Bringing Writers, Directors & Actors together.
Writers & Directors hear their feature film script performed live by professional actors.
VIRTUAL TABLE READS
NZWG, DEGANZ & Equity offering Virtual Table Reads for 2024.
Table Read One: 24 February 2024
Submit Scripts by 16 February 2024
Table Read Two: 18 May 2024
Submit scripts by 8 May 2024
Table Read Three: 17 August 2024
Submit scripts by 7 August 2024
Table Read Four: 16 November 2024
Submit scripts by 6 November 2024
Table Reads
Six actors, a writer and director team or a writer/director will work together for a virtual TABLE READ of a feature film script. These feature film scripts must have undergone some prior development work.
Eligibility
Writers must be a member of NZWG
Directors must be a member of DEGANZ
Actors must be a member of Equity NZ
Note - once your script is in the draw, it will remain there for the next draws. If you are not selected for the currrent Table Read, you may still be selected next time.
Meanings
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Virtual Table Read: A virtual table read is when actors perform a script together with a Writer and a Director, via an online video call.
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The Script Has Undergone Prior Development: This indicates that the script has already undergone some level of refinement or development work. It's not in its initial stages but has been worked on to some extent to improve its quality or clarity.
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Actors: Refers to the actors who will be involved in the Table Read. There will be a maximum of six actors in each read.
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Writer and Director Team OR a Writer/Director: This refers to the creative team behind the script. There are two options:
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Writer and Director Team: This means there will be both a writer and a director working together on the script and the project.
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Writer/Director: This indicates that the same person serves as both the writer and the director for the project. In this case, one individual wears both hats.
How to Apply
Writers and Director Teams or a Writer/Director
Apply HERE
Actors
Apply HERE
A Joint Initiative brought to you by:
NZWG, DEGANZ & Equity NZ
With warm thanks to the New Zealand Film Commission
Past Table Reads
Table Read Date
18 November 23
19 August 23
17 June 23
1 April 23
5 November 22
13 August 22
28 May 22
12 March 22
20 November 21
18 September 21
3 July 21
15 May 21
14 November 20
8 August 20
16 May 20
30 November 19
18 May 19
23 February 19
10 November 18
18 August 2018
19 May 2018
24 Feb 2018
9 Dec 2017
8 Jul 2017
13 May 2017
11 Mar 2017
5 Nov 2016
6 Aug 2016
30 Apr 2016
Writer
Nick Ward
David Gunson
Rafa Yam
Alex De Vries
David Hay
Bob Moore
Aruna Po-Ching
Kelly Kilgour
Rebecca Tansley
Alex Galvin
Daryl Belbin
Tim Tsiklauri
Fiona McKenzie
Alex Lodge
Nick Ward
Linda Niccol
Jason DeBoer
Tim Tsiklauri
Rochelle Bright
Dean Hewison & Richard Falkner
Siobhan Marshall & Anna Nuria Francino
Cian Elyse White
Catherine Bisley
Michele Powels & Alyx Duncan
Pip Hall
Kirsten Gauthier & Lee Tolley
Paula Jones
Joe Lonie
