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Tēnā Koutou Film Bay of Plenty community, our thoughts are with all our friends and colleagues involved in our industry locally and globally. We hope you are all staying safe and making the most of being creative while we are all in self-isolation.
Following the New Zealand Governments announcement to raise the countries alert level to a Level 4 our office team are all now working remotely and in isolation. We are still available during working hours Monday to Friday so don't hesitate to give us a call or an email as we are happy to connect.
CEO Anton: anton@filmbayofplenty.com
Coordinator Elysia: admin@filmbayofplenty.com
Events Jannine: jannine@filmbayofplenty.com
We are looking at ways to connect and inspire with our first online Film Bay of Plenty Networking Night on the 8th April. Please stay connected, we are doing our best to virtually serve the wider Bay of Plenty film Community and over the next month, we will be posting a number of online events, ideas and opportunities on our Film Bay of Plenty and Film Bay of Plenty Community Facebook pages.
JOIN OUR ONLINE NETWORKING NIGHT FROM 7.30 pm WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/384474284?pwd=M1RZT2txTitzcjBQaVFQSno3YlR4dz09
Meeting ID: 384 474 284
Password: 014989
Stay involved by following our Instagram and Facebook pages and sign up to our online directory.
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ORIGINAL WEB SERIES SET HERE IN THE BAY!
The pilot episode for an online regional comedy series written by Mt Maunganui, writer Alyssa Stringfellow was recently shot and is currently in post production. Alyssa also stars in the series as Chloe, a woman who just can’t seem to sort out her chaotic life. She is joined by some well-known faces including bass guitarist, Chris Mac from Six60 and Luci Hare from the television series Mean Mums and Auckward Love, Tauranga based actress Cassandra Woodhouse and Mount based Tom Paterson who came second on Survivor Nicaragua.
The cast and crew of 47 were made up of local talent and put together with the help of Film Bay of Plenty. It’s the first time a regional series has been proposed for the Mount Maunganui and the Production team hope to have the pilot online by the end of May.
The shoot was supported by Priority One and shot over three days at Papamoa Beach, Mt Maunganui, Tauranga Airport and the Millenium Hotel, Rotorua. Film Bay of Plenty says they are delighted at the support shown by local and regional busineses and also at the professionalism and expertise of local cast and crew.
Follow "Chloe And The...". on Instagram and Facebook
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NZ ON AIR - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
At a time when New Zealanders are consuming more content than ever and local storytelling is essential to our mental health and wellbeing, it has been heartening to see the creative sectors immediately respond with a desire to create meaningful content in ‘lockdown’.
NZ on Air intends to allocate a minimum of $400k to a Rapid Response RFP to provide opportunities for the production industry during this tough period.
READ MORE
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A HELPFUL WEBSITE FOR ALL INVOLVED IN SCREEN..
The Screen Sector Covid-19 Action Group have created a website, designed to be a one-stop hub that will help you find screen-specific health and safety resources, wage and earning subsidy assistance and information, key updates on COVID-19 as well as relevant news and updates from screen guilds and industry organisations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the local screen industry hard. While the indeterminate hiatus of a number of large international line productions has resulted in job losses, many essential New Zealand productions continue to strive to keep cast and crew safe at work, whilst ensuring their productions remain operational.
VISIT HERE
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CALLING ALL WRITERS....
A message from Rosalie: Being in lockdown for weeks for me means finally getting long stretches of uninterrupted writing. I'm keen to turn that into stories for screenplays comedies, documentaries, dramas and web series. If anyone would like to join me with generating ideas and working on writing projects together, please let me know, as I'll be hosting regular writing sessions online and intend developing some clear writing goals we can work on.
Get in contact with Rosalie on rosalie@filmbayofplenty.com |
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SERVICES TO OVERCOME TROUBLES CAUSED BY COVID19
StaplesVR is a multidisciplinary creative technology company with work spanning across sectors such as Advertising, Entertainment, Medical, Aviation. Health and Safety, Training and beyond. They are the leading experts in creative technologies such as Virtual and Augmented Reality, 360 Video production, Digital Human Capture, 3D Modelling and emerging technology
To help customers and prospects quickly, they have put together services which can be remotely deployed.
