New Zealand On Air held a drama day recently with more than 130 industry people who intersectโ€ฆ
Read more

Prof. Dev. – The Next Best Thing To Doing It

With the Big Screen Symposium almost upon us again with a host of excellent speakers to hear from, I thought I might reflect on professional development. Eight or so years ago I decided to focus on narrative feature film and TV drama. I hadโ€ฆ
Read more

Knockin’ Around Asia

I was fortunate to have been invited to the Asia-Pacific Producers Network annual meeting last week in Taiwan. There were 40 or so producers there from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan, and Patrick Frater, Varietyโ€™sโ€ฆ
Read more

Express Yourself

There are a number of opportunities fast approaching for you to voice your opinions on the state of the industry and how it affects you. I encourage all of you to engage as we are all faced with ongoing rapid transformation that will have aโ€ฆ
Read more

Politics and the Screen Industry

Jacinda Ardernโ€™s rise to the top of the totem pole in the Labour Party brings politics and the screen industry into focus. Jacinda, like Helen Clark before her, has always been a big supporter of Arts and Culture, and sheโ€™s been proactiveโ€ฆ
Read more

Support Independent Film in Theatres

Here we are again with New Zealand International Film Festival about to start. The weatherโ€™s been relatively atrocious. And digital is still buffeting the film and television worlds, with indie film taking the biggest hit. Weโ€™ve had Lightbox,โ€ฆ
Read more

ANZSE Career Spotlights

Read about the illustrious careers of ANZSE-accredited editors.

A Kลrero With…

In this guest blog series, we speak to screen professionals to find out more about their job and what most people might not know, including those working in the industry. This blog offers an inside look into different parts of the industry and offers insights into how directors and editors can be successful in the collaborative process of their mahi.

How I Got Started in the Industry

In this guest blog series, our members reflect on how they made their way into assistant editing, editing, and directingโ€”with no two stories the same. They offer advice for those starting out.