Rajneel Singh has been working nights for the last few months, so it wasn’t until he got up and had his afternoon coffee that he checked his email to find a message from Your Big Break.
“I was still half asleep, and had to re-read the email carefully, in case it was a rejection letter,” he [...]
Our five Your Big Break finalists are going to face many challenges when they touch down in New Zealand. This could well be their first experience at the helm of a film with a full crew; they’ll have logistical decisions to ponder, major creative calls to make and deadlines to meet.
But there’s one thing I [...]
ANNOUNCEMENT DATE
The moment of truth approaches. On January 19th, the judges – who include Barrie Osbourne – will convene to select their four picks. Rounding out the final five will be the Viewers’ Choice. Then, on January 22nd, the five finalists will be announced at www.your-big-break.com. For around five hundred of you, that will mean [...]
The five finalists have just been announced on the website …
… and you’re one of them.
Your phone’s ringing, but you can’t find it. You scramble through your stuff, searching … patting your pockets, frantic now … you answer just in time. Your hunch was right: the call is long-distance, from New Zealand. There isn’t much [...]
Now that we’re in the final days of the submission process, we’re working hard to keep up with the large volume of new entries being submitted.
Rest assured that while it’s taking us some time to get through them all, we’ve got all hands on deck to approve and post your entries as quickly as possible. [...]
In the last Kiwi Classic entry, I checked out Jason Stutter’s overlooked classic, Tongan Ninja – made for a song but big on laughs and insane martial arts action, Pasifika-style.
Wellington-based Stutter got his break making a series of short films, all showcasing his unique sense of humour and flair for visual comedy and culminating in [...]
Thought it was about time I showed a little neighbourly spirit and headed across the Tasman Sea to Australia.
Clinton J. Isle’s script Homecoming is a recent upload, and a striking example of how economical thinking can not only keep your entry within the limits of the competition guidelines – but can also focus the power [...]
Spotlight: Canada
This week we move from the United Kingdom to Canada, with three diverse entries that showcase three very different interpretations of the spirit of 100% Pure New Zealand.
Lawrence Dean Ifill tells his story 100% New Zealand through music and images, depicting the journeys of three different groups of characters, journeys that finally intersect. What’s [...]
You may have heard this before: screenwriting isn’t writing; it’s rewriting.
That’s because unlike other forms of creative writing, a screenplay is never finished. You might write a draft, then stop and have people read it, get some notes, even send it out to professional readers (or studios, if you have an agent) – but regardless [...]
Last week I checked out a few notable entries from the United States. This week I’m looking to the United Kingdom. Could we eventually see a UK entry among the five finalists? In order to get through, these entrants will not only need to answer the brief, and entertain – they’ll need to be able [...]
