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Thanks to our wonderful event partner Stage and Screen, we are excited to offer Big Screen Symposium delegates a special accommodation rate at selected Auckland Hotels. For an accurate quote please contact travis.harris@stageandscreen.co.nz  or…

We are delighted to announce the 2020 WIFT NZ Awards will take place at the ASB Waterfront Theatre on Thursday 2 April - the evening before Big Screen Symposium 2020. The…

Missed out on a 2018 session? Feel regret? Head to our Big Screen Symposium podcast channel where you will find 14 newly released BSS Podcasts! Revisit Wanuri Kahui's uplifting keynote…

We hope you found it inspiring and thought-provoking. Check out all these great photos from the event! A special thank to our event partners, session sponsors, official supporters and supporting…

The Big Screen Symposium event app, hosted via ShowGizmo, brings everything you need to know about the BSS into one easy to access location. The app allows you to scroll…

Big Screen Symposium 2018 is delighted to be able to bring you our Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage who also happens to be the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern.…

CLOSE-UP SESSIONS WITH: TIM WHITE, WARWICK THORNTON, BRIAR GRACE-SMITH AND BRITA MCVEIGH Made possible thanks to South Pacific Pictures. These special Close Up sessions are practical interactive workshops or intimate…

Whether it's small screen or big screen, comedy is truly tricky to get right but at its best is distinctive and hilarious. Four writers who got it right in 2018…

Director/writer Dustin Feneley and producer Desray Armstrong share the story of their bold and critically acclaimed debut feature, STRAY. Their case study will focus largely on how they financed the film through private investment,…