The umbrella group for Maori screen production, Nga Aho Whakaari will mark its first 20 years of operation next month with a hui featuring international and local speakers, workshops, and a pitching competition.
Te Pou Ihiihi at Auckland University’s Waipapa Marae on October 7 and 8 will end with the first Maori Screen Gala Ball & Awards as the Stamford Plaza Hotel.
The name of the hui means a time to stabilize, to gather around something solid, look back and look forward.
The featured speaker, indigenous Australian director and actor Darlene Johnson, was a guest at the first Nga Aho Whakaari hui-a-tau 20 years ago.
The keynote address will come from Maori Television chief executive Paora Maxwell.
Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell, broadcaster Willie Jackson and television presenter/te reo expert Scotty Morrison will discuss the impact Te Matawai, the new entity leading the revitalisation of Te Reo Maori, could have on Maori broadcasting.
A range of television makers will enter a pitching competition for $5000, as well as the chance to have their idea picked by TVNZ, TV3 and Maori Television commissioners.
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