Gumboot kicks off Tropfest NZ short film competition
The humble gumboot will be the star in the Tropfest New Zealand short film competition…
Film societies continue to expand in digital age
The New Zealand Federation of Film Societies will host more than 400 niche film screenings in 15 societies across the North and South Islands in 2012…
WIFT event: Why don’t we have more women as DoPs in New Zealand?
Women make fantastic cinematographers and yet currently we only have three in NZ. Ginny Loane, Jac Fitzgerald and Mairi Gunn will talk about their experinces as DoPs, answer questions and join in a discussion about women as DoPs and the challenges that come with the profession…
24 frames: the greatest love story ever told
Emma Kelly listens in to a new radio programme about the late Jonathan Dennis, founding director of the New Zealand Film Archive/Ngā Kaitiaki O Ngā Taonga Whitiāhua…
Tropfest shorts to screen at Taranaki Bowl
Finalists in Tropfest Australia, the world’s largest short film festival, are coming to New Zealand at an outdoor short film night at New Plymouth’s Bowl of Brooklands on February 19, 2012…
Remastered Illustrious Energy to screen in Auckland
23 years after it first screened, a remastered version of the acclaimed New Zealand film Illustrious Energy will make its Auckland premiere at the newly opened Monterey Cinema in Howick…
Leading NZ talent recognised at APN Symposium
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Temuera Morrison and Stephen Kang were recognised for their extraordinary talents at Sunday’s APN Symposium closing dinner held in Auckland…
First Contact wins at Mississippi International Film Festival
Media Design School has notched up another win for CGI-live action short film First Contact, taking the trophy for Best Sci-Fi or Horror at the Mississippi International Film Festival in Jackson, Mississippi…
AFTA 2011 winners announced
New Zealand screen industry movers and shakers gathered this week in Auckland to celebrate outstanding achievement on the big and small screen as the Aotearoa Film & Television Awards recognised our top talent…
Sixth annual AnimFX NZ event in Wellington next week
The sixth annual AnimFX NZ event is being held in Wellington this month from 15-17 November, with three days of games, animation, storytelling and visual effects. Keynotes, workshops and master classes will be taken by internationally renowned creative and entrepreneurs…
Godzilla producer looks for future collaborations in NZ
Legendary Japanese producer Shogo Tomiyama says that he looks forward to seeing what New Zealand film has to offer when he attends the 2011 Asia-Pacific Producers’ Network (APN) Symposium in Auckland this week…
Special Report: Wellington gets Wellywood Sign
A brilliant "day-after-tomorrow" video parody about the controversial Wellywood sign…
Short film winners to watch
The sixth annual Show Me Shorts Film Festival kicked off in Auckland last night with a glamorous awards evening where the winners of eight prizes for excellence in short film making were announced…
Four days of film puts spotlight on Auckland
This November, an unprecedented series of film industry events is taking place in Auckland involving renowned members of the local and international screen industry…
Welcome To The Firm 2011
Want to know about the screen industry from the inside? Want to find out what particular jobs are all about? Want to hear how senior women got where they are today? Everything you ever wanted to know from senior women working in the field, followed by a networking afternoon tea and insider tips from our Employers' Panel…
10th Latin American Film Festival kicks off
The 10th Latin American Film Festival takes place in Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth throughout November…
NZ box office 9 to 15 February 2012
Canon NZ appoints local dealer for new EOS C300 Digital Video Camcorder
Production commences on The Weight of Elephants
