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The Pacific Islands Screen Artists group supports, encourages and promotes individuals of Pacific Islands heritage working in the New Zealand Screen sectors at all stages of their journey.

24/07/2026

🚨 Applications now open for Kahurangi Toi Ātea (KTA)! 🚨

KTA is a professional development programme designed to help emerging crew build practical skills, industry knowledge, confidence, and valuable industry connections through hands-on, industry-led training.

Whether you’re interested in Art Department, Costume, Make Up, Production, Lighting & Grip, or Post-Production, KTA offers specialist training to help prepare you for a career in your chosen department.

✨ Selected participants may also have the opportunity to progress into paid workplace training on New Zealand screen productions.

Interested in learning more before you apply? Join one of the FREE online information webinars:
📅 Tuesday 4 August | 7:30pm
📅 Saturday 8 August | 9:00am

⏰ Applications close Sunday 9 August, so don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to learn from experienced industry professionals and kick-start your career in screen.

🔗 Visit the link in our bio to explore the available courses, check your eligibility, and apply.

08/07/2026

PISA Screen Mixer ✨

There’s nothing better than movies, free feeds and yarns!

Join us after the 12 Hour Polyfilms Marathon for an evening of great conversations, new connections, and good company.

Your schedule:
🎬 Watch a film
🎤 Catch our creative panel.
🍟 Fish & Chips
🍻 Drinks
🤝🏾 Good people

A big thank you to Whau Pasifika Trust for making this event possible.

08/07/2026

Settle in for a full day of Pacific storytelling! 🎬

The Whau Pasifika Trust and Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA) present the 2026 12 Hour Polyfilms Marathon.

From powerful shorts to crowd-favourite features, enjoy 5 short films and 5 feature films celebrating Pacific stories from across the Moana.

✨ FREE ENTRY 📍 The Hollywood, Avondale 🗓 Friday 10 July 🕘 9am–9pm

Swipe through to check out the full programme and plan your day! ✨

07/07/2026

📢 Calling all South Auckland storytellers! ✍🏾

Applications for the 2026 South Shorts Script Mentorship Programme close at 1 pm, Monday 13 July 2026.

If you’re an emerging screenwriter looking to develop your craft, receive mentorship, and take your storytelling to the next level, this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss.

Apply now via link in bio

07/07/2026

Join PISA and Whau Pasifika Trust for a conversation celebrating Pacific creativity in the screen industry.

✨ Featuring:
• Sammy Salsa
• Carisse Uta’i
• Michel Mulipola
• Matilda Poasa

Come along to hear these awesome creatives speak about their journeys in the screen industry and connect with the Pacific screen community.

Friday 10 July
5.00 pm
The Hollywood, Avondale

Free entry.

05/07/2026

✨ That’s a wrap on Big Screen Symposium 2026!

It was great to see so many of our PISA members out in force, moderating sessions, sharing insights on panels, giving us sneak peeks at their upcoming films and projects, MCing like a boss, and connecting, learning, and keeping the symposium buzzing.

Big ideas. Great conversations. A whole lot of inspiration packed into a few days, and as always, it was a privilege to celebrate Pacific excellence across the screen industry.

Swipe through for a few highlights from our time at Big Screen Symposium. Shoutout to everyone who stopped by the PISA booth for a chat. We loved catching up with familiar faces and meeting new ones.

Until next time 🎬💛

02/07/2026

We are proud to support this incredible group of Pacific screen practices as they head to the BSS for two days of learning, connection and conversations with industry leaders from Aotearoa and around the world.
With support from Script to Screen NZ and Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga NZFC.

13/05/2026

Got writing to do? Come do it with us ✍🏽🌊

PISA Writers Room is back this Saturday. Show up for however long you can, work on whatever you want, in person or online.
All Pacific writers welcome.

📅 16 May | 10am – 12:30pm
📍 or via Online (Zoom)

Link in bio to register 🙌🏽

14/04/2026

PISA Ipu Ki is BACK for 2026! ☕️👏🏾

Our first session of the year is happening online and you do not want to miss it!  
📅 Monday 27th April
🕖 7pm Online
🔒 PISA Members Only 
Spots are limited so make sure you register through the link in our bio before it fills up. See you there 🙌🏾

06/03/2026

🚨 Calling Pasifika writers across Aotearoa ✍🏽🌺

PISA is selecting 3 Pacific writers to join a comedy writing in-person masterclass with Emmy-nominated writer Michael J. Weithorn.

This opportunity is best suited to experienced writers who are already comfortable working with screenwriting software and looking to deepen their craft.

📍 Location: University of Auckland
📅 Date: Saturday 21 March

If you’re serious about taking your comedy writing to the next level, this is a great opportunity 🎬

Apply via the link in bio 🔗
Applications close 10 March, 5pm

Address

Auckland
1026

Website

http://www.pisa.org.nz/

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