Short films from emerging young New Zealand filmmakers. Visit someday.co.nz
Vista Group’s social responsibility initiative fostering the local New Zealand film industry
Launched in February 2015, the Vista Foundation was established six months earlier when Vista listed and became Vista Group. At that time several of Vista’s founding shareholders determined that the company would establish a charitable social responsibility organisation. The Foundation aims to help nurture the continued growth and success of all things film in New Zealand, which is Vista’s founding and home market.
The Vista Foundation is committed to supporting projects and programmes ranging from the development of industry vocational skills – to promoting avenues through which New Zealand films can be produced and exhibited to larger and more broadly-based audiences.
The foundation, has provided funding, or has funding in progress, for these fantastic projects
The Vista Film Marketing Course (2015-2017)
In partnership with the New Zealand Film Commission – was the inaugural Foundation project. The Course focussed on teaching filmmakers how to understand their audiences and develop marketing strategies that will optimise moviegoer interest and ensure their films are seen by as wider audience as possible.
The Filmmaker Incubator for Women Directors
In conjunction with the Directors and Editors Guild of New Zealand.
2017 / 2018 / 2019
Short films from emerging young New Zealand filmmakers. Visit someday.co.nz
Delighted supporter of 48Hours, New Zealand’s largest filmmaking competition, now in its 19th year.
The Dame Gaylene Preston Documentary Filmmaker Award
In partnership with the New Zealand International Film Festival, Sir Roy McKenzie, the New Zealand Film Commission and the Vista Foundation.
The Vista Foundation and Home & Family Counselling have collaborated to provide support to the people of the New Zealand film industry who have been affected by the social and commercial constraints of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Click here to read more about this initiative.
The Vista Foundation Speaker series in partnership with the University of Auckland Faculty of Arts launched in November 2020 with an online interview with James Cameron facilitated by filmmaker and VF Trustee, Roseanne Liang. Click here to watch this frank, and insightful session.
What we fund