Auckland’s film industry given vital boost
The future of film production in Auckland has been given a boost with Film Auckland appointing a “Screen Production Attraction Specialist”…
Production commences on The Weight of Elephants
Production commences this month on writer/director Daniel Joseph Borgman’s debut feature film The Weight of Elephants, which will begin filming in Southland, New Zealand in March…
NZ box office 2 to 8 February 2012
Chronicle finishes its debut week at number one with $609,352. In its second week, David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is at second place…
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…
Ottawa Intl Animation Fest calls for entries
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is pleased to announce its worldwide call for entries for its 2012 festival…
NZ’s screen accolades signal bright future
The New Zealand screen industry’s continued international awards success shows local companies are in the vanguard of a changing global industry, says Film New Zealand CEO Gisella Carr…
Queenstown set to feature in new Aussie movie
Queenstown hits the big screen in Australia today with a cameo role in Any Questions for Ben?, a fast paced comedy from the creators of Australian hits The Castle and The Dish…
Billy Connolly joins cast of The Hobbit
Billy Connolly is joining the cast of Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic “The Hobbit.” …
NZ box office 2 to 5 February 2010
Superpowered teens flick Chronicle debuts at number one with $426,758…
NZ box office 26 January to 1 February 2012
David Fincher’s US version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo finishes its opening week on $493,398 while Sione’s 2: Unfinished Business took $441,296 for a two week total of $1,474,633…
NZ box office 26 to 29 January 2012
David Fincher's US version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo debuts in first place with $347,901. Sione's 2 took $316,089 for a two week total of $1,349,426…
NZ box office 19 to 25 January 2012
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business tops the box office rankings with a million dollar plus week – taking $984,058 and an additional sum of $49,279 from previews last week…
Sione’s 2: Unfinished Business
The MacGuffin in the popular and successful Sione’s Wedding (2006) turned on the highly unlikely notion that a bunch of troublesome Samoan friends would be permitted to attend an important wedding only if they were each accompanied by a woman with whom they were in a serious relationship…
Local distributors take issue with release delay claims
Local distributors are taking issue with the claim by Vikram Kumar of the Internet Society of New Zealand that “Hollywood has made up its mind to give it to us six months or two years late…
NZ box office 19-22 January 2012
Despite receiving poor reviews in mainstream press, Sione’s 2: Unfinished Business debuted at number one last weekend…
Academy Award for Fujifilm
Fujifilm Corporation has been awarded an Academy Award (Scientific and Engineering) by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the development of ETERNA-RDS, a black-and-white recording film designed for the long-term preservation and archiving of motion picture films…
NZ box office 3 to 9 May 2012
The Unofficial Kiwi Movie Month
NZ box office 28 April to 2 May 2012
Review: The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
