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Film Bay of Plenty Updates

Celebrating achievements, expanding industry collaboration, and focusing on local training and opportunities in the Bay.

Tracy Hampton

Jade Kent

Elysia Gibb

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Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa.

And just like that Santa is packing his sleigh as 2021 speeds to a close. What a year it has been as we all try to adjust to this new pandemic world.

Despite Covid and the challenges that it has presented (one being how many times you hear the word unprecedented) production and training continues to hum along here in the Bay.

Our new leadership appointment has expanded the foundations for the organisation which in turn is creating a larger profile for Film Bay of Plenty. Local crew are choosing to work where they live, strengthening our crew database and our kete of collaboration.

Our Board member Paula Jones was the winner for the Makers and Shakers awards for “Initiative to Grow Local Industry” for the Tohea programme. This programme is an Indigenous Screen Industry Employment, Training and Apprenticeship that has succeeded beyond expectations, ensuring 80% of participants who complete the programme remain in the industry. Belonging to Te Arawa, the Iwi or tribe of the Rotorua Region, TOHEA means 'to grow or strengthen' and the programme is the first of its kind in New Zealand.

We recently released our locations Showreel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhFfyfEP8cc. This beautiful piece shows some of our key locations. It is a living document and we look forward to expanding on this as the year progresses.

We look forward collaborating with you all and seeing you in 2022.

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