The project will help produce at least 30 short films in Niuean language, Niue language sub-titling will be on all the films, Niuean language sub-titling also on films narrated in other languages, subtitling lyrics in film songs programmes shown on TV Niue in the same Niuean language as audio. This will help over 20,000 Niuean people to learn and use the Niuean Language on a regular basis. The short films produced will be showcased in the "KIFAGA NIUE FILM FESTIVAL" planned for February 2014.
Vagahau Niue(VN) is Niuean Language now considered as endangered because of the declining number of people actively using it, only about 1,200 Niuean people living in Niue and about 2,000 people living overseas is literate in Niuean. Niue have over 20,000 people living overseas in New Zealand, Australia and America. The increase in content of VN through the use of films produced under this project will help benefit over 20,000 Niueans to be able to read, understand, write and speak Niuean.
1.1 Conduct training in production of Vagahau Niue content 2.1 Collect & store Vagahau Niue content 3.2 Create Vagahau Niue demand 3.1 Promote, broadcast, distribute Vagahau Niue content 4.1 Same language sub-titling in Niue films 5.1 Sub-titling lyrics in all film songs programs on TV nationally in the same language as the audio-Niuean In order to build a much stronger Niuean culture values into the films, Niuean hiapo patterns, arts and sounds must be shown at least 50% in films
The project will educate over 20,000 Niuean people (based in Niue and overseas) to be able to understand, speak and write the Niuean Language, building confidence in them to use the Niue Language on a regular basis. Through this the Niuean people will become more confident also to fully understand and appreciate their culture, traditions and value. The films will also create a unifying journey for all the Niuean people to link, communicate, co-operate, share and exchange information.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
