Author name: Mark It

Dramatic scenery consisting of golden plains, towering mountains and enchanting valleys. More than 20 years after the first Lord of the Rings movie was released in 2001, New Zealand is still known as the home of Middle‑earth. That intro’s taken straight…

In just 18 months, the Auckland-based YouTube channel has gone from working from home and out of cafes to a brand new multi-million dollar studio. Sam Brooks asks the trio how they pulled it off, and what they’re planning to…

As we covered when news of The Sphere’s first film was announced, Darren Aronofsky’s Postcards From Earth has proven to truly be one of the biggest marvels of modern cinematography. And not just because of its ambitious scope, but also—quite…

The NZ TV Awards took place in downtown Auckland on Tuesday, which coincided with Te Pāti Māori’s National Māori Action Day. The increasingly fractious relationship between the fresh coalition and many Māori gave a sharp hook to the awards. After…

Despite the now-resolved writers and actors strikes shutting down Hollywood production for several months, the loss of tens of thousands of Tinseltown jobs this year actually is part of a larger economic contraction, a just-released study claims — and those…

NZ On Air is thrilled to see the swathe of awards won by funded content at the NZTV Awards in Auckland tonight and congratulates all the winners and finalists. Of 36 awards presented, 25 went to NZ On Air funded…

Want to learn how to write a TV pilot? You’ve come to the right place.  Breaking into Hollywood with a writing career is one of the hardest things you can do. Fewer movies are being made every year, and now,…

[Editor’s Note: The following story contains light spoilers for the film“Eileen.”] Thomasin McKenzie‘s repressed prison secretary Eileen in William Oldroyd‘s movie of the same name is a young woman whose bodily obsessions are an almost pathological rebellion against social decorum:…