I was also interested in the possibility of shooting in Northern Queensland in Autralia (offers tax rebates and grants) as I have strong ties to Australia, having lived there on and off for 18 years and working in the industry there. Plus there is a Papua New Guinean community in Cairns, a city in Queensland.
Veialu is a screenwriter, filmmaker & television creative producer. Los Angeles based. New Zealand raised. Papua New Guinea born.
Leaving her ancestral homeland as a child had a profound effect on her spiritually which is why Veialu is passionate about telling thought-provoking, female-driven stories that explore identity, history, and underrepresented females finding their voice in the world.
Veialu's animated and live-action short films, BLUE WILLOW and BUTTERFLY/BATAPLAI, have screened at numerous festivals including Berlinale, imagineNATIVE, Maōriland, Mill Valley, and more.
On the TV side, she has 15+ years of experience as an award-winning senior creative producer, copywriter, and promo director working with Australia's largest free-to-air commercial TV networks, NINE and TEN. She also directed doco-style shorts for the nonprofit organization, MEWSIC, while living in India.
Veialu was awarded the 2023 ARMED WITH A CAMERA FELLOWSHIP and her screenplay, THE DEFIANT ONE, made The Black List's 2021 CAPE LIST.
Veialu is an alum of Berlinale Talents and Aotearoa New Zealand's national drama school, Toi Whakaari, where she did a master's degree in theatre directing.
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