Compton School in association with

Share the Knowledge

Supported by Vista Foundation

presents

PICTURE is a unique learning opportunity for filmmakers. In a series of hands-on workshops, you’ll learn the art and science of marketing and releasing a film.

You’ll work with experts in distribution, exhibition, sales, marketing, design, impact producing, publicity and festival strategy. With their advice, you’ll develop a clever, practical plan for the release of your next film. You will finish the course with a detailed Distribution and Marketing plan.

You’ll also learn how to persuasively pitch your film through practice pitches with detailed, constructive feedback that will guide you to the best possible version of your story. We’ll start with a pitching session designed to finesse your pitch. Most weeks, you will pitch your film to each expert guest.

WHO:

Picture ’24 is open to any filmmaker with a feature film at an advanced stage of development and intended for cinema release. There are also ‘observer’ places available to early career filmmakers with a film in development but not yet at an advanced stage. There are 8 places available in total including up to 6 observer places for early career filmmakers.

WHEN:

Picture ’24 will be delivered via a series of 9 three-hour Sunday morning workshops on the following dates: 24 March, 14 April, 21 April, 5 May, 26 May, 9 June, 16 June, 7 July, 28 July.

WHERE:

Workshops will take place at Vista Group, Shed 12 City Works Depot, 90 Wellesley Street West, Auckland Central. (The workshop will be via Zoom for anyone not in Auckland.)

HOW:

For filmmakers with a feature film at an advanced stage, please provide a synopsis of the film, short bios for the producer and creative team, and a statement of your progress towards production. Optionally, you can also provide a video pitch of the film (no more than 3 minutes). For early career filmmakers seeking an observer place, please provide a short bio and brief statement about your experience to date and why you would like to take part in Picture ’24 (no more than 300 words).

COST:

Participant:
NZD$700 - NZD$350 with NZFC subsidy

Observers:
NZD$400 - NZD$200 with NZFC subsidy

DELIVERED BY:

PICTURE has been developed by Compton School and Share The Knowledge with the support of Vista Foundation and the New Zealand Film Commission.

FIND OUT MORE:

micah@sharetheknowledge.co.nz or abigail.tabone@compton.school

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

Applications close Friday, 1 March 2024 at 5.00pm

Participants apply here

Observers apply here

WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE COURSE:

45 people have now been through the Picture course. Here’s what previous participants have said about it:

“I hope you can see the impact of what I’ve learned woven into the fabric of this very special little film.”

“The course was fantastic. Pitching each week to different segments of the industry made you see the project through their eyes. It also made you think about what was essential in your pitch – the things that mattered and things that didn't.”

“Thanks for a great course. We're coming out much stronger than going in. Pitching directly to exhibitors was a revelation and a reminder that the gatekeepers at the other end are just as important as those further upstream!”

“The Picture learning experience is a fantastic opportunity – one that I can’t recommend highly enough. Anyone lucky enough to do it must grab it with both hands.”

“I thoroughly enjoyed the course – it was a really encouraging, caring and safe environment and has probably done more for my development in a few months than years of just trying to do it.”