NZ/Aus feature Sunday commences filming in Christchurch
Fighting Chance Films (Aus) and Brothers Young Pictures (NZ) today announced principal photography is underway on their new feature Sunday…
Trailer: Two Little Boys
Since its online launch last week, the trailer for Two Little Boys, directed by Robert Sarkies and based on the book by Duncan Sarkies, has had over 100,000 views on YouTube…
NZ box office 9 to 15 February 2012
Romantic drama The Vow, starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, debuts at number one with $618,955…
NHNZ and University of Otago embark on revolutionary image recognition project
The University of Otago and NHNZ Moving Images have signed a research agreement that could revolutionise production footage logging practices and footage archives around the globe…
Canon NZ appoints local dealer for new EOS C300 Digital Video Camcorder
Canon New Zealand has announced the appointment of A2Z Technologies as a Canon authorised dealer in the New Zealand market for the recently announced EOS C300/C300 PL Digital Video Camcorder, for high-resolution motion picture production…
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…
Working groups long-standing practice says NZ On Air
Responding to criticism of the working group process, NZ On Air Chief Executive Jane Wrightson says working groups are an efficient and effective mechanism for considering applications…
NZ animation company nominated for Annie Awards
New Zealand continues its string of international award nominations, with the latest being three nominations in the in the 39th Annual Annie Awards, commonly known as the animation “Oscars”…
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…
James Cameron moving to New Zealand
Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron has purchased two large properties in the Wairarapa with a view to moving there “indefinitely” with his family…
Record-breaking TV viewing figures for 2011
An additional 55,000 people tuned in to TV last year, with 75% of the NZ population now watching television on a daily basis…
Christchurch Earthquake Memorial to screen live on CTV and Maori Television
Canterbury Television chairman Nick Smith and Maori Television chief executive Jim Mather have announced that the full Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service will screen live on both channels on February 22…
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…
TV ad revenue continues to rise
Television advertising revenue rose by 1.9% in 2011, says industry body ThinkTV…
Gumboot kicks off Tropfest NZ short film competition
Production commences on The Weight of Elephants
