Put down your pens. Close those laptops. Take off your thinking caps. Put your feet up and breathe a long sigh of relief.
Because you deserve it, each and every one of you. You’ve done yourselves – and Your Big Break – proud.
Submissions have closed, and voting for the Viewers’ Choice has ended. If your entry [...]

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 [...]

STAND BY!
If you’re one of the five finalists, you’re in for an wild ride – so now’s the time to think about how to fasten your seatbelt.
Preparation is the key. After all, you don’t want to see your name among the finalists – then find that a logistical hitch prevents you from travelling to New [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Your Big Break is open to entrants from anywhere in the world – and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! And to prove it, we’re going to look at a few of the countries competing for the big prize. Where will the five finalists hail from? Time will tell.
In the meantime, in the spirit of [...]