Monday, 20 April 2022

Kiwi film edited by Unitec grad wins major international award at Cannes

Unitec Screen Arts alumna Huhana Ruri--Panapa was the editor for Maori musician Troy Kingi's Black Sea Golden Ladder: The Visual Album which won the Grand Winner and Best Oceanian Film awards at the recent Cannes World Film Festival: Remember the Future. Kingi's thought-provoking visual album explores an existential life experience.

See the full list of winners on the Cannes World Film Festival website

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Unitec carpooling app gains national attention

A carpooling app developed at Unitec has gained national attention after appearing on TV3's The Project NZ last week. Unitec School of Creative Industries design lead Cris de Groot and members of his team were interviewed about Uniwaka's features. The app will soon be available to all students and staff after a successful testing phase.

Find out more on the app here
Watch the interview on The Project NZ Facebook Page

PASA first year students embrace Unitec values

First year Unitec Performing and Screen Arts students immersed themselves in Unitec’s Te Noho Kotahitanga values during their two-day Wananga at Ngakau Mahaki last week. The enriching experience culminated today with a hikoi around Unitec’s Mt Albert campus, waiata and group performance presentations. Special thanks to the Marae team at MAIA for hosting our staff and students. Nga mihi nui.

Unitec Creative Industries staff exhibition closes

The closing of The Space Between Us exhibition curated by Dr Dorita Hannah, Dr Becca Wood and Gina Ferguson took place last Thursday, 14 April. Guests were welcomed on to Unitec's Marae, Ngakau Mahaki which was then followed by a symposium featuring research presentations by Unitec staff. Guests and staff then made their way to the exhibition space at Gallery One, Building 76 for the closing of the exhibition which has been running since 18 March. The exhibition featured work by 14 Creative Industries staff members exploring the conceptual and physical spaces between the design & contemporary arts and performing and screen arts disciplines.