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Black Diamond – TV Series
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‘Freedom’ – Feature Film
Production Type: Feature FilmCountry Of Origin: USAProduction Company Name: Sony PicturesShooting Location: Auckland, Kumeu Film Studios UPM: Carey JohnsonProduction Start: Currently in Pre ProductionFirst Shoot Date: Late August 2026Last Shoot
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Ness Patea & Joel Tempero – 48Hours
Ness Patea and Joel Tempero talk this year’s Vista Foundation 48Hours competition, which opens its doors for registrations on Monday (1 June).
BSS names first speakers for 2026
This year’s Big Screen Symposium has started rolling out the names of speakers who’ll be presenting at the event in early July. The first announcement has a strong focus on
Bruce Hopkins – Action Actors
Bruce talks about selling Action Actors, which has been supporting actors in Auckland for many years by providing temp work.
Multimedia Specialist
Full job description Scenes Media Limited is a fast‑growing media, signage, and digital production company specialising in LED screens, digital billboards, commercial advertising, CGI visuals, and advanced VFX content. We
Eloise Veber – Proud Voices on Screen
Eloise talks about the three initiatives Proud Voices On Screen is running this year, and the Queer Screen Development Toolkit resource. See who’s been selected for the 2026 Queer Producers
Ness Patea & Joel Tempero – 48Hours
Ness Patea and Joel Tempero talk this year’s Vista Foundation 48Hours competition, which opens its doors for registrations on Monday (1 June).
BSS names first speakers for 2026
This year’s Big Screen Symposium has started rolling out the names of speakers who’ll be presenting at the event in early July. The first announcement has a strong focus on
Bruce Hopkins – Action Actors
Bruce talks about selling Action Actors, which has been supporting actors in Auckland for many years by providing temp work.
Multimedia Specialist
Full job description Scenes Media Limited is a fast‑growing media, signage, and digital production company specialising in LED screens, digital billboards, commercial advertising, CGI visuals, and advanced VFX content. We
Eloise Veber – Proud Voices on Screen
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Au Re:voir – TVNZ pulls plug on Youth Brand
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Kevin & Co. – Please Don’t Break Anything
Producer Lealani Siaosi and show creators Max Griffin & Donald Mackenzie Mayo talk about bringing proof-of-concept teen drama series Please Don’t Break Anything to the internet with Kevin & Co.
Facial Modeller – Weta FX
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WIFT to host ‘What’s the Drama with Vertical?’ panel in Christchurch
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Au Re:voir – TVNZ pulls plug on Youth Brand
Tomorrow (Friday 29 May) sees the end of Re: News, TVNZ’s youth-focused news platform, which made it to nine years old. In an appropriately youth-focused approach, the news didn’t arrive
Kevin & Co. – Please Don’t Break Anything
Producer Lealani Siaosi and show creators Max Griffin & Donald Mackenzie Mayo talk about bringing proof-of-concept teen drama series Please Don’t Break Anything to the internet with Kevin & Co.
Facial Modeller – Weta FX
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WIFT to host ‘What’s the Drama with Vertical?’ panel in Christchurch
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Zelda Movie Takes a Major Risk by Following a Proven Lord of the Rings Strategy
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LOMU drops trailer, heads home to Tonga
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Leanne Pooley – Choir Games
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NZ Box Office Report: 24 May 2026
Nobody will be surprised that The Mandalorian and Grogu took over the top spot this weekend. On 110 screens, it took $932,358. In less good news, it also achieved the unwanted
NZ titles among New York Festivals winners
The New York Festivals TV & Film Awards, handed out last week, gave wins to of the five NZ titles nominated for awards. Taking away Gold Towers were South Pacific Pictures’s
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Nintendo’s upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda is shaping up to be one of the company’s most ambitious projects yet, and its latest production choice reveals a bold creative direction.
LOMU drops trailer, heads home to Tonga
The official trailer has been released today for LOMU, a powerful and compelling portrait of the man behind the legend, Jonah Lomu, the most adored son of the Pacific, a legendary
Leanne Pooley – Choir Games
Leanne Pooley talks about Choir Games, a double winner at SeriesFest, and the challenges facing factual content in the current environment. (In 2009, Leanne directed Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls. This
NZ Box Office Report: 24 May 2026
Nobody will be surprised that The Mandalorian and Grogu took over the top spot this weekend. On 110 screens, it took $932,358. In less good news, it also achieved the
NZ titles among New York Festivals winners
The New York Festivals TV & Film Awards, handed out last week, gave wins to of the five NZ titles nominated for awards. Taking away Gold Towers were South Pacific
ImagineNATIVE names plenty of NZ titles
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South African Film Festival sets line-up and ANZ dates
The eighth edition of the South African Film Festival will present 33 short and feature films online across both countries, supported by a small programme of cinema screenings. Auckland is
RIP Jools Topp
Entertainer Jools Topp, half of the Topp Twins, the subjects of Leanne Pooley’s award-winning doco Untouchable Girls, has passed away, aged 68. Read more on The Herald.
Disney+ picks up Kiwi crime dramedy Ms X from Dynamic TV for UK, Ireland
Disney+ has acquired Dynamic Television’s New Zealand-set crime comedy-drama Ms X (6×60′) to debut in the UK and Ireland in July. Described as a fast-paced, female-led series, it stars Melissa
The Trailer Park
Sky series Bust Up, rolling out from 27 May Lomu, playing the NZIFF before a general release from 3 September East of Eden, coming to Netflix later this year New
Spartacus: House of Ashur Officially Not Moving Forward at Starz.
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Beyond Tariffs: Why the New Zealand–India Trade Deal Matters for Culture and Screen Production
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Grant Sheehan & Shelley-Maree Cassidy – The Time Traveller’s Guide to Hamilton Gardens
Grant and Shelley talk about the journey to bring The Time Traveller’s Guide to Hamilton Gardens to screens across Aotearoa and beyond.
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