Lights! Camera! Action!

As part of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival, the Adventure Film School arm of the NZMFF came to the Bullock Creek wetlands this week for some filming fun! Our very own Paul van Klink was interviewed, as too were our friends at Te Kākano, Kris Vollebregt and Jose Cranfield from WAI Wānaka, talking about the start of the project, the vision and history of the site and FOBC, the community connections and collaborations, the restoration work and the future of the Bullock Creek wetlands restoration project.

The filming of this little bit about the wetlands and the importance of the site and what it means to Wānaka not only highlights the wetlands itself, and the collaborative mahi that goes on between local conservation and environmental organisations, but also provides the students involved with Adventure Film School a unique opportunity to learn all about the film making process with industry film professionals in an outdoor environment.

Not only are the Bullock Creek wetlands a site of environmental conservation but they also exist as a community and public space, as well as an important outdoor education space.

For more information about the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival and Adventure Film School check out the following links: https://mountainfilm.nz/adventure-film-school/ and https://mountainfilm.nz/

Thank you to Te Kākano, WAI Wānaka, NZMFF, Adventure Film School and all involved in the organisation and execution of this special filming day. We can’t wait to see the finished product!