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The Pacific Islands Screen Artists group supports, encourages and promotes individuals of Pacific Islands heritage working in the New Zealand Screen sectors at all stages of their journey.

PISA MEMBERS WIN ⚡️⚡️Huge congratulations to PISA members Giselle Ilaoa and Carrisse Uta'i whose project has been commis...
13/02/2025

PISA MEMBERS WIN ⚡️⚡️

Huge congratulations to PISA members Giselle Ilaoa and Carrisse Uta'i whose project has been commissioned as part of Day One Shorts 2025! 🎉

Their project was one of eight selected out of 109 applications. We can't wait to see it come to life! Congratulations, you two 🙌🏽

And we're off! Our 30 hour journey from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand to Berlin, Germany begins. We are...
11/02/2025

And we're off! Our 30 hour journey from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand to Berlin, Germany begins. We are proud to take with us 3 x PISA film titles:

1. Let Me Serve (development title, Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa )
2. Bati (sales title, Andrew John Fakaua Ponton )
3. Teine Mau (development title, Jade Jackson )

We look forward to sharing our experiences of the Berlinale Film Festival and the European Film Market as well as connecting with our new friends at the Indigenous Cinema Alliance .cinema.alliance

Danke schön / thank you very much Goethe Institute NZ
for supporting PISA's attendance at our very first film market and Berlinale.

Wish us luck!

Bis bald, Deutschland / See you soon Germany!

📸 Nikki Si‘ulepa (PISA rep) & Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa (PISA General Manager, 2025 ICA Fellow)

Join PISA for our Special Advanced Q&A Screening of Miki Magasiva's highly anticipated debut feature film, TINĀ 🌺After t...
07/02/2025

Join PISA for our Special Advanced Q&A Screening of Miki Magasiva's highly anticipated debut feature film, TINĀ 🌺

After the film enjoy a Q&A with some of the team behind TINĀ - Writer, Director, Producer: Miki Magasiva, Producer: Mario Gaoa and Actor: Beulah Koale moderated by our very own PISA Co-founder and President Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa.

Date and time: Monday, February 24 · 6:30 - 9:45 pm NZDT. Doors at 6 pm
Location: Event Cinemas Westfield Newmarket
Cost: $25 (incl a FREE small Kettle Corn and Bottle of water)
PISA Members check your emails for the access code and link to purchase tickets

This event provides our PISA members an opportunity to learn, connect and discuss the most interesting aspects of filmmaking - directing, acting, producing and storytelling.

We are excited to be joining ICA alongside fellow new members .tv & at the European Film Market! With support from The ...
04/02/2025

We are excited to be joining ICA alongside fellow new members .tv & at the European Film Market! With support from The Goethe-Institut Aotearoa New Zealand, PISA will share our selection of films and projects at EFM 2025! ⚡

“This partnership offers a powerful chance for our Pasifika stories to connect with Indigenous communities worldwide” PISA Co-Founder Nikki Si’ulepa

Selected Film & Projects:

BATI | Andrew John Fakaua Ponton

TEINE MAU | Jade Jackson

LET ME SERVE | Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa

Stay tuned for the PISA takeover of EFM on our socials 📹🌺

31/01/2025

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺

Just in time for Pride Month in Aotearoa! A new docuseries to add to your list this weekend ✨

📺 Q***r Aotearoa: We’ve Always Been Here
Produced by Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa
Written & Directed by Harry Wynn
Presenter: Eli Matthewson
Executive Producers: Orlando Stewart and Shaneel Lal

Join Eli Matthewson for a journey through the untold history of New Zealand’s q***r community, celebrating the resilience of trailblazers who pushed for an inclusive Aotearoa

Watch it on TVNZ+ from tomorrow (Feb 1)

24/01/2025

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺

Starting 2025 off strong! Add this to your watchlist for this weekend! ⚡🌺

📺 MYTHS AND MAIDENS
Produced and Directed by Lisa Taouma

‘Myths and Maidens’ is a love letter to fafine Moana, looking at some of our trauma, challenges and inequities across Pasifika, and how in the face of this, the celebration of ourselves is an act of colonial resistance.

