A Case Study on Night Raiders
A Canada/Aotearoa
New Zealand co-production
Speakers: Writer/Director/Producer Danis Goulet; Canadian Producers Paul Barkin and Tara Woodbury, New Zealand Producers Ainsley Gardiner (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Awa) and Chelsea Winstanley (Ngāti Ranginui)
Moderators: Adam Garnet Jones (Telefilm Canada), and Karen Waaka-Tibble (Te Arawa, Mataatua)(NZFC), with an introduction from Keith Goulet
Presented by Telefilm Canada, Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga | New Zealand Film Commission, and Ontario Creates.
Join us for a discussion on co-producing between Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand, forming a successful co-production partnership, co-production financing, and learn about the indigenous protocols central to the production of Night Raiders.
Image: Writer/Director/Producer Danis Goulet
Kua rite mātou
Aotearoa New Zealand –
Open for Business
Speakers: Writer/director Niki Caro, VFX Producer David Conley, Mike Urban
Moderator: Anna Thomas
This inspiring and information-rich panel discussion features writer/director Niki Caro (Mulan, The Zookeeper’s Wife, North Country), Weta Digital’s Executive VFX Producer David Conley and Michael Urban, co-founder of The Rebel Fleet, which creates secure, customizable workflows from on set to post production.
Explore the opportunities and emerging digital trends in New Zealand right now, as our filmmakers profile recent work.
Co-production in COVID-19 times and beyond
How are UK and international producers finding success with their cross-border productions in 2020 and beyond? What are the benefits to co-producing in these times? Register now to hear from filmmakers Finola Dwyer (Wildgaze Films), Mike Goodridge (producer), Matthew Metcalfe (GFC Films), Marleen Slot (Viking Film & Holy Motion), Claudia Steffen (Pandora Film Production) and Victoria Thomas (producer).
China Next: The impact on distribution.
What will change? Panel
In the last years China has become the leading buyer of international movies. Sales agents will discuss with leading Chinese theatrical and online distributors about the development of this commercial relationship.
Docs-in-Progress Showcase -
AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Cannes Docs 2020 offers an exclusive series of eight showcases of curated docs-in-progress in finalization stage, aiming to hit the circuit within a few weeks or months. These showcases of docs-in-progress are primarily designed for international decision makers looking for fresh new titles – in particular festival programmers and sales agents –, but also generally addressed to any potential gap financing or post-production partner. Aotearoa New Zealand’s showcased projects are:
The Girl on The Bridge - Director Leanne Pooley, Producers Cass Avery and Alex Reed.
Fiona Clark: Unafraid - Director Lula Cucchiara, Producers Matt Noonan, Siobhan Proce and Cucchiara.
James & Isey – Director/Producer Florian Habicht.
Till the Lights Go Out – Director Julia Parnell, Producers Nicola Peeperkoorn and Parnell.
SCREENING: Minimum Mass
Country of production: New Zealand, USA, France
Directed by Raqi Syed & Areito Echevarria, LikeAmber (New Zealand), Floreal Films (France) STUDIOS: Albyon (France), Mimic (Germany)
Enter a gritty, surreal, and cinematic story rooted in the emotional world of miscarriage and family. Taking place in a real-time, photorealistic computer generated story world, MINIMUM MASS is a VR experience set in contemporary Rotorua, New Zealand and the speculative world of black holes.