FIFO 2010 
DEBAT 1 – E-COMMERCE: equipped to face the potential by-products from digital exposure
How do we protect ourselves and remain in control of our reputation and identity on the web? This question was asked yesterday during the first Digital Encounters debate, which was held in the Maison de la Culture marquee, from 4pm to 6pm. Faced with the development of e-commerce, the setting up of video surveillance in [...]
AFIFO/OFC PRESS CONFERENCE REPORT 20th JANUARY 2010.
This morning the press conference presenting the 4th Pacific Television Conference gathered together Wallès Kotra, Chairman of the Pacific International Documentary Film Festival Association, Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu, Vice Chairman of AFIFO, Pierre Ollivier, Managing Director of FIFO, as well as Reynald Temarii, Chairman of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and Yves Haupert, Chief Executive Officer of [...]
FIFO premiere!
Yesterday evening the seventh edition of FIFO created something novel by opening the Maison de la Culture’s grand théâtre doors for ‘Fiction Night.’ A taste of what the festival has in store with a short film fiction section, this projection put eight productions under the spotlight (7 short films from Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and [...]
Polynesia adopts the digital world
Is it ready? How is it preparing for it? What will the consequences of this entry into the digital world be on an economic level? Such questions were raised this morning during the 1st forum which opened FIFO’s 2nd Digital Encounters. Adolphe Colrat, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia, Michel Paoletti, Economic and [...]
Making films!
For three years, the FIFO video workshop has allowed budding directors to take their first steps with the latest generation Mac and the most recent version of iMovie software, provided by Ivea.
This morning we met with the participants to find out their impressions.
Jeff, 57 years old
I took part in the workshop last year but there [...]
1,2,3, Pitch!
The very first international pitching session took place this afternoon in the confines of the Maison de la Culture. Based on Eliane Koller’s original idea, a member of the ATPA (Tahitian Association of Audiovisual Professionals – which organises the event) – this meeting offers the opportunity to those with film projects to present their ideas [...]
Tell me a story
There was a studious atmosphere this morning for the twenty (+) participants at the script writing workshop led by Franck Philippon. This session which focussed in particular on ‘short films,’ began by watching a short film and a dissection of its script writing codes followed. Fiction’s ammunition, its abilities to serve documentary by choosing, for [...]
Training and networking
Participants :
BOUIT Yohann – OFC – New Zealand
CLARK Kenneth – Fiji TV/EMTV – Fiji
GREEN Murray – ABC Australia – Australia
HUC Olivier – TNTV/OFC – French Polynesia
MAAMAATUAIAHUTAPU Mateata – TNTV – French Polynesia
Marango Tom Lorry – SRTV – Vanuatu
MATENGA Jeane – CITV – Cook Islands
MAXWELL Paora – TVNZ – New Zealand
PATEL Tarun – Fiji TV [...]