Watch it on The Coconet website or their YouTube channel

We are back for 2025! ⚡⚡We are excited about the new opportunities and events ahead and can't wait to share more about t...
22/01/2025

We are back for 2025! ⚡⚡

We are excited about the new opportunities and events ahead and can't wait to share more about them soon. Here’s to a year filled with success and memorable moments together! 🌸✨

#2025

Happy New Year! ⚡️⚡️Looking forward to seeing what 2025 brings, we can’t wait ✨✨ #2025
01/01/2025

Happy New Year! ⚡️⚡️

Looking forward to seeing what 2025 brings, we can’t wait ✨✨

#2025

🎄 Wishing you all a safe and pleasant holiday season 🎄The PISA Office is now closed and will be back open on Jan 20 2025...
23/12/2024

🎄 Wishing you all a safe and pleasant holiday season 🎄

The PISA Office is now closed and will be back open on Jan 20 2025 ⚡⚡

We'll see you in the new year!

19/12/2024

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺

A very wholesome Pasifika Christmas movie to add to your watchlist 🎄

📺 Mama's Music Box
Directed by Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa
Produced by Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa

It's Christmas Eve in South Auckland, and Matai (Unaloto Funaki) and Sam (Sieni Leo’o Olo) are on a mission to locate their grandmother’s music box — for very different reasons. This family-friendly movie is a comical race against the clock as the search spirals out of control. Mama’s Music Box was made from scratch in just 30 days in a self-imposed challenge by Stallone and Abba-Rose⚡

Watch it on SENNIT

PISA MEMBER WIN ⚡️⚡️Huge congratulations to PISA members Kahu Kaiha & Carrisse Uta'i who won awards at the Day One New F...
16/12/2024

PISA MEMBER WIN ⚡️⚡️

Huge congratulations to PISA members Kahu Kaiha & Carrisse Uta'i who won awards at the Day One New Filmmaker Awards! ✨🙌🏽

Kahu won the Imagezone Vision Award and Carrisse won the Vista Foundation Spirit Award 🌺 🏆🏆

Ending the year with a big win! Congratulations, you two 🌸🌸

12/12/2024

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺

Another classic to add to your watchlist 🌺🌺 🇼🇸

📺 O Le Tulafale (The Orator)
Directed by Tusi Tamasese

Saili, a diminutive farmer, lives happily with his wife and daughter. When he faces threats to his plantation and men start eyeing his daughter, he is compelled to speak out and defend his family.

Watch it on NZFilm On Demand & TVNZ+

Intimacy Direction/Coordination for Pasifika Screen Artists with Fiona Collins Ōtautahi ✨A Saturday well spent in Ōtauta...
09/12/2024

Intimacy Direction/Coordination for Pasifika Screen Artists with Fiona Collins Ōtautahi ✨

A Saturday well spent in Ōtautahi with the amazing Fiona, who gave participants a clear understanding of what 'intimacy' means in a film and TV context and the essential role of an Intimacy Coordinator.

A huge thank you to Fiona and to everyone who attended 🌺

📸: Siaki Creative Limited

✨ PISA KOMITI 2024-2026 ✨We are excited to announce and welcome our Komiti for the next two years, which includes two ne...
06/12/2024

✨ PISA KOMITI 2024-2026 ✨

We are excited to announce and welcome our Komiti for the next two years, which includes two new Komiti members joining us and, at the same time, the departure of two of our current Komiti.

Firstly, we farewell two Komiti members who will be stepping down, co-founder Nikki Si'ulepa and Luatimuleuluaipouomālō Nora Aati. We thank you for your immense contribution as PISA Komiti members, bringing your unique voice to speak to the screen industry for our community. You have made your mark in making PISA what it is today and what it will continue to become in the future. We wish you both all the best and look forward to where your screen journey will take you next.

