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BSS 2025: Early bird Tickets Available Now Tickets for BSS 2025 are now available! Grab an early bird ticket before 29 May 2025 or while stocks last. Join us for…

The following Regional Film offices are generously offering scholarships to attend Big Screen Symposium 2025. They are for screen practitioners who are finding cost a barrier to attend, which is…

VOLUNTEER AT BSS2025  Expressions of interest to volunteer at the BSS are now open! Volunteering is a great way to gain valuable experience and learn more about how large events…

The Big Screen Symposium is Aotearoa's largest and most significant screen industry event with a history that goes back to 2012. These events have been packed with outstanding speakers, fascinating…

SHARE YOUR IDEAS 💡 As part of our planning for this year’s event, we are seeking suggestions of possible speakers and topics from our community. Planning is well under way, the…

A message from Script to Screen’s Executive Director, Dale Corlett: Kia ora koutou, Script to Screen presents our 11th edition of the Big Screen Symposium in 2025. Join us in Tāmaki…

Watch one of the highest-rated sessions of BSS2024!! Danny Philippou and Steve Newall discuss what it's like to be in the middle of a Sundance bidding war for distribution rights,…

Big Screen Symposium Announces Exciting Line Up for 2-Day Conference 48 local and international speakers across 17 thoughtfully crafted sessions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 March 2024 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND -…

Horror film Talk To Me is a break out success, premiering at Sundance 2023 which prompted a bidding war for the distribution rights. It has gone on to achieve gross…

Keynote Addresses: Stepping Into the Unknown Closing out the first day of BSS is the 2024 keynotes. This is an exploration of our theme Stepping into the Unknown through the…