We have now secured a production office in Ponsonby, thanks to the assistance of a very generous supporter of the arts. Over the next couple of weeks we will begin setting it up, and then be open for business.
Archive for August, 2009
Production Office
Posted in Uncategorized on August 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Moon Madness
Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Just a note to let you know our Lotto promotion is now in full swing! I’ve put a web page up at www.moonmad.co.nz
Careful with that Axe
Posted in Uncategorized on August 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Just been working my way through the most recent budget for the film – drastically revised after the NZ Film Commission turned us down. I’m sure there are people somewhere who find nothing better than to pore over columns of figures – but I’m not among them. It makes me want to have a drink and a lie down.
All Roads Lead to Ponsonby
Posted in Uncategorized on August 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
When I first lived in Ponsonby (in 1985), the community was just on the point of change. For decades it had been a haven for low-income tenants, students, and Pacific Island immigrants. Because of the availability of cheap accommodation and it’s proximity to Carrington Hospital, the village also become a collecting ground for psychiatric patients.
The Daily Struggle
Posted in Uncategorized on August 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The secret of realising an artistic dream is similar to achieving anything else – it’s a matter of overcoming your inner demons and doubts. A hundred times a day you need to draw on your faith in the vision that first motivated you, to see it and believe in it.
Punt for the Moon
Posted in Uncategorized on August 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »
In the continuing series of crazy ideas to get funding for our feature film, comes the great Lotto weekend. On the weekend of the next full moon, we’re inviting (NZ) supporters to buy us a lotto ticket and post it to us at : The Insatiable Moon (NZ) Ltd, 46 Williams St, Cambridge 3434. Should any of the tickets strike it rich, all proceeds will be applied to the making of the film.
Aroha
Posted in Uncategorized on August 14, 2009| Leave a Comment »
A great outpouring of support since people have learned about our rejection by the NZFC has been hugely encouraging. Thanks all those who have written to say they believe in the film and are sure that it will be the stronger because of the process.
On Death and Dying
Posted in Uncategorized on August 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Just finished our location shoot and received the phone call to tell us that the NZ Film Commission has turned us down flat. Not even $20 to buy a beer…
Gone Shooting
Posted in Uncategorized on August 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Business Time!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »
After six years of development; after endless script revisions; after numerous meetings in London, Birmingham, Cannes and Auckland; after negotiations and consultations and frustrations; after collecting talent and equity; after a few thousand pages of documentation – after all of that and more, it comes down to this.