Acting for the Screen – with Antonio Te Maioha and Billy Reynolds McCarthy

Bookings essential! Saturday 20 Sept | 10am-1pm | $15 waged $10 student/unwaged/

Join these 2 successful NZ actors at Raglan Arts Centre for stories, tools and insights into acting for the screen.

Antonio Te Maioha began performing in street theatre, before heading to drama school Toi Whakaari in 1992. His screen career was kickstarted with roles in Xena and Hercules, before taking on the role of formidable gay gladiator Barca on two seasons of Spartacus. The fluent te reo speaker was among the core cast of language learning show Kōrero Mai, and co-presented Māori TV gardening show Kiwi Maara. He has acted on Shortland Street, and in award-winning 2007 short film Taua – War Party. His feature credits include acclaimed anthology film Waru, and playing a Māori chief in Lee Tamahori drama The Convert..

Billy Reynolds McCarthy is of New Zealand-Māori descent. A young, promising performer with notable features in Warner Brother Pictures feature film, “Evil Dead Rise” and South Pacific Pictures TV Series, “The Brokenwood Mysteries” Season 10. He has also performed with the Young Shakespeare Company 2024 on the London Globe stage. Other lines of performance include spoken word poetry with his group Rehekōrero, who took out the Word The Front Line Spoken Word competition in 2023, the Trans-Tasman Spoken Word competition and performed at events such as Laneway, Splore and the Fat Freddy’s Drop Slo-Mo tour. Billy currently studies at The Actors Program with dreams of telling the stories of his people in every way he can.

No experience necessary, suitable for ages 14+.

Please note: if the form is received, you will receive a confirmation email. If this does not happen or you have any other problems, email info@raglanartscentre.co.nz for assistance.

Producing Films: What I’ve Learnt So Far – with Matt Hicks

Bookings essential! Saturday 10 February | 9.30am – 2.30pm | $5 | Lunch provided

Note: This is a two-part workshop. Come along for either the morning or afternoon workshop or both.

Matt Hicks is a Waikato-based writer/producer/director/actor best known as the Producer of Waikato indie feature ‘Home Kills’ (which premiered at the 2023 NZIFF) and the forthcoming indie feature ‘The Tavern’ (in post-production). Matt’s workshop details the highs and lows he’s experienced making low-budget features in an honest, warts-and-all fashion. In the workshop we will cover pre-production (writing/pitching to cast/crew/investors), production and post production. Participants will be encouraged to pitch their film ideas which we will workshop into pitch-ready concepts.

This workshop is proudly presented with support from Waikato Screen.

Writing for the Screen – with Michael Bennett (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue)

Bookings essential! Saturday 17 February | 9.30am – 5pm | Lunch provided

A screenwriter and Director, Michael’s short films and feature films have screened and won awards internationally, including Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, Locarno, New York and London.

Hosted by Maryann Tuao

A one-day rollercoaster introduction to writing for the screen. The workshop is a fun, fast-paced tour through the writing toolbox of an acclaimed screenwriter, using short films, music videos and excerpts from great movies to explore the fundamentals of storytelling for the screen. The workshop is suitable for new screenwriters, for artists coming to screenwriting from other disciplines and for experienced writers in search of a boot-camp refresher.

This workshop is made possible with funding support from Waikato Screens, Waikato District Council Creative Communities and Raglan Community Board