Background

Short Film Otago has a mission to re-invigorate screen-drama in Otago by organising initiatives that will encourage writers to develop short film scripts.

The best scripts submitted are guided through a rigorous script editing process.

Two are then selected for production with the Short Film Otago executive producer team over-seeing the process.

Timetable 2010-2011

To be announced shortly

Our funding

We are very grateful to the Otago Community Trust for providing funding for this project.

This has been divided into general administration, advertising, writing initiatives and short film (video) production.

Our Trust

The project is goverened by The Short Film Otago Trust. Trustees are John Crawford (Chair), Diane Brown, Judith Curran, Lloyd Davis, Stephen Downes, Lorraine Isaacs and Richard Thomas

Our role

	Manage the administration of Short Film Otago
	Manage publicity for the initiatives, including newspaper, a web-site and a road-show of seminars
	Organise a short film script writing work-shop
	Assess scripts
	Appoint script editors to work with writers
	Gather a data base of prospective production talent & facilities
	Judge the best scripts to go into production
	Facilitate production teams for the chosen films
	Executive produce the chosen films