EARLYBIRD TICKETS ARE ON SALE Ticket sales for BSS 2024 are now open. A limited number of early bird tickets are available until 19th January or sold out. Be immersed...
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The following organisations are generously offering scholarships to attend Big Screen Symposium 2024. They are for screen practitioners who are finding cost a barrier to attend, which is especially so...
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This year’s theme is about Stepping into the Unknown | Te Kai a te Waewae e Kimi Stepping into the unknown is a common experience for screen creators. Within the...
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We’re looking forward to seeing you at the 10th Big Screen Symposium on Fri 5th and Sat 6th April 2024! What are you waiting for? Block out your calendar, book your travel, and tell all your…
Weaving the Future of Māori Storytelling In this session, four screen industry practitioners will share their experiences developing and creating work as Māori storytellers, building capacity in the industry and…
The directors and creators of five soon-to-be-released projects, share a never-before-seen clip and speak about their creative drive and what the project means to them. Tanu Gago with augmented…
Series creator Simone Nathan and director Aidee Walker will discuss the process of making a culturally specific, binge-worthy Jewish TV show in New Zealand, from conception through post-production. Along with…
The Screen Industry Workers Bill (introduced to Parliament in 2020) is expected to pass in the coming months and come into effect before the end of the year. The Bill…
Writing With Fire became the first feature documentary from India to be nominated for an Academy Award. Having broken many records along its journey – a double-winner at Sundance ’21,…
Looking for something to watch? Look through some of our speakers' latest and greatest work and where to find them! Shaun GrantSushmit Ghosh and Rintu ThomasDestin Daniel CrettonNeil GaimanToa FraserGrant...
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Te Komiti Kanorau Whakaurunga Whakaroto o NZFC (NZFC Diversity and Inclusion Committee) will facilitate a discussion on the recently released He Ara Whakaurunga Kanorau | Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. NZFC…
Toa Fraser is a writer, director, and producer whose work spanning plays, feature film, and series drama have earned him a formidable reputation in Hollywood. Most recently he has been…
Our industry faces enormous sustainability challenges which raise so many questions: What is the environmental impact of the film industry? How can our industry participate in meeting local and international…
Neil Gaiman’s extensive and groundbreaking writing career includes beloved works of fiction, comics, radio drama, film, and series and we are excited to present a BSS 2022 conversation with Neil…
Narrative designers in games and VR, and screenwriters for film and television are all in the business of telling stories but rarely have the opportunity to talk to each other…
NZ On Air Address: Rāranga – Bringing together the strands It’s been a minute! NZ On Air is excited to be able to update attendees on what it’s been working…
Creating a Successful Social Content Strategy Twitter or TikTok? Website or Facebook page? Vertical or horizontal? GIFs or videos? And how do you get those Instagram stickers? Content is key…
This session will study the various phases of Grant’s involvement on The Power of the Dog as a production designer, from first reading the script to the painstaking work in…
We are excited to present a conversation with celebrated writer-director Destin Daniel Cretton. His most recent film is Marvel Studios’ Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings –…
Our opening session is an exploration of our theme Mana Auaha – Creative Power through the eyes of six creatives in roles integral to the outcome of many Aotearoa films…