Gatherings around the world are being cancelled and postponed so what if you could attend a conference/expo/event from home?
Using our virtual event platform
Imagine being able to engage with your customers inside their own homes. Using our Arena Media platform you can.
We have a passion for education and can bring your classroom-based content to life. Wither it is a yoga class or teaching school children we can develop your content into an online platform
LiveStream 360 or traditional to audiences both local and around the world. Connect anywhere, anytime
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HOW TO APPLY FOR A WAGE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE SELF EMPLOYED
A COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme has been developed to help businesses and affected workers in the short-term, as they adjust to the initial impact of COVID-19.
Wage subsidies will be available for businesses significantly impacted by COVID-19 including:
- employers that are struggling to retain employees
- sole traders
- self-employed
- existing businesses
- registered charities
- non-government organisations
- incorporated societies
- post-settlement governance entities
- new businesses less than a year old.
The subsidy is $585.80 per week for a full-time employee (20 hrs or more) or $350.00 per week for a part-time employee (less than 20 hrs)
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BUSINESS SUPPORT IN THE BAY OF PLENTY
If you’re a business owner or organisation that has been affected by COVID-19, you can contact the Biz Hub helpline to arrange a meeting (over the phone or digitally) with one of the Business Advisors to discuss how you are affected by COVID-19 and what support you need.
The Business Advisors will then provide direction and advice on how to get this support, by connecting you with key providers and Government agencies, such as IRD and Work and Income, as well as helping you understand how to better utilise your current providers.
This is free of charge and accessible to any business or organisation in the Bay of Plenty.
- If you are based in the Western Bay of Plenty, and you want to gain free support from a Business Advisor, please contact 0800 BIZ HUB (0800 249 482) or info@tauranga.org.nz
- If you are based in Central Bay of Plenty, please contact Linda on 021 837 8222 or covidsupport@rotoruachamber.co.nz
- If you are based in Eastern Bay of Plenty, please contact 07 219 3827 or info@ebopchamber.co.nz
Virtual Training Sessions
We are offering a series of FREE digital training courses over the coming weeks.
Click here to review our full calendar of events.
Business Support Workshops
The Tauranga Chamber of Commerce is also planning digital workshops on issues that are affecting the collective business community. Full details of these workshops will be released soon.
Businesses Helping Businesses (B2B Support)
Over the coming weeks, we will help connect businesses with other opportunities and businesses, to help you get the support you need.
Click here to view our directory.
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CONGRATS TO THE FILMMAKERS SELECTED FOR FILMUP 2020
In this difficult time we have some good news. Script to Screen is proud to be welcoming eight filmmakers to our 2020 FilmUp Mentorship Programme which will continue during level 4 lockdown.
FilmUp is our high-end development programme for writers, directors and producers who have already shown considerable talent and tenacity in their work. It is a highly competitive programme with eight participants being selected from the 82 applications received.
Each participant is matched with a filmmaker mentor and will participate in a series of Hub days that include round tables, workshops, and group work as part of the eight-month programme that is tailored to their individual needs.
Script to Screen wants to help keep the screen community connected by continuing our programmes in adapted formats as we maintain physical distancing. Our FilmUp participants can communicate with their mentors remotely and the first FilmUp Hub will be held online. The remainder of the Hubs will be adjusted as needed when the time nears.
A huge congratulations Cian Elyse White a Writer/Director from Rotorua for making the cut!
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ANIMATION PRODUCTION STILL GOING STRONG DESPITE COVID 19 CRISIS
As Hollywood production has ground to a halt over the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, there is one area that been able to keep the lights on for the most part — animation.
As new episodes of “The Simpsons,” “Bob’s Burgers” and more just this past weekend made it to air, many animated series are still in production, with their creative teams working in sync from home. And voiceover jobs are among the very few opportunities for actors right now, as many in that field have recording facilities in their own home.
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