This is quite old news, but I'll repeat it in case someone missed it. For a long time Creative NZ have funded moving image work though a special pool, known lately as the Independent Filmmakers Fund. The strange thing about this fund is that some of the money has always come from the Film Commission, who have twisted its terms toward dull and expensive narrative films.
Now the Film Commission think they have better ways of engendering drivel, and they have pulled out. So the fund is smaller. But CNZ have gone through the terms and crossed out every word that the Film Commission ever made them put in. So it is better. You *have* to make experimental work. *All* the money is for people like you. It won't last, though: next year they'll roll it into the general Arts Board fund (I'm reading between lines here), and moving image will be demoted, in their terms, from "artform" to just another medium. That is probably due anyway. Website: http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/funding/independent_filmmakers_fund Below is their version. Douglas > February 2, 2010 > > > News about changes to the Independent Filmmakers Fund > > Creative New Zealand and the New Zealand Film Commission are writing to > you with news concerning the future of the Independent Filmmakers Fund > (IFF). > > The New Zealand Film Commission has informed Creative New Zealand that > they are withdrawing as a partner in the Independent Filmmakers Fund. > This decision comes as a result of economic pressure and their need to > focus their investment in long and short form narrative films, including > the recently announced low budget initiatives. > > Creative New Zealand will continue to offer IFF in 2010, independent of > the New Zealand Film Commission, but with a reduced investment and > revised criteria. The main changes relate to eligible genre, which have > been tailored to reflect the change in partnership. Narrative short film > and feature film projects will no longer be eligible for the IFF as > these will be supported separately by the New Zealand Film Commission. > Please find a link below to 2010 application criteria and guidelines. > > The New Zealand Film Commission has greatly valued its long relationship > with Creative New Zealand, and the filmmakers that both organisations > have collectively been able to support. The partnership began in 1984 > and continued for 25 years. It was initially set up as the Creative Film > and Video Fund and in 1996 became known as the Screen Innovation > Production Fund and more recently the Independent Filmmakers Fund. > Creative New Zealand entered into the partnership to support artists in > creating excellent, innovative and distinctive work and will develop > alternative options for supporting this artform post 2010. > The closing date for the 2010 IFF round is *5pm Friday 4 June*. For more > information about the changes to the fund or the 2010 application > guidelines please go to the Independent Filmmakers Fund webpage on the > Creative New Zealand website here > <http://creativenewzealand.createsend1.com/t/r/l/uyukjk/tykdwhjj/r>. > > To contact the Creative New Zealand Programme Adviser for this fund, > Emma Ward, please email her > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=changes%20to%20iff> or call > her on 09 365 1416. > _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
