Archive for April, 2009
Invite
For anyone who can make it, a public meeting to discuss the film and give some background for potential investors. Among those speaking from his wide background in feature films is producer Tim Sanders (Whale Rider, Lord of the Rings...
Believers
Good video hook-up with one of the UK producers on Friday. Pip Piper (Blue Hippo Media) is someone I count...
Investor Docs
For those who have an interest, the pitch docs for private equity investors in the project can be found here...There...
Navigating Troubled Waters
Yesterday's seminar in Auckland was called 'Navigating the SPIF' (SPIF being the Screen Incentive Production Fund). It was an excellent...
Ticking Along
Things ticking over as they should just now. A funding seminar run by NZFC and SPADA tomorrow morning, which aims...
A List?
How much do 'stars' contribute to the likelihood of a project's success? Pretty much anything that comes out of the...
Who Also Stand and Wait
There's no quick way to learn patience... but anyone involved in the screen industry needs a ton of it. In...
Easter reflections
Four years ago, I was spending Easter with friends at Lake Ohau - a beautiful spot in central South Island...
Sailing…
Very good meeting last night with Mladen Ivancic, Graeme Mason (both of NZFC), Tim Sanders and moi. We met down...
Mexican standoff
UK producers Pip and Rob had a meeting yesterday with a major film finance company in London. The initial discussion...
of place and emotional power, in a
moving, original movie that
deserves to be seen."
