Jean Swainson Foundation Pitch Wairoa Prize 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

THE JEAN SWAINSON FOUNDATION PITCH WAIROA PITCH PRIZE

Wairoa, 12 May 2021

UPDATE: 29 May 2021, This Pitch Wairoa competition has been indefinitely postponed.

ONLINE FORM LINK HERE

Wairoa Māori Film Festival is proud to announce an exciting new opportunity for short filmmakers and aspiring rangatahi film creatives:

The Jean Swainson Foundation Pitch-Wairoa Prize

Generously sponsored by Cam Swainson-Whaanga, filmmaker and founding director of Jean Swainson Foundation, the prize will be awarded for the best pitch for a Short fiction or documentary film, up to 15 min, featuring WAIROA town and/or region (very roughly from Morere to Mohaka).

The Prize is worth up to $20K total value, towards production & post-prod services and equipment hire (in Wairoa) and up to $5K cash (towards other costs).

The pitching competition is free and is open to Māori and Pasifika creatives (writer and director of the proposed short) age 16 and over.

We will work with the winner to produce the short film, which will premiere at the Wairoa Māori Film Festival 2022 and may be eligible for national and international festivals and venues.

The pitching competition will take place as part of WMFF, on Saturday afternoon June 5th. Entrants can pitch in person or via Zoom.

Online registration is required to be eligible. Entrants can upload their pitch prior to the live pitch session.

Full details will be live soon at: www.kiaora.tv

Deadline: May 30th 5pm.

You can also contact Festival and Jury Chair, Deborah Walker-Morrison (d.walker@auckland.ac.nz)