Hot new kiwi short film Lambs has been selected to screen in competition at the 34th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival…

An exhibition of contemporary art work by renowned New Zealand filmmaker Vincent Ward opens at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in December…

SPADA Conference organisers announced today leading-edge Australian producer Joe Connor of Renegade Films will be attending conference next week. Connor will share his insights into Renegade’s longevity in the high-risk business of film and television; as well as discuss the tale of Wilfred, the Australian hit about a man and his bong smoking dog, the format of which was sold to the US and has become the highest ever opening for an FX Network comedy premiere…

Maori Television is presenting the free-to-air exclusive premiere of the critically acclaimed New Zealand documentary Operation 8, which looks into the 2007 anti-terror raids…

‘An argument about the exportation of NZ film and television’ is a horseshoe panel discussion with representatives from all aspects of the industry, curated by Oliver Driver…

Panasonic has announced the establishment of Pro Video Systems Ltd as their exclusive distributor for their broadcast product range. "After careful consideration it has been decided that this highly specialised product category will benefit from a more independent operating structure," says managing director Stewart Fowler…

The Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand (SDGNZ) is deeply concerned about the implications of the New Zealand Government’s move to alter the immigration process for the entry of temporary entertainment industry workers into New Zealand…

Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy has announced three new appointments to the Film and Literature Board of Review…

(IBC 2011, Amsterdam) – ARRI’s continuous dialogue with cinematographers,operators and directors has revealed demand for a new Master Prime with a focal length of 135 mm. This is the ideal portrait lens for many situations, fitting nicely between the Master Prime 100 and 150; it brings the Master Prime set up to an astounding 16 focal lengths…

(IBC 2011, Amsterdam) Following the tremendous success of the first two ARRI/FUJINON Alura Zooms, which were released alongside the ARRI ALEXA camera in 2009, ARRI announces two new additions to the range: the ARRI/FUJINON Alura 15.5-45 / T2.8 and Alura 30-80 / T2.8 lightweight zooms…

The Make My Movie Project is giving away a $100,000 cash grant from New Zealand Film Commission and NZ On Air for one lucky person/team to make a low budget feature film…

Global production house NHNZ is backing the inaugural ScienceTeller Festival being held in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 15-19 November 2011.
 
The ScienceTeller Festival, which is run by the University of Otago’s Centre for Science Communication, is aimed at science producers and writers. The festival combines extensive public screenings, a competition element for writers and producers and workshops with talks by internationally renowned science communicators including Lawrence Krauss and Robyn Williams…

Andy Whifield, star of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has died at the age of 39. Manager Sam Maydew says Andy Whitfield died Sunday of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Sydney, Australia. Whitfield's wife Vashti in a statement called her husband a "beautiful young warrior" who died on a "sunny Sydney morning" in the "arms of his loving [...]

Auckland tertiary institute Unitec has launched a new film festival to celebrate the best emerging student talent from New Zealand and around the world. Unishorts 2011 is a new international student film festival, open for submissions until 30 November, with the festival running in April 2012…