Script to Screen is excited to announce that the Big Screen Symposium will be back on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th July 2026. This unique screen industry event will be...
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NGĀ MIHI NUI Big Screen Symposium 2025... 2 days of connection, business, and inspiration with 32 sessions, 76 speakers / moderators, 36 round tables/industry meetings and 500+ attendees! Say that 10x...
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FILM Promotion – BSS 2025 Although BSS was originally focused on the BIG screen, for many years it has been a screen agnostic hui, meaning we have had hundreds of...
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Animation Meets Real-Time WAR IS OVER! brings the classic John Lennon and Yoko Ono song to life in this highly stylized, Oscar-winning short animation. The Wētā FX team went to...
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In an industry in flux, where creativity collides with disruption, the role of artificial intelligence is being hotly contested. Is Ai a revolutionary tool that will supercharge storytelling, unlock new...
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In these two 30-minute sessions we will learn how local filmmakers are creating new ways of working both in development and through to production. The True Story Trap "Workmates began...
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The team at BSS 2025 is thrilled to offer an exclusive session about Prime Minister, the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award winning documentary. Co-Director Michelle Walshe (Chasing Great, Short Poppies)...
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From large-scale battle scenes to subtle environmental world-building, the visual effects in Ka Whawhai Tonu played a vital role in immersing audiences in the film’s 19th-century setting. Accompany the film’s...
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The Rule of Jenny Pen is a bold, genre-blurring NZ feature film that pushed creative and technical boundaries across production and post. This session brings together the Sound & Music...
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What has happened, might happen, or should happen, to the recent MCH consultation Modernising Media and Regulation. Join us for a panel discussion with some of the contributors Peter Thompson...
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What makes a story both deeply authentic and widely resonant? Join acclaimed international producers Fran Borgia (Apprentice, A Land Imagined) and Paul Garnes (Queen Sugar, Selma, Origin) in panel discussion...
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We are thrilled to announce a second session with Writer Ruth Underwood at BSS 2025. Ruth’s unique perspective on screenwriting for TV is informed from her extensive time in writers'...
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NZ On Air - Irirangi te Motu looks back to look forward. CE Cameron Harland and Head of Funding Amie Mills will take the audience on a journey of reflection...
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Shoshana McCallum (Madam, Head High, Inside) and Briar Grace-Smith (Swift Street, Waru, Cousins) will delve into the complexities of writing for screen in Aotearoa, sharing insights into their craft, creative...
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Writer/director/producer Miki Magasiva along with producers Mario Gaoa and Dan Higgins join award-winning filmmaker Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa for a deep dive into the making of Tinā - a powerful NZ feature...
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We’re proud to welcome back acclaimed director, producer and writer Toa Fraser to the Big Screen Symposium for an exclusive masterclass exploring his dynamic approach to TV directing. Toa is...
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The Māori word for land is Whenua; it is also the word for the placenta, which gives life through the umbilical cord. This session will explore three successful New Zealand TV series...
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Following their recent world premiere in Sydney, we’re excited to announce that Director Robert Sarkies and Screenwriter Fiona Samuel will be joining BSS 2025 to discuss their journey of developing...
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MASTERCLASS WITH SCREEN COMPOSERS TIKI TANE, ARLI LIBERMAN AND DIRECTOR MIKE JONATHAN Hear how the transcendent soundtrack within Ka Whawhai Tonu was crafted, from the creators themselves. Tiki and Arli...
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BRINGING DISNEY CLASSICS INTO TE AO MĀORI When people say "There’s no audience for that”…. we say "Let us show you" Hear how Matewa Media worked with the biggest entertainment...
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