Barbara Sumner (Sumner Burstyn)
Director
Josh Frizzell
David Gunson
Rafa Yam
Alex De Vries
David Hay
Kath Akuhata-Brown
Aruna Po-Ching
David Stubbs
Rebecca Tansley
Alex Galvin
Anton Steel
Tim Tsiklauri
Fiona McKenzie
Alex Lodge
Kath Akuhata-Brown
Linda Niccol
Jason DeBoer
Tim Tsiklauri
Zoe McIntosh
Dean Hewison
Cian Elyse
White
Catherine Bisley
Alyx Duncan
Peter Burger
Kirsten Gauthier
Paula Jones
Joe Lonie
Thomas Burstyn
Script Title
Every Day is Christmas Eve
Mangroves
For Thom
Pinky
The High Road
Amy
You Know You
Got It
Released
Persistence
Before the Darkness
Escape
Tamada
Caroline
A Lake with no Name
The Card Game
Poppy
Dehydro
Love Forty
Petrol Head
Tough Crowd
Bara
Daddy's Girl
December
The Underwood
Ache
The Last Caribou
Sins of the Mother
Flagfall
How to Make a Baby
Actors
Laura Hill, Hamish Boyle, Paul Ballard, April Phillips, Steve Barr, Stephen Papps
Vanessa Rhodes, Hamish Boyle, Jeff Szusterman, Bruce Hopkins, David Ciurlionis, Bethany Miller
Amy Cotter, Alaina Wilks, Zac O'Meagher, Isla Sangl, Kate Laidler, Prashanth Gunasekaran
Becky Kuek, Sahil Arora, Hamish Boyle, Florence Hartigan, Talia Hazelwood, Renee Sheridan
Kalyani Nagarajan, Mark Matthews, Olivia Monks, Meg Sydenham, Matt Wilson, Alice May Connolly
Tim Carlsen, Claire Chittham, Esmee Myers, Hamish Boyle, Matt Ruglys, Chloe Brash
Romy Hooper, Esmee Myers, Keporah Torrance, Becky Kuek, Hamish Boyle, Kirsty Bruce
Peter Feeney, Grant Roa, Jamie McCaskill,
Romy Hooper, Timmie Cameron, Grace Feltham-Roa
Kirsty Hamilton, Ella Hope-Higginson, Kirsty Bruce,
Caleb Wells, Maté Lagae, Chantal Claret
Tim Carlsen, Helen Murphy-Reid, Tai Berdinner-Blades, Frith Horan, Mark Clare
Grant Beban, Stephen Lyell, Tim Carlson, James Crompton, Jodie Hillock, Stephen Papps
Hilary Norris, Hamish Boyle, Jamie Irvine, Mate Lagae, Jo Clark
Amy Bowie, Annica Lewis, Loren Black, Amalia Calder, Tim MacDonald, Joseph Cooper
Haydn Carter, Carisse Utai, Marilyn Ollett, Jonathan Briden, Sherry Zhang, Dryw McArthur
Hilary Norris, Lawrence Wharerau, Will Hall, Steven Lovatt, Stephen Butterworth, Claire Chitham, Victoria Abbott
Tim Carlson, Clare Marcie, Jamie Irvine, Ryan Dulieu, Jocelyn Christian, Ashleigh Hook
Fiona Armstrong, Kirsty Bruce, Lucy Wigmore, Ariki Erby, Jonathan James, Mana Davis
David Capstick, Serena Cotton, Jamie Irvine, Ruth Wyne, Simon Ward
Alex Ellis, Genevieve Kent, Melissa Lawlor, Ana Corbett, Neill Rea, Caleb Wells
James Roque, Keporah Torrence, Lucy Wigmore, Greg Smith, Olivia Mahood, James Crompton
Aaron Ward, Antonia Prebble, Serena Cotton, Donogh Rees, Jeff Szusterman, Dan Musgrove
William Davis, Romy Hooper, Simone Walker, Laura Hill
Ella Gilbert, Claire Chitham, Romy Hooper, Mel Odedra, Joe Dekkers-Reihana, Neill Rea
Sarah McLeod, Romy Hooper, Stuart Shacklock, James Crompton, Lucas Haugh, Renee Sheridan
Renee Lyons, Tim Carlsen, Shoshana McCullum, Luanne Gordon, Joel Toebeck, Colin Moy
Miryam Jacobi, Romy Hooper, Jarrred Blakiston, Colin Moy, Neill Rea, Genevieve McClean
Brenda Kendall, Kimo Houltham, Krystal-Lee Brown, Tahei Simpson, Borni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho, Barry de Lore
Peter Elliot, Aidee Walker, Morgan Albrecht, Anapela Polataivao, Dominic Ona-Ariki, Italia Hunt
Neill Rea, Steven Lovatt, Lucy Wigmore, Ban Abdul, Renee Sheridan