DAY ONE SHORTS 2025 - Call for Applications from Māori filmmakers

Kia hiwa rā, e ngā kaihanga kiriata Māori!

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Ko te whāinga o ngā Kiriata Poto o Hāpai te Haeata 2025 kia tautokona ā-pūteatia ētahi kiriata poto e rua, ka neke atu rānei pea i tērā, e whakaatu ana i ā te Māori titiro, ā, e 50%, he nui atu rānei i tērā, te nui o te reo Māori e rangona ana. E hāngai ana tēnei ki ngā wāhanga e rua, arā, ki te tuhinga whakaari me ngā pakipūmeka pono hoki. E wātea ana tēnei ki ngā momo kiriata katoa, paki mai, pohewa mai, pukuhohe mai, ngū mai rānei.

Waihoki, kotahi, e rua rānei ngā kiriata ka kōwhiria kia whai wāhi ki tētahi wāhanga hou mō te hunga e pakeke ake ana i te 30 tau.

He kōrero mō ngā Kiriata Poto o Hāpai te Haeata

I whakatūria te kaupapa nei i te tau 2017 (i mōhiotia i mua rā, ko Someday Stories), ā, ka whakarite tēnei hōtaka whakawhawhanake pūkenga i ētahi wānanga me ētahi kaiārahi, ā, ka tautoko ā-pūtea mātou i ngā kaihanga kiriata, me te aha, ka whakaritea he ara hei whai mā ngā reo hou e puta mai ana, kia rangona ai i te rāngai kiriata, kia rite ai hoki he aramahi pūmau.

Ko ngā Kiriata Poto o Hāpai te Haeata hei kaupapa mā ngā tāngata auaha, e kanorau nei, ā, kāore anō kia tautokona ā-pūteatia ētahi kiriata, ētahi whakaputanga hōtaka rānei.

E kare mā, ki te hoe!

E tautokona ana ngā Kiriata Poto o Hāpai te Haeata e Irirangi te Motu me Te Māngai Pāho. Nā tā mātou mahi ngātahi ki ēnei kaituku pūtea e ū ai mātou ki te tautoko i te whakatairangatanga o te reo me te ahurea Māori mā te tuku pūtea ki ngā kaupapa reo Māori.

Ko te rā kati mō ngā tono

Me tae mai ngā tono i mua i te 11:59 karaka i te pō o te Paraire, te 18 o Oketopa, 2024.

Ko ngā paearu

Me whai te rōpū whakaputa ka kirimanatia i;

• tētahi Ringatohu
• me tētahi Kaiwhakaputa
• Arā pea ōna rerenga kētanga ki ngā mea kei runga nei (hei tauira, arā pea te Ringatohu Ringatuhi, ngā Kaiwhakaputa tokorua rānei), engari me whai te rōpū i tētahi kaiwhakaputa kē, me tētahi ringatohu kē.

E karangahia ana ngā tono a ngā rōpū, ko tō rātou Ringatohu:

• ko ōna tau kei waenga i te 18 me te 29 i te whakaahuatanga o te kiriata, arā, i ngā rā kei waenga i ngā marama o Pēpuere me Hūrae, i te tau 2025.
• He kirirau, he kainoho rānei ia i Aotearoa.
• Ā, kāore anō ia kia whakawhiwhia ki ētahi pūtea tautoko whakaputa i Iriranga te Motu, i Te Māngai Pāho, i Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga rānei.

HE WĀHANGA HOU: He wāhanga anō mō te hunga 30 pakeke ake

I tēnei tau, kua whakaritea tētahi wāhanga anō mō ngā kaitono kua pakeke ake i te toru tekau tau, e hou tonu ana, e puta tonu mai ana rānei hei ringatohu. Ka tautoko ā-pūtea mātou i tētahi, i ētahi kiriata e rua rānei nā ngā kaihanga kiriata e ū ana ki ēnei paearu. E tono ai koe, me tuku mai ia ringatohu, ia ringatohu ringatuhi rānei i tētahi kōrero poto mō āna mahi hanga kiriata, ā, me whakamārama mai hoki ngā take e hou tonu ana ia ki ngā mahi hanga kiriata.

Ngā paearu kōwhiringa

Ka whiwhi ngā rōpū hanga kiriata ka kōwhiria;

• i tētahi tahua whakaputa kua kirimanatia, $15,000 te nui mō te pakipūmeka, e $20,000 te nui rānei mō tētahi tuhinga whakaari
• i tētahi wānanga whakawhanke pūkenga, e rua rā te roa
• i tētahi kaiārahi whakaputa nō te rāngai kiriata i Aotearoa
• i tētahi mātanga whakawhanake ngaio
• i tētahi mōkihi tāmitimiti oro mō ngā mahi whakaputa takamuri
• ā, ka wātea hoki ki a rātou tētahi pou tiaki i te reo me ngā tikanga

Ko te whāinga o ngā Kiriata Poto o Hāpai te Haeata kia rere te wairua auaha me te wairua pohewa, kia hāngai, kia whakapātari mai rānei ngā kaupapa i te iwi me kore e toko ake he whakaaro, e puta ake rānei he matapaki, ā, me whakaatu mai hoki ngā kiriata i ētahi mōhiohio whai tikanga. He huarahi ngā Kiriata Poto o Hāpai te Haeata mō ngā kaihanga kiriata ki te whakahahaki i ngā huringa, i ngā pānga rānei e hiahiatia ana e rātou mō ngā rā kei te heke mai.

