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Panel Discussion – Indigenising the Workflow

In this panel discussion, writer and director Becs Arahanga, content commissioner at Māori Television (kaikōkiri Kaupapa at  Whakaata Māori) Lanita Ririnui and producer Piripi Curtis explore ideas and methods for Tikanga Māori to be incorporated into the creation of screen work, from the development of the idea, through to funding, production, distribution and audience engagement. They share their own transformative experiences and discuss future ways to tell stories with Tikanga led values and processes. This panel is moderated by producer Kay Ellmers.

This session is from the Big Screen Symposium held in Auckland on the 4th and 5th of December 2020.

The Big Screen Symposium 2020 was brought to you by Script to Screen and J&A Productions. We gratefully thank our event partners – the New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand On Air, Te Māngai Paho, Images & Sound, Screen Auckland and AUT.