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SHORT CUTS: PATHWAYS TO GETTING YOUR SHORT DOCS MADE (AND SEEN)

Innovation Discover firsthand insights into the craft and business of short documentaries. Join commissioners from Al Jazeera and Powerhouse and award-winning filmmakers Ursula Grace Williams and Kieran Satour in conversation with Anu Hasbold (MOFA).

The short documentary is an art unto itself. Often considered a stepping stone to feature docs, it can also be a powerful form to push creative boundaries and test new ground, unbound by the constraints of long-form projects which often rely on multiple funders. Outside of traditional pathways, unexpected avenues to audience exist for short documentaries, including online platforms, exhibition spaces, broadcasters, journalistic outlets, festivals and beyond.

In this session, helmed by Anu Hasbold (development producer, MOFA), filmmakers Kieran Satour (Firekeepers, NGURRAWAANA, We Are Warriors: Through the Fire) and Ursula Grace Williams (Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua – Two Worlds, Young and…A Siren King) join shorts commissioners Emile Guertin (Al Jazeera) and Ayeesha Ash (Powerhouse) for a deep dive into how to get your short funded and made, and also how to get it seen – offering new methods for connecting with audiences across the globe.

 

Image credit: Young and… A Siren King (Re: News/TVNZ, 2021)

 

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