Kua hāngai ngā kiriata o mua atu ki ngā take ā-pāpori, te āhua o te tinana, te tuakiri ā-ia, ngā mōtika tangata, te āhuarangi hurihuri, ngā take ā-ahurea, pēnei i te penapena, i te whakauruuru rānei ki te pāpori o Aotearoa, ā, he nui noa atu ngā kaupapa.

Te tukanga tono

Ka kite koe i ngā mōhiohio katoa e pīrangitia ana mō te kaupapa, mō te tono hoki ki ngā Kiriata Poto o Hāpai te Haeata i te Pae Tuku Tono

• E tono ai koe, me whai koe;
• i tētahi puka tono Google kua oti te whakakī
• i tētahi tahua whakaputa
• i tētahi tuhinga kua oti, i tētahi mahere tuhinga pai rānei
• i tētahi whakamārama whānui mō te kaupapa (PDF nei), kāore e roa atu i te 10 whārangi

He pātai āu? Tirohia ngā pātai kua oti te whakautu i te pae tono, ā, mēnā kāore e kitea i reira, īmēra mai ki proposals@dofilm.co.nz

Kia mōhio mai rā, kāore te pae kōwhiri e matatau ana ki te reo Māori, nō reira, mēnā kei te reo Māori anahe tāu e tuku mai ai, tēnā, tukua mai hoki he whakapākehātanga i te taha.

DAY ONE SHORTS 2025 - Call for Applications from Māori filmmakers

Attention Māori filmmakers!

For Day One Shorts 2025, we will be aiming to commission at least two films that convey Māori perspectives and ideally have at least 50% te reo Māori content. This applies to both the scripted drama and factual documentary categories. All film genres are welcome - it could be anything from sci-fi and fantasy, to comedy or silent films.

Also, up-to two films will be selected as part of the new 30+ sub-category.

Overview of Day One Shorts

Established in 2017 (formerly known as Someday Stories), this immersive talent development program offers workshops, mentoring and funding for filmmakers, and provides a pathway for new and emerging voices to break into the screen industry and forge sustainable careers.

Day One Shorts holds space for diverse creatives who haven’t received film or series production funding in the past.

Get into it!

Application Deadline

Applications due in no later than 11:59pm Friday 18 October, 2024.

Eligibility

The contracted production teams will include;

• a Director
• a Producer
• There may be variations on the above (e.g Writer-Director or Co-Producers) but the team must include a producer who is separate to the director.

Applications are invited only from teams whose Director:

• Is aged between 18 - 29 when they shoot their film, between Feb - July 2025.
• Is currently a New Zealand citizen or resident
• Has not previously received production funding from NZ On Air, Te Māngai Pāho or the New Zealand Film Commission

NEW: 30+ Sub-Category

This year, we are introducing a sub-category for applicants over 30 who can illustrate that they are still new and emerging directors. We will commission up to two films from filmmakers who meet this criterion. To apply, each director or director/writer must provide a brief description of their filmmaking journey and explain how and why they are still considered a new filmmaker."

Selection Criteria

The selected filmmaking teams will receive;

• A contracted production budget of $15,000 for doco or $20,000 for scripted drama
• A two-day talent development workshop
• A production mentor from the New Zealand film industry
• A professional development consultant
• A post-production grading and audio mixing package

Access to pou tiaki reo me ngā tikanga consultant

The idea is that Day One Shorts are innovative, imaginative, relevant or thought-provoking, intended to spark ideas, stimulate debate and convey important information. Day One Shorts is an opportunity for filmmakers to highlight the change or impact they want for the future.

Previous films have covered societal issues, body image, gender identity, human rights, mental health, climate change, cultural issues including preservation as well as integration into NZ society, and more.

Application Process

The full info with everything you’ll need to know about and apply for Day One Shorts is in our Application Toolkit

To apply you’ll need;

• A completed application google form
• A production budget
• A full script or a credible scripting plan
• A proposal (PDF preferred) of no more than 10 pages

Got a question? Check out our Frequently Answered Questions in the application toolkit, and if it’s not there, flick us an email to proposals@dofilm.co.nz

Please note as our selection panel is not fluent in reo Māori, we would require any applications that are in full reo Māori to be accompanied by any English translation.

Day One Shorts is generously supported by NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho. Our collaboration with these funders mean that we are committed to supporting the promotion of the Māori language and culture by providing funding for Māori content.

For more information see the Day One Shorts page.