PISA Komiti 2024-2026

Please join us in welcoming our Komiti for 2024-2026 including two new Komiti members; Raymond Sagapolutele and Dr. Andrew Faleatua:

Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa (President)
Fa’alava’au Jeremiah Tauamiti (Vice-President)
David Mamea (Treasurer)
Claire Patolo (Secretary)
Vea Mafile’o
Matilda Poasa
Raymond Sagapolutele
Dr. Andrew Faleatua

The PISA Komiti are excited to add value and insight as we continue to help support, grow and develop PISA. Thank you to all our wonderful PISA Members! We look forward to seeing you all at the upcoming PISA events in the new year.

We look forward to the exciting years ahead for PISA.

⚡PISA NEWS & WIN⚡PISA is excited to join the Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) as a new member! Our participation in ICA ...
03/12/2024

⚡PISA NEWS & WIN⚡

PISA is excited to join the Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) as a new member! Our participation in ICA is supported by the Goethe-Institut Aotearoa New Zealand. “This partnership offers a powerful chance for our Pasifika stories to connect with Indigenous communities worldwide,” said PISA President Nikki Si'ulepa.

A huge congratulations to our PISA GM Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa, who has been selected as one of the ICA fellows for 2025. In February, Abba-Rose and the rest of the fellows will attend the European Film Market in Berlin, Germany, where they will showcase six fiction and four documentary projects! ✨

What is the ICA: Starting as a market stand at the European Film Market (EFM) alongside Berlinale’s NATIVe: A Journey into Indigenous Cinema, the Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) represents a coalition of international Indigenous partners, including film festivals, commissions, and institutes. Our mission is to promote Indigenous cinema globally, create culturally safe spaces for Indigenous professionals, and develop sales channels and secure co-productions for Indigenous titles.

🌺 Link in bio to read the full press release

🌸 PISA END OF YEAR BBQ & GAMES 🌸Don't let the smiles and laughter fool you. It was a very intense and competitive day! 🏆...
02/12/2024

🌸 PISA END OF YEAR BBQ & GAMES 🌸

Don't let the smiles and laughter fool you. It was a very intense and competitive day! 🏆

Thank you to everyone who spent the day with us on Saturday, celebrating an immensely fulfilling 2024 for PISA ✨ We can't wait to see what the new year will bring for us all!

Malo 'aupito Taro Patch for sharing their space with us 🌱

Here's to a bigger and better 2025! ⚡️⚡️

📸: Raymond Sagapolutele

29/11/2024

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺

Another classic to add to your watchlist if you haven't seen it yet or if you want to rewatch 🌺🌺 🇫🇯

📺 No.2
Directed by Toa Fraser

Nanna Maria, the ageing matriarch of her family struggles to get her grandchildren together for a traditional feast in which she means to name her heir, who will take over the house when she dies.

Watch it on NZFilm On Demand & AppleTV

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📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺
📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺 Just in time for Pride Month in Aotearoa! A new docuseries to add to your list this weekend ✨ 📺 Queer Aotearoa: We’ve Always Been Here Produced by Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa Written & Directed by Harry Wynn Presenter: Eli Matthewson Executive Producers: Orlando Stewart and Shaneel Lal Join Eli Matthewson for a journey through the untold history of New Zealand’s queer community, celebrating the resilience of trailblazers who pushed for an inclusive Aotearoa Watch it on TVNZ+ from tomorrow (Feb 1) #pacificislandsscreenartists #pisamembers #tvnz

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺
📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺 Starting 2025 off strong! Add this to your watchlist for this weekend! ⚡🌺 📺 MYTHS AND MAIDENS Produced and Directed by Lisa Taouma ‘Myths and Maidens’ is a love letter to fafine Moana, looking at some of our trauma, challenges and inequities across Pasifika, and how in the face of this, the celebration of ourselves is an act of colonial resistance. Watch it on The Coconet website or their YouTube channel #pacificislandsscreenartists #pisamembers #films #tvshows #pasifikafilms

