A travelling cinema showing solid gold kiwi film and TV classics is heading to the South Island. Magic moments from screens big and small, and a programme of classic New Zealand short films, are coming to 19 towns in a souped-up retro kiwi caravan called "New Zealand on Screen", as part of the Real New Zealand Festival, from 9 September…

Arri has released the latest software update for its Alexa camera system. The Alexa Software Update Packet (SUP) 4.0 provides a number of new features and improvements for both the Alexa and Alexa Plus models, based on Arri’s ongoing R&D as well as feedback from film and television professionals working with Alexa in the field…

According to Nancy Romano, CEO of Australia’s largest film studio Fox Studios Australia, their recent decision to purchase Panalux’s entire Australian lighting equipment inventory has already started to pay dividends…

Hosted by Film Auckland, the annual symposium of the Asia-Pacific Producers Network (APN) is being held in New Zealand for the first time, from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 November 2011. Registration is now open for members of New Zealand’s film and screen industry…

The Mental Health Foundation is proud to announce that The Colonel’s Outing is to have its New Zealand premiere at the Rialto Cinemas in Newmarket, Auckland next month as part of the Film Talk series…

Prime Minister John Key says the signing of a film co-production agreement between New Zealand and India will be a great boost to the film industries in both countries…

New Zealand is now part of the international community working to promote the importance of documentary heritage through the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. This important cultural milestone is to be celebrated with a launch function on Thursday 30 June at The New Zealand Film Archive to announce the first five inscriptions on the New Zealand Memory of the World Register…

Warner Bros. Pictures and ZM will launch a nationwide competition inviting Harry Potter fans across the country to enter for the chance to win one of seven preview screenings of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in their home town, Roadshow Film Distributors (agent for Warner Bros. Pictures in New Zealand) announced today…

A local short film being described internationally as “the best film about men in love out of New Zealand since Lord of the Rings” is having its Kiwi premiere at the Rialto Cinemas in Newmarket, Auckland next month on Thursday July 14 as part of its Film Talk series, supported by the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand…

More than ever before, New Zealanders love watching films, playing video games, and making use of the growing variety of other forms of entertainment media. The aim of the Office of Film and Literature Classification is to minimise access to content which may be harmful to the New Zealand public – our children and young people in particular. This is why age-restricted classification labels can be seen on films and video games in retail outlets, cinemas, libraries and living rooms around the country…

The work programme considering government support for the screen sector, including its response to the review of the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) by Sir Peter Jackson and David Court, has been released…

This Thursday (23 June), the writer-director of critically acclaimed New Zealand feature Russian Snark will take part in a special question & answer session at Palmerston North’s Cinema Gold after the film’s 5.45pm screening.

The hard work is over and the nails sufficiently whittled down in anticipation. After days of viewing by nearly 100 judges, the national finalists have finally been announced for the 2011 V48HOURS furious filmmaking competition. Heartbroken teams that didn’t make the cut in the city finals have also been given another shot at fame and fortune with Sir Peter Jackson’s annual Wildcard picks. Drum roll please…

This Thursday (16 June), the first feature film directed by Stephen Sinclair – celebrated NZ screenwriter (The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, Braindead, Meet the Feebles) and playwright (Ladies Night, The Bach, The Bellbird) – will be released in cinemas nationwide…

The final dates for New Zealand television going digital were announced Friday by Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman.

Confirming the timetable for the biggest change to television broadcasting since the introduction of colour gives certainty to viewers who are yet to go digital, says Dr Coleman…

The Last Ocean Charitable Trust in association with Fisheye Films is launching a nationwide short film competition that will put focus on the last near intact marine ecosystem on Earth, the Ross Sea, Antarctica…