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Hi Profile Please note: the links in this resource were correct and functional at the time of publication. Given the nature of the Internet, TKI cannot guarantee all are still working. The international profile of New Zealand film has never been higher, thanks in part to the Lord of the Rings production. New Zealand actors are receiving international acclaim (Russell Crowe, Cliff Curtis), as are our films (The Piano, Once Were Warriors). The increasing number of large international productions being made here means a career in the local film industry has never been more viable. Students - particularly secondary - will find film relates to the arts, social studies, history, geography, language and media studies subjects. See Level 7 Arts Curriculum (investigating
the production and performance of New Zealand Film Heritage The New Zealand Film Archive, Nga Kaitiaki O Nga Taonga Whitiahua, is the country's main moving image heritage centre. The site has a large section on its "Last Film Search" heritage project and its introduction and overview are available in Maori. The New Zealand Film Commission website holds information about all the feature films and short films supported by the commission since its establishment in 1978. There's also information about many of the New Zealand directors and producers. The Films The high-profile Lord of the Rings site has a huge amount of multimedia information about the film. See also Weta, the Wellington-based production house making the film. The University of Oregon's Media Literacy Online Project has a list of articles on New Zealand films, all of which can be ordered online. Variety's review of Merata Mita's Mauri should spark discussion. Maori Films and Maori in Films English Online's "A 'Post-Colonial' View of the Piano" outlines the position of Maori in the film and in nineteenth century New Zealand society. The Maori resource site Pounamu outlines the career and films of actor Cliff Curtis. The New Zealand Film Archive has a short overview of the Te Roopu Whakahau Forum held late last year, which was a gathering of indigenous film archivists and librarians. An interview called "Proud Warrior: Actress Rena Owen" can be found at the Women's International Net. New Zealand Actors and Film Makers New Zealander Len Lye - early modernist film maker, kinetic artist and theorist - is celebrated at a site made in conjunction with the New Plymouth District Council. The site looks at all of Lye's films. The National Association of Media Educators' site features Ted Coubray, New Zealand cinema pioneer. The official Sam Neill site contains filmography, sound bytes, etc. Summaries of his films can be found at a University of North Carolina subsite. Australia and New Zealand Cinema is profiled at the University of North Carolina. Technical Roles The Kiwi Careers site profiles many film-related technical jobs, such as film/video editors and director. Other roles can be found by searching on "film" at the Kiwi Careers search page. New Zealand movie production houses give an idea of what's involved in cinema's technical trades:
Censorship New Zealand's Office of Film and Literature Classification site has a useful and clearly written section on the censorship system in this country. British Board of Film Classification contains a student guide to the Board's history and the classification process. Industry Support Sites The Creative New Zealand site explains the Screen Innovation Production Fund guidelines - the criteria for obtaining aid to make a New Zealand film. Wellington City Council's site "Film Wellington" promotes the capital to the industry. New Zealand's Screen Producers and Directors Association (SPADA) website promotes the "continued development of a professional and ethical production industry which meets international best practise." Teaching Resources The Film Centre runs a wide range of curriculum-linked study programmes. The American site teachwithmovies.org has lesson suggestions for many films, which are categorised by cultural heritage, minimum age, titles or keyword, character development, and has an exhaustive area called "movies not recommended as teaching tools". Drew's Script-O-Rama has many full text movie and television scripts. Young People Making Films The University of Oregon's site "Children and Teens as Media Producers" includes links to sites where students are making print and multimedia products.
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