Archive for August, 2009
Production Office
We have now secured a production office in Ponsonby, thanks to the assistance of a very generous supporter of the arts. Over the next couple of weeks we will begin setting it up, and then be open for business. The...
Moon Madness
Just a note to let you know our Lotto promotion is now in full swing! I've put a web page...
Careful with that Axe
Just been working my way through the most recent budget for the film - drastically revised after the NZ Film...
All Roads Lead to Ponsonby
When I first lived in Ponsonby (in 1985), the community was just on the point of change. For decades it...
The Daily Struggle
The secret of realising an artistic dream is similar to achieving anything else - it's a matter of overcoming your...
Punt for the Moon
In the continuing series of crazy ideas to get funding for our feature film, comes the great Lotto weekend. On...
Aroha
A great outpouring of support since people have learned about our rejection by the NZFC has been hugely encouraging. Thanks...
On Death and Dying
Just finished our location shoot and received the phone call to tell us that the NZ Film Commission has turned...
Gone Shooting
And as for me, I'm away to Auckland to do some location shooting. I'll leave the decision makers to decide;...
Business Time!
After six years of development; after endless script revisions; after numerous meetings in London, Birmingham, Cannes and Auckland; after negotiations...
of place and emotional power, in a
moving, original movie that
deserves to be seen."
