Author name: Mark It

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was established in 1928 to award cinematic achievements to the films they deemed most deserving. Finally, after nearly 100 years of the little golden man we know only as Oscar, they are…

There seems to be a love story between RED and ARRI, as they have partnered together to develop a custom Raptor XL, especially for ARRI Rental’s acclaimed DNA lenses. This collaboration was made for the upcoming TRON movie. The question…

Two Tongan-New Zealand filmmakers are behind the short film Lea Tupu’anga Mother Tongue, helping people to grapple with cultural identity and language trauma, as the story explores a young woman’s journey to reconnect with her Tongan heritage. The film was…

After Danny Cron graduated from the California Institute of Arts in 2018, he did exactly what his instructors at the Valencia school recommended: he booked showcases in hopes of finding his first big acting gig. But when the representation didn’t…

“Oppenheimer,” a sprawling examination of the dawn of the Atomic Age, kicked off the race for the 96th Academy Awards on Tuesday, earning 13 nominations. It was followed closely behind by “Poor Things,” a feminist fantasy set in a steampunk…

When it comes to Hollywood, the one thing that everyone wants is IP. They want that intellectual property that they can turn into movies and TV shows and that has some audience recognition that brings in ticket sales and eyeballs. …

Punk arrives in New Zealand, a little bit late, in Head South, the new dramedy from New Zealand director Jonathan Ogilvie (Lone Wolf, The Tender Hook) which opens this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on Thursday, January 25.  Ogilvie…

Does anyone else yell “KISS!” at the TV whenever two people of the same gender lean in close? No? Just me?  It mostly never happens. But when it does, oh boy is it great, especially when it’s during Our Flag…

One of New Zealand’s most successful directors is currently filming in the capital, with the film’s producer saying he was enjoying being back on his “home turf”. Oscar-nominated director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca) has started production on his latest film, I,…

Here at Sundance, we get to meet emerging filmmakers and watch their creative, original, risk-taking films at the Sundance Film Festival. Not only are we networking and enjoying amazing films, but we are bringing some fun surprises to the festival…