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DOCNZ E-Newsletter

#20 - January 2009


Kia Ora and Happy New Year from the Documentary New Zealand Trust. In this e-newsletter, be the first to know some of the films selected to DOCNZ 2009, the announcement of the establishment of a DOCNZ Goethe-Institut Scholarship, and the latest information about DOCNZ Summit and DOCNZ Focus.
We are only a few weeks from the opening of DOCNZ 2009 events in Auckland, so please mark your calendars accordingly.

The DOCNZ Team


In this issue

  1. DOCNZ Focus - Next screening on 24 February
  2. DOCNZ 2009 - Docs Rock!
  3. DOCNZ Summit - Registration is now open
  4. DOCNZ Goethe-Institut Scholarship
  5. Festival Highlight – DocPoint, Helsinki
  6. Call for submissions and more

1. DOCNZ Focus - Next screening on 24 February

The screening of DOCNZ Focus which was scheduled for Tuesday 20 January has been postponed to 19 May.
The next DOCNZ Focus screening will be held on 24 Feb at 6:30pm at the Academy Cinemas (44 Lorne Street, Auckland CBD).

Shooting Women, by Writer/Director/Producer Alexis Krasilovsky, is a global documentary about camerawomen who survive the odds in Hollywood, Bollywood and beyond. For more information, click here.

DOCNZ Focus screenings are open to the public. You may join as a member or attend single sessions. A group discount (10 or more) is available too. Bookings and tickets are available on our website. Click here.

 

2. DOCNZ 2009 - Docs Rock!

ANNOUNCING CONFIRMED FILMS AT DOCNZ 2009

Over 40 films will take part at the 4th edition of DOCNZ Festival commencing 26 Feb at Rialto Newmarket, Auckland. Among them are:

New Zealand Films:

International Films:

In the next e-newsletter we will announce the rest of the programme including Opening and Closing Night films as well as the local and international films in competition.


DOCNZ 2009 - VENUES

The 4th DOCNZ Festival will be held in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin as follows:


3. DOCNZ Summit

Registration is now open

The 3rd DOCNZ Summit will be held in Auckland at Gus Fisher Gallery 23-25 Feb 2009. The 3-day industry events will include masterclasses, seminars, and a pitching forum. Registration is now open!

Programme / Guests

We are pleased to announce the programme and guests who will be attending the Summit. See the programme details.

Tentative Topics of the Summit are:

Full details of the programme and registration will be available as at 16 Jan 2009.

International Guests

We are pleased to advise the following confirmed guests:

Cynthia Kane, Programme Manager, ITVS, USA
Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director, Women Make Movies, USA
Fiona Lawson Baker, Producer, Al Jazeera, Malaysia
Dr. Grit Lemke, Programmer, DOK Leipzig, Germany
Hans Robert Eisenhauer, Commissioning Editor, ZDF/ARTE, Germany
Pat Ferns, President, Ferns Productions Inc, Canada
Sandi DuBowski, Filmmaker (A Jihad for Love), USA
Sonya Mazumdar, CEO, EarthSync, India
Thomas Tielsch, Director, Filmtank, Germany
Shaoguang He, Director, GZDOC, China
Mahe Ismail, Screenrights, Australia

More international guests will be confirmed shortly and we will announce them in the next e-newsletter.

Expanding Documentary 2009

The seventh biennial Expanding Documentary Conference will be held in Auckland, at the Gus Fisher Gallery, 21-22 February 2009 (just before DOCNZ Summit).

A collaboration between Massey University [School of Fine Arts] and the University of Auckland [Film, Television & Media Studies], in association with the the Documentary New Zealand Trust, the conference will interweave selected documentary presentations by filmmakers, photographers, artists and academics.

This year there are some particularly exciting and innovative presentations taking place including a panel discussion on New Zealand Documentary Maker and Video Artist, Darcy Lange. The event promises to be a fascinating and eclectic mix of documentary genres that crosses boundaries of moving image/still image, industry/art world/avant-garde/community and academic papers.

More information and to register for the event.

4. DOCNZ Goethe-Institut Scholarship

Goethe Institut The DOCNZ Goethe-Institut Scholarship is a key initiative of the DOCNZ Goethe-Institut Partnership. Recognizing the long tradition of German documentary filmmaking and the desire of both countries to forge stronger collaborations, the two organizations have designed a scholarship aimed at selecting a New Zealand documentary filmmaker to visit Germany and develop and premiere a documentary film project which at both the DOCNZ International Documentary Film Festival and a major German film festival.

The DOCNZ Goethe-Institut Documentary Scholarship recipient will travel to Germany, undergo an intensive German language course and work on his or her project through a tailored programme put together by Goethe-Institut and the German documentary industry.

Apply for the scholarschip here.

Deadline for application: 13 February 2009 (received)

 

5. Festivals Highlight

DocPoint- Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, 20-25 January 2009

Established in 2002, DocPoint is the largest documentary film festival in the Nordic countries. In Finland, it is the only one dedicated solely to documentary films. Every year, the festival offers both a national and an international selection of the best brand new movies, celebrated classics, and a special selection of documentary films for children. In addition, a wide range of seminars, lectures and a Masterclass is organized.

Ever since the founding of DocPoint, Finnish documentarists have been awarded at the festival. Aho & Soldan Lifetime Achievement Award (named after Heikki Aho and Björn Soldan, who were pioneers of Finnish documentary film) is presented to an accomplished Finnish director of documentary films each year. Apollo Award, launched in 2006, is a mark of recognition given in honour of a person or community who has done remarkable work in the field of Finnish documentary film.

www.docpoint.info

6. Call for Submissions and More

It's All True: International Documentary Film Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil March 25 - April 05, 2009. Deadline: January 13, 2009
www.itsalltrue.com.br

HotDocs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto, Canada April 30 - May 10, 2009. Deadline: January 16, 2009
www.hotdocs.ca

Silverdocs -AFI, Silver Spring, United States 17-20 June 2009. Deadlines: Regular: 13 February 2009, Late: 6 March 2009
www.silverdocs.com

ITVS, International Call Funding Opportunity, United States Deadlines: Regular: 6 February 2009
For more information about guidelines, eligibility and how to apply: www.itvs.org/producers/international_guideline



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