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺
📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺 A very wholesome Pasifika Christmas movie to add to your watchlist 🎄 📺 Mama's Music Box Directed by Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa Produced by Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa It's Christmas Eve in South Auckland, and Matai (Unaloto Funaki) and Sam (Sieni Leo’o Olo) are on a mission to locate their grandmother’s music box — for very different reasons. This family-friendly movie is a comical race against the clock as the search spirals out of control. Mama’s Music Box was made from scratch in just 30 days in a self-imposed challenge by Stallone and Abba-Rose⚡ Watch it on SENNIT #pacificislandsscreenartists #pisamembers #films #tvshows #pasifikafilms

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺
📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺 Another classic to add to your watchlist 🌺🌺 🇼🇸 📺 O Le Tulafale (The Orator) Directed by Tusi Tamasese Saili, a diminutive farmer, lives happily with his wife and daughter. When he faces threats to his plantation and men start eyeing his daughter, he is compelled to speak out and defend his family. Watch it on NZFilm On Demand & TVNZ+ #pacificislandsscreenartists #pisamembers #films #tvshows #pasifikafilms

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺
📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺 Another classic to add to your watchlist if you haven't seen it yet or if you want to rewatch 🌺🌺 🇫🇯 📺 No.2 Directed by Toa Fraser Nanna Maria, the ageing matriarch of her family struggles to get her grandchildren together for a traditional feast in which she means to name her heir, who will take over the house when she dies. Watch it on NZFilm On Demand & AppleTV #pacificislandsscreenartists #pisamembers #films #tvshows #pasifikafilms

PISA WATCHLIST: Fresh S1 E1
PISA WATCHLIST: Fresh S1 E1

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺 Starting with a throwbaaaaacck! 🌺 📺 Fresh S1:E1 The first EVER episode of Fresh from 13 years ago! Hosted by Adeaze! Take a trip down memory lane and watch it on the FRESH TV YouTube channel #pacificislandsscreenartists #pisamembers #films #tvshows #pasifikafilms

📺 PISA WATCHLIST 📺 What was the last Pasifika film or TV show that you watched? We will be sharing our list of some of the Pasifika films and TV shows that we think you should watch. If you have a film or TV show that we should add to the PISA WATCHLIST, comment below! #pacificislandsscreenartists #pisamembers #films #tvshows #pasifikafilms

NZFC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Survey 2024
NZFC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Survey 2024

If you haven't shared your voice yet, there's still time to help shape a more inclusive future for the Aotearoa screen industry. Don't miss out - now closing on 20 November. We want to ensure that this survey captures our community's perspectives and experiences. The data will hopefully help us advocate for more support for our community. So have your say! 📣 👉🏽 https://forsta.veriangroupsurveys.com/wix/p708202334134.aspx #pacificislandsscreenartists #pisamembers #nzfc #survey

✨PISA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT✨ Reid Fuemana-Elisaia O’Brien 🇳🇺🇹🇻🇹🇰🇦🇸 Check out our latest spotlight by Reid and learn more about her, what she does, and why she joined PISA ⭐️ #pacificislandscreenartists #pisamembers #writer #director #filmmakers

✨PISA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT✨
✨PISA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT✨

✨PISA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT✨ Nathan Sikoti-Naik 🇼🇸 Lalomanu, Alamagoto Check out our latest spotlight by Nathan and learn more about him, what he has worked on, what he is writing at the moment and why he joined PISA ⭐️ #pacificislandscreenartists #pisamembers #writer #dancer #actor #filmmakers

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Our PURPOSE

Support, encourage and promote individuals of Pacific Islands heritage working in the New Zealand Screen sectors at all stages of their journey.

· Faka’apa’apa - Respect Underlying our mission is respect for all screen art disciplines and to see the value in each; but also to show respect to the often overlooked individuals within the strands of each discipline.

· Va’a Tuatua - Advocacy We will be loud and proud while being respectful. We will advocate for our members to ensure that they have a voice within the screen sector where their contributions are acknowledged and respected and the pathways provided not only to exist but to excel in the screen industry.

· Lumana’i fou - New path We will provide opportunities for individuals to improve and learn about their craft. Not simply echoing the paths of those before but finding new ones in an ever changing landscape.