NZIF 2024: Pitches open!

Do you want to present something as part of the 2024 New Zealand Improv Festival? Good news! Pitches are open! We’re looking for pitches of shows, workshops and talks (or something else entirely!) to be part of the Festival. The full details of what we’re after are below.

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NZIF 2023: Wrap-Up

Well, the dust has finally settled on the 2023 New Zealand Improv Festival.

Our first Festival back was one of our biggest to date. 188 people took part as teachers, directors, performers, speakers, and workshop attendees.

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Vale Cal Wilson

Along with the Aotearoa improv community, we are mourning the passing of comedy icon Cal Wilson. As well as being an iconic standup comedian, presenter and national treasure on both sides of the Tasman, Cal was instrumental in the early days of improv in Aotearoa.

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NZIF 2023-2025 Artistic Directors Announced

The New Zealand Improvisation Trust (NZIT) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Matt Powell (left) and Jim Fishwick as our new Artistic Co-Directors for the New Zealand Improv Festival (NZIF). Their three-year contract will begin with NZIF 2023, marking the festival’s return after a brief hiatus and the departure of former director and new board member, Jennifer O’Sullivan.

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