DEGNZ and Nga Aho Whakaari members are invited to Networking Drinks from 6 – 8PM at the Long Room, 114 Ponsonby Road on Wednesday 15 July 2015.
Get along and find out what our Maori colleagues have been doing and make connections for future projects!
Director Lee Tamahori and producer Robin Scholes affirmed their extremely positive collaboration when they spoke at the well attended DEGNZ Collaborators Series with SPADA at the Horse and Trap in Mt Eden last night.
They revealed their shared inexperience at making feature films when they took on Once Were Warriors and how that brought them closer together as a collaborative team.
Lee went on to great fame internationally as a director and he highlighted how his TV commercials background saved his bacon when he hit the demanding world of Hollywood.
Robin touched on her total focus to support the directors she works with as much as possible as they seek to realize their visions for the films.
Respect, trust, absolute commitment to the project and a clear deliniation of what the director and producer roles are and what they must do to fufill them, as well as the understanding of what each others roles require and the need to support the other were some of the key components they believe contribute to a successful director/producer relationship.
Colourful anecdotes and stories peppered the convesation, which proved insightful and invaluable for anyone seeking a career as a director or producer in film, particularly in New Zealand.
In short–a great night!
DEGNZ members Alex Backhouse, Prue Cunningham, Nic Gorman, Joe Hitchcock, Rachel O’Neill, Matt Holmes, Martin Sagadin and Jane Sherning Warren spent the day with actor and director Ian Hughes as he imparted his knowledge and experience gained across more than 20 years in the industry.
The Directing Actors Workshop provided the opportunity for the directors to see each other work and then to analyse that work in a supporting and safe environment with a focus on positive feedback.
Our thanks go out to actors Cameron Rhodes, Mark Clare and Lucy Lever for their participation and the valuable contributions they made to the day.
The conversation flowed at the Networking Drinks in Auckland and Wellington when DEGNZ and the Techos Guild got together.
The Networking Drinks are great opportunities for future possible collaborations, so make sure you get along to our monthly evenings.
DEGNZ and SPADA are extremely pleased to announce a very special Collaborators Series discussion with renowned film director Lee Tamahori and one of New Zealand’s leading producers Robin Scholes.
It’s 20 years since Lee and Robin first collaborated together on the iconic New Zealand feature Once Were Warriors. Now, they have come together again to put the Witi Ihimaera novel Bulibasha on screen as The Patriarch, which is currently in post production.
Lee and Robin will touch on what brought them together in the first place, where the success of Warriors lead them, how they ended up together again, and what makes a successful director/producer relationship. Not to be missed!
Seating Limited. RSVP on Eventbrite essential!
What: Keeping It Together – The Director/Producer Relationship with Lee Tamahori and Robin Scholes
When: 6:30 for 7 – 8PM, Wednesday 1 July 2015
Where: Upstairs Lounge, Horse & Trap, 3 Enfield St, Mt Eden
Entry: DEGNZ & SPADA members free, non-members $5 koha
Reservations: Eventbrite
This event is brought to you through the financial support of the New Zealand Film Commission.