Where We Come From: The Writers' Journey

Where We Come From: The Writers' Journey

Our first live panel event takes place in Wellington and opens with a discussion exploring the history, legacy, successes, and ongoing challenges of being a screenwriter in Aotearoa New Zealand. This panel brings together practitioners, academics, and critics, and will reflect on the role of film and television in helping us understand ourselves and each other.

Does film and television give us the chance to examine our values and culture? If the answer to this question is yes, then how are we doing? What have our stories on screen had to say about us in the past, and what are they saying about us now?

Panellists:

Dave Armstrong

John Smythe

Dr Trisha Dunleavy

Whetū Fala

Rosie Howells

Moderated by: Alice Shearman, NZWG Executive Director

Wednesday 18 March, 7pm - 9pm

The Cinema at Massey University, National Academy of Screen Arts in Wellington.

Block 10, Buckle  Street, Wellington.
Enter through Entrance D from Tory Street, heading up through Pukeahu Park.

VIDEO: How to find the cinema HERE

HINT: Find the large double doors, east side of the Former Dominion Museum building.