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Sawmill Studios & Screen Marlborough Back South Island Talent

18 Jul 2025

Sawmill Studios & Screen Marlborough Back South Island Talent in 48Hours Film Competition

Sawmill Studios and Screen Marlborough are thrilled to announce their sponsorship of two exciting awards at this year’s Vista Foundation 48Hours – The Ōtautahi Regional Winner and The Across Aotearoa Regional Winner!

As passionate advocates for screen storytelling in…

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Shoot to Win! - NZCS joins as a prize sponsor

17 Jul 2025

Shoot to Win! - NZCS joins as a prize sponsor

We’re excited to announce a brand new partnership for this year’s Vista Foundation 48Hours — the New Zealand Cinematographers Society(NZCS) is coming on board as a proud sponsor of our Best Cinematography prizes!

To celebrate outstanding visual storytelling, NZCS is awarding…

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Membership & Mentorship: NZWG Supports 48Hours Writers

15 Jul 2025

NZ Writers Guild Offers Prizes for Best Regional Scripts

We’re excited to announce a fantastic prize partnership with the New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG) for this year’s 48Hours competition!

The NZWG is stepping up to support emerging screenwriters in a big way—offering 4 x one-year NZWG memberships and a Career…

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An Incredible Opportunity for Emerging Producers!

14 Jul 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that the producer from the winning team in each region will receive a 1-year Youth Membership with Screen Producers New Zealand (Spada) – an organisation dedicated to supporting and growing screen production talent across Aotearoa.

This membership opens doors to:
- Valuable industry connections
- Exclusive Spada…

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OnScreen x Vista Foundation 48Hours

8 Jul 2025

ABOUT ONSCREEN

 

OnScreen is your chance to create an original short film, music video, or documentary — up to 7 minutes (Senior) or 5 minutes (Intermediate).

This is a unique opportunity to run your own film project from start to finish, taking on key roles like Director, Scriptwriter, Editor, Producer or…

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