Apply to participate in the Activator Screen Business Program to elevate your career in the film and television industry.
Unlock Your Potential
The Programme
The Activator Screen Business Programme is an international professional development accelerator for entrepreneurial New Zealand film and television producers. The programme will build leadership skills and expand industry networks through workshops, expert-led training, and international market visits, equipping participants with confidence and essential tools to succeed in a rapidly evolving global industry.
It is designed for internationally minded, ambitious film and television professionals who want to enhance their business acumen and international networks and build commercially viable businesses.
International Market Visits
1 x week market visit to Sydney
1 x week market visit to London
1 x week market visit to Los Angeles
In Person Workshops
3 x 2 day intensive training workshops
Online Learning
2 x week intensive US-marketplace focussed online learning modules
Core Programme Tenets
Knowledge
Development of a clear understanding of how the international marketplace operates and how development, financing, pitching, and production vary between key territories
Relationships
Establishment and development of relationship networks with key market players in international territories that will enable participants to engage in meaningful dialogue and collaboration in those territories
Commercial Competency
Ensuring a high degree business acumen so that future projects provide genuine value and commercial sustainability for the participants and the broader NZ screen industry
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